Remains of missing Colorado mom found, after three years

(Suzanne Morphew, Remains found after three years, Image credit: Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office)

Yesterday, agents with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) located human remains during a search on September 22. Those remains were positively identified as Suzanne Morphew, 49, of Chaffee County by the El Paso County Coroner on September 27.

Morphew was reported missing from her home in Chaffee County on Mother’s Day, May 10, 2020.

Suzanne Morphew, a 49-year-old mother of two, was reported missing on May 10, 2020. Her husband, Barry Morphew, was arrested and charged in her death the following year, but the case was later dismissed as they continued to search for the body.  ~ UPI News

Investigators were searching in the area of Moffat in Saguache County on an investigation not related to the Morphew disappearance when the remains were discovered.  Specific information about the location and the state of the remains are being withheld by officials at this time.

Suzanne disappeared after leaving her home for a bike ride on Mother’s Day 2020 and what happened next remains a mystery. Her bicycle was found down a steep ravine off Chaffee County Road 225 from Highway 50. Deputies said that the bicycle did not look like it was involved in a crash and there was not any blood at the scene.  After she went missing, Barry Morphew told CBS News Colorado that he believed she was abducted.   ~ CBS News Colorado

No arrests have been made since the remains were located. Updates will be provided as information becomes available during what the Sheriff’s Office described as an ongoing investigation. Family notifications have been made following the formal identification of Suzanne Morphew.

“While this case has garnered attention from around the world, it has touched our community and the sheriff’s office deeply,” said Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze. “We have never stopped our investigation and will continue to follow all leads in pursuit of justice for Suzanne.”

The public is asked to continue to report any information about this case by calling (719) 312-7530.

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(Source: Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office)

~ Posted by Richard Webster, Ace News Today
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