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Drugs and Suspicion: What the Autopsy Revealed
In 2024, a long-awaited autopsy ruled Suzanne’s death a homicide by unspecified means. Notably, toxicology reports revealed a potent combination of drugs used in wildlife sedation — butorphanol, azaperone, and medetomidine — present in her bones.
One of these drugs, butorphanol, showed signs of metabolization, indicating Suzanne had ingested the sedatives while alive.
Investigators also discovered that Barry Morphew had access to the sedative cocktail — referred to as “BAM” — from his time as a deer farmer in Indiana. No other private individuals in the region had access to BAM at the time of Suzanne’s disappearance.
“Ultimately, the prescription records show that when Suzanne Morphew disappeared, only one private citizen living in that entire area of the state had access to BAM: Barry Morphew,” the grand jury indictment concluded.
Defense Fights Back
Barry Morphew’s attorney, David Beller, criticized the renewed prosecution:
