CT JENNIFER DULOS: Missing from New Canaan, CT - 24 May 2019 - Age 50 *Troconis GUILTY of Conspiracy*

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New Canaan mom Jennifer Dulos is missing: Here’s what we know​

Fotis Dulos, 51, is the estranged husband of Jennifer Dulos, 50. She has been missing since May 24, 2019. Fotis Dulos operates a building company, The Fore Group. He has built custom homes in Fairfield and Litchfield counties and the Farmington Valley. In her initial divorce filing, Jennifer Dulos described her husband’s affinity for water skiing, which she characterized as an “obsession.” She said he insisted on their children training to be world-class water skiers, and had them on a strict training regimen that she believed was dangerous and excessive, and sometimes would go on from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

 
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Alfred Branch,Patch Staff​

Posted Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 6:19 pm ET
|Updated Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 6:40 pm ET

STAMFORD, CT — Michelle Troconis, who was convicted last week in connection with the disappearance and death of Jennifer Farber Dulos, is seeking for her conviction to be overturned, and to receive a new trial.

Attorney Jon Schoenhorn, who represents Troconis, filed the motions on Thursday, stating, in part, that "the verdict of guilty is not supported by sufficient evidence to sustain the state’s burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt on any of the six counts."

In the motion for a new trial, Schoenhorn wrote:

a. [The prosecutors] improperly appealed to emotion and prejudice by telling the jury that the case

was “about” the Dulos children as they sat in the first two rows of the public gallery section of the courtroom in full view of jurors, when the case was actually “about” the guilt or innocence of the defendant, and none of the charges made reference to the children;

b. They repeatedly and improperly asserted that the defendant “lied” to police investigators when the trial evidence was in dispute on that very point, and thereby expressed a personal opinion about the defendant’s credibility;

c. The prosecutor who presented the rebuttal argument improperly and gratuitously engaged in an ad hominem attack on defense counsel and the presentation of evidence; and

d. They improperly engaged in speculation and made claims unsupported by evidence to suggest that random unrelated innocent acts were not a “coincidence” and therefore constituted a course of nefarious conduct for which no actual evidence was presented.


She is scheduled to be sentenced on May 31, at which time, she faces a possible maximum sentence of 20 to 50 years in prison, depending on whether the terms run concurrently or consecutively.

"It does not appear she will be making bond any time soon," Schoenhorn said in an email to Patch. Following her conviction last week, Schoenhorn said he anticipated that she may be able to make bond at some point this week.

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More at link. ~Summer
Well I like the NO BOND likelihood comment by her attorney. I'd also point out that she will continue to use up all the apparently endless money her family has as it goes to appeal. As to his grounds or appeal, whatever, they don't sound very significan to me but again he's made oodles and will continue to. He also lost the case... Maybe her family should reconsider their lawyer... Sarcasm half intended.

She has been out forever on bond and I forget how much time if any she spent in jail initially. I'm sure it is a real wakeup for her now.

When they talked bond I was outraged. Although our direct murderer was out on bond and many things happened I to this day am not happy about with the case including the sentence, the minute he was convincted the defense asked for bond so he could you now, get his life in order and arrange for the long time he was going to be away or whatever, put things with loved ones who knows. We were aghast, I don't think we were ever warned that could happen and we'd been through the mill and back. And had it delayed and more for three YEARS. BUT judge immediately and flatlly denied it, he knew this trial was coming, FOREVER, and that it could end either way. He went into immediate custody which is how it should be.

MICHELLE has been free forever and KNOWN this too. I couldn't believe it was not immediately shut down and ruled a no when requested.

this doesn't really say here that it was ruled on but her own atty says it doesn't appear she will be making bond any time soon. I doubt it is lack of $$ as he is apparently still getting private pay...

Appreciate the update/s. This one I watched a bit of but was unable to watch all. I tried more with Harmony.
 

by: Jenn Brink, Eva Zymaris
Posted: Mar 21, 2024 / 10:26 AM EDT
Updated: Mar 22, 2024 / 05:08 AM EDT

MILFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Michelle Troconis, who was recently found guilty in connection to the disappearance and death of Jennifer Farber Dulos, was arraigned Thursday on a contempt of court charge in Milford.

