Colorado man on $3 million bond for wife's death arrested on hit-and-run charge
Barry Morphew, who is awaiting trial for the murder of his wife, was arrested after a crash in Denver that violated his bond conditions.
A Colorado man awaiting trial for the alleged murder of his wife was arrested on a hit-and-run charge after a collision involving two other vehicles in Denver. Barry Morphew, who had been released on a $3 million bond, is now booked into the Boulder County Jail. Prosecutors said the crash occurred while Morphew was traveling to Denver International Airport, possibly to pick up his daughter, which they allege violated the bond terms that restrict travel outside southern Colorado except for work. > "To go to the airport for any purpose other than work constitutes a breach of his bond," District Attorney Anne Kelly wrote in a filing. Morphew has pleaded not guilty to the murder charge and is scheduled to stand trial next summer. His wife, Suzanne Morphew, disappeared in 2020 and her skeletal remains were discovered in 2023. The murder charge had been reinstated after earlier charges were dropped.