Michelle Lee Parker: Woman Who Just Appeared On People's Court With Ex Is Missing

[Dakota Valkyrie]

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Also on Friday, lawyers for Smith and Parker's family discussed visitation for the couple's children.

The 3-year-old boy-girl twins have been staying with Smith and his family since Parker disappeared, but have spent the majority of their lives living with Parker at her mother Yvonne Stewart's home.

Stewart's attorney Matt Morgan said the details of the visitation agreement could be worked out as early as Friday or possibly on Monday.

The twins spent one night with the family earlier this month when the Department of Children and Families filed an emergency shelter order and removed them from Smith's care.

However, a judge ruled the twins were not in danger and ordered that they be returned to their father.

Meanwhile, a link for donations has been posted on a Facebook page for Smith's "friends and supporters," seeking $5,000 in support. The post says Smith "hasn't worked in two weeks because he is at home taking care of the two children" and "things are getting tight."

The link was posted on Wednesday, but by Friday afternoon, just $200 had been collected.
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http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/st...d-2022554.html

They've raised a whopping $220 so far... from 3 people. https://apps.facebook.com/fundrazr/a...72c9d0f2df4897

[VXIII]

Cant the police get you phone records anyway without your phone?

[pissedoffindaytona]

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/st...d-2022554.html

They've raised a whopping $220 so far... from 3 people. https://apps.facebook.com/fundrazr/a...72c9d0f2df4897

I wonder what the child support pmts were? I'm guessing that may have been a factor in her disapearence

[GGsMum]

SANFORD — For the first time in the 21 days since Michelle Parker vanished, her mother seemed to lose her resolve.

The discovery of the missing woman's iPhone, found recently at the bottom of a lake in Belle Isle, was devastating for Yvonne Stewart who admitted publicly on Thursday that she fears her daughter may no longer be alive.

"It's become a lot more real to me that someone has done something terrible to my child," Stewart said during a short, emotional statement. "I cannot even begin to tell you how much pain my heart is in today. I want to find my daughter."

Until then, Stewart had remained outwardly hopeful and positive that her 33-year-old daughter would be found alive.

"I hate whoever did this to her," she said while standing with her husband Jeff Stewart outside of The Barn in Sanford. "She didn't deserve this."

A law-enforcement source told the Orlando Sentinel Thursday that the phone was found in water under a bridge that crosses over Lake Conway. It's not clear when divers located the phone, but a technology expert said the discovery could be a "treasure trove" of information for investigators.

Police have named Parker's ex-fiance, Dale Smith II, the sole suspect in her disappearance. He was the last person to see her on Nov. 17 when she dropped of their 3-year-old twins around 3:15 p.m. at his home on S. Semoran Boulevard.

Smith's lawyer Mark NeJame said his client immediately drove his children to his parent's home on Rose Boulevard and arrived there at 4:30 p.m.

The location where the cell phone was found is about half-way between Smith's condominium and the nine-mile route to his parent's home. Police have not charged Smith.

However, the discovery could be key in helping solve the case, said Hemu Nigam, founder of SSP Blue, a California-based Internet-safety company, and former prosecutor with the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office.

"A person's entire world — photos, who they talk to, who they text, where they go — is stored on their phones," Nigam said. "Finding this phone is like finding a golden nugget."

Nigam said the iPhone frequently sends out 'pings' which could allow detectives to backtrack the movements of the device before it was powered down.

Detectives have previously said the phone last 'pinged' around 8 p.m. on Nov. 17 in the area of Oak Ridge Road, less than a mile from where it was found.

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/...tes-cell-phone

There is a picture of her phone on the link above - I suck and can't get the insert picture thing to work.

Them finding her phone at the bottom of a lake does not sound very promising. I had a terrible feeling in the pit of my stomach when I first heard of her disappearance....this just solidifies that my feeling was spot on.

[princessgrandma]

It's sad to say, but if they found her phone at the bottom of a lake, they need to keep looking in that same area. She will most likely be found somewhere nearby and not alive.

