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This is the haunting final photo of a property tycoon's wife at her Texas country club hours before she vanished screaming from her mansion.
Suzanne Clark Simpson, 51, has not been seen since 11pm on Sunday night, when police allege she was the victim of a domestic violence incident involving her wealthy realtor husband, 53-year-old Brad Simpson.
Simpson, of Olmos Park, near San Antonio, initially cooperated with police after reporting his wife missing, but has since been arrested and charged with assault causing bodily injury and family violence.
The couple have two children together, with Suzanne also a mother to two other children from a previous relationship.
He is refusing to answer further questions. Simpson was seen driving away from his family's $1.5 million mansion in his luxurious black GMC Sierra truck after Suzanne vanished. He arrived home in it two hours later, with police appealing for anyone who saw the truck in that time frame t come forward.
Now, a haunting photograph of Suzanne earlier on the day she vanished has been released, showing her walking through The Argyle in Alamo Heights.
Suzanne was pictured alone at the exclusive, members-only club, wearing a knee-length dark dress and her hair down over her shoulders
Brad Chandler Simpson, 53, of Olmos Park - four miles north of San Antonio - was arrested in Kendall County early Wednesday morning, just three days after his wife Suzanne Clark Simpson, 51, went missing
Suzanne was pictured alone at the exclusive, members-only club, wearing a knee-length dark dress and her hair down over her shoulders.
Several hours after this photograph was taken, neighbors claim they heard an aggressive fight between Suzanne and her husband.
That neighbor claims he saw Simpson hitting and restraining his wife, before they both wandered off to a nearby wooded area.
Shortly after that interaction, the neighbor alleges he heard screams from the woods.
It was then that Simpson drove away in his truck.
A neighbor told police that he heard the couple arguing from his window and saw the two engaged in a physical fight, with Brad 'grabbing her upper torso area to gain control of her body,' a police report said
Brad was allegedly uncooperative during the investigation and did not show up for a follow-up interview. Authorities said the realtor, who worked for Nix Realty Company, went missing after attending a party at The Argyle in the Alamo Heights neighborhood
A thorough investigation of the four bed, five bath Olmos Park family home (pictured), worth an estimated $1.4million, has already taken place
Olmos Park Police Chief Fidel Villegas has since confirmed: 'That night we think she was in distress.'
'It's very suspicious though that obviously she's not going to work and she's not checking in on her children. That's an obvious problem.'
She may be somewhere, and we just don't know about it.'
Villegas implored Suzanne to return home to her children if she is still alive and well.
'These four kids miss their mom, so we're doing everything we can,' he said.
Villegas implored Suzanne to return home to her children if she is still alive and well
Police released a photo of Simpson's black pickup truck, which he was seen traveling in following his argument with Suzanne
Villegas implored Suzanne to return home to her children if she is still alive and well
Simpson is being held on a $2million bond.
Investigations are ongoing, and according to My San Antonio, local law enforcement has expanded its search to include other Simpson family properties.
Simpson and his family have an extensive real estate portfolio throughout San Antonio and broader Texas.
A thorough investigation of the four bed, five bath Olmos Park family home, worth an estimated $1.5million, has already taken place.
But Villegas said authorities are in the process of obtaining further search warrants to expand that search to a handful of other properties linked to the family, the publication reported.
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