Overview
- The San Antonio Area Foundation launched the Suzanne Clark Simpson Memorial Fund, with her children to decide future charitable allocations.
- Brad Simpson is charged with murder, prohibited‑weapons offenses and evidence tampering in his wife's presumed death.
- Pretrial proceedings are set for January 2026, with a trial scheduled to begin on February 13, 2026 in Bexar County.
- Investigators report recovering a burnt laptop, multiple phones and an electric handheld saw that authorities told family contained Suzanne Simpson’s DNA.
- Business associate James “Val” Cotter faces separate counts for possessing prohibited weapons and tampering with evidence, including allegedly hiding a modified AK‑47.