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TX SUZANNE CLARK SIMPSON: Missing from Olmos Park, TX - 6 Oct 2024 - Age 51 *ARREST*

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Police searching for missing 51-year-old woman last seen Sunday night​

Police are looking for a woman who has been missing since Sunday night.

Suzanne Clark Simpson, 51, was last seen in the 500 block of East Olmos in Olmos Park at around 11 p.m.

Husband of missing Olmos Park woman arrested on family violence charges in Kendall County​

The husband of a woman at the center of a missing persons case out of Olmos Park has been arrested on family violence charges, according to the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office.

Brad Simpson, 53, was booked early Wednesday morning on charges of assault causing bodily injury-family violence and unlawful restraint. His bond amount is still pending.

He was arrested off Interstate 10 East on a frontage Road in Kendall County, Olmos Park police said.

The Olmos Park Police Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety are searching for Simpson’s wife, Suzanne Clark Simpson, who has been missing since Sunday.

During a news conference on Wednesday, Olmos Park Police Chief Fidel Villegas said Brad Simpson is not currently a suspect in his wife’s disappearance at this time.

Suzanne Clark Simpson was last seen around 11 p.m. Sunday in the 500 block of East Olmos Drive, near Shook Avenue. Police said she was wearing a black dress that she went out in that night.

Sergeant Deon Cockrell said the search began in a woods area near Simpson’s home. Roads are closed off as the investigation continues and will be for the next 24 hours, according to police.

Police said there was a disturbance between the Simpsons after they left The Argyle in Alamo Heights between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Sunday.

According to an arrest warrant affidavit, Brad Simpson told officers that at 3 p.m. on Monday, their child’s school called him and advised him that their child had not been picked up from school. Suzanne Clark Simpson typically picks up their child from school, the affidavit states.


Villegas said Brad Simpson was supposed to have an appointment with him about his missing wife, but he was not cooperative and didn’t show up.

Police said they spoke with a neighbor who reported he saw the couple in a physical altercation on Sunday night. He added that he heard screams from a wooded area east of his residence.

Villegas said, to his knowledge, there is no history of domestic violence between the couple, but police are still investigating. However, he said many witnesses reported to police that there had been tension between the family.

Villegas said officers searched that wooded area and found two articles that they’re looking into, but he did not give any details about what those items were. He said he does not want people to try to search for Suzanne Simpson without police supervision.

“We’re very concerned,” Villegas said.

Suzanne Simpson’s cell phone is also missing, according to the chief. He said they’re working on obtaining search warrants to investigate the family’s home and trying to locate the cellphone.

Villegas also said they were looking into other properties that the family owns as well.

Olmos Park police are asking the public for tips in connection with Brad Simpon’s vehicle, a 2019 dark-colored GMC Sierra pickup truck. They are looking for any people who may have seen the truck Sunday night after the family violence incident.


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Missing Mom Suzanne Simpson Murder Case: Defendant seeks to suppress evidence
James Cotter, the longtime business partner of Brad Simpson, filed several motions in court Monday amid the ongoing investigation into the murder of Suzanne Simpson. Brad Simpson is accused of murdering his wife, and Cotter is alleged to have assisted him in hiding an unregistered fully automatic firearm during the investigation into Suzanne's disappearance.
Among the filings, Cotter's motion to suppress seeks to exclude any evidence obtained by law enforcement, claiming authorities took him into custody without lawful authority. This motion aims to suppress any statements made to law enforcement and communications obtained during the investigation. An arrest affidavit for Cotter indicates he permitted authorities to review his phone, revealing communications with Brad Simpson about concealing a gun in a pump house. Simpson allegedly apologized for the urgency of the request, telling Cotter, "You're all I got now... social media is destroying me."

Another significant filing is the motion in limine, requesting that prosecutors and investigators refrain from mentioning Cotter's prior convictions or alleged legal violations. Jason Goss, a former prosecutor and now a criminal defense attorney, explained the motion will likely seek to distance Cotter from what Simpson is alleged to have done.

"The motion in limine is important because even though it doesn't say much there, what it's saying is, 'Judge, before trial, we want to have a hearing,'" Goss explained. "I think what they're going to end up specifying is they're really going to try to limit out anything that Mr. Simpson is alleged to have done, because that would obviously really, really, really prejudice Mr. Cotter, right? So you have one defendant that doesn't want anything in his trial having anything to do with somebody alleged to have killed their wife."

