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In a redirect, DA Jeff Lindsey questioned if Macy, one of Suzanne’s daughters, knew that her mother was going to leave Barry. Grusing told the court that Barry confessing to his daughters about Suzanne’s affair was the hardest thing he’s ever done. When officials asked Barry what happened to Suzanne, investigators claim he said, “I think she left.” He told investigators he thought maybe it had come from a pool.ĭuring this line of questioning, Nielsen went through multiple points: The fact that multiple dogs didn’t smell anything, and that Barry searched for Suzanne when she went missing for months, covering about 200 square miles searching for her along with a man named George Davis. Barry Morphew reportedly said during a March 3 interview officials had asked about it, but Barry said he had no idea that he had no bleach in his room.

He said people should have to work to find things and that if the cash was missing, then either the police took it or Suzanne took it. During a March 3 interview, Barry claimed he thought he had $70-80,000 in the safe, and said he put the cash in different containers in the safe. Questioning then turned toward cash in a safe. During the interview, Barry indicated he took Suzanne for granted, according to Grusing. Grusing told Nielsen Barry said he wanted immunity in case someone falsely convicted him. This happened in the early days of March, around March 5, according to Grusing. Regarding a conversation surrounding immunity, which Barry allegedly asked investigators about, Nielsen told the court Barry had watched YouTube videos in which people suggested he not “talk” because anything he said could be used against him. If it happened, it was probably an accident.” Nielsen said that when Grusing asked about Barry’s phone switching to airplane mode, Barry responded with “No, no, no. on May 10, Barry’s phone went into airplane mode. The discussion then turned to more details about Barry’s location based on cell phone data.Īt around 2:47 p.m. Nielsen also said there was also no blood, no body or anything else related to Suzanne where he turned his truck around at the Garfield mine. Nielsen told the court there was no GPS evidence to show Barry turned left/west. The initial discussion of the day surrounded Barry turning west (left) on Highway 50 in the early morning of Sunday, – the last day Suzanne was heard from again. Tuesday, with FBI agent Jonny Grusing on the stand being questioned by defense attorney Dru Nielsen. The last day in the preliminary hearing of Barry Morphew started at around 10 a.m. Read about day one here, day two here, and day three here. Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze said in early May that authorities do not believe Suzanne is alive and are not searching for any other suspects.īelow is a round-up of day four of the multi-day preliminary hearing.

They also interviewed more than 400 people in different states and looked into more than 1,400 tips during the course of the investigation. Her disappearance sparked many searches in the following months, including more than 135 search warrants executed by investigators. Suzanne went missing on from the Maysville area in Chaffee County. In a separate case, he was charged with forgery after he allegedly submitted a mail ballot in Suzanne's name in last year's election. He was also charged with tampering with physical evidence, attempting to influence a public servant, tampering with a deceased human body, and possession of a dangerous weapon. The arrest affidavit in the case, which has remained sealed, will also be addressed.īarry was arrested on in Chaffee County on multiple charges, including first-degree murder, almost a year after his wife, Suzanne Morphew, was first reported missing.

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Judge Murphy will make this ruling whether to proceed to a trial thereafter, or whether to let Morphew get out on bond. – A decision to determine whether there’s enough evidence to proceed with the criminal case against Barry Morphew, who is suspected of murdering his wife Suzanne, will be decided by a judge in mid-September.Īfter 20 hours of testimony in a preliminary hearing that spanned four days, 11 th Judicial District Chief Judge Patrick Murphy told the court he would rather make the decision correctly rather than too quickly.Īn in-person hearing where attorneys will make further arguments for their case will take place on Sept.

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