3/15/24
STAMFORD — Prosecutors had prepared the
family and friends of Jennifer Dulos for the presentation of evidence in the
two-month trial that led to Michelle Troconis' conviction, Carrie Luft said.
Luft, a longtime friend of the New Canaan mother of five, had seen photos of the
stained and sliced clothing that Jennifer Dulos is believed to have worn when police said she was attacked by her
estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, in the garage of her home the morning of May 24, 2019.
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The evidence prompted Luft to issue a statement that afternoon, pointing out that based on the amount of blood, it was obvious that her friend had died in a violent attack and hadn't voluntarily left her children, family and friends, as some have suggested.
"There was no way that you could continue to speculate after seeing her clothing," Luft said.
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children's grandmother, Gloria Farber, and the support team around them made sure their daily lives were as normal as possible during the Troconis trial, Luft said. They attended twice — when their grandmother testified and then for the closing arguments "to hear what both sides had to say," she said.
They had learned of the evidence in the case in 2019 and 2020 as it was shared with Luft and Farber, she said.
"They were aware of the broad strokes of the case," Luft said.
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Luft attended jury deliberations and every day of the Troconis trial. Troconis was living with Fotis Dulos in his Farmington home when she was accused of trying to create an alibi for him the day his estranged wife disappeared and then helped him destroy evidence in the case.
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Luft believes Troconis knows more than she revealed during her three interviews with police in the months after the disappearance in 2019.
"I suspect she definitely has a volume of information that she hasn't shared," Luft said.
The trial was validating and the outcome a "great relief," Luft said. "But for the kids and everyone who loved and lost Jennifer, we've already had to move on," she said. "We've had to live our daily lives without her."
