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Suzanne Morphew's husband has said he and his daughters have been left 'immensely shocked' and heartbroken after the missing mom's remains were finally found in a shallow grave, adding that they believed she would one day 'walk back into their lives.'
Barry Morphew's defense lawyer Iris Eytan issued a statement on behalf of the family on Wednesday after news broke that remains found in a remote desert area 50 miles south of the Morphew home in Salida, Colorado, were Suzanne's.
Eytan insisted that Barry - who was arrested on suspicion of his wife's murder only for charges to then be dropped days later in 2021 - is 'as innocent as he was from Day 1.'
'Barry is with his daughters and they are all struggling with immense shock and grief after learning today that their mother and wife whom they deeply love was found deceased.
'They had faith that their wife and mom would walk back into their lives again. The news is heartbreaking,' Eytan wrote.
Suzanne Morphew vanished without a trace on May 10, 2020, after setting off from her home on a Mother's Day bike ride. Her bike was found that same day, and now her body has finally been found, over three years later, in Moffat, Saguache County, while investigators were probing a separate case
Barry Morphew, 55, the husband of Suzanne Morphew (right) has since filed a civil rights lawsuit seeking $15M claiming he was wrongfully charged with Colorado mom's disappearance and murder
'Neither the DA nor the authorities notified Mallory and Macy Morphew about the recovery of their mom.
'From what we know, Barry is as innocent as he was from Day 1. DA Stanley and law enforcement got it wrong.
'We hope the authorities will quickly admit their wrongful persecution of Barry, an innocent man, to treat the Morphews like the victims they are, and charge the person(s) responsible for Suzanne's killing.
'The Morphews would appreciate their privacy during this deeply emotional and personal time.'
Suzanne, a 49-year-old mother of two, vanished on May 10, 2020, after going on a bike ride on Mother's Day.
Her bike was found the day she went missing, discarded in a ravine near her mountain home in Salida, 140 miles south of Denver.
Investigators have revealed they found her 'scattered remains' 50 miles from her bike, in Moffat, Saguache County, while they were probing a separate case. She had been buried in a shallow grave, the coroner called to the site said, and her bones then dispersed over the years.
No arrests have been made since the remains were located on September 22, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation confirmed on Wednesday and her identity was confirmed on September 27.
In May 2021, a year after Suzanne disappeared, her husband Barry Morphew was arrested and charged with her murder – despite police not having found a body.
Last year, prosecutors dropped all charges against Morphew after a judge sanctioned the district attorney's office for discovery violations.
The case was dismissed without prejudice, despite objections from the defense, which means it could still be re-filed should new evidence come to light.
A source close to Barry Morphew told The US Sun that they thought he would be completely exonerated.
Suzanne and her husband Barry had two daughters together. She vanished on Mother's Day in 2020
Morphew was charged with his wife's murder in 2021 - the charges were later dropped
Morphew is accused of murdering his wife, Suzanne, right, who went missing on Mother's Day in 2020. Her body has never been found
'It's a relief but also a great sadness,' a source close to Barry Morphew told the website.
'We now know she's not alive, which we'd desperately been hoping (for).
'But we hope that Barry's name can be cleared because of the location where she was found and the timing of it all.'
Barry Morphew was working in Broomfield, a suburb of Denver roughly 150 miles from the family home, at the time of his wife's disappearance, and the body was found even further away.
The source added: 'We are all in so much shock. Hopefully answers will be forthcoming.'
Barry Morphew is suing for $15 million after he was arrested on suspicion of his wife's murder, only for charges to then be dropped.