FL FL - Michelle Parker, 33, Orlando, 17 Nov 2011 - #22

ORLANDO -- Family of missing Orlando mother Michelle Parker are pleading for anyone with information to come forward in the case.

Parker’s family told News 13 police believe Parker may be the victim of a carjacking. Parker's family also said police have cleared her ex-boyfriend as a suspect.

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The last time anyone heard from Michelle Lee Parker was Thursday afternoon, when she sent a text message to her family member saying she was at Waterford Lakes — an area south of UCF very popular with students for shopping.

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The reward for information in the case of a missing mother is increasing significantly.

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ORLANDO, Fl. – The Orlando police department's swat team raided a home on Rose Boulevard in Orlando Saturday night in the search for missing mom Michelle Parker, MyFoxOrlando.com reports.

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Volunteers from Texas Equusearch, a non-profit search and recovery team, arrived in Orlando Saturday and are working with authorities and Parker's family in coordinating the search.

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Michelle Lee Parker was last seen at 4 p.m. on Nov. 17 by friends in South Orlando. Parker is described as a 5-foot 5-inch white woman with short dark brown hair.

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Last Saturday, more than 100 volunteers gathered at Jesse Black's Saloon in Orlando to search the area. Sunday night a candlelight vigil was held and attracted a large crowd of people praying for Parker's safe return.

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On Tuesday, Parker's family hired Morgan & Morgan to represent them. Attorneys could hold a press conference today, said lawyer Matt Morgan.

Smith retained high-profile attorney Mark NeJame shortly after police named him as a suspect.

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Police say Smith was among a gang of seven people, mostly teens, that were looking for a fight over Memorial Day weekend, 1992. The gang jumped two men as they were leaving a nightclub in downtown Orlando and one of the men was stabbed to death, police said.

Smith was never accused of the stabbing, but the victim's brother says he believes Smith was the leader of the gang.

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A day after the Florida Department of Children and Families took custody of his young twins, Dale Smith Jr.’s lawyers claimed it was “physically impossible’’ for Smith to have played a part in the disappearance of his ex-fiance.

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Orlando (CNN) -- A Florida judge ruled Wednesday that a missing woman's 3-year-old twins must be returned to their father, saying there is not enough evidence for state child welfare officials to keep them.

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ORLANDO, Fla. (WKMG) - Authorities on Wednesday are searching an area near Lake Ellenor in south Orange County for a missing Orlando woman, and a judge has decided to return custody of her children to their father, the only suspect in her disappearance.

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