A FRIEND of Suzanne Morphew has publicly appealed to murder suspect Barry Morphew to reveal what happened to his missing wife.
The Colorado mom-of-two went missing last Mother’s Day and her body has still not been found.
Suzanne’s friend Tisha Leewaye is now demanding for Barry to disclose what happened to his wife, telling local outlet KOA: «Just please tell us where she is at so we can get the closure that everyone wants.»
Leewaye told the outlet that she will not give up on her quest to find her missing friend’s remains.
Suzanne, 49, was reported missing by her neighbor on Mother’s Day last May 10 after she allegedly vanished after going on a bike ride.
Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office and the 11th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced they arrested Barry and charged him with the death of his wife. They have said no other arrests will be made.
The news comes after Barry was allegedly seen out with a mystery redhead two months before he was arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife Suzanne.
It was revealed Barry, 53, was spotted with a mystery woman in February, reports the Daily Mail.
The murder suspect – who has maintained his innocence over the past year – was seen tucking into a dinner with a younger redhead at a Mexican restaurant in Salida before dropping her off at a hotel.
Then, two days later, he was seen with the same woman in conversation with her in his white truck outside the Salida Comfort Inn.
Read our Suzanne Morphew live blog below for the very latest news and updates on the missing mother…
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SUZANNE’S SISTER SAYS SHE’LL REMEMBER BARRY’S TENDERNESS
Though Melinda Moorman wasn’t surprised when Barry Morphew was taken into custody, she says she’ll remember Barry in a different way.
“That’s my heart for Barry, I love you and this is what I pray for you, Barry, because I know you and I saw the man way back when who got up and fixed a peanut butter sandwich for Macy when she didn’t want to eat what was on the table and the tenderness that I saw,” she told CBS “and I’ve never forgotten that Barry, and that’s how I choose to remember Barry Morphew.”
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WATCH: SUZANNE MORPHEW’S HUSBAND, BARRY MORPHEW, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER AS HER BODY HAS STILL NOT BEEN FOUND
Suzanne Morphew’s husband, Barry Morphew, has been charged with murder as her body has still not been found -
BARRY MORPHEW SHARED LOVE LETTERS FROM WIFE SUZANNE AFTER HER ‘MURDER TO AVOID BEING SUSPECT’
BARRY Morphew shared love letters sent to him by his missing wife Suzanne after her alleged murder last year as he appeared to cover his tracks.
He was arrested on Wednesday morning and charged with her murder after an almost year-long hunt to locate the mother-of-two. Barry, 53, has maintained his innocence throughout the search for the 49-year-old former teacher and issued a $100,000 reward for her return after claiming that he believed she was abducted
He had previously claimed he thought she had been attacked by a wild animal while out on a bike ride while she was home alone.
Barry posted pleading videos to Facebook asking for her return and also shared photos and love notes from his wife in an interview with CBS 4.
«Just want you to know – my life would be nothing without your love and the excitement you bring to our marriage and my life. All my love – Suzanne,” she allegedly wrote in a Valentine’s Day card in 2020, just three months before her disappearance.
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EXPLAINED: DO SUZANNE AND BARRY MORPHEW HAVE CHILDREN?
THE husband of a Colorado woman who has been missing for nearly a year was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder on May 5, 2021.
Barry Morphew was also slapped with other charges in connection with the disappearance of his wife Suzanne.
The Morphews are the parents of two adult daughters – Macy and Mallory.
Suzanne Morphew vanished on May 10, 2020, in the Salida area.
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EXPLAINED: DO SUZANNE AND BARRY MORPHEW HAVE CHILDREN?
THE husband of a Colorado woman who has been missing for nearly a year was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder on May 5, 2021.
Barry Morphew was also slapped with other charges in connection with the disappearance of his wife Suzanne.
The Morphews are the parents of two adult daughters – Macy and Mallory.
Suzanne Morphew vanished on May 10, 2020, in the Salida area.
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MORPHEW’S DAUGHTERS WERE CAMPING WHEN THEIR MOM WENT MISSING
The Morphews’ daughters were allegedly on a camping trip in Idaho at the time of their mother’s disappearance.
The body of Suzanne Morphew has still not been found but District Attorney Linda Stanley says she is “confident” in the murder case.
The case file remains sealed.
During a press conference announcing the charges against Barry Morphew on Wednesday, Stanley said that the investigation included scenarios on how Suzanne died but she could not go into details.
Her bike was found on the evening that she disappeared near a trailhead off the highway and a “personal item” nearby several days later.
The Morphew family moved to Colorado from Indiana in 2018 when their daughters were teenagers.
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BARRY MORPHEW ‘FAKED DISTRESS’ IN PLEA FOR SUZANNE’S RETURN AND LOOKED ‘FEARFUL’ IN COURT, BODY LANGUAGE EXPERT CLAIMS
A BODY language expert has claimed Barry Morphew faked his distress during the public plea for his wife Suzanne’s return – and also looked “fearful” during his first court appearance.
Morphew, 53, has previously denied any involvement in the disappearance of Suzanne, 49, as he was this week arrested and charged with first-degree homicide.
