Missing Woman's Ex-Fiance is Focus of Investigation: Cops

Chief Paul Rooney said Dale Smith has refused to take a polygraph test

Orlando's police chief says the former fiancé of a woman who went missing after appearing on "The People's Court" is the primary focus of the agency's investigation.

Chief Paul Rooney said at a news conference Monday that Dale Smith is the focus of police detectives' probe into the disappearance of 33-year-old Michelle Parker.

Parker was last seen Nov. 17, the day her previously-taped episode with Parker aired. Her abandoned SUV was found the next day.

Parker and her ex-boyfriend appeared on the show to resolve a dispute about a $5,000 engagement ring.

The police chief says Smith had refused to take a polygraph test and that there are no other suspects.

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