Suzanne Morphew.Photo: Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office
At a preliminary hearing Monday, an investigator confirmed thatSuzanne Morphewwas having an almost two-year affair before her May 2020 disappearance.
The 49-year-old mother of twowent missingon Mother’s Day on May 10, 2020, after she is believed to have gone on a bike ride in Maysville, Colo., where she lived with her husband, Barry, and their two daughters. While her bike and helmet were recovered during searches, her body was never found.
Almost a year after her disappearance, her husband was charged with first-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence, and attempting to influence a public servant.
Barry has pleaded not guilty.
Barry Morphew.Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office/AP/Shutterstorck
During the preliminary hearing Monday, Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office commander Alex Walker testified that law enforcement learned about Suzanne’s affair with Jeff Libler in November 2020 via audio recordings from a “spy pen” she was using to find out if her husband was cheating on her,ABC7reports.
FBI special agent Kenneth Harris testified that Suzanne and Libler met in high school and hooked up at a party in 1989, ABC7 reports. They met again 20 years later and became friends. The relationship eventually turned sexual.
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Testimony also showed the volatile relationship between Suzanne and Barry which included an incident where Barry allegedly held a gun to Suzanne’s head and asked, “Is this what you want?” Harris testified, ABC7 reports.
The couple also allegedly quarreled over money,FOX Newsreports.
Harris also testified that Suzanne had talked about walking away from her marriage in 2019 and 2020, but didn’t want to leave until her youngest daughter moved out, ABC7 reports.
In August 2020, before his arrest, Barry spoke toFOX 21, stating that his wife’s disappearance was “the most devastating thing that has ever happened to me.”
“But I have got to keep my faith and trust in God,” he said. “And Suzanne trusted the Lord and if one person got saved from this, she would think it was worth it. And we are just a Godly, loving, caring, family and this thing is just a tragedy.”
source: people.com
