A Chilling Reminder That The People's Court Involves Real People

A recent episode of The People’s Court featured a case in which volatile exes Michelle Parker and Dale Smith battled over whether or not Michelle had to pay $5,000 for an engagement ring she had thrown away during a heated argument. The judge ruled that the pair split the cost. But the day that episode aired, November 17, Michelle disappeared. She dropped the couple’s twin sons off at her ex-fiance’s house and hasn’t been heard from since.

The police have just named Smith as the prime suspect in Parker’s disappearance after he stopping cooperating with police and refused to take a lie detector test, and in a non-surprising turn, Smith has retained a “prominent Orlando defense attorney” who once worked for none other than Casey Anthony’s parents. Unfortunately, this case has Nancy Grace’s angry dancing shoes all over it.