GUILTY CT - Jennifer Dulos, 50, deceased/not found, New Canaan, 24 May 2019 *ARRESTS* #71

[Niner]

Monday, April 21st:
*Status Hearing (re Contempt Charges) (@ 9am ET) – CT – Jennifer Rebecca Farber Dulos (50) (May 24, 2019, New Canaan; still missing) – *Michelle C. Troconis (44/now 50) (Dulos’ GF) arrested & charged (6/1/19) & arraigned (6/3/19) with tampering with or fabricating physical evidence & hindering prosecution. Plead not guilty. $500K bond. Posted bond (on 6/3/19). These charges were dismissed (8/28/20) & recharged below. Stamford Sup Court
*Charged (9/5/19) & arraigned (10/4/19) with tampering with evidence involving the borrowed car from work colleague [Count 5] & conspiracy to commit tampering with physical evidence [Count 4-dismissed] (for 5/29/19). Plead not guilty. $100K bond. Posted bond (on 9/5/19). Off GPS 4/6/23. Stamford Norwalk
*Charged (1/7/20) with conspiracy to commit murder (for 5/24/19) [Count 1]. Plead not guilty. $2M bond. Bond reduced (1/8/20) to $1.5M & bonded out (on 1/9/20). Off GPS 4/6/23. Stamford-Norwalk
*Charged (8/28/20) with 2nd degree hindering prosecution [Count 6], tampering with physical evidence [Count 3[ & conspiracy to commit tampering with physical evidence [Count 2] (for 5/24/19). Plead not guilty. $500K bond. Posted bond. Off GPS 4/6/23.
After being found guilty - Bond changed (3/1/24) to $6M Cash/Surety Bond; house arrest. GPS monitoring. Passports surrendered. Appeal bond denied (5/31/24). Stamford-Norwalk
The declaration of death for Jennifer was officially issued by Judge William P. Osterndorf on October 24, 2023.
Trial began on 1/11/24. State rested their case on 2/21/24. Defense started their case on 2/21/24 & ended on 2/23/24. Closing arguments set for 2/27/24. Jury started deliberations on 2/28/24. Day1-Time: ~5 hours. 2/29 (Day 2)- ~6 hours. 3/1/24 (Day 3): ~1 hour.
Total deliberations: ~12 hours. Verdict: Guilty of all charges. Sentenced on 5/31/24 to 14.5 years in prison
Remanded to jail with bond change to $6M Cash/Surety. Inmate #433612.
Superior Court Judge Kevin Randolph presiding for trial. Assistant State’s attorney Sean McGuinness & Supervisory assistant State’s attorney Michelle Manning & defense attorneys Jon Schoenhorn & Audrey Felson.
Appeal filed 7/17/24 (A.C. #47734). Appeal attorney Pamela Ngy assigned [12/18/24]. Habeas Corpus Petition filed [9/14/24] by attorney Michael W. Brown.
Bond & Court info from 6/3/19 thru 1/10/24 & Trial Days 1-32 (1/11-3/1/24) & Verdict Watch Day 1-3 (2/28 & 3/1/24) & thru 12/18/24 reference post #653 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-canaan-24-may-2019-arrests-71.718361/page-33
1/16/25 Docket update: Troconis' attorney public defender Pamela Nagy filed an unopposed Motion for Permission to File a Late Statement of Alternative Grounds. The trial court (Randolph, J.) vacated one of the convictions for conspiracy to commit tampering & the state filed this appeal on 6/20/24 & the preliminary statement of issues on 6/26/24. The Motion argued there was good cause for the late filing because defendant was not represented by Nagy's office when the deadline occurred & the Motion was granted by Order dated 1/16/25. See post #642, page 3, thread #31 for more info.
3/14/25 Docket update: Appeal - Order on Motion for Review AC 243465. Review is granted but the relief requested is denied. It is hereby ordered, sua sponte, that the 2/7/25 Order is a final extension [to 5/10/25 for MT's Brief & 5/9/25 for State per 2/7/25 Order]. See post #700, page 37, thread #31.
*Charged & arrested (3/1/24) & arraigned (3/21/24) with criminal contempt of court (on 2/15/24). Bond $100. Plead not guilty (7/10/24).
Trial was set to begin on 3/11/25 continued with no further dates. [new attorney]. (might be Bench trial).
Judge Alex Hernandez presiding. Asst. State Attorney Elizabeth Moran & Defense attorney Darnell Crosland.
Court info from 3/6/24 to 11/13/24 reference post #653 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-canaan-24-may-2019-arrests-71.718361/page-33
1/2/25 Update: Prosecutors appealing a judge's decision to vacate a conspiracy to commit tampering with evidence conviction in the sentencing of Troconis have until 2/10/25 to file their brief in the case. In a document filed June 26, 2024, Supervisory State's Attorney Timothy Costello with the Office of the Chief State's Attorney listed the preliminary issues to be considered in the appeal as to whether Superior Court Judge Kevin Randolph erred in vacating the charge & whether Randolph erred in any of his procedural or evidentiary rulings. The notice of appeal was filed on June 20, court records show. A judge agreed to push back the date for the brief in the state's appeal to 2/10/25, court documents show. Prosecutors also need to file a separate brief on that day in her appeal of her conviction, documents said. Next status check-in hearing on 2/19/25.
2/19/25 Update: Troconis has a new attorney [Darnell Crosland] in this case, who raised concerns about the charge, including about when the document had actually been sealed & that any order about it had not been directed to Troconis. There will be another court appearance on 4/18/25 about setting a trial date.
4/3/25 Update: Next hearing on 4/18/25 was moved to 4/21/25 @ 9am. 4/15/25 Update: Attorney Darnell D. Crosland for Troconis has now filed a motion to dismiss the criminal contempt charge against her.

