BARRY MORPHEW CHARGED IN WIFE SUZANNE’S MURDER WALKS FREE
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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🗓️ 26 September 2025
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Indicted for the first-degree murder of his wife, Suzanne, Barry Morphew has been held in jail with a three million dollar cash-only bond.
After turning down Morphew's request to lower his bond to a $500 thousand dollar cash-only bond, Judge Amanda Hopkins changes the bond to allow Morphew to use a 'surety,' a bail bonds company, meaning Morphew would only have to come up with 10 to 15 percent of the $3 million.
Friends and supporters provide the funds, and bail bondsman Richard Jordan of Denver's A-1 Bail Bonds gets Morphew out of jail to await his murder trial.
Morphew's bond restrictions begin with a GPS monitor, a ban on leaving Colorado, and surrendering his passport. He is also under strict house arrest and can only leave his home for medical emergencies or meetings with attorneys. He's not allowed to consume alcohol or controlled substances.
There is a mandatory protection order barring him from contacting witnesses or the victim's family, except his daughters, one of whom was with the bail bondsman to get Morphew out of jail. He cannot possess firearms or dangerous weapons, and he must only use his legal name.
Joining Nancy Grace today:
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- Koa Lorimor - Former Army Sniper
- Chris McDonough - Director at the Cold Case Foundation, Former Homicide Detective, Host of YouTube channel, "The Interview Room" www.coldcasefoundation.org/chris-mcdonough
- Joseph Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan", @JoScottForensic
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:04.8 | Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. |
| 0:10.9 | Breaking news tonight, Barry Morfew charged in his wife, Suzanne's murder, walks free. |
| 0:19.7 | Yes, you heard me. Walks free. Yes, you heard me. |
| 0:21.9 | Walks free after a murder one charge. |
| 0:27.5 | Good evening. |
| 0:28.1 | I'm Nancy Grace. |
| 0:28.9 | This is Crime Stories. |
| 0:30.2 | I want to thank you for being with us. |
| 0:32.2 | Thank you. Suzanne Morfew goes missing on Mother's Day, torn off her mountain bike to vanish into thin air. |
| 0:51.4 | She was shot full of animal tranquilizers before her death. |
| 0:56.0 | Mary Morphew has walked free, accompanied by his daughters, who are absolutely convinced |
| 1:05.0 | he's innocent. Then who did kill their mother and drag her remains far, far away? |
| 1:14.3 | To Gregory Nieto, joining us, investigative reporter, Fox 31, Denver. |
| 1:19.1 | He's been on The Morphew Story since the very beginning. |
| 1:22.2 | Gregory, could you explain to everyone where her remains were found? |
| 1:27.4 | It's in an area that's about two and a half |
| 1:30.3 | hours away from the family home just out of Salida, Colorado. There's really no relevancy in terms |
| 1:36.2 | of the area and where the family had lived. And so that's part of the theory is that her remains |
| 1:42.7 | or whomever is responsible for killing Suzanne Morphy |
| 1:46.2 | wanted to take those remains as far away as possible with the hope that her remains |
| 1:51.9 | would never be found. |
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