Mix temper, a split-up and money and you get something very very toxic and dangerous. Someone usually ends up getting hurt or dead, or at least it's my opinion that it happens. Seems that way anyway.

[gee]

If that lake is full of Gators they probably will never find her.

[Whisper]

Thursday marks four weeks since woman's disappearance

ORLANDO, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - Thursday will mark four weeks since a 33-year-old Orlando mother vanished. Michelle Parker was last seen on Nov. 17 after the airing of an episode of "The People's Court" on which she and ex-fiancé, Dale Smith Jr. appeared to settle a dispute over a $5,000 engagement ring.

Life has not been the same for her family since. "You wake up in the morning and you've got to remind yourself to breath and remind yourself to put one foot in front of the other, but we have to do what we have to do to stay focused to find Michelle," said Parker's sister, Lauren Erickson.

Lauren spent the day catching up on errands she had been neglecting for the past month. But riding around in her big red truck with stickers of her missing sister plastered all over, she made sure everywhere she stopped, people know that her big sister is still missing.

"We're all still wearing our shirts whenever we walk around and I always have flyers in my truck, actually I just ran out because I'm handing them out everywhere," said Lauren.

"I didn't think I'd be standing here 28 days later," said Lauren. The bright spot in her day was meeting up with a friend and classmate of Michelle's from the Aveda Institute where she was just finishing cosmetology school. They've been collecting Christmas toys for Michelle's three children.

"These bags are just slab full," Lauren said as she looked in the back of the friend's SUV.

Lauren said this is a welcomed gift for her family as well. Since they've been searching for Michelle, they hadn't started getting Christmas ready for the kids yet. They've been more concerned with making sure the children are okay. She says of Michelle's oldest child, "He's doing all right," and of her two little twins, "the twins, they're three so..." she says they just keep saying mommy's not home. Lauren says she's still helpful. "Everyday I still wake up saying today is the day. Everyday I wake up trying to say that."

While she knows her nephews and niece will love the toys, she knows what they're really wishing for. "I hope that we have her back by Christmas. I hope that our one Christmas wish comes true this year."

Thursday night there will be a benefit for Michelle Parker at Alligator Alley in Kissimmee starting at 7 p.m. Some of Michelle's friends will be opening their command post in Alligator Alley's parking lot around 1 p.m.
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http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news...#ixzz1gZghPWbA

[AngelFire]

I hope they find her soon. Sadly, it won't be alive.

[Whisper]

Search for missing Michelle Parker moves to new city

KISSIMMEE, Fla. —
Efforts to find a central Florida mother who went missing after a television show appearance last month are moving to Osceola County.

Family and friends of Michelle Parker will be distributing fliers Thursday in Kissimmee. Parker's family and volunteers have moved their command post from The Barn in Sanford to the bar Alligator Alley in Kissimmee.
The group of volunteers is not doing foot searches, but there will be a benefit held Thursday night there for her children.
Organizers said they moved to this new bar because they haven't tried that part of Central Florida yet.
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Authorities said Smith is their only suspect at this point, though he has not been charged in her disappearance

http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/...ew-city/nF3ZG/

[GGsMum]

Police in Orlando say finding Michelle Parker is their top priority.

But, the missing mom's parents say investigators are not looking in the right place

"Search Lake Conway, that's where her phone was found," said Brad Parker, Michelle's father.

"Being that the phone was in that vicinity...common sense makes you feel they should focus on searching there," said Yvonne Stewart, Michelle's mother.

Michelle's parents blame her ex-fiance, Dale Smith, for Michelle's disappearance.

The two appeared on an episode of "The People's Court" where they argued over a lost engagement ring.

The day it aired in Orlando is the same day Michelle disappeared.

Police say Smith is their prime suspect.

http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/state/m...ng-orlando-mom

Can someone please help me understand WHY police wouldn't search the lake where her phone was found? I agree w/her father, that just seems pretty common sense to me.

[Whisper]

Dale Smith Sr

The investigation around a central Florida mother who disappeared after a television show appearance has taken another turn as the father of the prime suspect in the case was arrested on warrant earlier this week.