 

[Jmoose]

Monday, April 21st:
*Status Hearing (re Contempt Charges) (@ 9am ET) – CT – Jennifer Rebecca Farber Dulos (50) (May 24, 2019, New Canaan; still missing) – *Michelle C. Troconis (44/now 50) (Dulos’ GF) arrested & charged (6/1/19) & arraigned (6/3/19) with tampering with or fabricating physical evidence & hindering prosecution. Plead not guilty. $500K bond. Posted bond (on 6/3/19). These charges were dismissed (8/28/20) & recharged below. Stamford Sup Court
*Charged (9/5/19) & arraigned (10/4/19) with tampering with evidence involving the borrowed car from work colleague [Count 5] & conspiracy to commit tampering with physical evidence [Count 4-dismissed] (for 5/29/19). Plead not guilty. $100K bond. Posted bond (on 9/5/19). Off GPS 4/6/23. Stamford Norwalk
*Charged (1/7/20) with conspiracy to commit murder (for 5/24/19) [Count 1]. Plead not guilty. $2M bond. Bond reduced (1/8/20) to $1.5M & bonded out (on 1/9/20). Off GPS 4/6/23. Stamford-Norwalk
*Charged (8/28/20) with 2nd degree hindering prosecution [Count 6], tampering with physical evidence [Count 3[ & conspiracy to commit tampering with physical evidence [Count 2] (for 5/24/19). Plead not guilty. $500K bond. Posted bond. Off GPS 4/6/23.
After being found guilty - Bond changed (3/1/24) to $6M Cash/Surety Bond; house arrest. GPS monitoring. Passports surrendered. Appeal bond denied (5/31/24). Stamford-Norwalk
The declaration of death for Jennifer was officially issued by Judge William P. Osterndorf on October 24, 2023.
Trial began on 1/11/24. State rested their case on 2/21/24. Defense started their case on 2/21/24 & ended on 2/23/24. Closing arguments set for 2/27/24. Jury started deliberations on 2/28/24. Day1-Time: ~5 hours. 2/29 (Day 2)- ~6 hours. 3/1/24 (Day 3): ~1 hour.
Total deliberations: ~12 hours. Verdict: Guilty of all charges. Sentenced on 5/31/24 to 14.5 years in prison
Remanded to jail with bond change to $6M Cash/Surety. Inmate #433612.
Superior Court Judge Kevin Randolph presiding for trial. Assistant State’s attorney Sean McGuinness & Supervisory assistant State’s attorney Michelle Manning & defense attorneys Jon Schoenhorn & Audrey Felson.
Appeal filed 7/17/24 (A.C. #47734). Appeal attorney Pamela Ngy assigned [12/18/24]. Habeas Corpus Petition filed [9/14/24] by attorney Michael W. Brown.
Bond & Court info from 6/3/19 thru 1/10/24 & Trial Days 1-32 (1/11-3/1/24) & Verdict Watch Day 1-3 (2/28 & 3/1/24) & thru 12/18/24 reference post #653 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-canaan-24-may-2019-arrests-71.718361/page-33
1/16/25 Docket update: Troconis' attorney public defender Pamela Nagy filed an unopposed Motion for Permission to File a Late Statement of Alternative Grounds. The trial court (Randolph, J.) vacated one of the convictions for conspiracy to commit tampering & the state filed this appeal on 6/20/24 & the preliminary statement of issues on 6/26/24. The Motion argued there was good cause for the late filing because defendant was not represented by Nagy's office when the deadline occurred & the Motion was granted by Order dated 1/16/25. See post #642, page 3, thread #31 for more info.
3/14/25 Docket update: Appeal - Order on Motion for Review AC 243465. Review is granted but the relief requested is denied. It is hereby ordered, sua sponte, that the 2/7/25 Order is a final extension [to 5/10/25 for MT's Brief & 5/9/25 for State per 2/7/25 Order]. See post #700, page 37, thread #31.
