DENVER (KDVR) — Supporters of Barry Morphew, who was indicted by a grand jury in June for the first-degree murder of his wife, Suzanne Morphew, helped him post bond that was set at $3 million.
Barry was taken into custody in Arizona in June after he was indicted by a grand jury following new information on his late wife, Suzanne, whose remains were found in Saguache County in September 2023.
The autopsy also showed that 49-year-old Suzanne had a deer tranquilizer known as BAM, a combination of butorphanol, azaperone and medetomidine, in her system before she died. According to Barry’s arrest affidavit, prescription records show that he was the only resident in the area of the state who had access to the tranquilizer.
Barry was indicted after those findings, and a bond was set at $3 million in June. In September, FOX31 confirmed that supporters of Barry were able to raise enough money for him to post bond, according to Barry’s lawyer, David Beller.
The Alamosa County Sheriff’s Office said on Friday afternoon that Barry posted bond and was released from Alamosa County Jail.
This has been an ongoing case ever since Suzanne was reported missing in 2020 after she went for a bike ride and never returned home. Barry first faced a first-degree murder charge, along with tampering with evidence and attempting to influence the public after Suzanne’s disappearance in 2021, but he was released from jail on bond, and the murder charge was dismissed in 2022.
Once Suzanne’s remains were found in 2023, her death was ruled a homicide in 2024. Barry was indicted in June, but only spent about three months in custody before making bond.

