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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Gorgeous Mom of 3, Michelle Parker, Vanishes After ‘The People’s Court’ Appearance

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

News, True Crime

4.28.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Michelle Parker is a loving, hardworking mother of 3. She's also a student and a business owner, but one night this reliable employee did not show up for work. Her 11-year-old son, home alone after school couldn't find his mom. Michelle Parker disappears. The same day on “The People’s Court,” an episode featuring Parker and her ex-fiancee Dale Smith aired. It had been filmed months before. The episode involved a disagreement about a $5,000 engagement ring that was lost after Parker threw it at Smith during an argument. Joining Nancy Grace today:John W. Dill - Personal Injury Lawyer, Orlando, FL, Part of the Parker family's legal team, www.JohnWDill.com, @JohnWDillESQ Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst, www.drbethanymarshall.com, New Netflix show: 'Bling EmpireSheryl McCollum - Forensic Expert, Founder: Cold Case Investigative Research Institute in Atlanta, GA, ColdCaseCrimes.org, @ColdCaseTips Bianca Prieto - Former Orlando Sentinel Criminal Justice Reporter 2011-2013, Instagram: @biancaprieto TIPLINE: Crime Line 800-423-TIPS   800-423-8477

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm Cheryl McCollum, host of the brand new Cold Case Podcast, Zone 7.

0:04.1

We're going to be talking to family members, detectives, prosecutors, and nationally recognized

0:09.1

experts that are in my Zone 7. The group of professionals that I've called on

0:13.6

to help me work hundreds of cases you've heard of and thousands you haven't.

0:18.0

We are going to solve these cases own air together. Listen to Zone 7 on the I Heart Radio app,

0:25.2

the Apple Podcast app, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcast.

0:35.6

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace.

0:42.9

A gorgeous 33 year old mom seemingly vanishes.

0:47.9

Granny surveillance video emerges of her at a red light, but is that her in her own car?

0:59.2

Because I don't think so.

1:07.2

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace.

1:09.1

Parker was last seen around 2 pm Thursday, dropping her kids off at Smith's home,

1:19.9

and about 4 pm her brother received a short text from her. But she never showed up for her

1:24.4

6 pm bartending shift. Her iPhone last pinged at a cell phone tower at 8 pm, then total silence.

1:32.4

At this point, her 11 year old calls his grandmother, Ivan Stewart, to ask, where's mom?

1:37.9

And her son called and said, is mom at the salon? Or like, no, honey, she went to drop off the

1:43.6

babies. She should be home. She should be taken in an app. She's one scene or since I hope from school.

1:48.9

On Friday, police found her black hammer near in Orlando mall. She rarely visited.

1:54.0

And on Sunday, they searched her ex-fiance home at a nearby field.

1:58.8

She ever disappeared before. She had not come all the way up to a few hours just to see by herself.

2:04.4

Now, Parker's mother, Ivan Stewart, has been desperately searching for her daughter for 4 days now.

2:10.4

I can only imagine what Miss Stewart has been through with me and all star panel to break it down

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