Southwest
Suzanne Simpson murder: Texas attorneys sift through evidence as husband’s case rocks affluent neighborhood

More than five months after Texas real estate agent Suzanne Simpson vanished in a wealthy area of San Antonio, attorneys are still sorting out evidence as her husband faces a murder case and her body has not been found.
Simpson, a 51-year-old mother of four, went missing Oct. 6, 2024, after reportedly fighting with her husband of 22 years in front of their house in Olmos Park in the San Antonio area. Authorities believe Brad Simpson “intentionally and knowingly caused the death” of Suzanne “on or about Sunday, Oct. 6,” records show.
Brad Simpson is charged with murder, tampering with evidence, aggravated assault and prohibited weapons possession in his wife’s disappearance and suspected death and is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday for a status hearing after it was delayed in February.
Both prosecutors and Simpson’s defense attorney said during a Feb. 12 hearing they would need more time to go through discovery in the case. Prosecutors were still sifting through data and expecting more evidence from the Texas Rangers, according to the San Antonio Report.
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The night of the fight and Suzanne’s disappearance, Oct. 6, the Simpsons and their 5-year-old daughter attended a party at The Argyle club. (Olmos Park Police/ Kendall County Sheriff’s Office)
On Oct. 6, the night of the fight and Suzanne’s disappearance, the Simpsons and their 5-year-old daughter attended a party at The Argyle club, an exclusive, ritzy club in Alamo Heights. Bystanders witnessed the couple having a “verbal altercation” while at the party, according to an arrest affidavit.
Around 8:30 p.m., Suzanne Simpson and her daughter left the party and went to the H-E-B grocery store in San Antonio from 8:40 p.m. to 8:51 p.m., according to surveillance footage obtained by police. They arrived at their house soon after, documents show.
Later that evening, Suzanne phoned a family friend to say she was stopping by. She also called her mother to tell her Brad assaulted her, injuring her arm, back and neck, according to court records. She arrived at the family friend’s house at 9:25 p.m. Around 10 p.m., the family friend’s neighbor reported seeing Brad and Suzanne arguing loudly and “physically struggling” in front of his house.
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The Argyle club in San Antonio is where Suzanne and Brad Simpson attended a party the night Suzanne disappeared. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
The neighbor observed Suzanne “attempting to get away from Mr. Simpson’s grasp as he tried to pull her downwards.” The neighbor also observed Brad chasing after his wife and trying to grab her, according to documents. The neighbor later heard screams coming from the wooded area across from his home.
About one hour after witnessing Suzanne and Brad Simpson fighting in front of his home, the same neighbor saw Brad’s truck leave the area and then return about an hour later.
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Brad Simpson appears in court for a pretrial hearing in Bexar County, Texas. Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
The next morning, on Oct. 7, surveillance footage from a San Antonio H-E-B grocery store captured Brad and his truck, which contained a large ice chest.
Later that morning, he bought food at a drive-thru in Kendall County, Texas, and camera footage captured three white trash bags, a heavy-duty trash can, an ice chest and a “large bulky item wrapped and secured in a blue tarp” that was held down by a firewood rack in the back of Brad’s truck, according to the affidavit.
Shortly after the drive-thru, Brad was allegedly seen purchasing two bags of cement, a construction bucket, a box of heavy-duty trash bags, Clorox disinfectant spray and insect repellent with cash at a nearby Home Depot, police learned through cellphone data, surveillance footage and a Home Depot receipt.

A Home Depot in Boerne, Texas, Nov. 13, 2024. According to an affidavit, Brad Simpson’s truck was observed here Oct. 7, 2024, and he bought Quikrete cement, trash bags, Clorox and insect repellent around the same time his wife, Suzanne Simpson, disappeared under suspicious circumstances. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
Prior to his purchase, Brad asked an unknown male in the parking lot for directions to the nearest dump in Boerne. His cellphone was apparently turned off at the time.
At a gas station that same morning, surveillance footage captured Brad’s truck, which was missing the white trash bags, but the blue tarp, firewood rack and trash can were still present.
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A Valero Stripes gas station in Boerne, Texas, Nov. 13, 2024. Brad Simpson was observed here Oct. 7, 2024, after leaving a local waste center around the time his wife, Suzanne Simpson, disappeared under suspicious circumstances. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
After picking up his daughter from school in the afternoon, Brad was spotted on another surveillance camera “washing and cleaning the drive front (sic) side and the rear-left passenger side” of his truck at a car wash back in San Antonio.
Suzanne’s friend reported her missing the evening of Oct. 7. When police contacted Brad about his wife’s disappearance, he allegedly told them he had not seen her since Oct. 6, around 11 p.m.
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The home of Suzanne and Brad Simpson in San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 12, 2024. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
On Oct. 8, Brad exchanged text messages with his longtime friend and business partner, James “Val” Cotter, who is also charged in the case.
“If you’re in Bandera, can you haul a– to meet me at your house?” Simpson allegedly texted Cotter. “I don’t have much time.”
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Kendall County Solid Waste in Boerne, Texas, Nov. 13, 2024. Brad Simpson’s truck was observed here Oct. 7, 2024, around the time his wife, Suzanne Simpson, disappeared. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
In a later text to Brad, Cotter wrote, “Get over here!! I won’t tell anyone” and “You’re my brother.”
Cotter was charged with tampering with evidence with the intent to impair an investigation and possession of prohibited weapons in Suzanne’s disappearance. He posted bond in November 2024.
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According to Bexar County Court records, James Valle Cotter, 65, was charged with tampering or fabricating physical evidence with intent to impair an investigation. (Bexar County Jail)
Authorities arrested Brad Oct. 9, 2024, and Cotter on Oct. 21, 2024.
On Oct. 9, Texas Rangers executed a search warrant on Brad’s property in Bandera County, where they found a ground-level burn site with a burnt laptop and multiple cellular devices. They also searched his truck and identified stains that tested “presumtively positive for blood,” which were tested and determined to be Brad’s blood.
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Brad Simpson appears in court for a pretrial hearing in Bexar County, Texas Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
In December, Bexar County Criminal District Attorney Joe Gonzales announced via press release that Brad had “concealed” a “reciprocating saw” two days after Suzanne’s disappearance, and authorities informed family members that Suzanne’s DNA had been identified on the saw.
Brad remains in Bexar County’s jail with bonds totaling $3 million and a federal hold by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for the weapons charge. His attorney could not be reached for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Mollie Markowitz contributed to this report.
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Southwest
Female athletes to testify against NCAA, demanding sex screenings to keep trans athletes out of women's sports

