Man Accused of Killing Wife in 2020 Is Arrested After Alleged Hit-and-Run, Violating $3M Bond Conditions

NEED TO KNOW

• On Mother's Day 2020, Suzanne Morphew went on a bike ride near her Salida, Colo., home and vanished

• Three years later, her body was found in a shallow grave less than an hour away 

• Her husband, Barry Morphew, is charged with first-degree murder in connection with her death; he was arrested again for allegedly violating his release conditions while out on bond 

Barry Morphew, the Colorado man accused of killing his wife Suzanne Morphew in 2020, has been arrested for allegedly violating the conditions of his release while out on a $3 million bond.

On Thursday, Sept. 3, just after 9 p.m., Morphew, 58, was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant from Alamosa County for failing to comply, according to the Boulder County Sheriff's Office.

The day before, a judge placed Morphew under full-time house arrest due to an alleged hit-and-run in which he was involved in August, ABC News , KDVR and The Denver Post reported.

In June 2025, Morphew was charged with first-degree murder in connection to the death of his wife, a mom of two who vanished on Mother's Day 2020 and whose body was found three years later in a shallow grave in Moffat — less than an hour from their Salida home, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

Morphew pleaded not guilty to murder and has denied any involvement in her death, per ABC. He's set to go on trial next year.

As part of the conditions of his release on a $3 million bond, he was placed under GPS monitoring and allowed to leave home only for work.

Earlier on Thursday, Alamosa County District Attorney Anne Kelly filed a motion to modify Morphew's bond after GPS data from Aug. 28 allegedly revealed that he drove to Denver International Airport despite only having permission to leave home for work, according to the filing obtained by PEOPLE.

His attorney "indicated" that Morphew was not working at the airport but that it was possible he was picking up his daughter which, the district attorney noted, is still a violation of his bond, the filing states.

Morphew left home for the airport around 10 a.m., arrived at 11:45 a.m. and then immediately left, per the filing. He was near an area with hotels and a mall before entering another area where the alleged hit-and-run took place.

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According to a court order obtained by ABC News, the alleged hit-and-run came to light when "a concerned citizen" reached out via email after the incident.

Morphew was allegedly seen driving aggressively before hitting two vehicles, per the order.

"During the interaction, a person who is very clearly the Defendant refused to provide his name or identification and indicated that he does not have insurance," the order alleges.

A video of the apparent incident shows Morphew offering the driver whose car he hit $300 in cash for damages, which she refused, the judge wrote, adding that when the driver said she was calling the police, Morphew fled the scene, nearly hitting another person and driving over a curb.

An attorney for Morphew did not respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.

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