Autopsy: Suzanne Morphew died by homicide in Colorado [Video]

DENVER (KDVR) — After Suzanne Morphew went missing in 2020 and her remains were found in September 2023, an autopsy found Morphew died by “undetermined means in the setting of butorphanol, azaperone, and medetomidine intoxication.”

According to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Morphew’s death has been ruled a homicide.

According to the Mayo Clinic, butorphanol can be used as a nasal or an injection and is used to relieve pain severe enough to require opioid treatment. Azaperone is a tranquilizer often used in veterinary care. Medetomidine is used in anesthesia.

“These drugs are marketed as a compounded injectable chemical immobilizer for wildlife providing pharmacologically reversible analgesia, sedation and immobilization,” reads the autopsy report.

The full autopsy report obtained by FOX31 said that Morphew’s skeletal remains and part of her clothing were submitted for examination. The coroner found no indication of trauma to her body at the time of death.

However, it is important to note that …