The challenge remains in separating Cotter from the investigation into Suzanne Simpson's disappearance, given their intertwined nature.

"If I'm the prosecutor in this case, I'm like, 'Absolutely, you have to give context to why (Cotter's) hiding this firearm here. You have to talk about everything that's going on,'" Goss said. "But of course, the defense is going to say, 'Well, nobody's alleged or proven or shown that this firearm actually did anything over there, or was a part of that case over there, and you could theoretically try it in a silo, and just say, 'This guy has possession of an illegal firearm.'"

Goss said the judge will have to determine whether the prejudicial danger of bringing up any of the facts in Simpson's case in relation to Cotter's case outweighs any relevance and probative value that information could have in Cotter's case.

"What that really means is, if the jury would convict (Cotter), this defendant in this case based upon the alleged actions of another defendant in another case (Simpson), that's not a fair trial," he said. "So basically, the judge will have to make that balance."

Cotter also filed a formal request for evidence, though Goss noted it is unlikely the judge will rule on this motion. However, detailed arguments on the other two requests are expected to be heard as the case develops.
 

Brad Simpson’s motion to quash hearing set for 30 days in connection with wife Suzanne’s murder case​

Brad Simpson, the Olmos Park man charged with murdering his wife last year, made another court appearance on Wednesday morning.

The discovery hearing, originally scheduled for March 12, was held in Judge Joel Perez’s 437th District Court.

Perez had initially set the 30-day window as evidence from the Texas Rangers was still being collected.

On Wednesday, the situation remained unchanged, with state attorneys continuing to gather evidence from the Texas Rangers, who were still conducting their investigation.

Simpson’s attorney said they had enough evidence to proceed with a motion to quash the indictment.

That hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. on April 22, 2025.
 

It has been six months since Suzanne Simpson was last seen alive. This is where her case stands.​

It has been six months since Suzanne Simpson, the Olmos Park mother of four, vanished. Since then, investigators have charged her husband, Brad Simpson with murder.

It was a case that put a relatively quiet community of Olmos Park into the spotlight.

However, six months later, Suzanne’s remains have not been located. Right now, investigators, prosecutors, attorneys and the family are tight lipped because of a gag order.

However, we do know Brad’s defense team is working to get his indictment thrown out. A motion hearing will be held at the end of the month.

The indictment itself alleges Brad killed his wife and tried to hide a motorized saw that has her DNA on it.


Brad’s next hearing in April 22 at 9 a.m. for the motion to quash the indictment. A trial date has not been set.
 

Brad Simpson seeks dismissal of part of murder indictment after wife's disappearance​

Brad Simpson, the Olmos Park man accused of murdering his wife Suzanne, appeared in court today seeking to have part of his murder indictment dismissed.

Simpson and his attorney argued before Judge Joel Perez that the indictment was too vague, particularly regarding the "clearly dangerous act" prosecutors allege led to Suzanne's death.


Judge Perez stated he would delay his decision on whether to dismiss a specific paragraph of the indictment, but confirmed that the remainder of the indictment would stand.

Both parties are scheduled to return to court on April 29.
 

Motion to quash Brad Simpson’s murder indictment rejected by judge​

A man accused of killing his missing wife will not have his murder indictment quashed after a judge denied a motion to do.

KENS 5 reports 437th Criminal District Court Judge Joel Perez made the decision at a hearing Tuesday morning.

In other words, the foundation of the case now says the state does not have to prove how Brad Simpson killed his wife, Suzanne Simpson. It simply has to prove that his intent was to kill her, and that he did so.

The defense maintains Brad should not be charged with murder, given that no body has been found. It immediately challenged Brad’s indictment for murder while claiming the evidence proving his guilt is too vague.
 
Judge sets evidence deadline for Texas Rangers, Olmos Park PD in Brad Simpson murder trial
New developments in the Suzanne Simpson murder investigation as her husband, Brad Simpson, was back in court on Monday for a status hearing.

Judge Joel Perez of the 437th District Court ordered the Texas Rangers and Olmos Park Police to finally hand over all certified evidence by Aug. 1 to meet the discovery demands of the defense.

Also, Judge Perez granted a motion that the prosecution produce any evidence presented to the Bexar County Grand Jury and give to the court for in-camera review.

“What I am going to do for the state, any evidence that was presented, you produce it to the courts, and if there's nothing, then there's nothing,” said Judge Joel Perez.

