{"id":1435499,"date":"2022-04-13T13:29:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T17:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1435499"},"modified":"2022-04-13T13:30:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T17:30:02","slug":"man-faces-trial-for-murdering-wife-but-did-he-do-it-dna-evidence-raises-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-faces-trial-for-murdering-wife-but-did-he-do-it-dna-evidence-raises-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Faces Trial For Murdering Wife, But Did He Do It? DNA Evidence Raises Questions."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-faces-trial-for-murdering-wife-but-did-he-do-it-dna-evidence-raises-questions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1435499&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-164849299.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Usually when someone is murdered, the spouse is the most likely suspect. That appears to be the case in the disappearance of Suzanne Morphew, yet there is some evidence to suggest that her husband, Barry Morphew, may not be the perpetrator.<\/p>\n<p>Suzanne disappeared around May 9 or 10, 2020, and hasn\u2019t been seen since. Though her body has never been found, her husband Barry has been charged with \u201cmurder, tampering with a deceased human body, tampering with physical evidence, possession of a dangerous weapon and attempt to influence a public official,\u201d WTHR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wthr.com\/article\/news\/local\/colorado-judge-denies-motion-dismiss-murder-charge-barry-suzanne-morphew-indiana\/531-cf8e82a0-8976-4896-b257-907f0e59791b\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>District Court Judge Ramsey Lama of the 11th Judicial District recently ruled that a trial against Barry can move forward despite some evidence that Barry may not be behind Suzanne\u2019s disappearance, Law &#038; Crime <a href=\"https:\/\/lawandcrime.com\/crime\/judge-refuses-to-dismiss-murder-case-against-against-barry-morphew-despite-states-obvious-and-egregious-violation-regarding-dna-evidence\/\">reported<\/a>. While noting the evidence that <em>does<\/em> suggest Barry may have had something to do with Suzanne\u2019s disappearance, Lama noted that DNA evidence found on Suzanne\u2019s items the day she went missing is a partial match for DNA linked to three unsolved sexual assaults.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s some evidence that implicates Barry, from Lama\u2019s ruling:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Data on Mr. Morphew\u2019s phone indicated that around the time she went missing, he turned left on Highway 50, west, passing the location of where Mrs. Morphew\u2019s bike helmet was found on the side of the road before ultimately turning around to head to Denver for work. Mr. Morphew said he was following an elk and turned around near Garfield, a small community about 3-4 miles west of where Mrs. Morphew\u2019s bike was found. That and other location data on his phone raised suspicion among investigators.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Yet, as Lama noted, \u201cIn the summer of 2020, [Colorado Bureau of Investigation] CBI forensic analysis determined foreign unknown male DNA was found on various items of the crime scene: the interior cushion of the bike helmet, Mrs. Morphew\u2019s bike, the glovebox and back seat of Mrs. Morphew\u2019s Range Rover. Mr. Morphew, along with other investigative personnel working the scene, were excluded as the source of the sample.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CBI agent Joseph Cahill believed the DNA \u201cbelonged to suspects who may have perpetrated the crime,\u201d the judge wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[T]he unknown male DNA partially matched DNA found in three out-of-state unsolved sexual assault investigations: Tempe, Phoenix, and Chicago,\u201d Lama noted, before adding that \u201cdue to the limited genetic profile, this was only a lead and further investigation was necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This DNA profile created tension between the CBI and local sheriff\u2019s office, Lama wrote in his ruling. CBI agents Cahill and Derek Graham didn\u2019t believe Barry should be arrested until further forensic testing was conducted and more evidence was collected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey both believed the arrest was premature and raised their concerns with Kirby Lewis, head of the Major Crimes Division of CBI who, in turn, brought those concerns to Deputy Director Chris Schaeffer. Mr. Schaeffer called the Chaffee County Sheriff, John Spezze, and advised against arresting Mr. Morphew at that time. He expressed the concerns of Agents Cahill and Graham. It was the first time in the Deputy Director\u2019s career that he ever called a sheriff about holding off on the decision to arrest an individual. Shortly, thereafter, CBI Director John Camper, called the Sheriff and reiterated the Bureau\u2019s concerns with arresting Barry Morphew,\u201d Lama wrote.<\/p>\n<p>But Chaffee County Sheriff\u2019s Commander Alex Walker wrote a 129-page affidavit in support of arresting Barry. This affidavit, Lama wrote, \u201cfailed to inform the judge of said DNA and that Barry Morphew was excluded as the source.\u201d This was because Walker didn\u2019t know about the DNA match until 12 days after he wrote the affidavit.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these and other issues, Lama found that the prosecution\u2019s actions did not \u201camount to willfulness,\u201d so Barry will be tried.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[T]he Court does not find a reduction of the charges to be an appropriate remedy,\u201d Lama ruled, according to Law &#038; Crime. \u201cThe Court is also mindful that the defense is now in possession of exculpatory information, which cures much of the prejudice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. Believe the same? <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">Become a member now and join our mission.<\/a><\/u><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Usually when someone is murdered, the spouse is the most likely suspect. 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