The brother of a Texas businessman who is accused of killing his missing wife asked his brother to cooperate with law enforcement and lead them to the woman’s body on Friday.

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

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

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“The situation is heartbreaking for us, but it brings some peace to our family knowing that authorities have gathered 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 on the case.

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Brad Simpson is jailed on a total of $5 million in bonds on charges of murder, unlawful restraint, assault, tampering with evidence and possession of a prohibited weapon.

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

Olmos Park Police Chief Villegas said the search for Suzanne Simpson, which included a wooded area around the couple’s home, a landfill and an area near where Brad Simpson was arrested along Interstate 10 , he continues.

The murder charge comes more than a month after Suzanne Simpson, a real estate agent, was last seen alive outside the couple’s home in Olmos Park, where police said a neighbor reported seeing the couple fighting .

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

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