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

The brother of a Texas businessman accused of murdering his missing wife urged his brother Friday to cooperate with law enforcement and direct them to the woman's body.

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

“We sincerely hope that Brad will have the compassion and courage to end his family's suffering by cooperating with authorities to help us find his wife,” Barton Simpson said during a brief news conference in San Antonio -Olmos Park suburb.

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

“This helps us come to terms with the reality 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.

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

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

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Brad Simpson has been sentenced to a total of $5 million in bail on charges of murder, false imprisonment, assault, tampering with evidence and possession of a prohibited weapon.

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

Villegas, the Olmos Park police chief, said the search for Suzanne Simpson was ongoing, which included a wooded area around the couple's home, a landfill and an area near where Brad Simpson was arrested off Interstate 10 continued.

The murder charges come just more than a month after Suzanne Simpson, a real estate agent, was last seen alive outside the couple's Olmos Park home, where a neighbor reported seeing the couple arguing, according to police.

“We hope that (the indictment) will allow (Simpson’s family) to move into the next phase of the grieving process,” Villegas said during the news conference. “We want them to know that the search for Suzanne is ongoing.”

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