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More than five months after Texas real estate agent Suzanne Simpson disappeared in a wealthy area of San Antonio, attorneys are still sorting through evidence as her husband faces a murder charge and her body remains missing.
Simpson, a 51-year-old mother of four, went missing on October 6, 2024, after reportedly arguing with her husband of 22 years in front of their home in Olmos Park, a neighborhood in the San Antonio area. Authorities believe Brad Simpson “intentionally and knowingly caused the death” of Suzanne “on or about Sunday, October 6,” according to court records.
Brad Simpson is charged with murder, tampering with evidence, aggravated assault, and prohibited weapons possession in connection with his wife’s disappearance and suspected death. He is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday for a status hearing after it was postponed in February.
During a hearing on February 12, both prosecutors and Simpson’s defense attorney stated they needed more time to review the evidence. Prosecutors are still analyzing data and awaiting additional evidence from the Texas Rangers, as reported by the San Antonio Report.
On the night of October 6, the Simpsons and their 5-year-old daughter attended a party at The Argyle club, an exclusive venue in Alamo Heights. Witnesses observed the couple having a “verbal altercation” at the party, as detailed in an arrest affidavit.
Around 8:30 p.m., Suzanne and her daughter left the party and stopped at an H-E-B grocery store in San Antonio, where surveillance footage shows them from 8:40 p.m. to 8:51 p.m. They arrived home shortly afterward, according to documents.
Later that evening, Suzanne called a family friend to say she was stopping by. She also called her mother to report that Brad had assaulted her, injuring her arm, back, and neck, court records state. She arrived at the family friend’s house at 9:25 p.m. Around 10 p.m., the friend’s neighbor reported seeing Brad and Suzanne arguing loudly and “physically struggling” in front of the house.
The neighbor observed Suzanne “attempting to get away from Mr. Simpson’s grasp as he tried to pull her downwards.” The neighbor also saw Brad chasing his wife and trying to grab her. Shortly after, the neighbor heard screams coming from a wooded area across from the house.
About an hour later, the same neighbor saw Brad’s truck leave the area and return roughly an hour later.
The next morning, on October 7, surveillance footage from another H-E-B grocery store captured Brad and his truck, which contained a large ice chest. Later that morning, he bought food at a drive-thru in Kendall County, Texas, where camera footage captured three white trash bags, a heavy-duty trash can, an ice chest, and a “large bulky item wrapped and secured in a blue tarp” held down by a firewood rack in the back of his truck, according to the affidavit.
Shortly after the drive-thru stop, Brad was seen purchasing two bags of cement, a construction bucket, a box of heavy-duty trash bags, Clorox disinfectant spray, and insect repellent with cash at a nearby Home Depot. Police obtained this information through cellphone data, surveillance footage, and a Home Depot receipt.
Before the purchase, Brad asked an unknown man in the parking lot for directions to the nearest dump in Boerne. His cellphone was turned off at the time.
Later that morning, surveillance footage from a gas station captured Brad’s truck, which no longer had the white trash bags, though the blue tarp, firewood rack, and trash can were still present.
After picking up his daughter from school that afternoon, Brad was spotted at a car wash in San Antonio, where he was seen “washing and cleaning the driver’s side and the rear-left passenger side” of his truck.
Suzanne’s friend reported her missing on the evening of October 7. When police contacted Brad about his wife’s disappearance, he allegedly told them he had not seen her since around 11 p.m. on October 6.
On October 8, Brad exchanged text messages with his longtime friend and business partner, James “Val” Cotter, who is also charged in the case.
“If you’re in Bandera, can you haul ass to meet me at your house?” Brad allegedly texted Cotter. “I don’t have much time.”
Cotter replied, “Get over here!! I won’t tell anyone” and “You’re my brother.”
Cotter was charged with tampering with evidence with the intent to impair an investigation and possession of prohibited weapons in connection with Suzanne’s disappearance. He posted bond in November 2024.
Brad was arrested on October 9, 2024, and Cotter was arrested on October 21, 2024.
On October 9, Texas Rangers executed a search warrant on Brad’s property in Bandera County, where they found a ground-level burn site with a burnt laptop and multiple cellular devices. They also searched his truck and identified stains that tested “presumptively positive for blood,” which were later confirmed to be Brad’s blood.
In December, Bexar County Criminal District Attorney Joe Gonzales announced in a press release that Brad had concealed a reciprocating saw two days after Suzanne’s disappearance. Authorities informed family members that Suzanne’s DNA had been identified on the saw.
Brad remains in Bexar County’s jail with bonds totaling $3 million and a federal hold by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for the weapons charge. His attorney could not be reached for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Mollie Markowitz contributed to this report.
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