Stacey English Case: Missing Atlanta Woman's Body Identified

The body of a woman found Monday in Southeast Atlanta has been positively identified as the remains of Stacey Nicole English. The 36-year-old had been missing since late December.

English was identified through the use of dental records, officials said. An autopsy conducted Tuesday by the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office did not reveal a cause of death.

"Further investigation and testing will need to be performed, which will probably take several weeks to complete," said chief medical examiner Randy Hanzlick.

Atlanta police announced Monday that English's decomposing body was found under a tree in a heavily wooded area near the Aaron's Amphitheater at Lakewood. The location is roughly one mile from the spot where police found English's car abandoned, but still running, on Dec. 27.

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English was reported missing by relatives on Dec. 27. Her cellphone, iPad and the device that opens the gate to her condominium complex were found inside her home. English's vehicle, a white, four-door 2006 Volvo S60 was missing.

English attended a Christmas gathering at her grandmother's on Dec. 25. Afterward, she returned to her home in the exclusive Vanderbilt complex on Lenox Road in Buckhead. According to her parents, a St. Louis resident named Robert Kirk was visiting with English. On the night of Dec. 26, the two allegedly got into an argument and she asked him to leave. Nobody had seen English since that night. Authorities recently said that Kirk has been cooperative and is not considered a suspect or person of interest in the case.

Anyone with information regarding the case is asked to contact the Atlanta Police Department at 404-614-6544.

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Comments

[shellyq1]

02:15 PM on 01/29/2012

Have they found the missing woman from St.Louis?? I know there was suspicions that the 2 missing cases may be related. So gutted when I read this article. Hope the case is solved.

[noudidnt]

09:23 AM on 01/28/2012

I wonder if the majority of tv news executive producers are wh i te women.

[Keyun Reignfire]

09:46 PM on 01/27/2012

One mile from her car? Really? GTFOH! Sorry assed Atlanta! Wow.

[GalvestonDuck]

02:17 PM on 01/28/2012

Do you realize how large of an area that encompasses? Looking at it after the fact, sure...it seems like it's just a mile from her car. But you try searching in EVERY direction one mile from a certain point. It's not just north, east, west, and south either. A whole 360 degree radius.

Now...really...GTFO.

[clander]

07:47 PM on 01/27/2012

Doesn't take a rocket scientist to determine the last person who saw her, and, who is also linked to the missing woman in St. Louis as a prime suspect. He may have an accomplice who followed in another car enabling him to kill and flee. The most incriminating words he admits she said were, "Your Satan." Seems she proved her ascertainment to be correct!! I bet dollars to the police doughnuts that he is a cocky sociopath who has done this before.
My condolences to Stacey's family. What a sad, tragic, and unfortunate loss.

[Godsvoice]

04:55 PM on 01/27/2012

No one knows the truth; but her, GOD and the person behind it. So all we can do is hope the evidence will yeild justice. R.I.P Very beautiful young lady...

[Stressedtothebone]

07:33 AM on 01/27/2012

Condolences to Stacey's family.

I wonder if a search was conducted by the police/family/search party in the vicinity where her car was found?

This sounds to me like a homicide, the fact that her body was found under a tree seem to me like it was put there.

[andicia1]

01:35 AM on 01/27/2012

Rocket science 101. St. Louis dude argues with the chic and is gone. Another lady wakes up dead in St. Louis that the dude knows. You think there is a small chance this dude is involved in these cases? Come on police solve this easy case.

[Stressedtothebone]

07:24 AM on 01/27/2012

He knows the missing woman in St. Louis? I didn't know that he knew that one. If, such is the case then I say he's more than a person of interest.

[kntrider009]

11:43 AM on 01/27/2012

Keep in mind that the police dont always tell everything as to not harm the investigation. So just because they didnt announce he's a suspect or POI doesnt mean they are not looking at him. If they come out and say he is without the proper probable cause to bring him in for questioning, it may spook him and he will skip.

[Arthur Davis Arthur]

01:24 PM on 05/06/2012

Skip where ? There is no place in the world for a BLACK born America MALE to escape to . All other males even African born ones can seek and find places to hide .

