Retrial for Barry Morphew Set for July 19, 2027
The court granted a yearlong continuance after the defense said it needed more time to review voluminous discovery, with prosecutors citing new forensic findings and planned expert testimony.
Overview
- A judge granted a continuance after a motions hearing so defense lawyers could finish reviewing extensive discovery and prepare any alternate-suspect disclosures.
- Prosecutors say new forensic work is central to their case, citing an autopsy that ruled Suzanne Morphew’s death a homicide with butorphanol, azaperone and medetomidine (BAM) in her system.
- The indictment alleges investigators found a locked gun safe with a tranquilizer rifle, packages of darts, and a needle cap in the couple’s dryer that link to the sedative findings.
- This prosecution follows a 2022 dismissal without prejudice and the 2023 discovery of Suzanne’s remains, after which a grand jury reindicted Barry Morphew and he was arrested in 2025.
- Prosecutors plan to call a domestic-violence expert to explain relationship dynamics while the defense maintains Morphew’s innocence and prepares pretrial filings and future hearings.