TX Suzanne Clark Simpson missing in San Antonio, last seen by friends at dinner - 6 October 2024 *Arrest*

[iamshadow21]

True. Only reason might have been panic. He had a plan but it didn’t work out so he dumped her. But… we heard there was wet cement in his truck bed. He must have used it for something…

If he buried her in a shallow grave, then a layer of cement over the body before the dirt would help keep animals from unearthing her.

MOO

 

[Joe Friday]

If he buried her in a shallow grave, then a layer of cement over the body before the dirt would help keep animals from unearthing her.

MOO

One bag of Quickcrete wouldn't cover a body. Might fill the five gallon bucket a little over half full when mixed.

 

[detectivewannab]

I, too, keep leaning towards the lake theory. But, then I’m taken back when I think about the logistics… he wouldn’t want to be seen dumping the body and the openness of a lake would have made him very visible. He also didn’t bring a kayak or anything. He wasn’t noted to be wet and no reports of a clothing change. If he bought the bug spray for himself, and change into cowboy boots right before, then he sounds like he planned to be outside for a long time and in a place where sandals wouldn’t have served him well. But, then, he was only there for 13 mins. Did he park and then carry her body a little bit of the way to an abandoned water well, go back and grab the cement in the bucket, sealed it, and then wrapped it around her feet and toss them both down the well and then run? So many questions?

Someone said the lake is dry.

 

[Megnut]

If he buried her in a shallow grave, then a layer of cement over the body before the dirt would help keep animals from unearthing her.

MOO

One bag of Quickcrete wouldn't cover a body. Might fill the five gallon bucket a little over half full when mixed.

And he had another bag of Quikrete he didn't use. And he purchased water, probably used it up on the first bag. Arguably one bag was sufficient. He didn't have access TO water. The amount he was able to make isn't enough to cover a horizontal grave.

Vertical grave. That he didn't have to dig.

In an area with thick brush and bramble (ergo bug spray) or he knows something Google hasn't coughed up for me about DEET as a mask for cadaverine, confuse scent dogs.

IMO he had a destination in mind. Drove straight to it. Didn't even have to wait for the quickest to set. Pour and go.

People do what they know. What does he know?

She will be found.

JMO

 

[vls12345]

If he dumped Suzanne in something narrow like a well, would dropping a body in, followed by a bucket filled (or maybe half filled) with concrete afterward be enough to keep a body from floating back up to the surface? If so, that might be fairly quick to do since the timeline seems short. Imo.

For the locals -- I guess the land around there is dry, not marshy anywhere? I keep wondering if there are any marshy/boggy areas around where he was seen.

 

[Tbone144]

Here is a link to oil and gas wells plus some water maintained by Texas Railroad Commission. I became familiar with it when buying property in Brown County. A few places had old plugged oil wells on them, which were nothing more than a 2” drilling pipe sticking out of the ground.

https://gis.rrc.texas.gov/GISViewer/

I’m seeing a couple of canceled abandoned ones just outside Medina and 1 active. But if they are 2” drilling pipe, that’s going to take a lot of effort to dispose of a body.

Abandoned hand dug well would be large enough but most of the ones I’ve come across have been filled in for safety reasons. Could you put a body in one and maybe raise the cap a few feet unnoticed, I imagine so but you couldn’t pour concrete over a body and have it dry flat.

With the drought, I’m not sure how full the animal stock tanks are in the area.

A 5 gallon bucket, a body and a sack of quickrete and a tight timeline.

I would think a 55 gallon drum or a suitcase or something to encase the body, mix the quickrete in the bucket, dump it in on top and let it cure in place after disposal, maybe a duffle bag if it was large enough. Even a tool box that you have in the back of a truck would work. Most of those would require premeditation to have it at the site since it wasn’t in the back of his truck. It does feel watery in execution, concrete to hold it down, I don’t think a single bag would cover an entire body efficiently based on what quickrete work I’ve done in the past and you can’t put a full size human in a 5 gallon bucket, at least not without quite a bit of work.

IMOO

 

[findlisa5]

If he buried her in a shallow grave, then a layer of cement over the body before the dirt would help keep animals from unearthing her.

MOO

Right, for example he could have dug a mostly vertical hole and filled the hole around her body with the dirt, which he could have initially placed on the blue tarp. This would keep the site clean of fresh dirt and reduce the volume of concrete at the top to obstruct both animals and human digging, done with just a spade. One bag of Quikrete, mixed in the orange 5-gallon Home Depot bucket, would protect the top and still could be covered with dirt. Then he could carry any extra dirt away in the tarp, dispose if that dirt, and later, say in Medina, dispose of the tarp.

