Crime alert, hourly update. Breaking Crime News now. I'm Nicole Parton, a wealthy landscaper accused of

murdering his wife appeared in court with a big smile despite the serious charge against him.

Barry Morphew 57 beamed at one of his two daughters as he entered the Alamosa County Court in

Colorado on Tuesday evening where he faced allegations

of killing his wife, Suzanne, and Salada in May 2020.

We would anticipate, expect, and ask the court to appoint the office of the alternate defense

counsel.

We're prepared to set trial at any time, but of course we've just given them multiple

terabytes of discovery.

His daughters, Mallory and Macy, have stood by him since he was first charged with Suzanne's

murder in 2021, but the absence of one daughter during the court appearance has raised questions

about her belief in his innocence. Morphew was taken back into custody in Arizona on June 20 after prosecutors

uncovered compelling new evidence. His court appearance on Tuesday was a brief procedural session

resulting in a $3 million bond and a scheduled bail hearing in September. An indictment revealed

that Suzanne had a powerful animal tranquilizer, BAM, in her

system at the time of her death. The document stated that the only person in Colorado who had a

prescription for BAM was her husband. During a police investigation shortly after her disappearance,

a tranquilizer needle cap, darts and gun were discovered

in their home. Barry had used BAM for deer hunting in Indiana before the family moved to Colorado

in 2018, where they were reportedly struggling with marital issues. Suzanne was involved in an affair

with an old schoolmate, Jeff Liebler, at the time of her

disappearance. The couple lived in an impressive $1.5 million cabin, along with her daughter Macy, who was

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