A group of women college athletes affected by transgender inclusion will testify in a legal battle between the NCAA and the state of Texas Tuesday.
After the NCAA changed its gender eligibility policy to prevent biological males from competing in women’s sports to comply with President Donald Trump’s Feb. 5 executive order addressing the issue, many pro-women activists spoke out with concerns the new policy doesn’t go far enough to keep trans athletes out.
In late February, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the NCAA for its recent revised policy, demanding the governing body begin mandatory sex screening.
The lawsuit’s first hearing is Tuesday and will include testimony from former San Jose State University volleyball player Brooke Slusser and her mother, Kim Slusser, former North Carolina State University Kylee Alons and former University of Kentucky Swimmer Kaitlynn Wheeler.
Those athletes are already involved in another lawsuit, led by Riley Gaines and the Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS), against the NCAA for its past gender policy that allowed trans athletes to compete as women, citing their own experiences with trans inclusion.
Slusser is the most recent of the group to enter the battle against trans inclusion in women’s sports after joining the Gaines lawsuit in September over her experience with transgender teammate Blaire Fleming. Slusser has alleged SJSU did not reveal Fleming’s birth sex while they shared changing and sleeping areas.
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Alons, a 31-time All-American and two-time NCAA champion, and Wheeler shared a locker room and pool with former University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas at the 2022 NCAA championships.
Now, the three athletes will look to share their experiences in court as they try to bring mandatory gender testing to the NCAA and prevent future women athletes from going through similar experiences.
Paxton’s lawsuit has reflected many of the complaints by critics that the current policy is too lenient and could allow trans athletes to compete in women’s sports with an amended birth certificate.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Dallas June 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
In the U.S., 44 states do allow birth certificates to be altered to change a person’s birth sex. The only states that do not allow this are Florida, Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Montana. There are 14 states that allow sex on a birth certificate to be changed without any medical documentation required, including California, New York, Massachusetts and Michigan.
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“In practice, the NCAA’s lack of sex-screening has allowed (and will continue to allow) biological men to surreptitiously participate in ‘women’s’ sports categories,” the lawsuit states. Additionally, Paxton argues the NCAA allows “ample opportunity for biological men to alter their birth records and participate in women’s sports.”
Paxton filed a lawsuit against the NCAA in December over its previous policy. In that suit, Paxton accused the NCAA of “engaging in false, deceptive, and misleading practices by marketing sporting events as ‘women’s’ competitions only to then provide consumers with mixed sex competitions where biological males compete against biological females.”
“The NCAA is intentionally and knowingly jeopardizing the safety and well-being of women by deceptively changing women’s competitions into co-ed competitions,” Paxton said in a statement. “When people watch a women’s volleyball game, for example, they expect to see women playing against other women, not biological males pretending to be something they are not. Radical ‘gender theory’ has no place in college sports.”
The NCAA provided a statement to Fox News Digital addressing the criticisms and insisting that amended birth certificates will not be accepted.
“The policy is clear that there are no waivers available, and student-athletes assigned male at birth may not compete on a women’s team with amended birth certificates or other forms of ID,” the statement said. “Male practice players have been a staple in college sports for decades, particularly in women’s basketball and the Association will continue to account for that in the policy.”
These specifics are not outlined on the official NCAA policy page, and it makes no specific references to birth certificate, ID amendments or women’s scholarships going to trans athletes.
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Los Angeles, Ca
Magnitude 3.9 earthquake rattles Malibu, metro L.A. area

