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Just a few minutes after appearing at the People's Court, where she argued with her ex-fiancé over a lost engagement ring, she disappeared. Now, 15 years later, he has been arrested and today he appeared before a judge on charges of murdering his ex. After all these years, the woman's family hopes that justice will finally be served. Stephen Fabian reports. This is the defendant, Michelle Parker. This attractive mother of three was never seen again within 20 minutes of her appearance at the People's Court. Now, 15 years later, the man she sued has stood trial on charges of murdering her.
Mr. Smith, you will be held without bail. Michelle Parker, 33,'s appearance on "The People's Court" in November 2011 revealed a relationship with her ex-fiancé so toxic that it shocked the show's host, judge Marilyn Milian. Because you are like a drug to each other. You are dependent on each other. He becomes quite angry and vengeful, and he is a bad person, especially when he drinks. The " People's Court" was closed 3 years ago. Judge Milian, now the host of the program " Justice for the People," told me that even after so many years, she still remembers that case.
We were stunned at the show. Stunned. Because you sit and ask yourself: could I have done something differently? Could we have predicted anything? Um, was there anything he or she said that might give us a glimpse of what the People's Court," arguing over who should pay for a $5,000 engagement ring that was lost during a violent argument at a hotel. So, I took it off and threw it at him. The feuding couple had children together- twins, a boy and a girl. Minutes after the episode aired, police say Michelle Parker left her twins at her ex's house in Orlando and was never seen again. To this day, her body has not been found, and Smith has been a suspect from day one.
Do you have anything to say about this? Did you kill her? Where is she? Police say Smith's arrest on Wednesday was made possible by advanced digital forensic technology that allowed them to gather new evidence from cellphones and computers. I spoke to Smith's lawyer. Did your client have anything to do with the disappearance of his ex-fiancée? Absolutely not. My client insists on his innocence. He is very cooperative with law enforcement. The victim's stepmother says the family waited 15 long years for answers. What has been your family's reaction now that we are finally seeing the Shock, shock, happiness, delight, hope. He was always considered the
prime suspect. And Michel's last words in "The People's Court" sound eerie. This fatal relationship, is there anything left of it No, it's over. I am so happy for her family that they can finally get justice. The couple's twins were raised by their father, and are now 18 years old.
