It did not take long for suspicions to develop around Suzanne Morphew’s husband, Barry Morphew. Upon investigation, it turned out that the Morphew marriage was in trouble. CBS Colorado reported that a search of Suzanne’s iCloud turned up a document labeled “grievances” with a list of complaints against Barry.
The extensive list — which can be found in the court affidavit — includes “Phy abuse,” “Mental abuse while drinking NYE,” and “Oppressive.” A search of Suzanne’s text messages also showed that she was having an affair, and Suzanne’s friends confirmed that she had long suspected her husband of having an affair as well. In the bedroom, police found a spy pen in the closet that Suzanne had been using to keep tabs on her husband. While friends said that Suzanne had thought about leaving her husband many times, Barry told investigators that he would have given her divorce if asked. He claims he did not know about the affair until after she had vanished.
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In the days leading up to her disappearance, the pair seem to have had a particularly heated exchange. A deleted text from Suzanne on Barry’s phone read, “I’m done I could care less what you’re up to and have been for years. We just need to figure this out civilly,” to which Barry responded with a threat of suicide. The text conversation took place on May 6, 2020, just four days before Suzanne disappeared.
