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CBS News
5 days ago
- CBS News
Medina Alert issued as Denver police search for suspect driver in hit-and-run
Denver police are searching for the driver of a 2007 gold Toyota Camry in connection with a hit-and-run that left one person with serious injuries. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has issued a Medina Alert for the suspect driver in the crash involving a sedan and a motorcycle. Investigators said the Camry, with Colorado license plate DKSU20, was involved in a hit-and-run incident in the 2700 block of South Broadway. The vehicle was last seen traveling southbound. Investigators said the vehicle has damage to the front passenger side. Anyone who has information about the suspect driver or vehicle is asked to call the Denver Police Department at: 720-913-2000.
Fox News
13-07-2025
- Fox News
Suzanne Morphew's remains may have been moved twice after being killed, forensic scientist says
Suzanne Morphew's body may have been moved twice after she died, according to a forensic scientist. Barry Morphew was re-indicted by a grand jury in Colorado on a murder charge on June 20 after he allegedly killed his wife, 49-year-old Suzanne Morphew, who vanished on Mother's Day in 2020. The Morphews lived near Salida, Colorado, where Suzanne Morphew was last seen alive. Barry Morphew was arrested near Phoenix, Arizona, on June 20, booking documents show. He was living inside a trailer park located in Cave Creek, Arizona, according to property tax records. Though Suzanne Morphew went missing in 2020, agents with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation found her remains on Sept. 22, 2023. According to prosecutors, a 2024 autopsy report showed a deer tranquilizer called "BAM" was found in her bone marrow, which stands for the chemicals butorphanol, azaperone and medetomidine. Prosecutors said Suzanne Morphew's remains were found "in and around a shallow clandestine grave" in Saguache County, Colorado, a "few hundred feet" off Highway 17. According to the indictment charging Barry Morphew with first-degree murder after deliberation, the clothes on Suzanne Morphew's body "lacked evidence of decomposition." Officials also said a "very small amount" of dried soft tissue was found on the bones, no hair mass was located and there was a lack of animal predation visible on the bones. "All these features would have been expected if this had been the original gravesite where decomposition occurred," a board-certified forensic anthropologist, a botanist and an entomologist told prosecutors. "The forensic anthropologist opined that based on these factors it was unlikely Suzanne decomposed from a fresh body to a skeleton at this location." Peter Valentin, associate professor of forensic science at the University of New Haven, told Fox News Digital the body was moved "at least" one time. "There's certainly every indication that decomposition occurred in a place other than where the body was found," Valentin said. "Now, I've seen that people have said the body's been moved at least twice. And I think that's a reasonable inference. But you can't know that for sure, because that assumes, that makes an assumption, that the body was killed in one location. Transported to a second location where the decomposition occurs, and then brought to the third location where the body is discovered. And I don't think you know that for sure yet. Valentin also said there's an "absence of evidence" suggesting that the clothing Suzanne Morphew's remains were found in is what she decomposed with. Suzanne Morphew's bones were found "significantly bleached," according to the indictment. Valentin said the term "bleached," in this context, refers to how much sun exposure the bones had. In this case, Valentin said the "significantly bleached" bones help support prosecutors' argument that Suzanne Morphew's body was moved. "As part of the decomposition process, so if some bones are bleached and some aren't, you can get a sense of you know how the remains are positioned. If where Suzanne Morphew's remains are found, are in a place that are not exposed to the sun, therefore they couldn't be bleached at the site where they recovered that would be another indicator that she was." Barry Morphew's next court date is Sept. 2.
Fox News
01-07-2025
- Fox News
Barry Morphew to appear in court after grand jury indictment charging him with wife's murder
Barry Morphew is set to appear in court for his initial appearance after a grand jury indicted him, charging him with the murder of his wife, Suzanne Morphew. Officials said Barry Morphew will appear in court on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. local time in Alamosa, Colorado. Barry Morphew was charged with murder in the first degree after deliberation on June 20 after the state convened a grand jury. He was extradited from Arizona on Monday, and is now at the Alamosa County Jail. Barry Morphew's attorney, David Beller, told Fox News Digital that Morphew "maintains his innocence." "Yet again, the government allows their predetermined conclusion to lead their search for evidence," Beller said. "The case has not changed, and the outcome will not either." Suzanne Morphew went missing on Mother's Day in 2020 and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation located her remains in 2023 during a search in Saguache County. A significant number of her bones were "significantly bleached" when they were found, according to the indictment. In the June 20 indictment, prosecutors said that the chemicals butorphanol, azaperone and medetomidine were found in Suzanne Morphew's bone marrow. These chemicals, prosecutors said, compromise a deer tranquilizer known as "BAM." According to prosecutors, Barry Morphew used the "BAM" deer tranquilizer to sedate and transport deer on his farm when he lived in Indiana. The indictment states that he was the only individual with a prescription for the deer tranquilizer within the area of Colorado he lived in. "Ultimately, the prescription records show that when Suzanne Morphew disappeared, only one private citizen living in that entire area of the state had access to BAM: Barry Morphew," the indictment states. Barry Morphew was initially charged with the murder of Suzanne Morphew in 2021, but those charges were dropped after prosecutorial misconduct. In that case, the charges were dismissed without prejudice, meaning he could be re-charged. Court documents indicate Suzanne Morphew wanted to leave her husband, but was waiting for the right time.
CBS News
27-06-2025
- CBS News
Colorado hiker discovers remains of woman missing since 2023
Colorado officials have confirmed the identity of a missing woman whose remains were found in Saguache County last week. According to the Saguache County Sheriff's Office, a hiker discovered human remains in a remote area of the county on June 17. Edna Quintana Saguache County Sheriff's Office Deputies and investigators with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation searched the area and recovered the remains, which were taken to the El Paso County Coroner's Office for examination. The coroner determined the remains belonged to Edna Quintana, a 55-year-old woman who went missing while rock hunting on County Road 46AA around May 3, 2023. Authorities said her cause of death remains under investigation, and autopsy results are pending. They encouraged anyone with information on Quintana's death or disappearance to contact the Saguache County Sheriff's Office at (719) 655-2525.
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Yahoo
Fire, death in Sterling believed to be a crime: Police
DENVER (KDVR) — Police in Sterling are partnering with state authorities to investigate a fire and a death as a criminal incident. The fire was reported on Thursday just after 1 a.m. in the 300 block of Weston Court, the Sterling Police Department said. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Police, the Sterling Fire Department and the Logan County Sheriff's Office responded and found a trailer home that was fully engulfed in flames. A person was found dead inside the residence while crews were extinguishing the fire. The fire and death are being investigated as a criminal incident with help from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and state fire investigators, police said. The department said investigators believe the incident was isolated between people who know each other, and there is no indication of further threat to the public. The victim will be identified, and the cause of death will be determined through the investigation. In the meantime, police are asking anyone with information related to the incident to contact Sgt. Nick Cantrell at (970) 522-3512 using extension 4223. Tipsters can also remain anonymous by submitting a tip to Logan County Crime Stoppers at (970) 522-3937. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