An earthquake with a magnitude 3.9 rattled Malibu and the surrounding areas Sunday night, the United States Geological Survey.
The quake struck at around 8:17 p.m. a little more than 7 miles west northwest of Malibu at a depth of 14 kilometers or around 8.5 miles and a little less than 8 miles south southwest of Thousand Oaks.
Residents in Calabasas, Thousand Oaks, Agoura, Moorpark and others felt significant movement, according to preliminary reports.
KTLA California Interactive Earthquake Map
So far, there have been no reports of any injuries or damage to property.
This story is a developing story. Hit refresh for additional details.
Thousands of earthquakes are recorded in California annually, but the vast majority are incredibly minor. Several hundred reach a magnitude of 3.0, and only about 15 to 20 reach a magnitude of 4.0 or greater, according to the USGS.
In North America, only Alaska records more quakes per year than California.
What to do in an earthquake
During an earthquake, knowing the proper steps to protect yourself and minimize injury is crucial. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) provides detailed guidelines on what to do during such events. Here are the key points:
Drop, Cover, and Hold On:
Drop: Immediately drop down onto your hands and knees. This position prevents you from being knocked over and allows you to stay low and crawl to safety if necessary.
Cover: Use one arm to protect your head and neck, and if possible, take shelter under a sturdy table or desk. If no shelter is available, get down next to an interior wall away from windows. Stay on your knees and bend over to protect vital organs.
Hold On: Hold on to your shelter until the shaking stops. Be prepared to move with your shelter if it shifts.
Southwest
Tornado threat moves south after central states hit by massive storm

The threat of tornadoes moved east into the Mississippi Valley and the south on Saturday, just a day after a massive storm’s winds damaged buildings, started dust storms that caused fatal crashes and fanned more than 100 wildfires in several central states.
Multiple tornadoes were reported in Missouri on Friday. Winds of up to 80 mph were forecast from the Canadian border to Texas, threatening blizzard conditions in colder northern areas and wildfires in warmer and drier areas to the south.
Three people were killed Friday in car crashes during a dust storm in Amarillo County, Texas, according to state Department of Public Safety Sgt. Cindy Barkley. One car pileup involved an estimated 38 cars.
“It’s the worst I’ve ever seen,” Barkley said. “We couldn’t tell that they were all together until the dust kind of settled.”
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Crews work to remove a large pine tree from Glencannon Drive after severe weather hit in Pico Rivera, California, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP)
Officials ordered evacuations in parts of Oklahoma amid more than 130 fires reported across the state. Officials said winds were so strong that several tractor-trailers were toppled.
The severe storm threat was forecast to continue into the weekend with a high chance of tornadoes and damaging winds Saturday in Mississippi and Alabama. Heavy rain could lead to flash flooding in some parts of the East Coast on Sunday.
The National Weather Service said at least five tornadoes were reported in Missouri on Friday, including one in the Saint Louis area. Officials in St. Louis County declared a state of emergency.
Several buildings were damaged in the storm, including a strip mall in Rolla, Missouri, as a tornado was reported in the area Friday afternoon.
The Storm Prediction Center said fast-moving storms could result in twisters and hail as large as baseballs, although the greatest threat would be straight-line winds near or exceeding hurricane force, with possible gusts of 100 mph.
Tornadoes were expected Saturday in parts of the central Gulf Coast and Deep South into the Tennessee Valley, the National Weather Service said.
The Storm Prediction Center said parts of Mississippi, including Jackson and Hattiesburg, and parts of Alabama, including Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, would be at a high risk. Severe storms and tornadoes were also possible across eastern Louisiana, western Georgia, central Tennessee and the western Florida Panhandle.

Mark Nelson, of Wisconsin, waits with his tractor-trailer after it overturned during high winds and a possible tornado on Interstate 44 westbound at Villa Ridge, Missouri, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP)
Wildfires in the Southern Plains threatened to spread rapidly in the face of warm, dry weather and strong winds.
Evacuations were ordered Friday for some areas in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and New Mexico.
A fire in Roberts County, Texas, quickly grew from less than a square mile to an estimated 32.8 square miles, the Texas A&M University Forest Service said on X. Crews managed to stop the blaze from advancing by Friday evening.
About 60 miles to the south, another fire grew to about 3.9 square miles before crews stopped its advance in the afternoon.
The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management activated its emergency operations center in response to several fast-moving fires that led to evacuations in the western town of Leedey.
The National Weather Service said extremely dangerous fires were seen northeast of Oklahoma City, near Stillwater. Officials issued mandatory evacuation orders that included homes, hotels and a Walmart.
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A wildfire burns at night on Friday, March 14, 2025, south of Langston, Oklahoma. (AP)
Officials urged people in some areas of Camden County in central Missouri to evacuate because of wildfires. The State Highway Patrol warned that the fires were nearing homes and businesses.
Roughly 120 miles of Interstate 70 in western Kansas were temporarily shut down over blowing dust and limited visibility.
High winds also knocked out power to more than 216,000 homes and businesses in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri.
The National Weather Service issued blizzard warnings for parts of western Minnesota and eastern South Dakota starting early Saturday. Snow accumulations of three to six inches were expected, and up to a foot is possible.
Winds gusting to 60 mph were predicted to cause whiteout conditions.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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