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Woman Disappears Following Appearance on “The People’s Court”

Woman Disappears After Appearance on

An Orlando woman has gone missing following a tense appearance on “The People’s Court,” a television court show. ABC reports that Michelle Parker disappeared Thursday afternoon, the same day that an episode with Parker and her ex-fiancee aired.

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Dale Smith, Parker’s ex-fiancee, had sued Parker to retrive his engagement ring and the episode was filmed in October. While court shows can often seem odd and almost comical, Parker’s disappearance is a very serious matter. ABC News on the search for the mother of three:

“Parker was last seen dropping off the couple‘s twins at Smith’s home.

Her abandoned truck was found a day later.

Police gathered items from Smith’s home and searched the nearby woods, but have not gone so far as to call him a suspect or a person of interest.

Parker‘s parents said they don’t think that Smith is involved in their daughter’s disappearance, according to ABC News affiliate WFTV.

‘He (Smith) has fully cooperated,’ said Yvonne Stewart, Parker’s mother. ‘They have found absolutely no evidence that there’s any foul play on his part.’”

Parker’s parents told WFTV Saturday night that they believe their daughter was the victim of a “random crime.” WFTV reports that dozens of family members, friends, and volunteers have conducted their own searches for Parker.

Texas Equusearch, well known in Central Florida for it’s Caylee Anthony searches, is expected be in Orlando to begin it’s own search for Parker.

During the episode of The People’s Court, Parker spoke about the couple’s rocky relationship.”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 on the show.

A Washington D.C. homicide investigator and current homicide consultant told ABC that the show could provide clues for investigators.

“You know it’s always possible that anytime you have a public display of animosity between two individuals in a relationship, it’s going to exacerbate the problems between those two individuals,” said Rod Wheeler.

The Daily Mail notes that Parker sent a mysterious text message to her brother about 4:30 p.m. saying she was in the Waterford Lakes area of Orlando. When investigators tracked her cell phone, they found she was never near there.

Youtube video of Parker’s television appearance:

Comments (32)

  • Pete
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 12:23am

    Judge Wapner looks different.

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  • rdietz7
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 11:01pm

    Scary

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    • rdietz7
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 11:06pm

      I’m sorry, but any guy that does that to his hair is capable of anything.

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    • rdietz7
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 11:40pm

      I watched the whole video (despite the barking dogs ugh) and I’m surprised that this guy is not only a heavy drinker but he has anger issues. I can see this man slowly working his way towards homicide from the little I heard during the show. He is promisuous. He gets her pregnant. He is even more promiscuous. He leaves her secluded in public areas (unconcerned about his finances well are and safety) he argues n front of children. He turns her own children against her to try and control her. He physically assaults his finances in private, then in public. The woman is so over the guy she does the cliche thing and throws her ring at him causing the ring to be lost. He then sues her and wins 2500 $ in this court show.

      Cheats on her
      Leaves her stranded
      Kicks a mother of three out of house
      Turns children against mother
      Assaults the woman
      Sues the woman

      And now she is missing. Do the math

      FL homicide det. You have another 24 hrs. Left. HURRY!

      Please Jesus let her be found alive!

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    • rdietz7
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 11:44pm

      And he is a sci fi freak dresses up in costumes of star wars character and LOR. Peterpan syndrome with 0 impulse control and lives deluded fantasy life causing frustration to turn to rage then homicide.

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    • rdietz7
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 11:52pm

      This is SIN 101 people. This is how it happens. Sin is death. Never funny, never a joke, it seriously leads to destruction. Let stories like this be a wake up call to all of us. Turn the sin over to Jesus before it hands you over to destruction eternal. Me included.

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    • Doctor Nordo
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 11:32am

      Nice psychoanalysis there, Freud. Although you forgot to mention all of the wrongdoing on the part of the woman. This was not a lop-sided relationship. They were horrible TO EACH OTHER. Just keep defending that princess in her freaking tower, you white knight. She has a ****** so she can obviously do no wrong.

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  • mrsalvage2
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 10:49pm

    There are three important things to remember about this case.

    uh….uh….uh…..

    I used to carry my lunch to school but now I take the Bus.

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  • Wolf
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 8:36pm

    Quick, someone call Horatio at CSI- I’m sure they can find her.

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    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 10:14pm

      NONSENSE! I want the group from the BAU! Criminal Minds rules!

      Seriously though. Thoughts and prayer to the family, and especially to the young lady. I hope everything turns out to be a good story rather than a tragedy.