“Produce whatever, what's shown or transcribed to the grand jury, and just produce it to the courts, I'll review it, and then we’ll set a hearing,” he added.

The prosecution told Judge Perez that the investigation is still ongoing, with searches conducted last week and some more next week. They said they were expecting a thumb drive on Thursday with more evidence from the Texas Rangers. No word on where the searches were conducted.

“I am expecting another thumb drive of evidence on Thursday from the Texas Rangers, there working on completing their course. They have asked for August 1st a deadline to complete the portion of the evidence,” said Prosecutor Casey Sandoval.


Suzanne Simpson murder case amid Brad Simpson's latest court hearing​

It’ll be nearly a year since anyone saw a missing Olmos Park mother of four by the time law enforcement agents are ordered to hand over all their evidence to prosecutors in the murder case being built against the woman’s husband, Brad Simpson. By judge decree, prosecutors will finally get closer to shelling out the mounds of evidence they’ve collected against Simpson after August 1.

It’s been a long time coming. Since around February – roughly four months after Simpson was first arrested – Gilmore has been pleading with prosecutors to turn over what they’ve collected in their case against the husband and father. Prosecutors have repeatedly pinned the delay the ongoing search for Suzanne Simpson’s body and overwhelming terabytes of data they’ve collected.
 
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Bexar County seeks deadline extension in Simpson case due to Kerrville flood efforts
The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office has filed a motion to extend the discovery deadline in the case against Brad Simpson, citing continued law enforcement involvement in flood recovery efforts in Kerrville.

In a filing dated July 24, prosecutors requested that the court push the current August 1 deadline to September 1, 2025, to allow law enforcement agencies, particularly the Texas Rangers, additional time to complete and finalize case reports.

According to the motion, the Texas Rangers have been actively assisting with search and rescue operations in Kerrville since July 4, when widespread flooding devastated parts of the Hill Country region. The deployment of law enforcement personnel to the area has impacted their ability to complete discovery tasks related to the Simpson case.
 

Texas Rangers granted deadline extension to submit evidence in Brad Simpson case due to July 4 flood​

In documents obtained by KSAT on Tuesday, Perez granted the new deadline extension of Sept. 1 for both law enforcement agencies.

According to Bexar County court records, Simpson’s next court appearance has been set for Sept. 8.
 
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BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – Prosecutors in the case against Brad Simpson, who is accused of murdering his wife last year, are facing a crucial court deadline Monday to submit evidence gathered by the Texas Rangers.

Simpson is charged in connection with the death of Suzanne Simpson, who was last seen on Oct. 6, 2024, at a party at The Argyle in Alamo Heights.

Simpson reported Suzanne missing the following evening. Despite extensive searches, her remains have not been found.

Bexar County court records show that Simpson was charged with murder on Nov. 7, 2024. He was indicted one month later.

Judge Joel Perez initially ordered prosecutors to hand over all case evidence to the defense by Aug. 9. The deadline was extended after the July 4 floodingimpacted the investigation.

Prosecutors must now submit the final materials, specifically from the Texas Rangers who led the investigation.

The defense has repeatedly raised concerns over delays in receiving evidence during status hearings throughout the past year.
 

Brad Simpson appeared in court for another hearing in disappearance and murder charge for his wife Suzanne​

Judge grants an extension for the discovery hearing due to give law enforcement the time it needs to gather details in this case.​

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SAN ANTONIO — Brad Simpson was back in court Monday for another hearing in the disappearance and murder charge of his wife Suzanne.
The Olmos Park mother disappeared one year ago in October, reportedly after a fight with Brad.
Simpson's discovery hearing was a long time in the making because the state says it’s getting thousands of pages of evidence from the Texas Rangers.
Two hearings have been held on Simpson’s case this summer, the last with a discovery deadline of August 1.
On Monday, the judge extended the discovery deadline to September 22 due to the flooding in the Texas Hill Country. Both the Department of Public Safety and the Texas Rangers had to deploy to the flooded area to assist in rescue and recovery.
That extension granted by the judge gives law enforcement more time to go over the details in this case.
Simpson is accused of murdering his wife, Suzanne, who was last seen on October 6, 2024.
Simpson’s arrest affidavit details how a neighbor saw Suzanne trying to get away from Brad and heard screams from a wooded area near their home. A search went on in that area and expanded to a landfill east of Bexar County and a ranch in Bandera County. Her body has never been found.
The state says one big piece of evidence is a hidden motorized saw with Suzanne’s' DNA on it.
Another issue Simpson is facing is the ATF found Brad illegally owns a short-barreled rifle in his collection of weapons.
On Monday, the state gave discovery. The defense said that the format of evidence has been difficult for them to access.
The defense also filed Monday to modify the "no contact" order for Simpson's son. Simpson could only write messages through Child Protective Services (CPS) for them to review, then to pass on to his son.
The state wants to limit conversations regarding the case and the upcoming trial. All phone and video conversations will be recorded, according to the judge. And the conversations will be limited to what they called "parent to child" communications. Any messages to his children will continue to be reviewed by CPS.
 
