Two Chaffee County Sheriff's deputies discovered the first clue on the side of a hill leading down to a ravine: A mountain bike with twisted handlebars lying on its side, its front tire pointed downward.
"Be sure and call the husband and see what type of bike she has," one of the deputies told dispatch.
Body cam footage from Chafee County police that has been submitted as evidence in the case against Barry Morphew — who stands accused of killing his wife Suzanne Morphew — has been released to the public. In this clip, Sheriff Deputy Damon Brown and CCSO and Sergeant Lamine Mullinax responded to the area of Highway 50 and County Road 225 on the lookout for a bicycle which belonged to Suzanne Morphew. (Submitted)
It was 7:31 p.m. on Mother's Day, May 10, 2020 and a 49-year-old mother of two was missing. Chaffee County Sheriff's deputies Damon Brown and Sgt. Lamine Mullenax had just found Suzanne Morphew's blue bike with the brightly colored pedals. Her husband, Barry Morphew, was on his way to the couple's Maysville home from a landscaping job in Broomfield after neighbors and their two daughters alerted him that she was missing.
Body camera footage obtained by The Gazette reveals the first hours of the investigation into the mystery of Suzanne Morphew's disappearance, a crucial part of the prosecutor's investigation. The footage was presented last August at an evidentiary hearing, but kept under wraps publicly until now.
In another clip, a young man who identified himself as Miles Harden, the boyfriend of one of the Morphews' two daughters, tells deputies he had been searching for Suzanne Morphew in his car and hadn't found her.
Harden (shown in the two clips below) met law enforcement in the driveway of the family home at 19057 Puma Path. He tells the deputies he has been looking for Suzanne for over an hour. Body cam captures Harden telling them the 49-year-old mother has never gone up that trail.
"Gains are really hard. It's out of character for her to do that. It's a crazy climb," Harden said.
Body cam footage from Chafee County police that has been submitted as evidence in the case against Barry Morphew — who stands accused of killing his wife Suzanne Morphew — has been released to the public. In this clip, deputies met Miles Harden, the boyfriend of one of Morphew's daughters, in the driveway of the family home. Harden told them that Suzanne has never gone up that trial. "Gains are really hard. It's out of character for her to do that. It's a crazy climb." (Submitted)
Later in the body cam interview, Harden is asked if Barry and Suzanne Morphew get along. There was a tense moment as Harden looks at his father for reassurance. Harden's dad told him, "You can answer honestly." Harden, looking at the deputy, says, "I think they've had some problems in the past ... normal husband and wife type deals."
Body cam footage from Chafee County police that has been submitted as evidence in the case against Barry Morphew — who stands accused of killing his wife Suzanne Morphew — has been released to the public. In this clip, a Chaffee County Sheriff deputy asked Miles Harden if the Morphew’s get along. Harden looks at his father, who tells him to answer truthfully. Harden responded, "I think they've had some problems." (Submitted)
Body cam video shows the moment Barry Morphew arrived back home from Broomfield after Suzanne Morphew was reported missing. He asked deputies, "Did anyone look for tracks on the road? People tracks or lions? (Submitted)
(Submitted by Chaffee County police)
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