On Mother’s Day 2020, Suzanne Morphew set out for what was supposed to be a normal bike ride near her home in Colorado — and vanished. What followed was a years-long mystery filled with twists, shifting stories, and courtroom drama. From tranquilizer darts to DNA, secret affairs to a second arrest years later — this episode unpacks the timeline, the evidence, and the search for justice in Suzanne’s case.

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Sources:

1. https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/Grand%20Jury%20Indictment.pdf

2. https://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Court_Probation/11th_Judicial_District/Chaffee/cases%20of%20interest/21CR78/21cr78%20Morphew%20Redacted%20Affidavit.pdf 

3. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/20/us/barry-morphew-case-dismissed 

4. https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/barry-morphew-voting-case/73-e07f71af-f8e8-4446-8b4e-7fba7efc7a87 

5. https://abcnews.go.com/US/barry-morphew-daughters-speak-1st-time-murder-charges/story?id=84520181  

6. https://denvergazette.com/news/morphew-suzanne-barry-nephew-speaks-out-mothers-day-cold-case/article_e1217582-f115-11ed-a927-a7cd2341ddbd.html 

7. https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/suzanne-morphew-husband-daughters-lawsuit-99247022 

8. https://kdvr.com/news/local/barry-morphew-prosecutors-complaint-judge-evidence-suzanne/ 

9. https://apnews.com/article/colorado-linda-stanley-barry-suzanne-morphew-disbar-81909eb43a2e913e56c992c9844a0d56 

10. https://www.cpr.org/2024/09/26/colorado-malicious-prosecution-lawsuit-dismissed-barry-morphew/ 

11. https://apnews.com/article/suzanne-barry-morphew-colorado-woman-killed-charges-e1fc0dc5aef07f414060fc055222d0f3 

12. https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/suzanne-morphew-case-evidence-photos/2/ 

13. https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2023-08/21CR78%20Morphew%20Complaint%20and%20Information.pdf 

14. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226547568/suzanne_renee-morphew