{"id":49768,"date":"2025-11-17T13:22:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T13:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/49768\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T13:22:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T13:22:25","slug":"family-of-michelle-parker-marks-14-years-since-orlando-mothers-disappearance-after-airing-of-the-peoples-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/49768\/","title":{"rendered":"Family of Michelle Parker marks 14 years since Orlando mother\u2019s disappearance after airing of \u2018The People\u2019s Court\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 Monday marks 14 years since the disappearance of Michelle Parker<\/a>, an Orlando mother who was last seen dropping of her children at her ex-fianc\u00e9\u2019s home.<\/p>\n

Parker, 33, was last seen on Nov. 17, 2011, the same day she appeared on an episode of \u201cThe People\u2019s Court\u201d with her ex-fianc\u00e9 Dale Smith in a dispute over a $5,000 engagement ring. <\/p>\n

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Parker went missing after dropping off her 3-year-old twins with Smith. <\/p>\n

She was last seen at the Carter Glen Condominiums in the Lee Vista area.<\/p>\n

Brad and Gayle Parker, the father and stepmother of Michelle, released a new statement about her disappearance:<\/p>\n

We all know that she did not just disappear on her own and her family, friends and especially her children deserve to have answers and justice for this nightmare. Her oldest son is now 25, not 11 like when she was taken from him. Her twins (boy and girl) are now 17, not 3 when their Mom was ripped away from them. Why should they have suffered all these years when SOMEONE KNOWS SOMETHING about this case and has not come forward yet. <\/p>\n

Brad and Gayle Parker<\/p>\n

Smith was later named a person of interest in the case, but no one has been arrested or charged.<\/p>\n

Since her disappearance, several searches have been performed in retention ponds<\/a> and other areas in Orange<\/a> and Brevard<\/a> counties.<\/p>\n

Orlando police ask anyone with information about the case to contact the agency or Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS.<\/p>\n

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