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Daily Mail
an hour ago
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Colorado husband Barry Morphew charged with wife's murder five years after she vanished
A Colorado man has been indicted with his wife's murder five years after she disappeared - and four years after he was previously charged with the crime. Suzanne Morphew, 43, was reported missing on May 10, 2020 after she went for a bike ride but never returned to her stunning mansion in rural Maysville, roughly 150 miles from Denver. Her remains were found more than three years later. Her husband Barry Morphew, 56, has indicted with first-degree murder and was taken into custody in Arizona on Friday. A press briefing is due to take place at 6pm MT (8PM) ET Friday. This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.
Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Yahoo
Relief, but few answers in community where Quebec girl was found
People living near the eastern Ontario community where a three-year-old Quebec girl who'd been missing four days was found safe earlier this week say they're relieved, but still perplexed about the circumstances of her disappearance. The girl was reported missing on Sunday. Investigators had initially focused on Montreal and Montérégie, Que., but the search shifted to Ontario where she was spotted by a drone beside Highway 417 near Casselman just after 2 p.m. Wednesday. The community centre in nearby St-Albert, where police had set up temporary their search headquarters, teemed with officers and members of the media earlier this week, an unusual scene in this normally peaceful rural area. When the girl was found dehydrated but otherwise safe, the relief was palpable. The girl's mother, who cannot be named due to a publication ban, is now facing a charge of child abandonment. Other circumstances of the girl's disappearance — including what happened in the days before she was found — have not been made public. At the popular Fromagerie St-Albert this week, it was all staff and customers were talking about. "People were asking a lot of questions, but I didn't have the answers," said Alex Aubin from behind a cash register. (Aubin and everyone else interviewed for this story spoke in French). At the deli counter, Parker Bedbrook said he and all his colleagues were on the lookout for the missing girl. "There was a lot of talk among the employees," Bedbrook said, adding they'd all studied the missing girl's photo in hopes of recognizing her. "Now I hope she'll be OK." A couple grabbing ice cream called it a "story with a happy ending." "But there are still many missing pieces to the puzzle," said Marc Ryan. "We've been following this story for three days," added Suzanne Tremblay-Ryan. "I dare to believe that the little girl was accompanied throughout by a caring person... I dare to believe." Lisa Laframboise said she followed the case of the missing girl from the beginning. "It's hard to understand," she said. "It's a huge relief that the little girl is alive, but it's heartbreaking." "I'm not a mother yet, but I don't know how something like this can happen. She must have felt so alone," said educator Luisa Crassoski. Valérie Bérubé-Lévesque, a mother of two, said it was "horrible" to think the little girl might have been left alone. "It's a relief that she's alive — we expected a different outcome. I hope this child gets all the love she deserves and that she doesn't have too many long-term after effects," she said. "She'll need support — her mother, too — and [I hope] that everything goes well for her." Caroline Dandremont, a mother of three children including a three-year-old daughter, said she felt guilty knowing the child had been found beside the highway near her home. "My partner and I pass by here every day. If we had known, we would have helped," Dandremont said. "As a parent, I think that if it had been my child, I would have appreciated the help…. But we didn't know she was here."
CBC
3 hours ago
- CBC
Relief, but few answers in community where Quebec girl was found
Social Sharing People living near the eastern Ontario community where a three-year-old Quebec girl who'd been missing four days was found safe earlier this week say they're relieved, but still perplexed about the circumstances of her disappearance. The girl was reported missing on Sunday. Investigators had initially focused on Montreal and Montérégie, Que., but the search shifted to Ontario where she was spotted by a drone beside Highway 417 near Casselman just after 2 p.m. Wednesday. The community centre in nearby St-Albert, where police had set up temporary their search headquarters, teemed with officers and members of the media earlier this week, an unusual scene in this normally peaceful rural area. When the girl was found dehydrated but otherwise safe, the relief was palpable. The girl's mother, who cannot be named due to a publication ban, is now facing a charge of child abandonment. Other circumstances of the girl's disappearance — including what happened in the days before she was found — have not been made public. At the popular Fromagerie St-Albert this week, it was all staff and customers were talking about. "People were asking a lot of questions, but I didn't have the answers," said Alex Aubin from behind a cash register. (Aubin and everyone else interviewed for this story spoke in French). At the deli counter, Parker Bedbrook said he and all his colleagues were on the lookout for the missing girl. "There was a lot of talk among the employees," Bedbrook said, adding they'd all studied the missing girl's photo in hopes of recognizing her. "Now I hope she'll be OK." A couple grabbing ice cream called it a "story with a happy ending." "But there are still many missing pieces to the puzzle," said Marc Ryan. "We've been following this story for three days," added Suzanne Tremblay-Ryan. "I dare to believe that the little girl was accompanied throughout by a caring person... I dare to believe." 'It's hard to understand' Lisa Laframboise said she followed the case of the missing girl from the beginning. "It's hard to understand," she said. "It's a huge relief that the little girl is alive, but it's heartbreaking." "I'm not a mother yet, but I don't know how something like this can happen. She must have felt so alone," said educator Luisa Crassoski. Valérie Bérubé-Lévesque, a mother of two, said it was "horrible" to think the little girl might have been left alone. "It's a relief that she's alive — we expected a different outcome. I hope this child gets all the love she deserves and that she doesn't have too many long-term after effects," she said. "She'll need support — her mother, too — and [I hope] that everything goes well for her." Caroline Dandremont, a mother of three children including a three-year-old daughter, said she felt guilty knowing the child had been found beside the highway near her home. "My partner and I pass by here every day. If we had known, we would have helped," Dandremont said. "As a parent, I think that if it had been my child, I would have appreciated the help…. But we didn't know she was here."
