Evidence Leads Police to Landfill in Search for Missing Mother of 4, Suzanne Simpson

Olmos Park police gave additional details on their efforts to find missing mother Suzanne Clark Simpson, focusing their search on a landfill in southeast Bexar County.

According to KSAT, Police Chief Fidel Villegas said officers were led to the landfill based on evidence, witness accounts, and ongoing investigations. Investigators have asked not to reveal the landfill’s exact location.

Olmos Park officials stated that Simpson’s husband has been arrested, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Police have now confirmed that he was arrested on a domestic violence charge related to her disappearance.

Searches are currently underway at the San Antonio River East at Olmos Drive and East Contour Drive. San Antonio Police and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) are currently assisting local police with the search efforts.

A neighbor told investigators they heard arguing outside their bedroom window between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. When they looked outside, they saw the couple fighting. Suzanne Clark Simpson tried to get away from her husband, who was pulling her down.

The neighbor said they saw the couple walking westbound and went outside after hearing two screams nearby. An hour later, the neighbor saw Brad Simpson leave in his GMC pickup and return one to two hours later.

The affidavit stated that the child’s school contacted Brad Simpson when no one picked up the child. Simpson told police his wife usually handled that. School staff told police Tuesday that the child said her parents had been fighting, her father took her mother’s phone, and her mother had a bruise on her elbow.

The report also stated that police found Brad Simpson uncooperative, and he didn’t show up for a second interview.

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) told KSAT that the landfill is one of four locations searched in relation to the disappearance of Suzanne Clark Simpson, a mother of four from Olmos Park and a Realtor, last seen on Sunday, October 6. Her husband, Brad Simpson, was arrested on unrelated charges last week.

According to sources familiar with the case, the landfill search is linked to a sealed search warrant requested by the Texas DPS and signed on Saturday.

Sealed warrants, typically used in federal cases, are uncommon in county investigations. They can remain sealed for up to 31 days and are only granted when an attorney proves that publicizing case details could undermine the investigation.