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  • Bubbletoes
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 8:25pm

    I couldnt watch it because of the barking dog in the background…

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  • KingCanon
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 7:21pm

    All of these shows are a joke to the justice system and have lead to both a breakdown and blatant disrespect in the US court system.

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    • Missouri_Patriot
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 9:32am

      Look at the nature of the cases on these “shows”:…..

      Each one of these cases was a pending case in a court somewhere!!!

      How much worse would the backlog be in our court system if there weren’t some way to “thin the heard” so to speak…

      Binding Arbitration does that….and if you read the fine print, these shows are nothing more than televised sessions of binding arbitration.

      I think it HELPS the judicial system…..

      I’d also point out that the judicial system has done a fine job of making a mockery of itself with some of the hair brained rulings that have come down over the years…..No television show can top that!

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  • phillipwgirard
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 7:10pm

    What is it with Florida? is there something wrong with them people down there,

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    • Wolf
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 8:39pm

      It’s in the water, Phillip… don’t drink the water.

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    • PHINEAS T. BLUSTER
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 9:27pm

      There is something weird about Florida. Just look at the people who move there to retire at age 65 and within 10 to 20 years the’ve passed away. Someone should apply for a government grant to study this phenomenon.

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    • Missouri_Patriot
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 9:47am

      I’ve often wondered about that myself……

      Nice place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there!

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  • MrHoggLegg
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 7:07pm

    There are 1 of 3 scenarios that are possible ✡ 1) The lady has gone into hiding for whatever reason that she believes will improve her situation ✡ 2) Suicide (Requires finding a body) (I hope this and the other possibilities are not what is finally decided upon by the Police) ✡ 3) Homicide (Does not require a body to reach such a conclusion) ✡ Homicide can be committed by an acquaintance or a stranger ✡ Stranger committed homicide is normally an act of robbery ✡ Stranger Assassination is harder for the Police to solve but not impossible ✡ And that for the most part will usually lead back to someone that has a motive to gain from the homicide! ✡ Again ✡ I hope she will be found alive and to be in hiding!

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    • Missouri_Patriot
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 9:38am

      Well, I saw this particular case on the People‘s Court while I’m home going stir crazy on medical leave.

      Both her and her ex-boyfriend struck me as having self-serving personalities (not really the type to make a good relationship work)……….

      She came off as very cold and uncaring………but there seemed to be something wrong with him. I hope she turns up okay. But if she doesn’t, someone needs to take a very close look at this guy.

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  • NC
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 6:52pm

    I’m wondering how many “People Court” fans are going to read this thread and not post in it because they don’t want fellow Blazers knowing they watch the show. Much like the old Jerry Springer show. Nobody ever admitted to watching it, but it constantly pulled in the ratings.

    NC (yes, I saw this episode)

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  • Eliasim
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 6:48pm

    “The Daily Mail notes that Parker sent a mysterious text message to her brother about 4:30 p.m. saying she was in the Waterford Lakes area of Orlando. When investigators tracked her cell phone, they found she was never near there.”

    Well, did her text say she “Is” in the area, or did it say she “Was” in that area? I think the problem investigators face in this day and age which is bigger than all the other problems they face is that nobody knows the English language anymore.

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    • Eliasim
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 6:53pm

      You know, a nation is like a woman who has children but has lost her husband, and then the nation gets desperate running to and fro looking for another man, and that nation ends up being a babbling old woman.

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    • Eliasim
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 6:55pm

      America is a babbling old woman.

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    • Eliasim
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 6:58pm

      And I don’t know if people have ever paid any attention to the things that befall a babbling old women, but not very nice people come and take her decorations from her front yard, and they break into her house like a thief because she isn’t mentally quite there, and they steal things right out from under her nose, until eventually her house begins to cave in around her.

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    • MomaGrisley2
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 8:04pm

      Eliasim PLEASE take your medication!

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    • sarnold51
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 10:32pm

      Her brother texted her and asked where she was and he received a reply that said “Waterford”.

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  • Bakko Bomma
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 6:37pm

    alien hose beast

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 6:16pm

    I hope she is found alive and safe.

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  • pavepaws
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 6:00pm

    Stupid shows. 15 minutes of fame.

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    • Dalady
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 8:26pm

      These shows are even funnier than the soap operas they replaced…except for Judge Judy. I love to see her chew people up, the way she wanted to with all of the frivolous crazy crap she saw as a family court judge. Judge Judy Rocks!

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  • Jackie Rogers, Jr.
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 5:55pm

    “…they don’t think Smith is not involved(.) This is wrong in so many ways.

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  • sta
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 5:47pm

    Wow I hope they find her and she is okay.

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