Tony English, the father of missing Buckhead resident Stacey English, told 11Alive News he received a 7:15 phone call Wednesday morning from the Fulton County Medical Examiner that a body found in southeast Atlanta Monday evening is that of his missing daughter.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner finished the initial phase of an autopsy on the body Tuesday night, but did not confirm that the remains belonged to English until Wednesday. According to family, English received updated dental X-rays two days before she went missing. There was a delay in obtaining those new dental records when her family could temporarily not locate her medical cards and her purse.
The Medical Examiner’s office says the autopsy has not revealed the cause of death, and that more tests are needed.
Cindy and Kevin Jamison, English’s mother and stepfather, talked to 11Alive News from their Jonesboro home Tuesday evening.
Cindy Jamison said the hardest part was watching the speculation on television. “You look at the news and you see the picture of our daughter and they’re talking about this body that was found, but they’re already making the association,” she said. “It really tugs at us a lot harder.
A group of men searching for scrap metal found the body under a tree in southeast Atlanta.
Police spokesman Carlos Campos said the body is in an “advanced stage of decomposition” and appeared to be wedged under the tree.
The body was discovered about a mile from the spot where police found English’s car abandoned but still running on December 27.
The nephew of one of the men who found the body said his uncle saw some legs coming from under a tree. Warren Blackmon said he thinks the body was put under the tree. “Because that tree has been down for some months,” Blackmon said. “If you look at the base of the tree, the roots, you could tell it’s been uprooted for a while.”
Campos said the family of English, 36, was notified immediately when they found the body. “We did reach out to the family to let them know that a body was found,” he said. “That’s only natural given the location of the body.” Campos said police have made no connections between the two cases.
Some of English’s family members went to the scene where the body was found on St. Johns Avenue. Her cousin said it has been rough trying to figure out what happened to her. “All we can do is hope and pray that it’s not (her),” James English said.
English’s aunt said finding Stacey’s body would be a relief in some ways. “The best thing that we could do right now is to find her regardless of what circumstances are, what conditions are, the best thing to do is to find her,” said Bernice English Hurks. “And if this is not her, then I have to still be sad because it’s somebody else’s child.”
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In Georgia, Stacey Nicole English’s family is trying to locate the missing 36-year-old woman, who was last seen on or about Christmas day.
“She spent Christmas in Atlanta,” English’s father, Kevin Jamison, told The Huffington Post. “My wife and I were on our way back from Florida. She was here for Christmas and she came up missing that night. We don’t know what happened at this point.”
Following a Christmas gathering at her grandmother’s, English went to her home in the exclusive Vanderbilt complex on Lenox Road in Buckhead. According to English’s father, a male friend from Missouri was visiting with her but the two allegedly got into an argument.
“The gentleman said they got into a dispute and she put him out of her house on Dec. 26 around 10:30 p.m.,” Jamison said. “That person has now gone back to Missouri. He is the last person that we know of who saw her.”
English’s disappearance was reported to police 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 S80 with Georgia tag BPR-4324, is missing.
English is employed by SunTrust Bank as an instructional designer. She was supposed to return to work on Jan. 3, but did not show up or call in.
Contacted by The Huffington Post, a spokesman for the Atlanta Police Department confirmed English is missing but said the agency is not actively conducting any searches for her.
“We don’t suspect foul play at this time,” said Sgt. Curtis Davenport.
In regard to whether searches are being conducted, Davenport said, “Not right at this second. I don’t know at this particular moment what the detectives have planned.”
Asked what, if anything, authorities have done to locate English, Davenport told HuffPost, “We have disseminated flyers to all the local media.”
Jamison said his family is upset authorities are not doing more to locate his daughter.
“Atlanta police have put so many inaccuracies out there and have had so many things wrong in their report,” he said. “She did not drive off. This is very out of character. She talks to her family and friends two or three times a day and no one has had any contact with her.”
English is a graduate of Fayette High School, then went on to attend Hampton University and earn a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science. She is also active in her local church.
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“Stacey and I remained friends since college,” said close friend Dr. Charlie Garnett Benson. “She was known for her fun spirit and deep concern for others. Each year we volunteered together on the Hampton University Atlanta Alumni Chapter scholarship committee and she was extremely committed to uplifting our youth and community. She always reminded me that anything is possible when people work together to accomplish a goal. I am hoping for a post-Christmas miracle.”
English is 5-foot-3-inches tall and weighs approximately 135 lbs. She has brown eyes and shoulder-length brown hair with blonde highlights.
“Our daughter is a smart, vibrant, out-going and well-liked person,” said her mother, Cindy Jamison. “She loved life and loved this city. I am praying someone saw something and can help us bring her home.”
The family is asking anyone with information regarding English’s whereabouts to contact the Atlanta Police Department at 404-614-6544. They have also started a group about her case on Facebook.
“We are just praying that she will have a safe return and will keep working on it until she is found,” Kevin Jamison said.
This is such a tragedy. My prayers go out to this family and please don’t forget about Phoenix Coldon family too.