Salida, Colorado: A Colorado man who posted a video on social media begged his wife’s return shortly after he disappeared on Mother’s Day 2020 appeared in court Monday to face his charges.
Barry Morphew, 53, who was charged with first-degree murder and other crimes in the death of Suzanne Morphew, sat in front of his two daughters in court during the commencement of a four-day hearing to determine whether there was enough evidence for him to be tried.
He sat quietly, occasionally whispering with a troublemaker or pointing to the paper in front of him.
When his lawyer, Dru Nielsen, talked about him who described Suzanne Morphew as an “angel ‘and” a special and extraordinary person,’ ‘Morphew, wearing a gray striped suit and a blue medical mask, seemed to be emotional and applying his eyes at question .
When asked by defense, Sheriff’s Shaffee County Commander Alex Walker testified that Suzanne Morphew – who was 49 years old when he was reported missing by a neighbor after failing to return from a maternal day bicycle trip – has had an extramarious affair two years before he disappeared before he disappeared.
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Not immediately clear whether the prosecutor thought it played a role in this case.
During the break in the courtroom in the Salida Mountain community, Morphew turned to face his two daughters and looked smiling from the back of the mask, his hand in his pocket.
They took off their masks so he could see their smile.
One of them showed him how long his hair had grown.
The courtroom is stored with limited capacity due to the problem of Coronavirus.
Everyone is required to wear a mask and the people in the gallery are asked to maintain 3 feet (1 meter) from social distance.
Public members who want a chair to march in front of the courthouse long before the door opened at 8 am.
Some shirts imposed Support Suzanne Morphew and rocked their heads when the defense lawyer questioned the witness.
Lawyers and prosecutors use the projector to display videos and photos during hearing.
The tape of the body’s camera shows that the researcher found Suzanne Morphew’s bicycle along a short but steep ravine from Jalan County.
In that video, the clerk walked around a bicycle through a rough terrain, called his name, and noticed that the bicycle did not show clear damage.
Court documents 130 pages containing details of evidence that leads to Morphew’s arrest in May has been sealed despite opposing news media organizations so the trial is expected to give Him’s first view.
In addition to being charged with killing his wife around 10 May 2020, which was Mother’s Day, Morphew was also accused of giving up a vote of fraud on behalf of his wife for President Donald Trump in November.
Morphew was charged with damaging his wife who had died his wife around the time he was killed and with evidence in this case from last May until early March, about two months before he was arrested.
He was also charged with illegally having a short rifle and used tricks to influence law enforcement officers since his wife disappeared until he was arrested.
The trial is scheduled to continue on Tuesday and continue again later this month.