(The show employs spotters to read through thousands of Small Claims Court filings a year in search of potential plaintiffs and defendants. "That said, we continue to look at anything that comes in whether it has to do with him or not,"Moreschi told Fox News. She was last known. Parker's 2008 black Hummer H3 was found the following day in a parking lot on the west side of Orlando. Daniel started with WKMG-TV in 2000 and became the digital content manager in 2009. Yet not everyone is as impressed with Milian mainly, those who find themselves in her courtroom. Michelle disappeared 9 years ago today. ! Milian asks, incredulous. FILE- This photo shows Michelle Parker, of Orlando, Fla., who disappeared on the same day an episode of 'The People's Court' TV show aired featuring her and her ex-fiance. Michelle Parker, then 33, confronted her former fianc, Dale Smith, Parker was last seen dropping off her 3-year-old twins, asked the public for information in the mother-of-threes unsolved disappearance, subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. ", According to court records, Dale Smith was later convicted by a general court martial on domestic violence and drug-related charges. 'She Would Have Been Such a Good Mom': Wash. Man Sentenced for Murdering Ex Because She Was Pregnant. He has custody of their 12-year-old twin boys in Tennessee. She and Smith appeared in the episode to resolve a dispute over an engagement ring. The episode aired on November 17, 2011 the same day Parker vanished, according to the Orlando Sentinel. He said he then grabbed her by the leg and [dragged] her outside. Parker's sister also sent a message to Smith: "Help us," she said. The parents of small twins, they had split up but the acrimony continued. or redistributed. Once he had her outside he said she hit her head on the railing to the apartment and started to bleed," the police report reads. I want a picture here!. Parker, 33, of Florida, has been missing since Nov. 17, the same day her appearance on "The People's Court" television show aired. ( Suspect Dale Smith shows his aggressive attitude and his violent side! If you have any information about the case, call 321-235-5300. And the case has gone cold. Parker, then 33, was last seen on Nov. 17,. It's usually a significant other or spouse, so naturally you focus on those people first.". Michelle Parker, then 33, confronted her former fianc, Dale Smith, about previous abuse on the daytime court show. When asked if she thought Smith did it, she couldnt answer. According to military records, he was dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Marines years earlier for a domestic violence incident with another woman and for selling drugs. The episode, titled Mom of 3 Vanished, interviews insiders with intimate knowledge of the case. ", "His status has not changed over the last six years," Detective Michael Moreschi of the Orlando Police Department said of 46-year-old Smith. Anyone with information concerning Parkers whereabouts is asked to call Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS. When he's not working on ClickOrlando.com, Daniel likes to head to the beach or find a sporting event nearby. No one should ever be treated that way.". Michelle Parker's episode aired the same day she disappeared. Michelle Parker - 'People's Court' MysteryThe Orlando mother of three has been missing for more than ten years without ever being found. You are not required to give your name; there may be an award. Advertisement Parker went missing the same day she and her ex-fiance, Dale Smith, appeared on a taped episode of "People's Court" arguing over a lost engagement ring. Police say he was the last person to see her alive. Parker, 33, dropped off the pairs 3-year-old twins at Smiths house on Nov. 17. While in the stockade, Dale Smith was charged by military authorities with a drug violation "in reference to an on-going military investigation involving the illegal drug ecstasy and other controlled substances.". the reporter asked. All rights reserved. At The Barn Restaurant in Sanford, where Parker worked most nights as a bartender, coworkers remembered her as a kind-hearted employee and a devoted mother to her twins -- a boy and girl -- and her older son from a previous relationship. Dale Smith Sr., father of Dale Smith Jr., the primary suspect in the disappearance of Orlando mom, Michelle Parker. Police conducted an overnight search of Smith's father's home over the weekend, but investigators did not comment on the findings of the search and it is unclear what sparked the search. "When you are looking at this from the position of an investigator, you have to determine who had the most access to the person. Yesterday, Orlando police said the only suspect in the disappearance of Michelle Parker is her former fianc, Dale Smith Jr. pic.twitter.com/QUHS1Qp9T6, We hope today, on the ninth-year anniversary of Michelle missing, someone will step forward, Orlando Police Chief Orlando Roln said at a press conference. I have reason to believe that she's still alive. Parker reportedly tried to file a restraining order against him in 2009 but a judge rejected the request. Market data provided by Factset. A Facebook group devoted to the search for Parker -- with nearly 24,000 followers -- posts regular updates about the case, including the ongoing legal battle by the woman's mother, Yvonne Stewart, for visitation rights with her twin grandchildren. Parker, 33, of Orlando, Fla., has been missing since Nov. 17, 2011, the same day her appearance on "The People's Court" television show aired. Investigators have since revisited the swampy area near the Carter Glen condominiums, where Smith lived at the time. Click here to watch. "We're treating it as a missing person's case," Young said. "He shouldn't have left me three or four times over the past year and a half that we've been together.". Smith met Parker, a single mom to a then-6-year-old boy, in a Florida nightspot where she tended bar in 2006; he had been divorced once and widowed once. "Dale, honestly, if you're out there, honey, and you're listening to me, I have always said from day one--it's O.K. He subsequently moved to Tennessee with the twins. Wow, thats a big one, Erickson said. Parker, then 33, was last seen on Nov. 17, 2011, after an episode of The Peoples Court aired. Stewart said the appearance on the show was Smith's idea for resolving their dispute. I know he hurt her many times, Parkers friend Angela Launer told ABC News. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Perhaps most remarkably, The Peoples Court is a cultural staple that has been remarkably free of controversy.