Troconis is accused of pulling up sealed child custody documents on her laptop during the trial, making them available for the public and reporters to see.

According to the warrant, a friend of Farber Dulos’ wrote a note to Inspector Dave Edwards stating that Troconis was displaying text from the child custody documents (described in the note as the Herman report) on her computer monitor in “about 70-point font.”

In a statement from the friend, she said that she saw Dr. Aaron Krasner mentioned as well as the words “borderline personality disorder,” “treating psychiatrist” and “Jennifer Dulos.”

The friend also said that Troconis displayed a news article on her monitor titled “Judge Finds Forensic Scientist Henry Lee Fabricated DNA Data in Murder Case,” according to the warrant.

After passing the note to Edwards, the friend said she saw Troconis’ mother, Marisela Arreaza, get her daughter’s attention, resulting in Troconis pulling the document down from her monitor.

Troconis’ appearance before the judge Thursday was brief. The case was continued until May 15.
 

by: Jenn Brink, Eva Zymaris
Posted: Mar 21, 2024 / 10:26 AM EDT
Updated: Mar 22, 2024 / 05:08 AM EDT

MILFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Michelle Troconis, who was recently found guilty in connection to the disappearance and death of Jennifer Farber Dulos, was arraigned Thursday on a contempt of court charge in Milford.

Troconis is accused of pulling up sealed child custody documents on her laptop during the trial, making them available for the public and reporters to see.

According to the warrant, a friend of Farber Dulos’ wrote a note to Inspector Dave Edwards stating that Troconis was displaying text from the child custody documents (described in the note as the Herman report) on her computer monitor in “about 70-point font.”

In a statement from the friend, she said that she saw Dr. Aaron Krasner mentioned as well as the words “borderline personality disorder,” “treating psychiatrist” and “Jennifer Dulos.”

The friend also said that Troconis displayed a news article on her monitor titled “Judge Finds Forensic Scientist Henry Lee Fabricated DNA Data in Murder Case,” according to the warrant.

After passing the note to Edwards, the friend said she saw Troconis’ mother, Marisela Arreaza, get her daughter’s attention, resulting in Troconis pulling the document down from her monitor.

Troconis’ appearance before the judge Thursday was brief. The case was continued until May 15.
GOOD. How often would this be let go because she's convicted on more serious charges but it shouldn't be.

This woman is a nasty piece of work and so is her mother. Not hard to see where the apple came from in this case.

I even wonder at times if she wasn't the driving force and manipulator behind this murder. I don't often think that, he is responsible for sure and in Daybell both are and both are just as bad, same here. However, this is one conniving _ _ _ch.
 

Judge denies Michelle Troconis motions for acquittal and new trial in Jennifer Dulos case​

A Superior Court judge has denied a motion to acquit Michelle Troconis of multiple convictions in the disappearance and presumed death of Jennifer Dulos.

Judge Kevin Randolph also denied a motion for a new trial. Troconis' defense attorney, Jon Schoenhorn, filed the motions requesting an acquittal and a new trial last month.

In a hearing in state Superior Court in Stamford Wednesday, Randolph told Schoenhorn he was “not persuaded” by Schoenhorn’s arguments that the evidence against Troconis was based purely on speculation.

Randolph said he twice sat through Troconis’ eight hours of interviews and was struck by “inconsistencies about material matters,” some of which were propped up further by a “cascade of circumstantial evidence” during the monthlong trial.

While Randolph denied the motion for post-trial acquittal, as well as a motion for a rest of judgment, he did concede that Schoenhorn has a “colorable claim” that the two conspiracy charges Troconis was convicted of for conspiracy to commit tampering with evidence may have been duplicative and violated double jeopardy laws.