Police need to carefully look for Suzanne buried about 2 to 6 ft underground on/around the ranch and anywhere nearby that he could have driven/walked to with the tarp.

 

[Tbone144]

And he had another bag of Quikrete he didn't use. And he purchased water, probably used it up on the first bag. Arguably one bag was sufficient. He didn't have access TO water. The amount he was able to make isn't enough to cover a horizontal grave.

Vertical grave. That he didn't have to dig.

In an area with thick brush and bramble (ergo bug spray) or he knows something Google hasn't coughed up for me about DEET as a mask for cadaverine, confuse scent dogs.

IMO he had a destination in mind. Drove straight to it. Didn't even have to wait for the quickest to set. Pour and go.

People do what they know. What does he know?

She will be found.

JMO

Excellent point about the water unless he was high up and couldn’t reach it i.e. a road over a dam.
The bug spray thing throws me a bit unless he used it as an accelerant and thought it would be less obvious than lighter fluid.

In central TX where I am, the bugs aren’t horrible by any means. I certainly don’t use bug spray to be outside.

The mesquites and other thorny plants would definitely explain his scratches and what not, so somewhere with thick brush and brambles.

IMOO

 

[Bean&Cheese]

Here is a link to oil and gas wells plus some water maintained by Texas Railroad Commission. I became familiar with it when buying property in Brown County. A few places had old plugged oil wells on them, which were nothing more than a 2” drilling pipe sticking out of the ground.

https://gis.rrc.texas.gov/GISViewer/

I’m seeing a couple of canceled abandoned ones just outside Medina and 1 active. But if they are 2” drilling pipe, that’s going to take a lot of effort to dispose of a body.

Abandoned hand dug well would be large enough but most of the ones I’ve come across have been filled in for safety reasons. Could you put a body in one and maybe raise the cap a few feet unnoticed, I imagine so but you couldn’t pour concrete over a body and have it dry flat.

With the drought, I’m not sure how full the animal stock tanks are in the area.

A 5 gallon bucket, a body and a sack of quickrete and a tight timeline.

I would think a 55 gallon drum or a suitcase or something to encase the body, mix the quickrete in the bucket, dump it in on top and let it cure in place after disposal, maybe a duffle bag if it was large enough. Even a tool box that you have in the back of a truck would work. Most of those would require premeditation to have it at the site since it wasn’t in the back of his truck. It does feel watery in execution, concrete to hold it down, I don’t think a single bag would cover an entire body efficiently based on what quickrete work I’ve done in the past and you can’t put a full size human in a 5 gallon bucket, at least not without quite a bit of work.

IMOO

This is the kind of intel I’m looking for… knowledge of how these wells/ oil digging works. Do you know anything about septic tanks? Would there be a hole big enough to dig to access it?

 

[MassGuy]

This is the kind of intel I’m looking for… knowledge of how these wells/ oil digging works. Do you know anything about septic tanks? Would there be a hole big enough to dig to access it?

A septic tank doesn’t make sense of the concrete though. The search process involves draining it, which would expose the body regardless (even if it’s encased in concrete or whatever).

 

[Bean&Cheese]

A septic tank doesn’t make sense of the concrete though. The search process involves draining it, which would expose the body regardless (even if it’s encased in concrete or whatever).

Ok, I wasn’t sure if it’s filled with crap and he would use the cement to weigh her down so that she wouldn’t be seen if someone looked inside of it. I don’t know anything about septic tanks. So, thank you for your input!

 

[Tbone144]

Boerne Lake seems possible. Per the KSAT article, the gas station was on Johns Rd, so I assume it was likely the Valero. But he then headed westbound, not north? Did he stay on Johns Rd?

• At some point, Brad Simpson’s truck was seen leaving the waste site in Boerne. He then headed to a gas station in Boerne and bought two one-gallon jugs of water, according to the affidavit.
• Surveillance footage showed the trash bags were no longer in the bed of the truck, but he still had the blue tarp, firewood rack and trash can. He had also changed his shoes from sandals to cowboy boots, the affidavit added.
• After he left the gas station, he headed westbound from Boerne in Kendall County to Bandera County, the affidavit states.
• Around 1:41 p.m., a license plate reader captured Brad Simpson’s truck heading back to Kendall County. At that time, the blue tarp was no longer visible in the bed of his truck, with the fire rack repositioned, according to the affidavit.

Timeline details Brad Simpson’s whereabouts before and after wife Suzanne Simpson disappeared

Here's a detailed look at Brad and Suzanne Simpson's whereabouts on Oct. 6 in Alamo Heights and Olmos Park, as well as his movements on Oct. 7 in Boerne and Bandera County.

www.ksat.com

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Link to lake depth map.

