Skeletal Remains in Newton County Identified as Woman Missing Since 2018

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the skeletal remains discovered on March 20, 2024, in woods near Hollingsworth Road. The Newton County Sheriff’s Office reported that the remains are those of a 54-year-old woman, Stacey Faye Nease, who disappeared in 2018.

Loved ones reported Nease missing on August 10, 2018, and authorities spent months searching for her. When she vanished, she was residing at her boyfriend’s Newton home, and officials found her wallet, identification, purse, and medication.

Officials notified her family of their discovery. The sheriff’s office expressed that the recently established evidence has sparked new hope in the case.

The sheriff’s office asks that anyone with information regarding this investigation to please call Investigator Joshua Hicks at 678-625-1455 or email him at jhicks@newtonsheriffga.org.

Any information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, could be crucial in helping solve this case and bring closure to the family of Stacey Nease. The NCSO appreciates the cooperation and support of the community during this investigation and remains committed to seeking justice for Stacey Nease and her family.