Brad Simpson Update 1/21/2026 – Trial Delayed
Brad Simpson was charged with his wife’s murder at their Olmos Park home (in San Antonio) in the fall of 2024. At a hearing yesterday, Simpson’s February trial date was been pushed back another 60 days. We are probably looking at April now for a trial date. The San Antonio Express…
Update: Brad Simpson Murder Trial Delayed as Prosecutors Review New Evidence (01/20/2026)
The murder trial of Brad Simpson, originally scheduled for next month, has been delayed as prosecutors continue reviewing newly submitted evidence. During a court hearing on Tuesday, lead prosecutor Casey Sandoval told the court that law enforcement was required to submit all evidence by September 1, 2025—but additional materials have continued…
Rebecca Beard – Timeline (Work in Progress)
This timeline is a work in progress; I’ll be adding to it. Thanks for your interest in this story. [Please read the Disclaimer, Warning, & Disclosure at the bottom of this page.] TIMELINE (Updated 11:00 p.m. 08/28/2025) 1982 1982, Rebecca Beard graduated from high school and married Darrell Beard. They…
1986 – Finding Becky Beard – Freeport~Clute~Surfside Part 3 – Rebecca Beard’s Murder
Hi friends, SORRY for the delay in getting this to you. But we are here now and that’s what matters. In Part 3 – we are going to figure out where this story is going, why we are going down this road, and then we will get back to the…
1986 – Finding Becky Beard (Freeport & Clute, Texas) – Part 1 – The Disappearance of Becky Beard
Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. Part 3 is here. ~~~~ 1986 – Part 1 Intro – Freeport & Clute, Texas – The Disappearance of Becky Beard ~~~~~ This story purportedly starts in the Excalibur Club (said the newspapers over the last 39 years) on March 1, 1986 ……
Anna Farley, the First Victim in “Declared Dead in Dallas County”
Anna Mimms Farley had a hard life. That much was apparent to me when I started looking through records and old newspapers to see just who this scrappy little lady was. When she disappeared, she had a nice portfolio of rental properties and a great income; she had busted her fanny…
Brad Simpson’s Arrest Warrant and Supporting Affidavit Unsealed.
Welcome back! Today’s big news is Brad Simpson’s arrest warrant and the supporting probable cause affidavit is unsealed. On October 8, 2024, Bradley Chandler Simpson was arrested on charges relating to domestic abuse, and then, on November 7, he was charged with murdering his wife, Suzanne Clarke Simpson. (Summary here.) The…
1995 Murder – Catherine Edwards – Beaumont, Texas
Tonight (11/9/24), 48 Hours will tell a story about a cold case solved recently in Texas, in part, by forensic genetic genealogist Shera La Pointe. This one is the 1995 homicide death of Mary Catherine Edwards.