A family that “remained hopeful” to see the return of a Colorado mother missing since May 2020 can finally begin their mourning after the remains of her body were found last week.
“Although Suzanne’s whereabouts remain intact [Morphew] “is an important part of this investigation, and for his family we are left with many more questions than answers,” Colorado Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze said in a statement reported by NBC News on Thursday.
Charges were filed against her husband Barry Morphew following the 49-year-old mother’s disappearance in May 2020, before being dropped without prejudice in April 2022 to allow investigators to file new charges if necessary, American media said.
His body was reportedly found during an independent search in Moffat County, about 75 miles south of Chaffee.
Since the discovery of the body of the mother of two girls, investigators have not filed any new charges.
His partner, in turn, indicated through his lawyer Iris Eytan that the family was shocked when they found out the news and that they had begun to mourn.
“They were convinced that their wife and mother would come back into their lives. The news is heartbreaking,” the attorney lamented in an email to NBC News.
The lawyer also represents the father of the family in a lawsuit filed last May in which he accuses investigators of showing “tunnel vision” by suspecting only him and demanded $15 million in compensation, according to American media.