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Barry Morphew allegedly used a false name while living in Arizona before his arrest in the murder of his wife, even living with a woman for a month while hiding his true identity, according to a newly released arrest report.
Morphew was indicted by a grand jury on charges of first-degree murder following a hearing on June 20, 2025, in connection with the death of his wife, Suzanne Morphew, 49, who was the mother of two daughters. She disappeared on Mother’s Day 2020 in Colorado, where the couple lived. Barry Morphew was arrested in Goodyear, Arizona, about 11 hours from where his wife went missing.
He will appear in court Wednesday afternoon for a pre-trial conference in October.
A newly released arrest report obtained by Fox News Digital through a public records request alleges that Morphew used the name “Lee Moore” while living in Arizona, and says he moved in with a woman about a month before his arrest.
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Barry Morphew walks into court in Alamosa, Colo., on July 1, 2025. This undated photo shows Suzanne Morphew being handed over to deputies. (County Sheriff’s Office and pool via KRDO)
Fox News Digital is not naming the woman, as she has not been charged with a crime. The woman told Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers that she only knew Morphew as “Lee Moore.” He said he started living with her on May 1, 2025, and moved to many of her places. Barry Morphew and an unknown woman met in late December 2024.
On June 15, for unknown reasons, the woman said Morphew revealed his identity and said his wife, Suzanne Morphew, was “kidnapped” in Colorado, the arrest report said.
According to the arrest report, authorities found an AR-15 rifle and a silencer inside Morphew’s safe in his apartment.
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Specifically, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation first reached out to the Arizona Department of Public Safety in February, asking them to keep an eye on Morphew’s movements as a grand jury trial was expected. A warrant was also obtained to place a GPS tracking device on his truck.
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Barry Morphew’s booking photo was taken at the Alamosa County Jail. (Alamosa County Sheriff’s Office)
As Fox News Digital previously reported, Morphew paid the property tax for the Stardust Trailer Park in Cave Creek, Arizona, and was self-employed.
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Another restaurant worker in Cave Creek, Arizona, told Fox News Digital that he knew Morphew by a completely different name: Bruce.
Charlie Loots, the bar manager at Harold’s Cave Creek Corral, told Fox News Digital that he didn’t know Morphew’s real name until June 20, when reports began to surface about the murder charges related to Suzanne Morphew’s death.
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Barry Morphew appeared in court in Salida, Colo., on May 6. He was later seen leaving jail with his two daughters by his side. (KUSA/AP Pool)
“I was shocked that, and, I mean, I was so caught up in everything,” Loots said. “I spent, honestly, as soon as I found out about it, I spent like two hours reading articles about it. I was like, I was very interested, because I was like, this— it’s not happening,” he said.
Loots said he first saw Morphew, or Bruce, as he knew the alleged killer, after the coronavirus pandemic. He said Morphew would drink beer, often switching between Miller Lite and Coors Light, adding that he was at the bar on June 13, just one week before his arrest.
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Prosecutors wrote in the June 2025 lawsuit that the chemicals buorphanol, azaperone and medetomidine were found in Suzanne Morphew’s bone marrow. They allege that Barry Morphew used the “BAM” deer tranquilizer to sedate and transport deer on his farm while living in Indiana. He pleaded not guilty to one count of murder.
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Suzanne Morphew, 49, went missing after leaving her home in Colorado for a bike ride on May 10, 2020. Her remains were later found. (Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office)
Morphew was the only person with a license to treat deer in the county where he lived, prosecutors said. The only two other agencies with access to the BAM complex in surrounding counties were Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the National Park Service, officials said.
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“Finally, medical records show that at the time of Suzanne Morphew’s disappearance, only one private citizen living in that entire area of the state had access to BAM: Barry Morphew,” the indictment said.
Morphew’s attorney, David Beller, previously told Fox News Digital Morphew “maintains his innocence.”
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“Right now, the government is letting their own predetermined fate lead them in their search for evidence,” Beller said. “The case has not changed, and the result will not change.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to Morphew’s attorney for comment.