Patti Wood, a body language guru who has been quoted in countless print articles and appeared on news shows, gave her assessment of Barry’s public appeals last year and his appearance at a court in Colorado.
Barry has not yet entered a plea and will remain in a Chaffee County detention facility until his next court date on May 27.
Morphew released a public appeal on May 10, 2020, just days after she vanished as he pleaded for his wife’s safe return. He appeared extremely distressed in the clip and on the verge of tears as he appeared in the clip along with a tip line for the FBI.
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READ: BARRY MORPHEW’S CHARGING DOCUMENTS
Barry Morphew was arrested on Wednesday and charged with first-degree murder, tampering with evidence, and attempting to influence a public official.
While limited information has been publicly disclosed as to what led to those charges being filed, you can read Barry’s charging documents below.
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WHEN IS BARRY MORPHEW’S NEXT COURT DATE?
Barry Morphew is currently being held without bail.
But a judge ruled the murder suspect could continue to have communication with his daughters.
He will return to court on May 27, 2021.
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EXPLAINED: WHO IS BARRY MORPHEW?
Barry Morphew reportedly has a connection to a landscaping company, online records reveal.
He launched BLM Enterprises in 2004 and was listed as an agent with BLM Landscaping in Indiana, according to Heavy.com, citing Indiana business records.
Morphew also claimed that he is a volunteer firefighter in Colorado.
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SUZANNE’S SISTER WAS EMOTIONAL WHEN SHE KNEW ABOUT BARRY MORPHEW’S ARREST
Melinda Moorman reportedly wasn’t surprised but she was emotional when she knew of Barry Morphew’s arrest, according to CBS.
“I felt great sadness, great sadness and also relief that maybe now we are moving forward to seeking justice for my sister,” she told CBS.
Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze called her the moment Morphew was arrested.
“He said that Barry Morphew had been taken into custody and was being taken into custody at that moment and he was watching the action,” Moorman said.
“I just, first and foremost, want to commend Sheriff John Spezze for his professionalism, his integrity, his kindness to our family this last year. He has been as transparent as the case would allow, without jeopardizing the integrity of the case,” she added.
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WATCH: SUZANNE MORPHEW’S HUSBAND, BARRY MORPHEW, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER AS HER BODY HAS STILL NOT BEEN FOUND
Suzanne Morphew’s husband, Barry Morphew, has been charged with murder as her body has still not been found -
BARRY MORPHEW TRIED TO CLAIM SUZANNE WAS KILLED BY ANIMALS OR ABDUCTED TO AVOID SUSPICION
Barry Morphew claimed his wife Suzanne was potentially attacked by animals or had been abducted after she went missing from their $1.7million Colorado mansion last Mother’s Day.
The father-of-two, 53, was allegedly at a work job in Denver, 140 miles away, when his wife was reported missing by a neighbor on May 10, 2020.
He reiterated his claims that Suzanne may have been attacked by an animal, had an accident on the road, or that she had crossed paths with someone who knew her.
The allegedly grieving husband also claimed he would not stop searching for his wife.
«My wife and I have been in love since 1988 and she’s the love of my life. And I continue to search for her every day and I will until I find her,» he said to FOX21.
«I promise and I promised my girls that.»
His comments came after Suzanne’s brother Andrew Moorman accused him of having played a role in his wife’s disappearance.
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WHAT HAS BARRY MORPHEW SAID ABOUT HIS WIFE’S DISAPPEARANCE?
Barry Morphew recorded a video after his wife went missing.
«Oh Suzanne, if anyone is out there and can hear this, that has you, please, we’ll do whatever it takes to bring you back,» her husband begged in the video.
«We love you, we miss you, your girls need you.
«No questions asked, however much they want – I will do whatever it takes to get you back. Honey, I love you, I want you back so bad.»
Barry Morphew also offered a $100,000 reward for information on his wife’s whereabouts – an amount matched by a concerned family friend.
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EXPLAINED: DO SUZANNE AND BARRY MORPHEW HAVE CHILDREN?
THE husband of a Colorado woman who has been missing for nearly a year was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder on May 5, 2021.
Barry Morphew was also slapped with other charges in connection with the disappearance of his wife Suzanne.
The Morphews are the parents of two adult daughters – Macy and Mallory.
Suzanne Morphew vanished on May 10, 2020, in the Salida area.
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BARRY MORPHEW’s FIRST COURT APPEARANCE ANALYSED BY EXPERT
Body language expert Patti Wood also looked at Morphew’s first court appearance after he was arrested and charged with the alleged murder of Suzanne.
She said: «Handcuffs and shackles encumber him, so it isn’t easy to get a clear read on him, but overall I would say he is still feeling strong.
«He is standing up fairly straight and, even with the handcuffs, his carriage is held upwards.»
She said he kept his head up and didn’t look «submissive or shamed» – suggested he may have been attempting to hide his fear.
«He did have one captured glance of stark fear and I wish I knew what was going on in that moment,» Wood added.
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WHEN IS BARRY MORPHEW’S NEXT COURT DATE?
Barry Morphew is currently being held without bail.