James Valle Cotter (right) and his attorney, Robert Mize Maurer II, (left) were denied a motion to nix Cotter's GPS tracking. Cotter is facing several felony charges after investigators say he helped Brad Simpson conceal an AK-47 during the investigation into Simpson's missing wife, Suzanne Simpson, who is presumed dead.

As federal investigators continue to compile evidence in the murder case against , accused of killing his wife Suzanne, the judicial process against his alleged conspirator continue. Brad Simpson’s friend and attempted once again to shake his GPS monitoring device but was denied by a Bexar County judge.
Cotter is accused of concealing Simpson’s missing Ak-47 in a hollowed-out section of a wall in Cotter’s home. He’s including illegal possession of a firearm and evidence tampering. While Cotter has been out of jail since November 8 of 2024 – about two weeks after he was arrested on October 23 – he’s faced a series of bond conditions, including submitting to GPS monitoring.

Cotter’s attorney, Robert Mize Maurer II, was successful in getting his client the right to travel throughout the country without needing permission from a probation officer, allowing Cotter to handle his real estate holdings in California and other states. However, this was granted, in part, because the state would continue to track Cotter through GPS monitoring.
When 437th state District Court Judge Joel Perez granted this leeway, he warned Cotter that should he take advantage of his newfound freedom, he’d be back in the court facing the consequences. But Maurer asked the court to forego GPS tracking on Wednesday, September 17, arguing Cotter had not had any bond violations since his release. Furthering his point, the attorney said Cotter had a “very expensive home” in San Antonio, suggesting this as a flight-risk deterrent.

Ultimately, though, prosecutors building the cases against Cotter and his friend and former business partner, Simpson, say they couldn’t agree to ending the GPS monitoring. They say it’s too early to agree to as the FBI and other investigating agencies continue to produce evidence in the case, all of which could have implications for Cotter and his case.

In the end, Judge Perez said the GPS tracker would not be coming off as of yet. But evidence is supposed to be handed over to prosecutors by Monday, September 22, and the judge said the decision on Wednesday didn’t mean he wouldn’t reconsider the request again in the future.

According to an arrest warrant served to Brad Simpson in jail on October 22, 2024, Simpson reportedly reached out to his longtime business partner on October 8 asking for help hiding a weapon. Cotter, son of late San Antonio real estate tycoon James F. Cotter, had faced legal troubles alongside Brad in their span of business ventures together.
An anonymous witness who investigators say has supplied corroborating information in the past informed investigators that Cotter had actually taken an AK-47 from the Simpson family home, where Brad Simpson had a walk-in vault stocked with weapons.

According to the warrant, Cotter retrieved the weapon prior to detectives searching the family home. Investigators then took the anonymous witness to Cotter’s home, the warrant says, and the witness directed detectives to a hollowed-out area in a wall behind Cotter’s bedroom television. Inside, they found the AK-47 in question.

Suzanne Simpson was last seen on October 6, 2024. After roughly two months of searching for her body, a grand jury gave prosecutors the all clear to pursue a murder charge against her husband. No public record or comment suggests the missing mother of four’s body has been found as of September 17, nearly a year after she went missing
 

Suzanne and Brad Simpson’s $1.2 million house is up for sale one year after her disappearance​

It’s been almost a year since Suzanne Simpson went missing and authorities charged her husband Brad Simpson with her murder. Now, the couple’s $1.2 million Olmos Park home is being put up for sale, MySA reports.

Now, a judge has granted the executor of her will permission to sell the couple’s opulent residence, 520 E. Olmos Drive, in a private sale.

The house was jointly owned by Brad and Suzanne Simpson, MySA reports. However, Brad Simpson signed over his half of the ownership to the executor of Suzanne’s will, Richard M. Kleberg IV, and the trusts for their children. The couple still owed $680,000 on the house they bought in 2014, the online news outlet reports.

