Advertisement

Community

Michelle Parker update: Dale Smith Jr. pleads not guilty, denied bond in ex-fiancé's presumed death

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 7:45 PM · 1 min read
Michelle Parker update: Dale Smith Jr. pleads not guilty, denied bond in ex-fiancé's presumed death — FOX 35 Orlando, Winter Garden Community news
Image: FOX 35 Orlando

Dale Smith Jr., the ex-fiancé of Michelle Parker, who disappeared in November 2011, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of second-degree murder related to her disappearance and death.The Orlando Police Department announced Smith's arrest on Wednesday, Oct. 14, which came nearly 15 years after Parker disappeared. She has not been heard from or seen since, and her body has not been found. Dale Smith pleads not guilty, judge ordered him held on no bondOn Thursday afternoon, Smith made his first court appearance in front of a judge regarding potential bond. A judge ordered him to be held without bond, pending a potential request for an Arthur hearing, which is a bond hearing for more serious alleged offenses.Smith also pleaded not guilty to the charge of second-degree murder through his attorney, according to court records. Aside from stating his name to the judge, Smith did not talk during the hearing. Judge orders Dale Smith's arrest affidavit sealedOn Wednesday, a judge ordered the affid

Up nextWoman, man arrested after barricade situation in Port Orange, police sayCommunity · 1 min read
#public-safety
You're offline — showing the last loaded page