Suzanne Clark Simpson went missing on Sunday, Oct. 6. Investigators were informed by a neighbor that Suzanne and her husband Brad Simpson were arguing that evening. He also told investigators he saw Brad physically assault Suzanne, grabbing her by the upper torso trying to restrain her. The next day, Suzanne was reported missing by her husband to Olmos Park Police; concerns were raised as a result of their daughter not being picked up from school.
On Oct. 8, Brad asked James V. Cotter, a business partner of his, to help hide a weapon. Text messages revealed the two were planning to meet in Bandera, Texas, but it was later revealed that Cotter retrieved a weapon from the Simpsons’ home before detectives searched it. Brad was arrested on Oct. 9 in Kendall County after a search was conducted on his home. Although he has not been identified as a suspect, there was enough evidence to charge him with a misdemeanor of assault bodily injury and unlawful restraint based on the witness testimony on Oct. 6.
On Oct. 14, a search for Suzanne was prompted at a landfill on the Eastside of Bexar County.
“We feel confident there is a good chance of recovering Suzanne at that location,” said Olmos Park police after evidence led them there.
With multiple large extractors pulling debris for police to sift through, the investigation into the landfill was unsuccessful; no trace of Suzanne was found.
On Oct. 21, Brad’s business partner was arrested and charged with a third-degree felony for tampering with evidence after concealing an AK-47 for him. On the following day, two additional charges were put against Simpson which are linked to the conversations with Cotter about the hiding of the weapon.
Brad is still uncooperative with the investigation, and there is still a continued search for Suzanne.
