Ex-fiancé charged nearly 15 years after mother who was on ‘People’s Court’ vanished

ORLANDO, Fla. (Gray News) - Nearly 15 years ago, a Florida mother vanished after she and her former fiancé appeared on “The People’s Court.” Now, he’s accused of her murder.Orlando Police say 55-year-old Dale Smith Jr. was arrested Wednesday on a charge of second-degree murder in relation to the presumed death of his former fiancée, Michelle Parker.Parker, 33, disappeared on Nov. 17, 2011, after dropping her then-3-year-old twins off at Smith Jr.’s Orlando home. Hours earlier, Parker and Smith Jr. appeared on an episode of “The People’s Court” in a dispute over a lost engagement ring, WESH reports.Police say Smith Jr., who has been the prime suspect in the case for years, was the last known person to see or hear from Parker. While Parker’s remains have never been found, all the evidence points to her former fiancé as being responsible for her murder, according to police.Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith credited the suspect’s arrest to a renewed, focused look at the case over the past ye