Orlando Police Department are continuing their search efforts Friday, this time with two seperate search locations. One of the areas is Orange Blossom Trail and Jordan Avenue. The other location is Econlockhatchee Trail between Curry Foard Road and Lee Vista Boulevard.
No word from police on what initiated these searches.
On Thursday, sources reported that divers found Michelle Parker's iPhone 4 under a bridge in Belle Isle. The source said the phone was found in water under a bridge that crosses over Lake Conway.
Orlando police announced Thursday they recovered the missing mom's cell phone and that it was in good condition . They did not confirm how or where it was located.
Detectives say it could be the biggest break in the case since Michelle Parker disappeared three weeks ago and released a picture of the phone to media on Thursday.
"It's her phone. It's her phone case." said Parker's sister, Lauren Erickson.
"The phone was found in remarkably good condition and is currently undergoing forensic testing in the hopes that it will yield physical evidence and/or data which will assist in this investigation," the police department said in a news release on Thursday.
Police also released two images of Parker using the same phone. The serial number confirmed that it is Parker's phone, police said.
After 20 days of searching in an effort spanning two counties, for Parker’s family, the discovery of the cell phone is finally something.
“They literally just found a needle in a haystack,” said Erickson.
Erickson said Orlando police called family members to the department Wednesday and showed them a picture of an iPhone 4. After looking at it, the family instantly knew it belonged to Parker.
Other than her black Hummer, which was found in Orlando, the cell phone was the only thing police have found in the search for the missing mother.
Authorities have centered nearly all search efforts around the cell phone, and the last place its signal hit cell towers was near Oakridge Road in Orlando. The family believes this is a major break.
“Gives me great hope that we are getting closer, getting closer to her or finding who knows where she is,” Erickson said.
Investigators said Parker’s ex-fiance Dale Smith Jr. is the prime suspect in Parker’s disappearance. Authorities said his house was the last place Parker was spotted dropping her twins off last month.
Smith's attorney has said Smith had nothing to do with Parker's disappearance.
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