Where, oh where is Michelle Parker?
Two years after the pretty Florida mom went missing, Orlando police released a never before publicized video of the 33-year-old’s vehicle in an effort to break the case.
Police released the 30-second video, taken at a red light the day she went missing and near where Parker’s black Humvee was later recovered, to “bring more awareness to the case and to give [the public] a better timeline” related to the disappearance, Det. Mike Moreschi said.
“This was a two-person situation,” Moreschi said of what cops have called an abduction.
Cops say Dale Smith, Parker’s former fiance, remains the prime suspect in the case. Smith, who has twin children with Parker, has never been arrested or charged, said Sgt. Jim Young, a spokesman for the Orlando Police Department.
The two had an often tumultuous relationship, according to friends. Parker disappeared the same day she and Smith appeared on the TV show “The People’s Court.” Smith had sued the woman for $5,000 for allegedly throwing away an engagement ring after a heated argument.
“He gets pretty malicious and vindictive, he’s a mean person, especially when he’s drinking,” Parker said of Smith while before the TV judge.
The segment was filmed in June 2011, some five months before Parker disappeared.
Cops say the mother of three dropped her young twins off with Smith about 3:30 p.m. Nov. 17, 2011. Later that day, she texted her brother. Her Hummer was caught on the traffic camera at a red light about 8:55 p.m.
Young said the black vehicle was distinctive because of decals Parker had put on it promoting her business. When the truck was caught on camera, someone had removed those decals.
It’s unclear who is driving the truck at that time, Young said. It was found abandoned about a mile from where the video was taken. Police later found her iPhone.
Parker’s mother, Yvonne Stewart, also made a desperate plea at Monday’s press conference. Stewart asked Smith’s mother to tell cops what she knows about the disappearance.
“We are grandmothers to the same children,” Stewart said in a trembling voice as she tried to hold back tears.
“Michelle has been hidden. Michelle’s children need a place to mourn their mother and so does her family.”
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