Michelle Loree Parker
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Oct 17, 2026
Linda KenyonHOST
Dale Smith Jr. has been charged with second-degree murder.
Linda KenyonHOST
The body of his ex-fiancée, Michelle Parker, has not been recovered, but police say all evidence leads to Smith as the person believed to be responsible for her death.
Linda KenyonHOST
Smith is also being held without bond pending a detention hearing.
Linda KenyonHOST
I'm Linda Kenyon, NPR News.
Brandi ChurchwellHOST
Except in this case, television actually played a role in the story.
Brandi ChurchwellHOST
On November 17, 2011, 33-year-old Michelle Parker, a mother of three, disappeared after dropping off her three-year-old twins at the home of their father, her former fiancé, Dale Smith Jr.
Brandi ChurchwellHOST
And here's what made her disappearance especially strange.
Brandi ChurchwellHOST
The very same day, an episode of The People's Court featuring Michelle and Dale aired on national television.
speaker_12NARRATOR
He says the defendant, his ex-fiancee, threw the engagement ring he gave her off the balcony of a hotel room during a big fight they had.
Brad MielkeHOST
This is an episode from 2011 in which a couple from Florida disputed whether Michelle Parker should reimburse Dale Smith $5,000 that he spent on a ring that she flung during an argument.
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I was-
speaker_9SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Were you able to find the diamond ring?
speaker_11SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
No.
Brad MielkeHOST
In the end, Judge Marilyn Milian, a retired Florida Circuit Court judge, ruled that the pair should split the cost of the ring.
Brad MielkeHOST
But just hours after this episode aired, Michelle Parker went missing.
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Smith was the last known person to see or hear from Michelle on November 17th, 2011.
Sydney SilvagniCORRESPONDENT
A major breakthrough in a Florida cold case that has haunted the Orlando community for nearly 15 years.
Sydney SilvagniCORRESPONDENT
Dale Smith Jr., the former fiancé of Michelle Parker, has been arrested on a second-degree murder charge in connection with her November 2011 disappearance.
Sydney SilvagniCORRESPONDENT
33-year-old Michelle vanished after dropping off her then three-year-old twins at Smith's condo.
Sydney SilvagniCORRESPONDENT
Just hours earlier, the former couple appeared on a broadcast episode of The People's Court, bitterly disputing a lost engagement ring.
Sydney SilvagniCORRESPONDENT
Chief Smith personally shared the major breakthrough with Michelle's mother, Yvonne Stewart.
Sydney SilvagniCORRESPONDENT
A tearful Stewart spoke with NBC affiliate WESH Orlando.
Yvonne StewartSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
They told me that they arrested Dale Smith on f- second-degree murder charges for Michelle Parker, [cries] and I'm ...
Yvonne StewartSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's, like, the happiest day because she deserves this.
Dale Smith Jr.SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Yes ma'am
Marilyn MilianSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
You are suing your former fiancée, Michelle Parker, for $5,000, the statutory maximum, for an engagement ring.
Vinnie PolitanHOST
On November 17th, 2011, that episode of The People's Court aired on television.
Vinnie PolitanHOST
Michelle Parker was being sued by her ex-fiancé, Dale Smith Jr., for $5,000, the value of their engagement ring.
Vinnie PolitanHOST
Later that same night, Michelle vanished, and now 15 years later, she's still-
Dale Smith Jr.SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
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Vinnie PolitanHOST
And now, finally, an arrest.
Eric SmithSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
This morning, OPD's fugitive task force and SWAT team arrested Dale Smith Jr., Michelle's ex-fiancé, on a charge of second-degree murder.
Gianna GelosiNARRATOR
Dale Smith Jr. was arrested at his job and charged with second-degree murder.
Gianna GelosiNARRATOR
Michelle Parker's body was never found, but police say all evidence leads to Smith as the person responsible.
Gianna GelosiNARRATOR
The mother of three was last seen November 17th, 2011, dropping off her twins at Smith's condo.
Gianna GelosiNARRATOR
The afternoon she went miss-
Gianna GelosiCORRESPONDENT
Dale Smith Jr. was arrested at his job and charged with second-degree murder.
Gianna GelosiCORRESPONDENT
Michelle Parker's body was never found, but police say all evidence leads to Smith as the person responsible.
Gianna GelosiCORRESPONDENT
The mother of three was last seen November 17th, 2011, dropping off her twins at Smith's condo.
Gianna GelosiCORRESPONDENT
The afternoon she went missing, Parker and Smith appeared on an episode of The People's Court, where they settled a dispute over a $5,000 engagement ring.
Gianna GelosiCORRESPONDENT
[suspenseful music] I'm Gianna Gelosi with your Fox True Crime Minute.
Gianna GelosiCORRESPONDENT
A man from Orlando, Florida, has been arrested in the disappearance of his ex-fiancée who vanished in 2011, hours after the pair appeared in a pre-taped episode of The People's Court.
Gianna GelosiCORRESPONDENT
Dale Smith Jr. was arrested at his job and charged with second-degree murder.
Gianna GelosiCORRESPONDENT
Michelle Parker's body was never found, but police say all evidence leads to Smith as the person responsible.
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Sherri PrestonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
An arrest in the cold case disappearance of Michelle Parker, who went on The People's Court over a decade ago trying to settle a dispute with her ex-husband, Dale Smith, over a $5,000 engagement ring.
William NordSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
He gets pretty malicious and vindictive, and he's a mean person, especially when he's been drinking.
Sherri PrestonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
That was her on the show, and she disappeared shortly after that.
Natalie RodriguezCORRESPONDENT
This is a, a nearly 15-year-old central Florida mystery.
Natalie RodriguezCORRESPONDENT
Orlando Police arresting 55-year-old Dale Smith Jr. They've charged him with second-degree murder in the 2011 disappearance of his ex-fiancée, Michelle Parker.
Natalie RodriguezCORRESPONDENT
So Parker vanished hours after a pre-taped episode of the People's Court that aired, and it showed the couple in this nasty argument over a $5,000 engagement ring.
Natalie RodriguezCORRESPONDENT
Parker's body has not been found, by the way.
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