Michelle Troconis, the suspect in the death of Jennifer Duro, the missing Connecticut mother of five (now presumed dead), goes on trial Since then, new details have emerged.
Troconis is accused of conspiring to murder his girlfriend Fotis Dulos' estranged wife, Jennifer, in May 2019. Fotis was charged with Jennifer's murder and committed suicide in January 2020, leaving behind a note proclaiming her innocence.
It's been 10 days since Troconis' trial, and here are some of the most important moments that have happened so far.
alibi script
Connecticut State Police (CSP) Ret. Sergeant Matthew Riley on Wednesday shared testimony about the so-called “alibi script” authorities discovered after Jennifer's disappearance.
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Jennifer Dulos' estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, 52, and his girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, were charged in 2019 in her death. Mr. Fotis died by suicide shortly after his indictment, and Mr. Troconis is currently undergoing a criminal trial. (Patrick Raycraft/Hartford Courant/TNS/Sipa USA, FOX News)
Three scripts presented in court include what Troconis and Fotis Dulos did when Jennifer disappeared from her New Canaan home on May 24, 2019, after dropping her children off at school. It seems that there are details about what was done.
According to the Stanford Advocate, Troconis told police that he wrote the note with Fotis on the advice of his divorce attorney.
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On the ninth day of Michelle Troconis' criminal trial in Connecticut Superior Court in Stamford, Conn., Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, on a document chronicling the discovery of Fotis Dulos' Farmington home. Former state police evidence officer Matthew Riley speaks. (Tyler Sizemore/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP)
Two different timelines presented in court showed Fotis and Troconis showering with each other before 7 a.m., separating for separate activities in the morning, and then having lunch together around noon that day. It is shown that.
Another timeline included emails to “Michelle” and “Jennifer.” The third script showed a large number of phone calls and times when they were answered or missed.
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During Michelle Troconis' criminal trial in Connecticut Superior Court in Stamford, Conn., on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, an ex speaks about a chronological document found in Fotis Dulos' Farmington home. State Police Evidence Officer Matthew Riley. (Tyler Sizemore/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP)
Prosecutors say Hartford surveillance footage shows Fotis and Troconis driving together in Fotis' truck around the state capital after Jennifer's disappearance, dumping evidence in a trash can. is said to have been shown.
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Police believe Fotis Dulos violently attacked Jennifer in a New Canaan garage and then drove off with her body.
proof of clothing
On Tuesday, prosecutors presented physical evidence recovered from a dumpster in Hartford.
Connecticut State Police Sgt. Blood on a bra seized from a trash can on Albany Street in Hartford during the eighth day of Michelle Troconis' criminal trial in Connecticut Superior Court in Stamford, Conn., Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024 Kevin Duggan is showing stains that look like this. (Tyler Sizemore/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP)
Evidence included a bloody shirt and bra, zip ties, gloves, a plastic poncho, a box cutter knife, and other items examined by CSP Sgt. Kevin Duggan said they had a “blood-like” substance on them.
Jennifer's body has never been found, but a judge declared the mother of five dead just days before Troconis' trial began.
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On Tuesday, January 23, the eighth day of Michelle Troconis' criminal trial in Connecticut Superior Court in Stamford, Connecticut, Connecticut State Police Sgt. Kevin Duggan shows a blood stain. , 2024. (Tyler Sizemore/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP)
nanny's testimony
Jennifer's nanny, Lauren Almeida, testified on January 18 regarding Jennifer and Fotis' divorce proceedings. Almeida was watching over Jennifer's four children when she disappeared after Jennifer dropped her children off at school on May 24, 2019.
Jennifer had been married to Fotis for 13 years when she filed for divorce. Almeida knew about her divorce and Troconis' affair with Fotis in 2017, she said.
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Fotis Dulos died by suicide in 2019, shortly after being charged with the murder of his estranged wife, Jennifer Dulos. (Cassi Jackson/Hartford Courant/TNS/Sipa USA)
“We told the police that the mother of our five children was missing and in the middle of a very contentious divorce,” Almeida testified. “And I knew that [Fotis] I was scared because I had bought a gun. ”
There may be blood on the car
May 24, 2019, Connecticut State Police body camera footage presented in court on Jan. 11, the first day of Troconis' trial, shows bloodstains in a New Canaan garage on the day Jennifer Dulos disappeared. appeared to be reflected.
New Canaan Police Department Lt. Aaron LaTourette first testified Thursday that while conducting a welfare check on Dulos' home on May 24, 2019, around 7 p.m., he found Dulos' garage and her stove. He detailed that he saw what appeared to be blood stains on the rover. He did not show up for his doctor's appointment earlier that day.
New Canaan police suspect the Range Rover in Dulos' garage was spattered with blood from a collision with a deer. (New Canaan Police)
“There was a red mark on the grill area of the vehicle,” LaTourette testified Friday, adding that “it caught my attention because it didn't match the color of the grill or the vehicle.”
LaTourette testified that she thought a deer might have been hit, but said there was no damage to the vehicle.
Body camera footage played in court shows officers filming the Range Rover and pointing out possible blood splatter on and around the vehicle. “There was blood splattered on the underside of the car and it looked like it had been polished or scuffed,” one officer reported in the video. They also found what appeared to be bloody shoe prints on the garage floor.
Officers found what appeared to be bloody shoe prints on the floor of Jennifer Dulos' garage. (New Canaan Police)
Another officer can be heard saying: “If you hit a deer with your car, you usually take it to the car wash, especially if it's a Range Rover.”
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Two responding officers said it was “bizarre” that there were obvious blood stains. missing person case.
jury drama
On January 17, Judge Kevin Randolph dismissed an alternate juror from the trial after the juror appeared to tell the assistant state attorney “I love you.”
Judge Randolph presides over the second day of Michelle Troconis' trial at Stamford Superior Court on January 12, 2024 in Stamford, Connecticut. (Umar Abbasi, Daily Mail/Pool)
Assistant State's Attorney Elizabeth Moran and Supervising State's Attorney Michelle Manning waited for the elevator to open, and when it did, the court sheriff and two alternate jurors assigned to the case appeared. appeared. Both attorneys turned around and Juror No. 420 apparently said, “Thank you, Liz. We love you.”
“The court advised the jury that the state's favorable view of the case meant that it would be difficult to proceed with seating him as a juror at this time, considering the fairness and impartiality of the jury. “I explained to the court that he will be questioned as expected,” Randolph told the court after the investigation, adding that juror number 420 has been dismissed.
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On January 16, Judge Rudolph dismissed Juror 186, who likened the case to the Gillian Flynn novel “Gone Girl,” according to an unsigned note shared with the judge by another juror.
Michelle Troconis (right) consults with defense attorney John Schoenhorn during the ninth day of her criminal trial in Connecticut Superior Court on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 in Stamford, Connecticut. (Tyler Sizemore/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP)
Regarding the memo, Randolph said the juror “discussed something about the case and it became a hot topic on social media.” “I briefly mentioned that it was like 'Gone Girl.' Several other jurors said, 'Don't discuss this.'
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Troconis' trial continues into its third week on Monday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
