Barry Morphew allegedly used a fake name while living in Arizona prior to his arrest in connection with his wife's murder case. According to a newly released arrest report, he concealed his identity and lived with a woman for approximately one month before his arrest. Morphew was indicted on June 20, 2025, for first-degree murder related to the disappearance of his wife, Suzanne Morphew, who went missing on Mother's Day in 2020 in Colorado. He was arrested in Goodyear, Arizona, nearly 11 hours from where his wife disappeared.
The arrest report indicates that Morphew was using the alias "Lee Moore" while residing in Arizona and had moved in with a woman on May 1, 2025. The woman stated that she only knew him by this alias until he revealed his true identity on June 15. Authorities found an AR-15-style rifle and a silencer in a safe at the residence where Morphew was living.
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation had contacted the Arizona Department of Public Safety in February to monitor Morphew's movements as a grand jury indictment was anticipated. A warrant was obtained to place a GPS tracking device on his vehicle.
Morphew has been linked to the use of a deer tranquilizer found in his wife's bone marrow, and he is the only individual in the area with a prescription for the substance. He has pleaded not guilty to the murder charge and is scheduled for a status conference in court before his trial in October.