New details revealed in "People's Court" cold case murder
Summary
Court documents describe new evidence in the 2011 disappearance of Michelle Parker, including previously unanalyzed phone data and injuries investigators say may have been defensive wounds. Dale Smith Jr., Parker’s ex-fiancé, was arrested on a second-degree murder charge; Parker has not been found.Key Facts
- Parker, 33, disappeared on Nov. 17, 2011, the day an episode of “The People’s Court” about her dispute with Smith aired.
- Parker’s car was found the next day, but she was never located.
- Smith told police Parker had dropped off their two children and left, and he allowed officers to search his apartment.
- Court records describe reports of domestic violence involving Smith and multiple women, including Parker.
- Detectives’ photos show scratches on Smith’s face and left arm and abrasions on the backs of his elbows; the affidavit says police records do not show that investigators asked how he got the injuries.
- Police examined phone data collected in 2011 but not analyzed at the time, including location information and messages from both phones.
- The phone records showed dozens of texts between Parker and Smith in the days before she disappeared, including obscenities and insults.
- The records showed Parker’s phone entered the cell service area nearest Smith’s home at about 3:15; the article’s account of this detail is cut off.
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