CTV News
4 hours ago
- CTV News
N.B. RCMP conducting search in connection with 2021 case of missing Bathurst teen
Police in New Brunswick are conducting a search as part of the ongoing investigation into the 2021 disappearance of a teenage girl from Bathurst, N.B. The RCMP says specialized police services and Acadie-Chaleur ground search and rescue will be in the Middle River area on Friday and Saturday as it continues to investigate the disappearance of Madison Roy-Boudreau. Police have previously said they are treating her disappearance as a homicide. Boudreau's father reported her missing the evening of May 11, 2021. He said he had last seen her around 7:30 that morning as she was heading off to school. Police confirmed Roy-Boudreau, who was 14 at the time, had gotten into a grey Ford Ranger pickup truck that morning. At the time, Bathurst Police Force Chief Stephane Roy said police had located the truck and immediately searched the residence and property where it was found. On May 13, 2021, Roy said officers arrested the driver of the truck and seized the vehicle. On the same day, tips led police to search several quarries off St. Anne Street in Bathurst. As part of the timeline, Roy said a 42-year-old man from nearby South Tetagouche, N.B., was brought before provincial court on May 14 and charged with failing to comply with the conditions of a court undertaking. Several New Brunswick police units have conducted multiple searches since Boudreau disappeared. Police said the searches led them to obtain additional evidence in the case. Bathurst police have faced repeated questions as to why they did not issue an Amber Alert after Boudreau was reported missing. Roy previously said the case did not meet all the criteria for an Amber Alert, which is issued in cases of child abductions, but he would not elaborate. For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
Irish Times
a day ago
- Irish Times
Gardaí to interview dozens in Iceland over potential murder of Jón Jónsson in Dublin
Garda detectives are to travel to Iceland next week to interview dozens of people about the disappearance and potential murder of Jón Jónsson , who disappeared in Dublin five years ago. Mr Jónsson went missing after visiting from Iceland with his partner to play in a poker tournament. His family believes he may have been murdered by a paid hitman in a case of mistaken identity. One line of investigation is the hitman intended to target a different Icelandic man visiting Ireland at the time. Gardaí have recently stepped up their investigation into Mr Jónsson's disappearance. Several fresh searches have been conducted in Dublin in recent months and there has been extensive co-operation with Icelandic police. READ MORE This weekend, a Garda team will travel to the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik where they have arranged to interview at least 35 people connected to Mr Jónsson or who may have knowledge of the events surrounding his disappearance. The visit is being facilitated and organised by Icelandic police. It is separate to ongoing co-operation between the two police forces regarding the murder of two French citizens in Reykjavik last week who had been living in Ireland. A missing person poster in Dublin of Jon Jónsson who vanished in Dublin in 2019 after coming to play poker. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons/ The Irish Times Gardaí involved in the Jónsson case believe there are people who may have knowledge of the man's disappearance who are not comfortable speaking to Icelandic police. They hope they will be more willing to speak to Irish officers. The visit is expected to coincide with a renewed public appeal for information in Iceland including a press conference. On Thursday, Icelandic police said the courts have approved the Garda visit and Icelandic officers will be available to assist their Irish counterparts. The interviews will be carried out by gardaí but under close supervision by Icelandic authorities. Gardaí will not have any powers to arrest or charge people. In April, investigating gardaí carried out four new searches in Dublin with the help of cadaver dogs. [ 'I'm almost certain something happened': Family fear missing Jón Jónsson was killed by hitman in case of mistaken identity Opens in new window ] The searches were carried out at several locations after people provided information to gardaí following the airing of an RTÉ documentary podcast series on Mr Jónsson's disappearance. Gardaí also travelled to the headquarters of Europol in The Hague in the Netherlands where they met Icelandic police and formulated a strategy to step up the investigation. During the meeting, gardaí provided their counterparts with a list of people in Iceland they would like to speak to. Mr Jónsson, a father of four and taxi driver, vanished on February 9th, 2019, after leaving the Bonnington Hotel on the Swords Road in north Dublin. He left the hotel on foot at about 11am and was recorded by a security camera 200m away passing the entrance to a nursing home next to the hotel. Beyond those images gardaí had no information about where he went and no trace of him has ever been uncovered. He had never been to Ireland before, had no friends or family here and had never gone missing before.
