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A body, wedged beneath a fallen tree, was discovered in an “advanced state of decomposition” by two men Monday afternoon (January 23, 2012).
Sadly, authorities have suggested that it may be that of of a missing Atlanta woman.
Stacey Nicole English, the 36-year-old Buckhead woman who was reported missing by family members on Dec. 31. has not been seen since the day after Christmas.
English’s Volvo S260 was discovered, with the engine running, on Dec. 27 in a library parking lot, which is less than a mile away from the discovery of the unidentified body.
[READ: Family of Stacey Nicole English Asks Public For Help...]
Atlanta police spokesman Carlos Campos said authorities received a 911 call about the body shortly before 3 p.m.
Details below…
The body was “in an advanced state of decomposition,” Campos said. “We have not identified the body or the cause of death.” It appeared as the tree had fallen on the woman, Campos said, though he wasn’t certain.
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.”
English’s family has been notified of the discovery, and are still hopeful that their daughter is found alive.
“If this is not her, I have to still be sad because it’s someone else’s child,” said Bernice English Hurks, who identified herself as English’s aunt. She spoke with police and then talked to reporters not far from where the woman’s body was discovered.
She would not speculate on the identity of the body.
“I can’t base my emotions on what I think,” English Hurks said. The hardest thing now, she said, “is not knowing.”
English’s stepfather, Keith Jamison, declined comment.
The body was transported to the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office, where a spokeswoman said Monday night that an autopsy would be conducted first thing Tuesday morning. They have asked Stacey English’s family for her dental records.
The last person to have seen English alive was Robert Kirk, a male friend visiting from St. Louis.
[READ: Could St. Louis Man Be Link Between Two Missing African-American Women? PHOTOS]
According to Kirk, Ms. English had been “acting peculiar” on the night of December 26, and allegedly asked him if he were “Satan,”. Kirk claims in an incident report that he checked into a hotel after she asked him to leave her apartment.
At the time that she was reported missing, Jamison said that his daughter and Kirk had been arguing; he also was extremely adament that she would not just vanish.
Kirk has been called a “person of interest,” however, there is no evidence linking him to English’s disappearance.
Until the identity of the deceased woman can be confirmed, the search for Stacey Nicole English continues and her family is in my prayers.
** Update** The family awaits the autopsy reports, which WXIA says should be complete between 9am-12pm today (Jan. 24, 2012).
**Update #2 1:45pm 1/24/12 - Fulton County’s chief medical examiner said Tuesday his office is trying to track down fingerprints and dental records of Stacey Nicole English to compare them with those of a dead woman found Monday in southeast Atlanta.
“The decedent is an adult black female, consistent in age with reported missing person Stacey English,” said chief medical examiner Randy Hanzlick, though it still remains unclear whether the body is that of the missing Buckhead woman.
Sad but I think we all knew she was killed just hoping they find who did it so her family can have some answers cuz they’ll probably never have peace. And hopefully now her family can give her a proper burial
I really hope it is not Stacey. I just met her before the holidays and she was smart and beautiful and seemed sweet and I was hoping to get to know her better. To think someone could harm her and hide her under a tree, I can’t take that thought. I just hope it is not her. I hate that she is missing and we can’t find her.
And why sisters keep getting kidnapped an killed wtf!
RIP,,Lady under the tree..God Bless
So sad…..
My prayer’s goes out to the Family, I pray that it is not her, but still some Family has loss a love one!
Smh
Saying a prayer for her family!
So sad…I only hope it’s her so that her family will have some kind of closure. May she and her family get the justice they deserve.
I certainly hate to hear this. Regardless of if it’s her or not, it’s still the loss of someone’s daughter. If it is her, it’s the start of closure for the family, though it’s going to be a hard, long road.
This promoter here in St. Louis was just cleared as a person of interest, according to local news. Wonder if that will change if this body is indeed her.
This is so sad! My prayers are with the family and friends of Stacy and they the lady of whom they found.. I wish the violence would stop!
Oh no…
I pray it is not.But if so my prayers to family
I believe its her only because i dont believe in coincidenses. That tree had been down for mths. The body was found less than a mile from her car. Did u know that mr kirk alsn went to skool with phoenix? Hes too connected to not b involved. Again i dont believe n coincidences. And why had the freakin police not found the body themselves? They dropped the ball and this proves they really werent lookin. Justice for stacey and phoenix!
Not good. If it’s her @ least it ll be closure for her fam. Such a beautiful girl.
Such sad news. Unfortunately nothing suprises me anymore. Children are murdered everyday. Cut to pieces and thrown out like trash. Black women are disappearing at alarming rates only to be found dead week later. I have no hope that any of this will stop because just as there is good in the world there is also evil. All I can do is pray that the family find strength in thier God. RIP black sister.
This is terrible, I have been following this story.
They said she had on khaki pants I think .. I wonder if someone remembered what she had on when she was last seen .. Its just so sad ..
Im praying for the family,I cant even imagine the pain.If it isnt her,its still someones loved one.Evil,evil world.only overcome by Love.
Thanks for keeping us updated on this story. This is a very sad situation. Please continue to uplift this family in prayer
The body is hers and that mf from St. Louis probably got tired of her crazy ass and killed her.
I SURE HATE TO HEAR OF THIS NEWS! SOUNDS LIKE ST LOUIS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS CRIME! I PRAY EITHER WAY FOR THAT FAM ONCE THE RESULTS ARE IN!
VERY GLAD FOR THOSE STREET MEN DISCOVERING THE BODY. YA NEVER KNOW WHAT GOD MAY LEAD U 2
Does this sound like a statement from an innocent man? This is what Rob Kirk said a few days ago after being cleared. Sounds like he knew she wasn’t alive.
–To be cleared is great. It’s a fantastic, phenomenal feeling, but she’s still not found, and if she is and its negative, I’m sure there’s still going to be some things I am going to have to deal with on my end," said Kirk.–
He doesn’t sound concerned at all about Stacey. He is only worried about himself. Reminds me a lot of Casey Anthony. And what is so phenomenal about being cleared in a crime you didn’t commit..wouldn’t it be expected? He’s acting as if he is shocked himself that he was cleared.
it was just reported that the body was in fact Stacey. May she rest in peace.
In my prayers this family. Prayers for us all.
Praying for whomever’s family it is either way it’s sad.
So sad!
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