They had two daughters, but that marriage quickly fell apart. "To be honest, they were like best friends," said Raguindin.Īshley married her high school sweetheart soon after graduation. "She would never do anything like this.įox says that she and her daughter were extremely close. "She just loved her family, and she loved life," Fox told "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty.
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"After she died, even the day after she died, I - in my mind, I couldn't comprehend that I would not speak to her every day," Fox said of the daughter she described as "vivacious - full of life, funny." Ashley Fallis and her childrenĪshley, they say, would never leave her three kids - Madelynn, Jolie, and Blake, all under 10 years old. The pain is always there for Jenna Fox and adoptive father Joel Raguindin over the death of their daughter, 28-year-old Ashley Fallis, in the early hours of New Year's Day 2012. "It is incredibly unbelievable to see your kid lying in a bed with a bullet hole through them," said Jenna Fox. The hearing was scheduled to continue Tuesday and resume again later this month.Produced by Lindsey Schwartz, Lauren Clark, Alec Sirken, Chuck Stevenson, Chris Ritzen and Doug LonghiniĮVANS, Colo. He is also charged with illegally possessing a short rifle and using deceit to influence law enforcement officers from the time his wife disappeared until he was arrested. Morphew is charged with tampering with his wife’s deceased body around the time she was killed as well as with evidence in the case from last May through early March, about two months before he was arrested. In the video, officers walk around the bike through rugged terrain, calling her name, and note that the bike showed no apparent damage.Ī 130-page court document containing details of the evidence that led to Morphew’s arrest in May has been sealed despite opposition from news media organizations so the hearing is expected to provide the first look at the case against him.īesides being charged with killing his wife around May 10, 2020, which was Mother’s Day, Morphew is also accused of submitting a fraudulent vote on his wife’s behalf for then-President Donald Trump in November’s election. Body camera footage showed that investigators found Suzanne Morphew’s bicycle down a short but steep ravine off a county road. Some wore T-shirts in support of Suzanne Morphew and shook their heads when defense attorneys questioned witnesses.Īttorneys and prosecutors used a projector to display video and photos during the hearing. Members of the public who wanted a seat lined up in front of the courthouse well before the doors opened at 8 a.m. Everyone was required to wear masks and people in the gallery were asked to maintain 3 feet (1 meter) of social distancing. The courtroom was kept at limited capacity because of coronavirus concerns. One of them showed him how long her hair had grown. They took off their masks so he could see their smiles. It was not immediately clear whether prosecutors think that played a role in the case.ĭuring a break in the courtroom in the mountain community of Salida, Morphew turned around to face his two daughters and appeared to smile from behind his mask, his hands in his pockets.
When questioned by the defense, Chaffee County Sheriff’s Commander Alex Walker testified that Suzanne Morphew - who was 49 when she was reported missing by a neighbor after failing to return from a Mother’s Day bicycle ride - had had a two-year extramarital affair before she disappeared, The Denver Post reported. When his attorney, Dru Nielsen, talked about him describing Suzanne Morphew as his “angel” and a “special, wonderful person,” Morphew, wearing a gray striped suit and blue medical mask, appeared to become emotional and dabbed his eyes with a tissue. He sat quietly, occasionally whispering with his attorneys or pointing to papers in front of him. SALIDA, Colo.-A Colorado man who posted a video on social media pleading for his wife’s return shortly after she vanished on Mother’s Day 2020 appeared in court Monday to face accusations that he killed her.īarry Morphew, 53, who is charged with first-degree murder and other crimes in the death of Suzanne Morphew, sat in front of his two daughters in court during the start of a four-day hearing to determine if there is enough evidence for him to stand trial.
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