Jennifer Dulos, a 50-year-old mother of five from Connecticut, disappeared on May 24, 2019, and her body has never been recovered.
Dulos' 52-year-old estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, and his girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, were charged in her death in 2019. Fotis died by suicide shortly after her indictment, and Troconis' criminal trial begins Thursday.
“It has been more than four years and seven months since Jennifer Farber Dulos was murdered and missing,” Jennifer's family said in a statement Wednesday, according to FOX 61. “He and his friends have waited patiently, knowing that justice will be served.”The process proceeds slowly and carefully [sic]especially considering the disruption of the global pandemic.
“We remain deeply grateful to the State Attorney’s Office, the Connecticut State Police, and the New Canaan Police Department for their tireless dedication to this case and related ongoing criminal investigations.”
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Jennifer Farber Dulos disappeared on May 24, 2019. (New Canaan Police Department)
The statement added that as Troconis' trial begins, it is “critical to remember who is at the center. Jennifer's five children lost their mother and, as a result, their parents.”
Troconis, now 47, has maintained his innocence and said he had no idea what was going on when Fotis disposed of various trash bags from Troconis' truck after Jennifer disappeared. She also claims she knows nothing about the written chronology of their activities that day, which police obtained as evidence.
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The timeline below details the alleged events leading up to and following Ms. Dulos' disappearance from her New Canaan home and her suspected death.
June 2017
Jennifer Dulos has filed for divorce from Fotis Dulos, the father of her five children, after 13 years of marriage to the successful real estate developer.
Fotis Dulos appears in Stamford Superior Court on June 26, 2019. (Patrick Raycraft/Hartford Courant/Tribune News Service)
According to the New York Times, Jennifer discovered during divorce proceedings that her husband had been having an affair with Troconis for about a year.
That same year, Jennifer moved into a rented house in New Canaan, where she and her estranged husband decided to send their children to private school, the Times reported.
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February 2018
Amid the couple's divorce, Jennifer Dulos' family sued Fotis Co., Ltd., alleging it owed about $2.5 million in money it borrowed to buy and redevelop homes in Avon and New Canaan, according to Hartford court documents. He is suing Mr. Dulos.
Police believe Jennifer Dulos was attacked at her New Canaan home on May 24, 2019, after dropping her five children off at school. (Fox News)
By 2019, Fotis had accumulated approximately $7 million in debt, according to the affidavit.
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May 2019
Jennifer Dulos dropped her children off at school on May 24, 2019, the last time anyone saw her.
Jennifer drove back to her home in New Canaan, where Fotis allegedly attacked her and attempted to clean up the crime scene. Police said the man then drove away with her body.
Jennifer Farber Dulos has been missing since May 24, 2019. (New Canaan Police Department)
That same night, surveillance footage obtained by police showed Fotis and Troconis, traveling through Hartford, dumping trash bags into multiple dumpsters throughout the state capital.
Authorities recovered discarded garbage bags, including items containing the DNA of Jennifer, Fotis and Troconis. Some items had blood on them.
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June 2019
of New Canaan Police Department A month after Jennifer was last seen, Fotis and Troconis were arrested on suspicion of tampering with evidence.
New Canaan police said Troconis and her boyfriend, Jennifer Dulos' estranged husband Fotis Dulos, had been together since the morning of May 24, when Jennifer was last seen dropping her children off at school. A month later, in June 2019, Troconis was arrested on suspicion of tampering with evidence. 2019. (Cassi Jackson/Hartford Courant/TNS/Sipa USA)
January 2020
In January 2020, authorities charged Fotis with: Murder, Felony Murder, Kidnapping.
Mr. Troconis, Mr. Fotis, and attorney Kent Mawhinney, who represented Mr. Fotis in the civil suit, have each been charged with conspiracy to commit murder, and all three suspects deny any involvement in Mr. Dulos' death. ing. Fotis was released on $6 million bail and Troconis was released on $2 million bail.
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Mr. Troconis, Mr. Fotis, and attorney Kent Mawhinney, who represented Mr. Fotis in the civil case, were each charged with conspiracy to commit murder in January 2020, and all three suspects were involved in the death of Jennifer Dulos. is denied. (New Canaan Police Department)
Shortly after being indicted, Fotis died by suicide. He was hospitalized for several days due to carbon monoxide poisoning before his death was confirmed.
Fotis wrote a suicide note, previously obtained by Fox News Digital, declaring his innocence in the case.
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“I refuse to spend even one more hour in jail for something I had nothing to do with. Enough is enough,” he wrote, adding that Troconis “had nothing to do with Jennifer's disappearance.” added.
February 2020
Troconis has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit murder.
Surveillance images show a person, identified by authorities as Fotis Dulos, disposing of what appears to be a black plastic bag in Hartford, Connecticut.
May 2021
Troconis' family issued a statement affirming his innocence.
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“Michelle is a wonderful woman, mother, daughter, sister, and friend, but she has been treated unfairly in violation of the American justice system's ideals of 'liberty and justice for all.' “We have received a lot of support,” the family wrote. “Michelle has been treated as if she was guilty from day one, with police, investigators, the media, and the public ignoring the presumption of innocence that the U.S. Constitution says it provides to all citizens.”
Jennifer Dulos had five children, including two sets of twins, with her estranged husband, Fotis Dulos. (Fox News)
They added that New Canaan Police and Connecticut State Police conducted their investigation “based on predetermined assumptions and unsupported conclusions.”
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Her family also claimed that police included false information in the arrest warrant based on her statements to authorities.
January 2024
According to CT Insider, a probate court judge pronounced Jennifer Dulos dead based on available evidence.
A Connecticut State Police trooper called Michelle Troconis “one of the most hated women in America” during a 2019 interrogation. (Patrick Raycraft/Hartford Courant/TNS/Sipa USA)
The declaration was made two days before Troconis went on trial in Stamford.
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Fox News' Louis Casiano and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
