‘In a very difficult spot’: Police Believe They Know Where to Find Missing Mom Suzanne Morphew’s Body

Colorado authorities suspect they know where Suzanne Morphew’s body is located but say it is not easily accessible, the Denver Gazette reports.

The bombshell revelation came this week while prosecutors and lawyers for Morphew’s husband, Barry, were in court arguing over whether records related to the case should be made public.

“She is in a very difficult spot. We actually have more than just a feeling . . . and the sheriff’s office is continuing to look for Mrs. Morphew’s body,” Mark Hurlbert, deputy district attorney for the 11th Judicial District, told a judge on Monday, according to the newspaper.

Police believe Barry is still a suspect in the case, even though the state dropped charges against him shortly before trial last year.

It is not precisely clear how long it will take for investigators to potentially find and access the body or determine whether the missing mother died by homicide, but the process could take months or years.

“We are going to continue to look for her body,” Hurlbert said, according to the Denver Gazette. “We are simply trying to get this case prosecutable, whether that is against the defendant or against somebody else.”

Documents released this week show that Suzanne had messaged friend Sheila Oliver describing how her 25-year marriage with Barry was failing and that she wanted to leave him.

Authorities determined that Suzanne was having a long-distance affair with a former high school lover and that she wanted to be with him instead.

“Nobody loves you…like the way I do. I crave time with you. I crave the feeling I get when we connect. Physically or emotionally. You’re my guy. Always,” Suzanne texted the secret boyfriend, according to KUSA-TV, citing court records unsealed this week.

Suzanne had reportedly suspected Barry of having his own affair and described him as being possessive and narcissistic.

Although prosecutors dropped the charges against Barry, the state can still bring them again. Barry has sued the government for $15 million, alleging malicious prosecution, violation of due process and numerous other claims as he maintains his innocence in the May 2020 disappearance of Suzanne.

In an interview that aired in May, Barry said he and Suzanne “had a wonderful life, a wonderful marriage,” according to ABC News.

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