Michelle Parker had no interest in watching her appearance on "The People's Court" when it aired on a November afternoon six years ago, telling family members she was embarrassed about the broadcasted dispute with herex-fianc over a lost engagement ring. Parker, 33, of Florida, has been missing since Nov. 17, the same day her appearance on "The People's Court" television show aired. In 2003, Smith, who had been court-martialed several times on charges of drug possession and domestic battery, was dishonorably discharged from the Marines. She served as a judge in Miami-Dade County for seven years before TMZs Harvey Levin, who also produces and appears on The Peoples Court, called. Michelle Parker appeared on the show in a dispute with her former fianc, Dale Smith, over a $5,000 engagement ring she was accused of throwing over a hotel balcony during am alcohol-fueled fight.

. Orlando police say Smith, pictured above, is the lead suspect in Parker's disappearance. The vast majority of comments on the page are from people who never knew her. According to court documents, Dale Smith told police that he had been in a bar fight that night and that his wife became angry when he came home and told her about it.

Ezzy worked at WFOR CBS4 in South Florida and KBMT in Beaumont, Texas, where she covered Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Her older son from another relationship now lives with his father in Pennsylvania. We're not going to stop until we find out who did this.". "Help those kids. More than her $1,600 deposit, what Evart would like back is her self-respect and though she knows she signed her rights away to a retrial, she at least wants the show to never see the air. [Featured image: Michelle Parker/Facebook], SHOPLIFT MOM Shoplifting in Department Store Leaves 2 Tots in Car-turned-fireball, New Jersey Party Town Bans All Alcohol on Popular Wildwood Boardwalk, Beach, Young Brothers Playing with Kittens Killed Dead in Home by Shooter Out on Bail: Police. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. Parker had a tumultuous relationship with the 40-year-old Smith. Evart wasnt awarded any portion of her deposit. "I didn't like him because he made her cry. "She would never have taken off, done that to her brother, sister or mother That's why we're crying every day. And I didnt give that right up., BENCH MARK: Judge Marilyn Milian has helped bring The Peoples Court once the domain of the folksy Judge Joseph Wapner in line with the reality-TV tastes of today. Took off and left her in Georgia by herself," Parker's friend Angela Launer said in an emotional interview interrupted by sobs with ABCNews.com. The Peoples Court producers reportedly said the episode featuring Parker and Smith was filmed months before it aired. "She could have been anyone's mother, daughter, and sister," wrote one person. Eleven days into the investigation, police declared Smith the lone suspect, but he has not been charged; Smiths sister, Lauren Erickson, recently told Geraldo Rivera that her mother had worked out visitation with Smith, who has custody. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Parker, 33, was last seen on Nov. 17, the same day an episode of "The People's Court" aired in which Parker and ex-fiance Smith Jr., 40, argued over who was responsible for the cost of a missing $5,000 engagement ring. OPEN CASE: Michelle Parker (left), who was sued by ex-fiance Dale Smith Jr. (right) on "The People's Court" disappeared the day her case aired. Judge Marilyn Milian ruled on the show that the couple should both have to pay for the ring and ruled in Smith's favor, ordering Parker to pay him $2,500. Parker, who lived with her mother in Geneva, was reported missing after she failed to show up for her job as a bartender in Sanford. Smith Jr. currently has custody of the couple's twins. "Her children were her life.". Then came the fire, Woman aiming Nerf gun at terrified bank staff says it was just a joke, Florida cops say, Paddleboarder finds body of missing 19-year-old swimmer in water, Florida cops say. Despite Parkers testimony that Smith had grabbed her by the arm and dragged her around so forcefully that security at their hotel had to intervene, Milian assessed it as a co-dependent relationship Youre like a drug to each other rather than an abusive one. Michelle Parker and her former fianc Dale Smith had always had a complicated relationship. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is being urged to call Crimeline at 1-800-423-8477. The judge ruled that Smith and Parker should split the cost. (Anthony J. Causi), THE PEOPLES COURT, Judge Joseph Wapner, 1981-93, Warner Brothers / Courtesy: Everett Collection ( He also said that, in part because of the massive media coverage of her disappearance, numerous leads have come in and all of them are vetted "whether they include him or not. For more on this story go here: http://abcn.ws/vVe2bz

Her iPhone was discovered by a dive team in a lake about four miles from Smith's home. Her twins are living with their father. The Peoples Court premiered in September 1981 and was hosted by the folksy jurist Wapner, with bit players Rusty the bailiff and host Doug Llewelyn. "He is our primary suspect," Orlando Police Chief . "Let her come home so she can raise her babies.". The hug came moments after a judge ruled that Dale Smith should get custody of twins that he had with Parker, his ex-fiance. Missing 'People's Court' Mom's Ex-Fiance Not Involved In His Second Wife's Death. Orlando police Chief Orlando Roln said, He is someone that is of interest in this investigation, but again, ultimately I think there maybe someone out there who has some specific information that will help us close this case.. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your devices and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. ", "He gets pretty malicious and vindictive, and he's a mean person, especially when been he's drinking," Parker said of Smith during the episode, calling him "hot tempered. A little over nine years ago, Nov. 17, 2011, the Orlando woman appeared on The Peoples Court fighting with her ex over a lost engagement ring.

Michelle Parker disappeared Thursday afternoon, the same day a previously taped episode of the court show aired featuring her and her ex-fiance, Dale Smith. Born in Queens and raised in Miami, Milian is a graduate of Georgetown Law. Well never stop looking for her.. The couple was in dispute over a $5,000 engagement ring. In the post-verdict interview, the host asked Parker if her relationship, which he likened to the movie Fatal Attraction, had a chance of recovering. Milian has presided over the The Peoples Court since 2000, and her tenure has been so successful by 2006, the ratings spiked 72 percent that its estimated she earns $5 million a year. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. The Sentinel reported that Smith was considered a suspect but he was never charged or arrested. According to the medical examiner, Smith died from methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or ecstasy) intoxication, and her manner of death was "accidental. 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