Prior to making his decision about the motion for a new trial, Randolph said there was no way to order a new trial without setting aside the guilty verdict. The court has the ability to do so if he were to find that the verdict was reached “out of passion or prejudice,” but Randolph said he could find evidence of neither in this case.
The verdicts, Randolph said, “were not against the law or the weight of evidence.”

Randolph said he would reveal his ruling on whether to vacate one of the conspiracy to commit tampering with evidence charges during his opening statements at Troconis’ sentencing, scheduled for May 31.
 

By Liz Hardaway,
Staff writerMay 7, 2024

STAMFORD — A hearing in the contempt of court case filed against Michelle Troconis, who was convicted in the death and disappearance of Jennifer Dulos earlier this year, was rescheduled for July 10, according to the clerk’s office.

The case initially had been continued to May 15 after a brief court proceeding in March.

Troconis was charged with contempt of court in early March after prosecutors said she had images of a sealed report on her computer screen during her two-month trial.

In the March proceeding, Assistant State’s Attorney Elizabeth Moran and defense attorney Robert Frost told Judge Alex Hernandez they would meet prior to the next court date to see whether they could negotiate a resolution to the matter prior to Troconis' sentencing on May 31.

The prosecutor said she had shared the sealed report with Frost, under the instructions he show it to nobody else without a judge’s permission.
 
Oh they'll let it go and throw it in with notation under he sentencing for other. if anything gets given it will likely be concurrent. BS but way it will likely go.
 

‘We miss her every day'- Family and friends mark 5 years since Jennifer Dulos disappeared​

Friday marks five years since Jennifer Dulos, a mother of five from New Canaan, disappeared.

There has been no sign of her after she dropped her children off at school on May 24, 2019. She is presumed dead and has legally been declared dead.

Next week, Michelle Troconis will be sentenced after being found guilty on charges connected to the case.

Jennifer Dulos’ good friend, Carrie Luft, released a statement on behalf of the missing mom’s family and friends on Thursday morning.

“As of May 24, Jennifer Farber Dulos has been gone for five years. We miss her every day, in every way. There are so many daily reminders of Jennifer — a shared reference, a musical riff, a delighted laugh, a graceful silhouette in the distance. Her strength of character, her intelligence, and her tenacity live on in her children. She would be so very, very proud of the young adults they have become.

“For us, five years is not a milestone but a marker of cumulative loss and longing. Life goes on, yet grief goes on alongside it, a shadow, a current, the presence of absence.

“We hold fast in our belief that Jennifer’s body will be found. The investigation is active, and we are ever grateful to the Connecticut State Police and the state’s attorney’s office for their continuing work on this case.
“In Jennifer’s memory, we encourage you to hug your loved ones; take time to listen to a child; play your favorite song; or send a note to brighten someone’s day.

“We also urge those who can do so to donate to local organizations that support survivors of intimate partner violence, such as Interval House Hartford; and to organizations that work on behalf of missing and murdered women of color, such as the Black and Missing Foundation, National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, and many others.

“Thank you very much for respecting the privacy of Jennifer’s family and loved ones.”
 
Sentencing had better be as severe as possible. She, imo, was cut too many breaks through these years but NOW a jury has found her guilty so NO EXCUSES.
 

Jennifer Farber Dulos: The Untold Story | News 8 Special Presentation​

Friday, May 24, marked five years since Jennifer Farber Dulos, a mother of five, went missing after dropping her kids off at school in New Canaan.

Much has been talked about surrounding her disappearance and death, but now we’re learning what the early years of her life were like from her mother, Gloria Farber.

We also hear about Farber Dulos’ joys and fears leading up to her 2019 disappearance.

Watch Jennifer Farber Dulos: The Untold Story, a 30-minute special presentation in the video above.

 
Hope to watch if I don't forget and totally understand them putting such out. It all becomes about the dirty evil defendants and not the victims for years on end. People NEED to hear about the victims and their LIVES. And it should ALSO happen in trial but pretty much is not allowed.
 