Boerne City Lake (TX) nautical chart and water depth map

Boerne City Lake (TX) nautical chart on depth map. Coordinates: 29.8245, -98.7731. Free marine navigation, important information about the hydrography of Boerne City Lake

usa.fishermap.org

40 some feet deep at the dam. The small turn around on south side gets pretty deep pretty quickly.

 

[Bean&Cheese]

Excellent point about the water unless he was high up and couldn’t reach it i.e. a road over a dam.
The bug spray thing throws me a bit unless he used it as an accelerant and thought it would be less obvious than lighter fluid.

In central TX where I am, the bugs aren’t horrible by any means. I certainly don’t use bug spray to be outside.

The mesquites and other thorny plants would definitely explain his scratches and what not, so somewhere with thick brush and brambles.

IMOO

Oh interesting re: accelerant

 

[STLBlues]

This is the kind of intel I’m looking for… knowledge of how these wells/ oil digging works. Do you know anything about septic tanks? Would there be a hole big enough to dig to access it?

I'm not an expert on septic tanks but, from what I've found in a google search, most septic tanks have access points that are typically 8-12" in diameter. These are usually covered with a plastic or concrete lid.

That said, when I was in grade school (a million years ago), my parents purchased a house that was built in the 1950s. The house had a septic tank with a metal lid that was about 4' x 2'.

So, I guess it really depends on who built the septic tank.

 

[BrookebbSATX]

If he dumped Suzanne in something narrow like a well, would dropping a body in, followed by a bucket filled (or maybe half filled) with concrete afterward be enough to keep a body from floating back up to the surface? If so, that might be fairly quick to do since the timeline seems short. Imo.

For the locals -- I guess the land around there is dry, not marshy anywhere? I keep wondering if there are any marshy/boggy areas around where he was seen.

Very dry on the surface, but also mostly rock and caliche. It takes heavy machinery to drill well and septic holes and is a slow process at that.

 

[Tbone144]

This is the kind of intel I’m looking for… knowledge of how these wells/ oil digging works. Do you know anything about septic tanks? Would there be a hole big enough to dig to access it?

I’m not sure about the county regs. My county still lets us use the leech fields so my openings are only 4” pipes. Counties around larger cities have legislation requiring aerobic systems for new septics, which would involve tanks but MassGuy is right about concrete and it would be hard to fit someone in a concrete filled container down the opening (square peg round hole). I’m not even sure a 5 gallon bucket would have fit through the opening when we had new septic installed in Harris County.

 

[BrookebbSATX]

I'm not an expert on septic tanks but, from what I've found in a google search, most septic tanks have access points that are typically 8-12" in diameter. These are usually covered with a plastic or concrete lid.

That said, when I was in grade school (a million years ago), my parents purchased a house that was built in the 1950s. The house had a septic tank with a metal lid that was about 4' x 2'.

So, I guess it really depends on who built the septic tank.

Yep I can attest to modern tanks and being a potential place to look. The opening is definitely large enough to fit a body...in fact a few years ago when we had ours pumped, I was terrified my young curious children would figure out how to get the lid off after seeing how easy it was for the septic guy to remove it.

 

[MassGuy]

Ok, I wasn’t sure if it’s filled with crap and he would use the cement to weigh her down so that she wouldn’t be seen if someone looked inside of it. I don’t know anything about septic tanks. So, thank you for your input!

Yeah, I’ve followed several cases on here where septic tanks were drained in the search for a dead body. If we see anything drained here, I imagine it will be bodies of water, which makes sense of the cement.

Search of property turns up no new evidence in Dulos disappearance

turnto10.com

 

[Hatch]

We know he owned or collected guns( some illegal). Was he a hunter outdoorsman type perhaps belonged to a hunting club or the likes? Hunters are very familiar with their territory, would know if there was an old cistern, hand dug well, old dirt cesspool or just a deep void in the terrain. There looks to be lots of limestone in the area, would blend easily with cement. Hunters are scouring around getting ready for deer season archery season started Sept 28th.
A pickup during the daytime in a rural area would not seem suspicious as hunters are filling deer feeders and getting their camps set up etc. Was BS a hunter, does anybody know?

 

[Joe Friday]

Got to ask. Where is this Pump House mentioned in the affidavit, and what is it used for? Pumping water, sewage, oil, gas?

The way he worded his text is strange to.

"OK, Make sure to leave all that sh** into the pump house, especially the gun,"

If I remember correctly LE recovered a gun. Was the gun recovered found in the pump house?