But a judge ruled the murder suspect could continue to have communication with his daughters.
He will return to court on May 27, 2021.
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MORPHEW’S FIRST COURT APPEARANCE ANALYSED
Wood also looked at Morphew’s first court appearance after he was arrested and charged with the alleged murder of Suzanne.
She said: «Handcuffs and shackles encumber him, so it isn’t easy to get a clear read on him, but overall I would say he is still feeling strong.
«He is standing up fairly straight and, even with the handcuffs, his carriage is held upwards.»
She said he kept his head up and didn’t look «submissive or shamed» – suggested he may have been attempting to hide his fear.
«He did have one captured glance of stark fear and I wish I knew what was going on in that moment,» Wood added.
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BARRY MORPHEW’S FIRST COURT APPEARANCE ANALYSED
Wood also looked at Morphew’s first court appearance after he was arrested and charged with the alleged murder of Suzanne.
She said: «Handcuffs and shackles encumber him, so it isn’t easy to get a clear read on him, but overall I would say he is still feeling strong.
«He is standing up fairly straight and, even with the handcuffs, his carriage is held upwards.»
She said he kept his head up and didn’t look «submissive or shamed» – suggested he may have been attempting to hide his fear.
«He did have one captured glance of stark fear and I wish I knew what was going on in that moment,» Wood added.
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BARRY MORPHEW ‘FAKED DISTRESS’ SAYS BODY LANGUAGE EXPERT (CONTINUED…)
Wood viewed the clip and said she found it «unsettling to watch» as she dissected the footage, reports DailyMail.com.
Wood theorized that Barry shaking his head during what the seemingly emotional plea show «that might not be true or are not what he wants».
She said: «We see pain in his face, but notice it doesn’t move across his face and change as he speaks, but seems set like a mask which reveals that he put on or faked the pained expressions.»
And she also dissected what he said, saying his plea of «Oh, Suzanne» appears to be «forced» and it seemed «speeded up and over rather than lingering with affection or concern».
Wood also pointed to the fact he rarely mentioned Suzanne’s name, adding: «Spouses typically repeat their [missing] partner’s name over and over, and keep talking and pleading endlessly until they run out of time on the segment or until they break down with emotion.»
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BARRY MORPHEW ‘FAKED DISTRESS’ IN PLEA FOR SUZANNE’S RETURN AND LOOKED ‘FEARFUL’ IN COURT, BODY LANGUAGE EXPERT CLAIMS
A BODY language expert has claimed Barry Morphew faked his distress during the public plea for his wife Suzanne’s return – and also looked «fearful» during his first court appearance.
Morphew, 53, has previously denied any involvement in the disappearance of Suzanne, 49, as he was this week arrested and charged with first-degree homicide.
Patti Wood, a body language guru who has been quoted in countless print articles and appeared on news shows, gave her assessment of Barry’s public appeals last year and his appearance at a court in Colorado.
Barry has not yet entered a plea and will remain in a Chaffee County detention facility until his next court date on May 27.
Morphew released a public appeal on May 10, 2020, just days after she vanished as he pleaded for his wife’s safe return. He appeared extremely distressed in the clip and on the verge of tears as he appeared in the clip along with a tip line for the FBI.
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EXPLAINED: WHO IS BARRY MORPHEW?
Barry Morphew reportedly has a connection to a landscaping company, online records reveal.
He launched BLM Enterprises in 2004 and was listed as an agent with BLM Landscaping in Indiana, according to Heavy.com, citing Indiana business records.
Morphew also claimed that he is a volunteer firefighter in Colorado.
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WATCH: BARRY MORPHEW IN COURT IN JAIL JUMPSUIT OVER ‘MURDER’ OF WIFE SUZANNE
Barry Morphew in court in jail jumpsuit over ‘murder’ of wife Suzanne -
SUZANNE’S SISTER WAS EMOTIONAL WHEN SHE KNEW ABOUT BARRY MORPHEW’S ARREST
Melinda Moorman reportedly wasn’t surprised but she was emotional when she knew of Barry Morphew’s arrest, according to CBS.
“I felt great sadness, great sadness and also relief that maybe now we are moving forward to seeking justice for my sister,” she told CBS.
Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze called her the moment Morphew was arrested.
“He said that Barry Morphew had been taken into custody and was being taken into custody at that moment and he was watching the action,” Moorman said.
“I just, first and foremost, want to commend Sheriff John Spezze for his professionalism, his integrity, his kindness to our family this last year. He has been as transparent as the case would allow, without jeopardizing the integrity of the case,” she added.
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SUZANNE’S SISTER ‘STILL LOVES’ BARRY
Suzanne Morphew’s sister Melinda Moorman has claimed she still loves her brother-in-law but that he’s done a “terrible thing” after he was charged with her murder on Wednesday.
She said said it was the “beginning of justice” after the 53-year-old was held almost a full year after Suzanne went missing from the couple’s Colorado home in May, 2020.
“My first reaction is relief,” Moorman told Fox 21. “And grateful. I’m just so grateful.”
“Today, justice is beginning for my sister,” she added.
“It’s been a journey that no one ever imagines that they’ll take.”