Police say missing woman killed herself
By Augie Frost
Published: April 25, 2008
Police say a woman found dead Thursday in a burned-out car in Edmond took her own life.
They identified the woman as Sheila L. Macy, 36.
Edmond police found her Chevrolet Tahoe near Danforth and Post roads about 5:15 p.m. Thursday. Inside, they found her body.
"Mrs. Macy died after setting a fire inside of her parked vehicle," police Master Sgt. Gary Knight stated in a news release. "The death has been ruled a suicide and the medical examiner has determined that Mrs. Macy died of smoke inhalation."
Arson and homicide investigators determined no one else could have started the fire.
Macy, a social worker, was reported missing Wednesday morning when she didn't show up for a 9 a.m. appointment at a clinic a few miles from her home. She lived in the 2800 block of Old Hickory Drive in Oklahoma City, police said.
Family members and a pastor from Life Church in Edmond were gathered this morning at the Macy home. The family, including her husband, Mark, was too distraught to speak.
Al and Lola Marcy, the couple's next-door neighbors, were shocked at the news of Sheila Macy's disappearance.
They have known the Macys since the couple married more than seven years ago, Lola Marcy said.
"They are both just beautiful people," she said.
The couple said they have taken food to Mark Macy and his two daughters — Ashley, 4, and Hope, 2 — and offered to help with household chores.
Editors note: The story incorrectly identified Sheila L. Macy as a physical therapist. She is a social worker