Kleberg stated in court that the property’s sale was needed to cover the mortgage and other expenses accrued in handling Suzanne’s estate.
 

Murder suspect Brad Simpson’s trial date tentatively set for February 2026​

The trial date for Brad Simpson — who’s accused of murder in connection with the disappearance of his wife — was tentatively set during a court hearing on Monday.

The trial is tentatively scheduled to start on Feb. 13, 2026, with a pre-trial set for January 2026.

Simpson appeared before Judge Joel Perez on Monday following an extension granted to prosecutors for resubmitting evidence collected by the Texas Rangers.

Prosecutor Casey Sandoval and Simpson’s attorney, Steven Gilmore, told Perez that they believed they were at an acceptable point to proceed with the trial.

“Yes, judge, we are close to complete discovery. I’ve had both agencies, the Rangers and Olmos Park, to do a certification as of this weekend, listing the pending items,” Sandoval told Perez. “There are a few things still pending with the FBI, and there are some voicemails from a tip line from Olmos Park, but they’ve certified that other than those items, they have everything in. So we’re at a good point with discovery.”

Gilmore told Perez that he’s confident that he has everything needed from the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office for the upcoming trial. However, he stated that he’s “less confident about law enforcement.”
 

Suzanne Simpson’s sister charged with harassing of Brad Simpson's family​

The sister of missing Olmos Park mother Suzanne Clark Simpson is facing allegations of harassing members of her brother-in-law’s family.

An arrest affidavit says 55-year-old Teresa Clark sent repeated threatening messages and emails to the family of Brad Simpson, who is accused of killing his wife, Suzanne Simpson.

Clark, 55, is facing several misdemeanor harassment charges. According to the affidavit, the alleged messages and emails began shortly after Brad Simpson, was arrested in connection with her disappearance.

One of Brad Simpson's family members told police the messages often accused the family of killing Suzanne Simpson and included warnings such as, “You don’t know who you’re messing with” and “You will not get away with this,” the affidavit said.

Investigators said Clark would often pick a family member at random, calling them multiple times in one night, usually after midnight, and leaving “very repetitive” messages that lasted seconds to minutes. Even after being told by family and law enforcement to stop, the affidavit said she continued. The legal documents also say she ran a “vigorous social media campaign” targeting the family.
 
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James Cotter, accused in Suzanne Simpson case, no longer required to wear GPS tracker​

A judge granted a request today to remove the GPS monitoring device from a man accused of aiding his business partner, murder suspect Brad Simpson, in a murder cover-up.

James Cotter appeared at a pretrial hearing in connection with allegations that he helped Brad Simpson cover up evidence following the disappearance of Simpson’s wife, Suzanne, more than a year ago.

During the hearing, the court approved Cotter’s request to have his GPS monitor removed, a move his attorney said was necessary for personal and professional reasons.
 

Prosecutors diving into Suzanne Simpson family finances ahead of murder trial​

The Olmos Park husband accused of killing his wife, a luxury real estate dealer and mother of four, is nearing his day in court when a jury of his Bexar County peers will weigh in his guilt or innocence. But as prosecutors look to sway that verdict against him, they’re diving deep into the family’s finances, according to court records obtained by MySA. But they're also looking at the international flight history of Suzanne Simpson's sister.
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Prosecutors want all records related to both Brad and Suzanne Simpson held by Freedom Life Insurance Company of America, including applications for insurance, policy and loan records and any payment records. Investigators also want to take a closer look at both parents’ bank accounts at Wells Fargo, including all deposits and withdrawals, safe deposit box records, wires, investment accounts and credit card records. They even want to see every time someone logged into the accounts online.

Nearly identical subpoenas were filed with Bank of America. Plus, investigators want to see all of Suzanne Simpson’s financial records for cards issued by Bank of America, TD Bank and UBS Bank.


The most unexpected among the wave of subpoenas filed by those hoping to prove Brad Simpson’s guilt: A demand to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for proof that Suzanne Simpson’s sister, Teresa Lynn Clark, flew from Austin to Phuket International Airport on September 28, 2024, and flew from Hong Kong International Airport to LAX on October 8, 2024.

Clark has been quite vocal with media and online about here feelings in the case, even being arrested in October and accused of harassing Brad Simpson’s family. She’s facing three misdemeanor harassment charges.
 
Do they need the proof of the sister's flights to show she wasn't involved in the murder? I notice the return date is two days after her sister's murder. Was she ever a suspect?
 

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