Michelle Parker case: New affidavit links Dale Smith II to Michelle Parker’s disappearance

A newly released arrest affidavit alleges that phone records, surveillance footage and injuries photographed on Dale Smith II helped investigators build a murder case against him in Michelle Parker’s disappearance.The 46-page document details investigators’ theory that Smith killed Parker inside his home on Nov. 17, 2011, after she arrived to drop off their twins. Detectives allege that their phones later traveled together toward the Lake Conway area, where Parker’s phone was recovered.Smith, also identified as Dale Smith Jr., pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder following his Oct. 14 arrest. Parker’s remains have not been found.Renewed review of phone recordsAccording to the affidavit, an Orlando police homicide analyst reviewing the original cellular records in 2026 identified additional location and messaging information that had not previously been analyzed.Investigators wrote that the information was likely not readable to detectives in 2011. They used the additional data to