Suzanne Simpson murder: Texas attorneys sift through evidence as husband’s case rocks affluent neighborhood

More than 5 months aft Texas existent property cause Suzanne Simpson vanished successful a affluent country of San Antonio, attorneys are inactive sorting retired grounds arsenic her hubby faces a execution lawsuit and her assemblage has not been found.

Simpson, a 51-year-old parent of four, went missing Oct. 6, 2024, aft reportedly warring with her hubby of 22 years successful beforehand of their location successful Olmos Park successful the San Antonio area. Authorities judge Brad Simpson "intentionally and knowingly caused the death" of Suzanne "on oregon astir Sunday, Oct. 6," records show. 

Brad Simpson is charged with murder, tampering with evidence, aggravated battle and prohibited weapons possession successful his wife's disappearance and suspected decease and is scheduled to look successful tribunal Wednesday for a presumption proceeding aft it was delayed successful February.

Both prosecutors and Simpson's defence lawyer said during a Feb. 12 proceeding they would request much clip to spell done find successful the case. Prosecutors were inactive sifting done information and expecting much grounds from the Texas Rangers, according to the San Antonio Report.

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The nighttime of the combat and Suzanne's disappearance, Oct. 6, the Simpsons and their 5-year-old girl attended a enactment astatine The Argyle club. (Olmos Park Police/ Kendall County Sheriff's Office)

On Oct. 6, the nighttime of the combat and Suzanne's disappearance, the Simpsons and their 5-year-old girl attended a enactment astatine The Argyle club, an exclusive, ritzy nine successful Alamo Heights. Bystanders witnessed the mates having a "verbal altercation" portion astatine the party, according to an apprehension affidavit. 

Around 8:30 p.m., Suzanne Simpson and her girl near the enactment and went to the H-E-B market store successful San Antonio from 8:40 p.m. to 8:51 p.m., according to surveillance footage obtained by police. They arrived astatine their location soon after, documents show.

Later that evening, Suzanne phoned a household person to accidental she was stopping by. She besides called her parent to archer her Brad assaulted her, injuring her arm, backmost and neck, according to tribunal records. She arrived astatine the household friend's location astatine 9:25 p.m. Around 10 p.m., the household friend's neighbour reported seeing Brad and Suzanne arguing loudly and "physically struggling" successful beforehand of his house.

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The Argyle nine successful San Antonio is wherever Suzanne and Brad Simpson attended a enactment the nighttime Suzanne disappeared. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)

The neighbour observed Suzanne "attempting to get distant from Mr. Simpson's grasp arsenic helium tried to propulsion her downwards." The neighbour besides observed Brad chasing aft his woman and trying to drawback her, according to documents. The neighbour aboriginal heard screams coming from the wooded country crossed from his home. 

About 1 hr aft witnessing Suzanne and Brad Simpson warring successful beforehand of his home, the aforesaid neighbour saw Brad's motortruck permission the country and past instrumentality astir an hr later. 

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Brad Simpson appears successful tribunal for a pretrial proceeding successful Bexar County, Texas. Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)

The adjacent morning, connected Oct. 7, surveillance footage from a San Antonio H-E-B market store captured Brad and his truck, which contained a ample crystal chest.

Later that morning, helium bought nutrient astatine a drive-thru successful Kendall County, Texas, and camera footage captured 3 achromatic trash bags, a heavy-duty trash can, an crystal thorax and a "large bulky point wrapped and secured successful a bluish tarp" that was held down by a firewood rack successful the backmost of Brad's truck, according to the affidavit.

Shortly aft the drive-thru, Brad was allegedly seen purchasing 2 bags of cement, a operation bucket, a container of heavy-duty trash bags, Clorox disinfectant spray and insect repellent with currency astatine a adjacent Home Depot, constabulary learned done cellphone data, surveillance footage and a Home Depot receipt. 

A Home Depot successful Boerne, Texas, Nov. 13, 2024. According to an affidavit, Brad Simpson's motortruck was observed present Oct. 7, 2024, and helium bought Quikrete cement, trash bags, Clorox and insect repellent astir the aforesaid clip his wife, Suzanne Simpson, disappeared nether suspicious circumstances. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)

Prior to his purchase, Brad asked an chartless antheral successful the parking batch for directions to the nearest dump successful Boerne. His cellphone was seemingly turned disconnected astatine the time.

At a state presumption that aforesaid morning, surveillance footage captured Brad's truck, which was missing the achromatic trash bags, but the bluish tarp, firewood rack and trash tin were inactive present.

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A Valero Stripes state presumption successful Boerne, Texas, Nov. 13, 2024. Brad Simpson was observed present Oct. 7, 2024, aft leaving a section discarded halfway astir the clip his wife, Suzanne Simpson, disappeared nether suspicious circumstances. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)

After picking up his girl from schoolhouse successful the afternoon, Brad was spotted connected different surveillance camera "washing and cleaning the thrust beforehand (sic) broadside and the rear-left rider side" of his motortruck astatine a car lavation backmost successful San Antonio.

Suzanne's person reported her missing the evening of Oct. 7. When constabulary contacted Brad astir his wife's disappearance, helium allegedly told them helium had not seen her since Oct. 6, astir 11 p.m.

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The location of Suzanne and Brad Simpson successful San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 12, 2024. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)

On Oct. 8, Brad exchanged substance messages with his longtime person and concern partner, James "Val" Cotter, who is besides charged successful the case.

"If you're successful Bandera, tin you haul a-- to conscionable maine astatine your house?" Simpson allegedly texted Cotter. "I don't person overmuch time." 

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Kendall County Solid Waste successful Boerne, Texas, Nov. 13, 2024. Brad Simpson's motortruck was observed present Oct. 7, 2024, astir the clip his wife, Suzanne Simpson, disappeared. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)

In a aboriginal substance to Brad, Cotter wrote, "Get implicit here!! I won't archer anyone" and "You're my brother."

Cotter was charged with tampering with grounds with the intent to impair an probe and possession of prohibited weapons successful Suzanne's disappearance. He posted enslaved successful November 2024.

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According to Bexar County Court records, James Valle Cotter, 65, was charged with tampering oregon fabricating carnal grounds with intent to impair an investigation. (Bexar County Jail)

Authorities arrested Brad Oct. 9, 2024, and Cotter connected Oct. 21, 2024.

On Oct. 9, Texas Rangers executed a hunt warrant connected Brad's spot successful Bandera County, wherever they recovered a ground-level pain tract with a burnt laptop and aggregate cellular devices. They besides searched his motortruck and identified stains that tested "presumtively affirmative for blood," which were tested and determined to beryllium Brad's blood.

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Brad Simpson appears successful tribunal for a pretrial proceeding successful Bexar County, Texas Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)

In December, Bexar County Criminal District Attorney Joe Gonzales announced via property merchandise that Brad had "concealed" a "reciprocating saw" 2 days aft Suzanne's disappearance, and authorities informed household members that Suzanne’s DNA had been identified connected the saw.

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Brad remains successful Bexar County's jailhouse with bonds totaling $3 cardinal and a national clasp by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for the weapons charge. His lawyer could not beryllium reached for comment.

Fox News Digital's Mollie Markowitz contributed to this report.