Suzanne Simpson missing: Brad Simpson charged with murder in connection with his wife’s disappearance in San Antonio, Texas

The brother of a Texas businessman accused of killing his missing wife asked his brother Friday to cooperate with law enforcement and lead them to the woman’s body.

Brad Simpson, 53, was charged Thursday in Bexar County with the murder of Suzanne Simpson, 51, who had not been seen since Oct. 6.

“It is our sincere hope that Brad will find the compassion and courage to end his family’s suffering by cooperating with authorities to help us find his wife,” Barton Simpson said at a brief news conference in the San Antonio suburb of Olmos Park.

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“The situation is heartbreaking for us, but it gives our family some peace of mind knowing that authorities have gathered enough evidence to move forward with charges,” Barton Simpson said.

“This helps us come to terms with the fact that Suzanne is no longer with us,” Barton Simpson said.

Neither Olmos Park Police Chief Fidel Villegas nor Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Deon Cockrell discussed the evidence.

Cockrell said that was “enough information for (the district attorney) to take the case and file charges.”

The arrest warrant for Brad Simpson has been sealed by the judge in the case.

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Brad Simpson was jailed on a total of $5 million bail on charges of murder, unlawful restraint, assault, tampering with evidence and possession of a prohibited weapon.

An attorney for Simpson, who was first arrested Oct. 9 on unlawful restraint and assault charges, did not return a phone call for comment Friday.

Villegas, the Olmos Park police chief, said the search for Suzanne Simpson continues, including the wooded area around the couple’s home, the landfill and an area on Interstate 10 near where Brad Simpson was arrested.

The murder charge comes just over a month after real estate agent Suzanne Simpson was last seen alive outside the couple’s Olmos Park home; where police said a neighbor reported seeing the couple fighting.

“We hope (the charges) will allow (the Simpson family) to enter the next phase of the grieving process,” Villegas said at the news conference. “We want them to know that the search for Suzanne is still ongoing.”

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