She is being sentenced today! I saw The Docket is covering it live but do not have the link still as I went to finish closings in Daybell before we get to sentencing. So just a heads up if someone wants to put a link here for this one, I did have a chance to come at least say that. if I finish what I am on and see the link again I will come back and share it.
 

Updated May 31, 2024 4:10pm EDT
Connecticut
Associated Press

CONNECTICUT - A woman convicted of helping her boyfriend plot and cover up the murder of his estranged wife, Jennifer Dulos, during contentious divorce and child custody proceedings in Connecticut was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday.

A state judge in Stamford handed down the punishment to Michelle Troconis in the 2019 disappearance of Dulos, whose body has never been found since she disappeared from her New Canaan home

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Troconis, who is detained in a state prison, maintains her innocence and plans to appeal her conviction.

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Much more at link. ~Summer
 

Updated May 31, 2024 4:10pm EDT
Connecticut
Associated Press

CONNECTICUT - A woman convicted of helping her boyfriend plot and cover up the murder of his estranged wife, Jennifer Dulos, during contentious divorce and child custody proceedings in Connecticut was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday.

A state judge in Stamford handed down the punishment to Michelle Troconis in the 2019 disappearance of Dulos, whose body has never been found since she disappeared from her New Canaan home

<snip>

Troconis, who is detained in a state prison, maintains her innocence and plans to appeal her conviction.

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Much more at link. ~Summer
More than a slap at least. And deserved imo.
 

Her parents have paid through the nose and either it has run out or they now have the result despite the effort that it didn't result in getting her off the hook after spending a fortune hoping it would. Of course their money isn't hers and so she'd qualify I suppose for a PD. However, they'd better make sure she did not move or hide any of her own before approving such. This is a huge weakness and loophole never addressed. I think of Morphew, different, but he has used the asses of his dead wife who likely murdered to finance his life and defense, etc. Maya Millette would be another. Fotis Dulos liked the wealthy women with wealthy families and both seemed to each have their own individual wealth, maybe trust funds or inheritances or some such. IF Michelle had such her parents gave her that was HERS and it has gone missing or reverted then there should be a law against such.

On the other hand, I wouldn't say her parents are abandoning her, I don't think mom ever would, she should even be in contempt or worse in prison herself, but why spend it when the pricey private attorney couldn't get the result they wanted.... Might as well try a poor me defense broke, claiming innocence and needs a public defender.

I feel NO sympathy for this woman or her clueless family OR maybe one that is similar to her, who knows...

Was it all worth it Michelle? For a con man that never had a pot to pee in of his own but you were more than happy to help get rid of the wife and the children's mother with never a BLINK.IF HER parents are decent people, they need to wake the HE77 up. Personally I think they are teachers and enablers.

A lot of not right b.s. went on in this case including her breaking rules when on an ankle monitor, etc. and being out even after. And it had better stay right now. She has a been convicted and no more passes other defendants would never be granted.

It seems ludicrous taxpayers should pay for any appeals lawyer for her. Absolutely ludicrous and she'd better be penniless herself and they better have a trail if she once wasn't... But again this is a gap in the process and something no one handles, looks into, etc or does anything about.

I'm just happy she was convicted and got a sentence that wasn't a total joke. He should be here to get one too but he isn't. And it's unlikely Jennifer will ever be found.

She screwed up her own daughter's life but they cared less about his kids lives other than the control, money and hurting Jennifer. Hey they may have lost mom so unfair but grandma is there and has ample support AND money and yet sound like good kids, your daughter's mother is going to prison and I don't know if your folks have her or not, but they'll likely raise another you and you had probably already started doing so.

You know what's disgusting, just come clean. Say I believed him, I fell for it, I even contributed, I didn't think twice and to the best of my knowledge THIS is what happened and this is how we planned it and what I helped brainstorm... I think most people have respect for the truth and someone learning from their mistakes. That isn't the case here.

She was lucky to be free as many years as she was and actually her daughter is was probably close to adulthood by now or in mid to late teens for sure. Most defendants in such a situation would never have been free all this time, so already seen plenty of special treatment even taking off on the ankle bracelet back when...

