Suzanne Morphew's autopsy reveals bullet was discovered with skeletal remains - ... trends now
Cooking breakfast with her mother-in-law and drinking coffee in her scenic Colorado backyard, this is tragic Suzanne Morphew pictured in the gray 'Crested Butte' hoodie in which she died - 20 months before she was killed.
An autopsy report obtained by DailyMail.com reveals the murdered mom's remains were found with the loungewear, which she was photographed wearing during a family visit to her home in on August 10, 2018, and were reduced to bones.
The report, which was signed off by five doctors on April 15, says Suzanne's corpse was in such poor condition when it was found in a remote field 50 miles south of Salida last September, she was initially labeled a Jane Doe.
It says her remains arrived in three paper bags that also contained some animal bones, dirt, and a fragment of wood.
A 'pink and light color' work glove was also found near her body, as was a 'pale patterned balaclava' and a 'weathered' bullet. A purple 'medical port' covered in dirt was also recovered at the scene. Suzanne was in remission after suffering from leukemia.
Suzanne Morphew is seen sporting the gray Crested Butte hoodie she was wearing when she was murdered, in a photo of her cooking breakfast with her mother-in-law Shirley, in her Salida, Colorado home in August 2018
The unearthed photos were taken during a visit from her mother-in-law and sister-in-law Kelly Gillen (left) almost two years before Suzanne went missing on Mother's Day 2020
Suzanne's skeletal remains were finally discovered in September 2023, with an autopsy confirming she was murdered. Her husband Barry Morphew (pictured together) was arrested and charged with her death in a case that fell apart before it could go to trial
Those bones included her skull, several vertebrae, and ribs, and her thigh bones – one of which was retained for the toxicology tests that revealed the 49-year-old had been tranquilized with a cocktail of veterinary medications prior to her death.
Along with her skeletal remains, detectives from the Colorado Bureau of Investigations also collected seven paper bags of clothing from the remote field in Moffat where she was discovered, which included the 'ripped dark blue/gray' Crested Butte hoodie, a bra, a torn green Nike tank top and a pair of Yeti shorts.
The report also notes that Kim Look, a forensic odontologist - which specialize in identifying victims via their teeth - was present at the autopsy and goes on to say that three of Suzanne's teeth were sent away for DNA analysis.
The new details of the tragic mother-of-two's chilling end come days after she was memorialized by husband Barry, now 56, and daughters Mallory and Macy at an intimate celebration of life at the Trinity Baptist Church in Westgate, Indiana.
Guests at the invite-only event included Barry's older sister Kelly Gillen, who is seen with Suzanne in her garden during the 2018 visit, and his mother Shirley who was photographed cooking breakfast with her during the same trip.
An autopsy report obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com reveals Suzanne's hoodie was found among her remains which had been reduced to bones
Also included was Suzanne's friend Holly Wilson who made a lengthy speech, despite providing cops with damning evidence during their investigation into the cancer survivor's murder.
Wilson told police
