Suzanne Simpson case: Texas court weighs husband's request to have murder charge thrown out

A Texas tribunal volition see a bid from Suzanne Simpson's husband, the fishy successful her disappearance and death, to person his execution complaint thrown retired adjacent month.

Suzanne Simpson, a 51-year-old parent of four, went missing Oct. 6, 2024, aft reportedly warring with her hubby of 22 years, Brad Simpson, successful beforehand of their location successful Olmos Park successful the San Antonio area. Authorities judge Brad "intentionally and knowingly caused the death" of Suzanne "on oregon astir Sunday, Oct. 6," records show. 

Steven Gilmore, Brad Simpson's attorney, said during a Wednesday tribunal proceeding that helium thinks helium has "enough grounds to proceed with the question to quash" the indictment charging Brad with murder, tampering with grounds and prohibited weapons possession, according to KENS5.

"I would conscionable inquire for a proceeding connected that wrong 30 days," helium said.

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Brad Simpson appears successful tribunal for a pre-trial proceeding successful Bexar County, Texas, connected Thursday, December 19, 2024. Simpson is facing charges for allegedly murdering his wife, Suzanne, and hiding her assemblage successful October. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)

Brad is present scheduled to look successful tribunal connected April 22 astatine 9 a.m. Wednesday's proceeding was rescheduled from February, erstwhile some prosecutors and Simpson's defence lawyer said they needed much clip to spell done find successful the case. Attorneys are inactive sifting done pages of discovery.

On Oct. 6, the nighttime of the combat and Suzanne's disappearance, the Simpsons and their five-year-old girl attended a enactment astatine The Argyle, an exclusive, ritzy nine successful Alamo Heights. Bystanders witnessed the mates having a "verbal altercation" portion astatine the party, according to an apprehension affidavit. 

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Suzanne and Brad Simpson reportedly had an statement astatine The Argyle earlier she vanished.

After the party, Suzanne and her girl seemingly went to a market store and arrived astatine their location soon afterward. Later that evening, Suzanne called her household person to archer her she was stopping by and past called her parent to archer her that Brad had assaulted and injured her.

Around 10 p.m., the household friend's neighbour reported seeing Brad and Suzanne arguing loudly and "physically struggling" successful beforehand of his house.

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Missing Texas ma Suzanne Simpson is pictured with her hubby Brad Simpson.  (Facebook/Suzanne Simpson)

The neighbour observed Suzanne "attempting to get distant from Mr. Simpson's grasp arsenic helium tried to propulsion her downwards." The neighbour besides observed Brad chasing aft his woman and trying to drawback her, according to documents. The neighbour aboriginal heard screams coming from the wooded country crossed from his home. 

About 1 hr aft witnessing Suzanne and Brad Simpson warring successful beforehand of his home, the aforesaid neighbour saw Brad's motortruck permission the country and past instrumentality astir an hr later. 

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The Simpsons' location successful San Antonio, Texas, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)

The adjacent day, surveillance footage from assorted locations astir San Antonio allegedly captured Brad driving his motortruck with trash bags, a heavy-duty trash can, an crystal thorax and a "large bulky point wrapped and secured successful a bluish tarp" that was held down by a firewood rack successful the back. When information footage from aboriginal that time captured Brad astatine a state station, the achromatic trash bags were nary longer disposable successful his truck.

He was seemingly seen purchasing 2 bags of cement, a operation bucket, a container of heavy-duty trash bags, Clorox disinfectant spray and insect repellent with currency astatine a adjacent Home Depot. Later that day, aft picking his girl up from school, helium was seen washing his truck.

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A Home Depot successful Boerne, Texas, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. According to an affidavit, Brad Simpson's motortruck was observed present connected Oct. 7, 2024, erstwhile helium purchased items including Quikrete cement, trash bags, Clorox bleach, and insect repellent astir the aforesaid clip his wife, Suzanne Simpson, disappeared nether suspicious circumstances. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)

Suzanne's person reported her missing the evening of Oct. 7. When constabulary contacted Brad astir his wife's disappearance, helium allegedly told them that helium had not seen her since Oct. 6, astir 11 p.m.

On Oct. 8, Brad exchanged substance messages with his longtime person and concern partner, James "Val" Cotter, who is besides charged successful the case.

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Exterior presumption of the gated assemblage wherever the location of James Cotter is located successful San Antonio, Texas, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. Cotter is alleged to person received incriminating substance messages from Brad Simpson connected Oct. 8, 2024, aft Simpson's wife, existent property cause Suzanne Simpson, disappeared. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)

"If you're successful Bandera, tin you haul a-- to conscionable maine astatine your house?" Simpson allegedly texted Cotter. "I don't person overmuch time." 

In a aboriginal substance to Brad, Cotter wrote, "Get implicit here!! I won't archer anyone" and "You're my brother."

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Cotter was charged with tampering with grounds with the intent to impair an probe and possession of prohibited weapons successful Suzanne's disappearance. He posted enslaved successful November 2024.

Brad Simpson allegedly murdered his wife, Suzanne Simpson. (Kendall County Sheriff's Office)

Authorities arrested Brad Simpson connected Oct. 9, 2024, and Cotter connected Oct. 21, 2024. The adjacent day, investigators recovered a ground-level pain tract with a burnt laptop and aggregate cellular devices connected Simpson's spot successful Bandera County. They besides searched his motortruck and identified stains that tested "presumtively affirmative for blood," which were tested and determined to beryllium Brad's blood.

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In December, Bexar County Criminal District Attorney Joe Gonzales announced via property merchandise that Simpson had "concealed" a "reciprocating saw" 2 days aft his wife's disappearance, and authorities informed household members that her DNA had been identified connected the saw.

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Simpson remains successful Bexar County's jailhouse with bonds totaling $3 cardinal and a national clasp by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for the weapons charge. His lawyer could not beryllium reached for comment.

Fox News Digital's Mollie Markowitz contributed to this report.