Affidavit: Husband of missing Olmos Park woman seen with trash bags, ice chest, item wrapped in tarp in truck bed in the hours after his wife’s disappearance

SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) — An arrest warrant affidavit states a man charged with the murder of his wife was seen driving around with a “large, bulky item” wrapped in a tarp the day she was reported missing.

KSAT 12 reports that the affidavit, released Tuesday afternoon, includes details on the activities of Brad Simpson in the hours after his wife, Suzanne Clark Simpson was last seen.

The document states that the couple had been at a party at The Argyle, a club in Alamo Heights, Sunday, October 6. At some point, they got into a “verbal altercation, and Suzanne left with their daughter at round 8:30 p.m.

It goes on to report that Suzanne called a friend to say she was coming over, then called her mother, telling her that Brad Simpson had assaulted her.

Soon after that call was placed, service to Suzanne’s phone was suspended at the request of the subscriber. Police believe her husband was the one who made the request. Brad Simpson reportedly told investigators that his wife lost her phone when she stopped at HEB earlier in the evening.

Her phone’s last known location was at the couple’s Olmos Park home, just before 10:30 p.m.

It was around that time that a neighbor reportedly witnessed a physical altercation between the couple with Suzanne running into a wooded area. The neighbor told police Brad Simpson chased her and that he later heard screaming.

The neighbor’s report states that they heard Brad’s truck start, then returned an hour later.

The next day, Simpson dropped his daughter off at school, where surveillance video shows he was carrying some white trash bags and a large ice chest in the bed of his truck.

He was later seen stopping by a Whataburger in Boerne with a metal rack sitting on top of a blue tarp.

Simpson was later spotted at the Home Depot in Boerne, where he reportedly purchased some cement, a construction bucket, large trash bags, Clorox disinfectant and insect repellent.

Investigators say Simpson was seen in the Home Depot parking lot, asking a man for directions to the nearest dump.
He was directed to Kendall County Solid Waste.

He then put his phone in lock down mode.

Surveillance cameras later picked up his truck in Kendall County before picking up his child from school. The blue tarp and metal rack were no longer in his truck when he arrived at the school. He was later seen at a car wash where he cleaned the inside of his truck.

The first call to report his wife was missing came in when a friend called police at around 10 p.m. October 7.

Brad Simpson contacted police a few minutes later to report that he had not seen his wife all day.

Text messages obtained by investigators show Simpson communicating with his friend, James Cotter. The two arranging to meet at Cotter’s home.

The affidavit states that Simpson was approached by a Bandera County Deputy Tuesday, October 8 as he was standing by an active fire.

A laptop and three cell phones belonging to Simpson were found in the burn pit.

Brad Simpson was arrested for assaulting a family member Wednesday, October 9. Police say he didn’t appear surprised about being arrested and showed no concern about his missing wife.

Simpson was officially charged with his wife’s murder Thursday, November 7. He remains behind bars on $5 million bond.