
Timeline: How the Michelle Parker case unfolded before Dale Smith Jr.’s arrest
By Katherine Langford
WFTV Orlando Local
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Nearly 15 years after Orlando mother Michelle Parker disappeared, police arrested her former fiancé, Dale Smith Jr., on Oct. 14, 2026, in connection with her presumed death.2011: Michelle Parker disappearsParker, 33, vanished Nov. 17, 2011, after dropping off her 3-year-old twins at Smith's home. Her abandoned vehicle and cellphone were later recovered, but Parker was never found.Nov. 17, 2011 — Parker last seen dropping off childrenMichelle Parker, a 33-year-old mother of three, disappeared after dropping off her 3-year-old twins, Taylor and Trey, at the home of their father, Dale Smith Jr., in Orlando's Lee Vista area.Earlier that day, Parker visited her family's salon. Her mother, Yvonne Stewart, and sister, Lauren Erickson, later recalled their final conversation with her.Parker planned to drop off the twins, return home to rest and then head to work at a bar in Sanford.She never arrived at work.Nov. 17, 2011 — Episode of 'The People's Court' airsOn the day Parker disappeared, an e