Barry Morphew used fake name, lived with woman until arrest in wifes murder case exposed him: police

Barry Morphew allegedly used a fake name while living in Arizona before his arrest in his wife's murder case, even moving in with a woman for a month while concealing his true identity, according to a newly released arrest report.Morphew was indicted by a grand jury on charges of murder in the first degree after deliberation on June 20, 2025, in relation to the death of his wife, 49-year-old Suzanne Morphew, who was also the mother to two daughters.She disappeared on Mother's Day in 2020 in Colorado, where the couple lived.

Barry Morphew was arrested in Goodyear, Arizona, nearly 11 hours from where his wife went missing.He's due in court on Wednesday afternoon for a status conference before his trial in October.A newly released arrest report obtained by Fox News Digital through a public records request alleges that Morphew was using the alias "Lee Moore" while he was living in Arizona, and states that he moved in with a woman around a month before the arrest.BARRY MORPHEW EXTRADITED TO COLORADO TO FACE MURDER CHARGES IN WIFE'S 2020 DISAPPEARANCEBarry Morphew enters a court in Alamosa, Colo., on July 1, 2025.An undated photo shows Suzanne Morphew provided by deputies.

(Chaffee County Sheriff's Office and Pool via KRDO)Fox News Digital isn't naming the woman, as she hasn't been charged with a crime.The woman told troopers with the Arizona Department of Public Safety that she had only known Morphew as "Lee Moore." She said he began living with her on May 1, 2025, and moved in much of his personal property.

Barry Morphew and the unidentified woman met in late December 2024.On June 15, for unknown reasons, the woman said that Morphew revealed his actual identity and claimed his wife, Suzanne Morphew, was "abducted" in Colorado, the arrest report stated.According to an arrest report, authorities found an AR-15-style rifle and a silencer inside Morphew's safe that was at the house he was living in.FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XNotably, the Colorado Bureau of Invest...