[inkhosi]

10:52 PM on 01/26/2012

Good to see the media covering this. Usually when these things happen to black or Hispanic women, they are swept under the rug.

[AngryHarpy]

02:24 AM on 01/27/2012

To be fair, I live in Georgia and this has been covered on the news since she first went missing. Though, I do agree that it should have been given more national attention.

[Stressedtothebone]

07:25 AM on 01/27/2012

Local news stations tend to report on these missing minorities, it's the national media that often ignore them.

[Arthur Davis Arthur]

01:39 PM on 05/06/2012

EXACTLY ! You did not miss a beat about telling the truth Concerning this case, as if Ladies of COLOR are of little or no significance . But, then it is their media, which gives them the right to see many of us a none issue ; Unless we are of the ARRIVEES .
So you can see where this drift of mine can carry this matter . " How Sweet It Is."

[Falconer6439]

10:56 AM on 01/27/2012

Knew a comment like this wouldnt be too far down the list. Haha.

[artstnmtn1]

11:48 AM on 01/27/2012

hell it's true. even nancy grace acknowledges so. knew comment like yours wouldn't be far down the list. ha ha

[krallfan]

10:41 PM on 01/26/2012

My sincerest condolences to the Ms. English's family. I know they are devastated.

[masterhq]

10:27 PM on 01/26/2012

This is such a sad case. Atlanta Police take heed. It must be solved, and the responsible
person brought to justice and punishment meted out!!

[Brad Speer]

05:40 PM on 01/26/2012

If this woman's car, was found AND RUNNING... why didn't somone figure out how long - appox. that the car had been there? even a minor in math could have given the police an idea as to when the she (if she was in the car) which it turns out she was... But with some basic calculations, a small search party, could have have been told how far, within say a half a mile two people could travel, providing they were both walking, which the rough evidence seem's to conclude. So by the rate of fuel burned, the tempreture of the engine, the speed with which an assilant and reluctant,frightened victim could travel, insaid formula = rate of travel on foot, they could ONLY have traveled a finite amount- 1 mile.
Now for a minimum search team of, what six...hopefully ten, officers to walk 1.5 miles to verying points on the compas covering 360' shouting at intervals, listening for a reply, or with steatlh if it might be the suspect is still there , which seems the most logical beliving he intended to return to the running car to get back. So...my question is WHY? Why was not an imeadeate search parimiter not instituted, and with the body later being found so close.... could she have been saved by this minor bit of police work, and perhaps the perpatrator aprehended? IF ANY OF THESE MEASURES WERE TAKEN, THEY WERE NOT MENTIONED, Thus I am wrong!!!

[masterhq]

10:21 PM on 01/26/2012

You are right. A search such as what you described should have been carried out immediately. Only God knows why it didn't. This is such a sad case.

[Brad Speer]

12:58 AM on 01/28/2012

it is heart braking when the chance the killer was a breath away.....

[Jade Ali]

12:40 AM on 01/27/2012

It is unfortunate that most Police departments have too many incompetent people working in the Police force that cannot simply connect the dots nor are they connected with other agencies to form agency to agency task forces. So the people lose even though they are using tax dollars to pay their salaries. It's that "shoot now, think later" mentality of the American government that has gotten them into this big mess they are in politically, financially, socially, etc.

[LawGirl0902]

01:24 PM on 01/26/2012

These stories are so tragic especially when there are no suspects :( I hope they find out who killed her and how she died

[artstnmtn1]

12:57 PM on 01/26/2012

when i saw the family on tv it appeared to me that they weren't concerned about a crime against her. they just wanted her found.

[ninjacb]

10:37 AM on 01/26/2012

this is extraordinarily sad. the only positive to come away from this story is that she did get to spend her last day on earth celebrating christmas with her family.

[Holly H]

08:19 AM on 01/26/2012

Supposedly, Kirk was the last one to see her and claimed that she accused him of being Satan. Wonder why they stopped reporting that part.

[matt50]

11:52 PM on 01/27/2012

He mightbe their top suspect.