I don't even know why I started going on about this case, it isn't one of my must stay up on it ones nor a top one and it's a case of privileged and monied, well some fake it or marry it and others have their money from their mommy and daddy supporting BUT Jennifer Dulos and her parents from all I can see although monied also took responsibility and raised their kids, did right, the right things mattered to, helped Fotis and he never paid mom and dad back, etc. And grandma has them now AND protects them and did not ask for this. Michelle was being a very GOOD parent, Fotis and Michelle are like some immature, I lack words, but like a Chad and Lori, oh I lust for you, you have how many kids, I only have one, we want to be together but need money and her gone and yada yada yada. Like Chad and Lori Fotis may have played Michelle to a point but she was all up for jumping on the bandwagon.

Jennifer on the other hand seemed to be raised with despite having affluent parents, the right value and knowing what mattered.

Chad and Lori, Fotis and Michelle, are as evil as it comes but also are like grade schoolers planning some big fictional club and crime and adults that have never adulted. And hey Michelle, he stuck right by YOUR side to the end didn't he, supporting you as not being involved? The he77 he did. Coward. And did you or he think his suicide claim that you weren't involved would really clear you?

CRIMINALS ARE DUMB. And people who parents never made adult are even dumber who parents keep enabling. And I'm not forgetting Fotis' Greek sister was it who came over...

Weird bunch all around but despite being wealthy Jennifer, HER kids and HER parents seem pretty well rounded with morals and values despite what these two tried to do.

What did we have here? Something akin to a Greek Clyde and an Italian is it Bonnie. Different kind of crimes and a foreign version... Probably actually closer to Chad and Lori...

Okay, long week so there' always one post, never been in this case. ONE day only off tomorrow with too much to do, paying for taking a day when a couple family members came up the past weekend so no two days off and then another hard week before off and will be the 3rd and 4th, work the weekend and I sure am not going to be reaching realtors, surveyors, dentists around the 4th so three weeks before I can get on top of some of that that needs to be gotten on top of NOW and a good part of summer and the month will have passed.

I never talk on this one and it's never been a "pet" one but I know it through and through and once getting going on it, well felt like saying some of it and that some needs to be said It's never been front and center with the public either really... it's not my cup of tea, the rich and the rich, etc. generally. But Murdaugh wasn't either and some of the special or the rich are just plan corrupt, murdering, selfish, never adulting criminals.
 
I came here because the Read thing made me think of it and how Dulos is now going public defender. Did she break her own parents or are they just beyond where they are going to put in more money when they gave it their all to get their (imo) guilty daughter off...

I was wondering in Read and it reminded me that in this one she is now looking for a public defender.... If Read is retried, will Jackson stay and the family continue to foot the bill...? I'm assuming it is the family and not Karen at this point. However, I guess there are fan girls, etc. that may raise donations in that one.

I happen to think both women guilty and neither one stayed in jail pending trial. Right there all I can figure is money alone... It didn't get either one off though (looking very likely Read will be hung)...
Not sure of my point other than families backed them and likely paid for private attorneys to no win. I believe both guilty although whether proven in Read everyone would argue and debate to the end of times, I think Dulos not so much with Troconis but still largely circumstantial.

I guess the thought I have is as I try to think of what I am trying to decipher is who knows if there is an end to the funds in either family but in this one, a public defender will be looked for...

No point again but I guess maybe it is that in both cases private attorneys were paid for and a full blown effort was put on and did no good in either case and the families are now out the money for what these two women did (imo). Another than will end he same way in my opinion is Kouri Richins although I don't know if family is funding there or she has managed to so far with I'll gotten gains from her hub's murder...

That brings a new thought of I'll gotten gains funding defenses, meaning profiting from a murder and then funding your defense from that profit and three that come to mind, men this time, are Chad Daybell, Larry Millette and Barry Morphew.

Again no point I guess, just thinking on it...

