STACEY ENGLISH - 36 yo - Buckhead/ Atlanta GA

The family of an Atlanta-area woman missing since just after
Christmas has hired a detective who also helped in the case of Natalee
Holloway, the Alabama teen missing since a 2005 trip to Aruba.
Representatives
for the family of Stacey English, a 36-year-old contractor for SunTrust
bank, issued a press release late last week saying they had hired
investigator T.J. Ward
to help in the case of the woman last seen Dec. 26. English's vehicle
was discovered on Dec. 27, the motor running, in southwest Atlanta,
miles from her Buckhead, Ga., home, according to the statement.

"We
are confident that Mr. Ward and his team will be able to uncover
information that will lead to our daughter coming home," English's
mother, Cindy Jamison, is quoted as saying in the press release. "We
just want to hold her and know that she is OK."

A
report on WXIA-TV in Atlanta several days ago indicated that police are
exploring several similarities between English's disappearance and
another case out of St. Louis. In the case of Phoenix Colden, 23,
authorities note:

• Both women are African American.
  
• Both women's vehicles were discovered, motors running.
  
• Colden was last seen Dec. 18, eight days before English was last seen.
  

"We
will not stop our efforts until we get Stacey home," the press release
quotes longtime English friend Charlie Benson as saying. "We are hoping
and praying for her safe return."

English's friends and family have set up a Facebook page to help them get the word out about the case. As of 2:30 p.m. ET Sunday, the page had generated almost 5,800 "Likes."
Last week, English's friends and family organized a vigil to raise awareness about the case.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2012/01/Family-of-missing-Atlanta-woman-hire-Holloway-investigator-600544/1

Feb. 14, 2012
Stacey English's Cause Of Death Revealed

Stacey English disappeared just days after Christmas, and it took
Atlanta authorities more than a month to find the 36-year-old woman's
body -- in a heavily wooded area just one mile from where police
recovered her abandoned, but still running car.


The Fulton County Medical Examiner is now saying that an autopsy,
made publicly available today, indicates death was accidental.


An examination did not reveal any sign of injury or fatal disease, and toxicology tests showed no evidence of a drug overdose.


"The most likely cause of Stacey English's death is cold exposure
(hypothermia) complicating underlying neurological and psychiatric
disorders," reads a press release from the medical examiner.


"Because cold exposure is an external, environmental condition, the
manner of death has been classified as accident," the release continued.


As a result of the findings of the medical examiner's office, Atlanta police are closing the investigation.


"The Atlanta Police Department will be closing the case into the
death of Ms. Stacey Nicole English. There will be no further statements
issued in relation to this case and we will not be conducting
interviews," Carlos Campos, the Public Affairs Manager for the Atlanta
Police Department, wrote in an email.
Atlanta police announced on Jan. 23 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.


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.


The investigation and conclusions by the medical examiner have been
peer reviewed by all six medical examiners in the Fulton County Medical
Examiner's office. The agency said they will not be give interviews to
the media.


English's family has yet to comment on the latest development in the case.
During previous interviews with the media, English's mother and
stepfather, Cindy and Kevin Jamieson, said they were convinced she was
murdered.


"There is no doubt in my mind that there had to be some type of foul play involved," Cindy Jamison told local news channel WSB-TV.
"The way that she was found and where she was found ... We [want] to
make sure that no one gets tired at this point -- it's only beginning,
there is a lot more work to do."


The medical examiner's office said they will review the investigation
again, "if further information becomes available which could impact on
[the] cause or manner of death classification."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/14/stacey-english-cause-of-death_n_1277134.html