Deputies arrested Dale W. Smith, 64, the father of Dale Smith Jr., the only named suspect in the case of missing Michelle Parker, on charges of possession of cannabis and selling and manufacturing a controlled substance, MyFoxOrlando.com reports.

Smith Sr. was released on bond.
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"He shouldn't have put his hands on me and he shouldn't have put his hands on me prior. He shouldn't have left me three or four times over the past year and a half that we've been together," she said.

Authorities say Smith Jr. is their only suspect in this case, though he has not been charged in Parker's disappearance.

Parker's car was found abandoned the day after she disappeared, and her family thought she was the victim of a carjacking.

Smith Jr. currently has custody of the couple's twins.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/01/07...#ixzz1ipgK4XV1

[Whisper]

Michelle Parker's ex-fiance gets child support refund
Dale Smith, Jr., gets $1,600 back in child support payments

ORLANDO, Fla. -
The court ruled Dale Smith, Jr., the ex-fiance of Orlando missing mom Michelle Parker and the primary suspect in her disappearance, will get the money back he paid in child support while she was missing.

Officials said Smith will get $1,672 worth of child support he paid since Parker vanished in November after dropping off their 3-year-old twins at his house.

Smith's attorney said Smith said he is unemployed and needs the money desperately
In January, the court ruled that Smith paying child support was impractical because he has had custody of their twins since Parker disappeared.

After that, his attorney filed a motion to get the money he had already paid in child support back.
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http://www.clickorlando.com/news/Mic...z/-/index.html

[princessgrandma]

He's most likely the one who made her go "missing." I guess it figures that the only thing he'd be thinking about was money he'd paid her before. If the father of my children was missing, the last thing I'd be thinking about would be what money I'd given him.

I think it's that Casey Anthony mentality. It's all about me, and the world owes me something.

[Whisper]

OPD, FDLE to discuss cold-case review of Michelle Parker

ORLANDO, Fla. -
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Orlando Police Department have announced they will conduct a cold-case review in the disappearance of Michelle Parker.

[...]
FDLE and OPD said they are reviewing the evidence collected in hopes of developing additional leads. They will hold a news conference Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at the FDLE Orlando Regional Operations Center on West Robinson Street to discuss the review.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/OPD...z/-/index.html

[Leggs]

Michelle Parker Search Resumes Near Ex-Fiance's Home

Florida police resumed its search Sunday for Michelle Parker, an Orlando mother of three who vanished nearly a year ago just after an episode of the "The People's Court" featuring her and her ex-fiancé aired.

Police officers with search dogs and more than 100 civilians joined Sunday's search of wooded areas off Goldenrod Road in the Lee Vista area. According to Orlando's WKMG, the FBI urged detectives to conduct Sunday's search near the Carter Glen condominiums where Parker's 41-year-old ex-fiancé Dale Smith lives. The area was previously searched.

According to Parker’s father, Brad Parker, searchers found some bones there, but he did not know if they were from a human or an animal. They are currently being examined by forensic experts. "It was a long day, but it was good," Parker told the Orlando Sentinel.

Michelle Parker was last seen Nov. 17, 2011, the same day she appeared on "The People's Court" with Smith. The two were on the show to settle a dispute over a $5,000 engagement ring that was lost after she threw it at him during an argument. During the program, which was taped months earlier, Parker alleged that Smith had a drug and alcohol problem, and had been violent with her in the past.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/1...m_hp_ref=crime

[biteme]

He's most likely the one who made her go "missing." I guess it figures that the only thing he'd be thinking about was money he'd paid her before. If the father of my children was missing, the last thing I'd be thinking about would be what money I'd given him.

I think it's that Casey Anthony mentality. It's all about me, and the world owes me something.

I disagree, if he's taking care of the children and can't work, getting the money back for the children's support would be primary
it's not like the cops want him investigating/involved in the case
Why he would even have to go to court and fight for the money is ridiculous, lets for just a minute think about the kids