U.S.CRIME WATCH

Ex arrested in 2011 disappearance tied to People's Court

Michelle Parker disappeared in 2011, the same day she and Smith appeared on the TV court show, and police have now made an arrest; it took fifteen years.

On air: Rosa Ticks and Hank Ledger on BBN Crime Watch
Published 2:06 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

At a glance

First reported by CBS News: “Woman's ex arrested in "The People's Court" cold case 15 years after she went missing”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 2:06 PM ET on BBN Crime Watch, by Rosa Ticks and Hank Ledger.
Topics: People Court.
BBN covered this story before: Orlando cold case: what police say is new in the arrest (October 14).

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CBS NewsWoman's ex arrested in "The People's Court" cold case 15 years after she went missing

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPolice have arrested Dale Smith Junior in connection with the disappearance of Michelle Parker, who went missing in two thousand eleven, according to CBS News.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterIt's a quiet afternoon in twenty-eleven! Or it was!
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterBecause that very same day, Michelle and the man now arrested allegedly walked in front of a television judge on The People's Court!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe same day.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterA studio, a gavel, a camera crew, and somewhere in the audience, I'm guessing, a crowd with popcorn! Fifteen years later, the case finally breaks!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSmith has been arrested and is innocent until proven otherwise, and we don't yet know what charges he faces. But that's not the whole story, and we'll follow it.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterFifteen years! The judge ruled in an afternoon!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI'd price it with an estate sale tag, but some boxes you don't put a price on.