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Everybody's Talking About Suzanne Morphew-Missing and Murdered

Is this a case of “The Husband Did It?” Her remains were found buried in a shallow grave during the search for another missing woman.

Rivy Lyon
4 min readOct 11, 2023
Suzanne Morphew’s body was found in a shallow grave three years after she went missing. Facebook/Suzanne Morphew

This is the turning point we have all been waiting for. Mountain lions don’t bury bodies.

Who does bury bodies? Husbands.

*All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law*

In the world of true crime, some cases stand out not only for their complexity but also for the intrigue and speculation surrounding them. One such case is the unsolved murder of Suzanne Morphew, a loving wife, mother, and outdoor enthusiast, whose disappearance in May 2020 has been a three-year-long mystery that’s now slowly unraveling.

Chaffee County, Colorado will never be the same. It’s on the map now. Forty-nine-year-old Suzanne who was known for her love of the outdoors and zest for life, disappeared on Mother’s Day, May 10, 2020.

According to her husband, Barry Morphew, Suzanne went for a bike ride near her home in Maysville, Colorado. Her bike was found abandoned a short distance from her residence, leading to immediate concerns about an abduction, similar to the concerns we had when Sherri Papini…

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Rivy Lyon
Rivy Lyon

Written by Rivy Lyon

Investigative Journalist | Criminology, psychology & sociology B.A. | I’ve loved true crime since Forensic Files was Medical Detectives!

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