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Posted By: Dan R
October 18, 2021
Jeff Lindsey, the lead prosecutor in the Barry Morphew murder case has told KKTV that he is “moving on.”
The murder case is set to go to trial in May 2022. Morphew is accused of killing his wife, Suzanne, who went missing on Mother’s Day 2020. To date, her body has not been found.
Lindsey is a senior deputy district attorney in Chaffee County and will be joining the District Attorney’s Office in Pueblo. His first day at his new job is November 5th.
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District Attorney Linda Stanley says her office is sad and disappointed that Lindsey will no longer be part of the office. Stanley adds she believes the trial will continue as planned.
Danny “Dan R” Ridenour has been in radio and television broadcasting for 42 years, starting as a senior in high school at KAMO in Rogers, Arkansas.
Dan attended Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas from 1978-82 (where he picked up the name Dan R after his fraternity brothers couldn’t pronounce his last name), majoring in Radio/Television. Dan lived in Jonesboro for 10 years working in radio and then was a TV weatherman for ABC affiliate KAIT Channel 8.
Television was a little boring when compared to radio, so Dan returned to hosting radio morning shows in Nashville, Memphis, Oklahoma, and then eventually, Colorado.
Dan enjoys being involved in the community, having been an member of the Upper Arkansas Service Club and is currently on the board of directors for the Salida Community Center and is a member of the Chaffee County Fair Committee.
Dan and his wife Carrie spend their days doing everything the mountains have to offer: hiking, camping, fishing and skiing. They raised 3 children together and have 2 grandchildren.