Barry Morphew extradited to Alamosa County jail on murder charge

Barry Morphew who has been indicted a second time in his wife s death is in custody in Alamosa County Jail authorities ratified Monday The -year-old faces charges of first-degree murder He is scheduled for an advisement hearing on Tuesday afternoon He was initially charged with his wife s murder in but that event was dropped in because prosecutors mishandled the affair and were sanctioned for discovery violations The misconduct led to the disbarment of th Judicial District Attorney Linda Stanley The body of Morphew s wife Suzanne was identified in Morphew was arrested in Arizona on June two days after a grand jury voted to indict him again th Judicial District Attorney Anne Kelly announced at a news conference shortly after Morphew s latest arrest that it is a different incident than the one brought against him in If convicted Morphew faces the possibility of life in prison without the possibility of parole Related Articles Man dies in Denver jail fellow inmate arrested on murder charges Denver street gang leader gets years in prison for murder conspiracy Colorado play about Israel-Gaza debate explores complex conversations as dilemma deepens Denver man convicted of manslaughter in stabbing over hot sauce Man woman dead in Denver murder-suicide police say Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day