Some can never access a private attorney nor have any funds but it doesn't always do any good... Maybe because most if not all of them are guilty... No matter the media blitzes and PR campaigns and so on... And far fetched alternative theories in some which I actually think are a huge mistake to go for...
 

Michelle Troconis pleads not guilty to contempt of court charge for allegedly displaying Dulos report on laptop​

Michelle Troconis, the woman convicted in the case of missing Connecticut mother of five Jennifer Dulos, pleaded not guilty to a contempt of court charge Wednesday.

She is accused of displaying a sealed Dulos family psychological report on her laptop during the trial.
 
She most definitely did. This woman is disgusting. And she probably came close to breaking her parents who have now called an end as she has to go for a public defender, etc., appeals attorney. But then they probably helped create the spoiled monster she is.

I don't even care if you met and fell for the wrong man in life, you know it if all of a sudden you are plotting with him his wife's murder, the mother of his children and years later in court want people to see a report as to mom etc. re the custody case and so on, INTENTIONALLY as if you think that excuses you.

Imo her ensuring this was seen only shows her guilt as she thinks such is an EXCUSE for Jennifer's murder and her actions.

This one never became one of my TOP or PET cases but I followed it pretty closely and this woman may be one fo the most disgusting ones I've ever seen. Oh don't get me wrong, the wrist are mothers that kill their child or get with a bf and cover that the bf beat the child, etc. but this woman? She's another form of disgusting. Spoiled rotten and privileged and a mother herselsf. I blame Fotis but I'm not so sure she didn't give the impetus and kick to killing Jennifer. She definitely helped with alibi that dind't work, the dummies. And even IF it was mainly his plan the still had the cover story and she rode along all in fun while evidence was dumped.

She is as DISGUSTING AS THEY COME.

Where's their mom Michelle? Long gone in a land fill? You are a gross example of womanhood AND motherhood. D I S G U S T I N G.
 

Michelle Troconis pleads not guilty to contempt of court charge for allegedly displaying Dulos report on laptop​

Michelle Troconis, the woman convicted in the case of missing Connecticut mother of five Jennifer Dulos, pleaded not guilty to a contempt of court charge Wednesday.

She is accused of displaying a sealed Dulos family psychological report on her laptop during the trial.
LIAR.
 

Michelle Troconis gets public defender for upcoming appeal in Jennifer Dulos case​

Michelle Troconis will now be represented by a public defender as she seeks to appeal her conviction in the 2019 disappearance and death of Jennifer Dulos. On Tuesday, Superior Court Judge Gary White granted Troconis’ motion for the appointment and waived all fees related to her appeal.

Troconis is serving a 14 ½ year sentence at York Correctional Institution after a jury found she plotted with her then boyfriend, Fotis Dulos, to kill his estranged wife, then helped him cover up the crime. On March 1, she was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder, tampering with physical evidence, conspiracy to commit tampering with physical evidence and hindering prosecution. At the time, her attorney Jon Schoenhorn said Troconis would appeal the verdict.

In preparation for that, Troconis applied for a public defender in June, stating she cannot afford an attorney due to her incarceration. The application included a financial affidavit explaining her monetary situation, but that document is not public. The public defender's office had to review the affidavit and look into her claims to see if she qualified for the office’s services. Having done so, Troconis appeared in court Tuesday afternoon beside Jared Milbrandt, head public defender in the Stamford/Norwalk Judicial District, for a hearing that lasted 30 seconds.

“Just asking that the application be granted today, Your Honor, and the Legal Services Unit in Hartford be appointed, please,” Milbrandt said.

Assistant State’s Attorney Sean McGuinness had nothing to add, and White granted the appointment.

Troconis is also appealing Judge Kevin Randolph’s decision at her sentencing hearing denying her an appellate bond. In June, Schoenhorn petitioned the appellate court to get Troconis released while her appeal is pending. In the filing, he states that Troconis is not a flight risk or a danger to the community and has complied with all release conditions since her first arrest in 2019.
 

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