Divers end search of lake for clues in Michelle Parker case

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla.,None — Divers spent a good part of Wednesday searching a body of water near South Orange Blossom Trail for clues in the case of missing Orlando mother, Michelle Parker.

Orlando police said they received a credible tip that led them to believe they might find evidence d in the small lake on the 4800 block of OBT.

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The Orlando Police Department said Orange County Sheriff's divers ended their search Wednesday afternoon, and that nothing of evidentiary value was found.

The lake, like the others previously searched, is near the home of Michelle Parker's ex-fiance Dale Smith Jr. It's a 1.5-mile drive from his home.

Parker's mother, Yvonne Stewart, said police told her family that they are searching the area after receiving the tip. She said investigators told her that it just makes sense that Parker may be there.

"I found out yesterday, and I just started crying because now I have to go through this again, and again, and again, but we have to find her," Stewart said. "I'm very very pleased that they're here and they're doing this. I hate that this is my life... I just can't believe that someone did this to my daughter; we have a hole in our family now. How do you repair that?"

Investigators wouldn''t give any information about the tip to WFTV, or to Parker's family.

"We have no idea, they don't tell us nothing," said Parker's stepfather Jeff Stewart.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office dive team is assisting the Orlando Police Department in the search.

Parker, now 34, disappeared on Nov. 17 after dropping off her twins with their father, Dale Smith Jr., who is also the lead suspect in Parker's disappearance. He has not been charged with any crime.

Parker vanished the same day a taped episode of "The People's Court" aired, where she and Smith argued about a lost engagement ring.

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