{
  "id": 6340112,
  "title": "Judge increases bond to $10M for Colorado man charged with killing his wife",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/judge-increases-bond-to-10m-for-colorado-man-charged-with-killing-his",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-08T22:21:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/2026/09/08/judge-increases-bond-to-10m-for-colorado-man-charged-with-killing-his-wife"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "FORT COLLINS, Colorado (AP) — A judge recently increased the bond for a Colorado man accused of killing his wife to $10 million, citing concerns over his possible flight from the U.S. Barry Morphew, who had been free on a $3 million bond until the Aug. 26 crash in Denver, was arrested and sent to jail in Boulder County following the incident. Judge Amanda Hopkins, who amended his bond to an unfathomable $3 million cash-only bail, stated that Morphew had not honored the terms of his release, which included not travelling away from home except for specific reasons and having his location monitored by GPS. On Tuesday, Judge Hopkins raised Morphew's bond to $10 million cash only after prosecutor Fred Johnson argued that Morphew could easily have traveled to a city near the border and fled the country. Morphew's attorney, Jane Fisher-Byrialsen, noted that her client had not fled during the six years of his prosecution but acknowledged Morphew had not presented evidence for a legitimate reason to go to the airport. Morphew has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder in his wife's death, which occurred in 2020, with her skeletal remains found off a dirt road in southern Colorado in 2023. Investigators found no signs of trauma in her remains but discovered traces of a wildlife tranquilizer drug cocktail in her bone marrow, with Morphew being the only authorized user of these chemicals in the area.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Judge Amanda Hopkins raised Barry Morphew's bond to $10 million cash-only.",
    "Prosecutor Fred Johnson argued Morphew could flee to a border city.",
    "Morphew's attorney noted he hadn't fled during six years of prosecution."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Judge increases bond to $10M for Colorado man charged with killing his wife",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/judge-increases-bond-to-10m-for-colorado-man-charged-with-killing-his-6354117",
        "published": "2026-09-08T23:53:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}