Suzanne Morphew's Husband, Once Charged with Killing Her, Is 'Struggling with Grief' After Body Found

Charges against Barry Morphew were dropped without prejudice in 2022, meaning they could be filed again

The husband of Suzanne Morphew, whose remains were found last week three years after her disappearance, has said he is “struggling with immense shock and grief” along with his daughters, according to a statement from his lawyer, which was obtained by PEOPLE.

Suzanne's remains were located on Sep. 22 and positively identified on Wednesday by the El Paso County Coroner in Colorado, PEOPLE reported previously. She went missing in May 2020 after she went on a bike ride and didn’t return to her home in Chaffee County, Colo.

Barry Morphew's statement, issued by his lawyer, Iris Eytan, said that he and his daughters "had faith that their wife and mom would walk back into their lives again."

Barry was charged with first-degree murder a year after his wife’s disappearance, along with tampering with physical evidence and attempting to influence a public servant.

Barry pleaded not guilty and his trial was set to begin in April 2022, but Assistant District Attorney Linda Stanley dropped the charges “without prejudice.” This means that charges can be re-filed against Barry at a later time.

In the motion, prosecutors said that they believed they were close to finding Suzanne's body and that they “have a good faith reason to believe further investigation into this matter is essential to answering the most consequential question presented by this case.”

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At the time, Eytan said even if Suzanne’s body was found, “it's not gonna be linked to Mr. Morphew,”  PEOPLE reported. 

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Suzanne’s sister said in a local radio show that the missing mother had indicated that she “had concerns about her safety” before her disappearance.

When contacted on Thursday, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, which made the announcement about the identification of Suzanne’s body, did not comment on whether Barry will face renewed charges now that a body has been found.   

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