Missing From: Fairview Park, Ohio
Missing: November 26,1996
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date Of Birth: 07/12/71
Age at disappearance: 25
Height: 5’5″
Weight: 130 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue/Hazel
Distinguishing Characteristics: Scars, Marks, Tattoos: Caucasian female. Tracheotomy scar on throat. Medical Conditions: Balas was involved in an automobile accident in 1988. She suffered a massive head injury in the crash, which may cause amnesia when under stress.
Details of Disappearance: Stacey was last seen at approximately 1:00 AM on November 26, 1996 in her hometown of Fairview Park, Ohio. She was employed at the Subway restaurant on West 220th Street and Lorain Road. Balas was locking the building for the night with the restaurant’s manager. She never returned to her residence in North Ridgeville, Ohio that evening and has not been heard from again. She was scheduled to work at 11:30 AM later in the day, but never arrived for her shift. Her 1995 blue Nissan Pathfinder was discovered abandoned in the parking lot of the Cleveland Motel on Lorain Road at approximately 4:00 PM that day. The motel was located four blocks from the Subway restaurant. There was no sign of Stacey at the scene. Stacey’s manager was convicted of the rape of another woman in Ohio three months after Stacey disappeared. He maintains his innocence in her case. Her family believes foul play was involved. Stacey’s case remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency: North Ridgeville Police Department (440) 327-2191
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