Dale Smith Jr, the ex-fiancé of Michelle Parker , was arrested by the Orlando Police Department on October 13. The arrest came after the mom of three went missing in 2011.
Smith Jr was arrested for Parker’s murder , cops announced. Parker had been reported missing after failing to show up to work at a bar in Sanford. Dale Smith Jr was reportedly long considered a suspect in Parker’s disappearance, though he had not been formally arrested or charged till now. Over the past year, we’ve expanded our investigative team looking into this case and took a fresh-focused look at all of the evidence. We re-examined testimony and conflicting statements made by the suspect and used advances in digital forensics to uncover and analyze additional evidence. This case never stopped being a priority. Our detectives kept working. They kept asking questions. They kept examining the evidence.
As per the cops, Smith Jr was the last person to see or hear from Parker on November 17, 2011, when she dropped their kids off at his place. 17, 2011, after she dropped their children off at his home.
Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith said “Smith was the last known person to see or hear from Michelle on Nov. “Today, the Orlando Police Department’s Fugitive Unit and SWAT Team arrested Dale Smith Jr., Michelle Parker’s former fiancé, on a charge of second-degree murder.
Parker went missing hours after the episode aired, though it was taped months prior to the disappearance. The two had appeared on an episode of The People’s Court, which was regarding a dispute over a $5,000 ring .
