Stacey Charlene Gage, 30, was reported missing on December 11, 2007, after she went out to buy a bag of ice and never returned home. She was a mother of two. Her body was found nude and in a state of decomposition on January 2, 2008, in a secluded area near an abandoned church in Daytona Beach, Florida; an officer discovered the remains while catching up on paperwork. Reports indicate she had been killed shortly after her disappearance, though the exact cause of death has not been publicly disclosed.

Investigators noted similarities between Stacey’s killing and several other unsolved murders of women in the Daytona Beach area, including the use of a .40-caliber handgun and the victims’ backgrounds, prompting suspicion of a connection to an unidentified offender dubbed the Daytona Beach Killer. The case later went cold with no public resolution reported as of early 2008.

Did anyone who knew Stacey or who lived in Daytona Beach at the time notice anything unusual around December 2007?