THE husband of a woman who has been missing for over a month has been charged with her murder.
Suzanne Clark Simpson was last seen on October 6 with her husband, Brad, who is now being held on $2 million bond in a case that has left a small suburb on edge.
Clad in a black dress and heels, the mom-of-four was last photographed in public leaving a party in Alamo Heights, near San Antonio.
But a disturbance between the couple was reported later that night when a neighbor saw them arguing outside their home in Olmos Park, according to Olmos Park Police Chief Fidel Villegas.
The neighbor told cops he saw Brad “grabbing [Suzanne’s] upper torso area to gain control of her body,” according to an arrest warrant affidavit obtained by local ABC affiliate KSAT-TV.
Brad, 53, was initially arrested on October 9 on charges of assault causing bodily injury-family violence and unlawful restraint, according to the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office.
Those charges were related to Suzanne’s disappearance, Olmos Park Police officials confirmed at the time.
Brad was then hit with multiple felony charges for tampering with evidence and illegal weapons possession after he allegedly had a friend hide an AK-47 weapon for him.
At the time the murder charges were pressed, Suzanne’s remains had not been recovered.
An exhaustive search has spanned several neighborhoods – and a Bexar County landfill – since her disappearance and police believe her remains may be in the Bandera area, about 20 miles from Olmos Park.
Still, cops believe they have enough evidence to charge Brad with Suzanne’s murder.
Details of the arrest warrant will likely remain sealed for 30 days.
‘HEARTBREAKING ORDEAL’
Brad has been questioned by cops multiple times following Suzanne’s disappearance.
But as the search for Suzanne stretched from days into weeks, police and Brad’s own family confirmed he wasn’t cooperating.
His brother, Barton, has shared several social media updates as the investigation continued.
“Until Brad chooses to cooperate, we will continue to cooperate for him, as we have from the very beginning of this heartbreaking ordeal,” Barton wrote in one post.
Suzanne’s daughters have also spoken openly about the suspected abuse their mother endured at the hands of Brad.
Just days before Brad was charged with murder, one daughter, Chandler, shared a damning post on Instagram painting a clearer picture of what Suzanne allegedly went through.
“My mom was a victim of abuse from my father,” Chandler wrote on Instagram.
“My father took my mother’s life in a state of rage and control. In our community, this should not be happening, and I will not stop speaking as the voice of my mother until she is found.”
BRAD’S BUSINESS PARTNER
Questions have also swirled around Brad’s business partner’s possible involvement.
James Valle Cotter was arrested and hit with felony charges of evidence tampering and illegal weapons possession on October 22.
He was initially being held on $500,000 bond.
That amount was reduced to $50,000 on the same day Brad was officially charged with murder.
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