*Charged & arrested (3/1/24) & arraigned (3/21/24) with criminal contempt of court (on 2/15/24). Bond $100. Plead not guilty (7/10/24).
Trial was set to begin on 3/11/25 continued with no further dates. [new attorney]. (might be Bench trial).
Judge Alex Hernandez presiding. Asst. State Attorney Elizabeth Moran & Defense attorney Darnell Crosland.
Court info from 3/6/24 to 11/13/24 reference post #653 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-canaan-24-may-2019-arrests-71.718361/page-33
1/2/25 Update: Prosecutors appealing a judge's decision to vacate a conspiracy to commit tampering with evidence conviction in the sentencing of Troconis have until 2/10/25 to file their brief in the case. In a document filed June 26, 2024, Supervisory State's Attorney Timothy Costello with the Office of the Chief State's Attorney listed the preliminary issues to be considered in the appeal as to whether Superior Court Judge Kevin Randolph erred in vacating the charge & whether Randolph erred in any of his procedural or evidentiary rulings. The notice of appeal was filed on June 20, court records show. A judge agreed to push back the date for the brief in the state's appeal to 2/10/25, court documents show. Prosecutors also need to file a separate brief on that day in her appeal of her conviction, documents said. Next status check-in hearing on 2/19/25.
2/19/25 Update: Troconis has a new attorney [Darnell Crosland] in this case, who raised concerns about the charge, including about when the document had actually been sealed & that any order about it had not been directed to Troconis. There will be another court appearance on 4/18/25 about setting a trial date.
4/3/25 Update: Next hearing on 4/18/25 was moved to 4/21/25 @ 9am. 4/15/25 Update: Attorney Darnell D. Crosland for Troconis has now filed a motion to dismiss the criminal contempt charge against her.

It will not surprise me if they do dismiss the contempt charge. CT does not have the stomach to punish people.

 

[Megnut]

Old clip (of MT's contempt attorney spinning English) but a fresh listen from me

He claims not to know "why we're here". He says conduct must be willful, deliberate calculated to obstruct or embarrass the court.

Um, that's exactly what she did do.

He goes on to say that MT was cooperating in her own Defense, as if we ought laud her, by providing screens and pages for her attorneys to refer to. Really? By providing them a page of a document none of them are supposed to have? Was the 70-point font for Felsen's benefit? So she wouldn't have to squint when looking at a document they weren't supposed to have?

And the tap? That was to alert her to the very bad cameraman recording her.

Her attorney says this, unbelievably: not that you couldn't have it on her screen -- to assist your attorneys -- you could -- but this guy is still filming your table, you might want to shut this down.

Is her zero days old as an attorney? It was willfull, deliberate, calculated. It fid obstruct. It was an embarrassment to SEVERAL courts.

And NO, she COULDN'T have it on her screen, not there not anywhere, not even if she was assisting GOD. She wasn't supposed to have it. Felson and Schoenhorn weren't supposed to have it.

The crime wasn't that it was filmed/streamed (that's a separate issue between the court and the cameraman), it's not even  just that it was enlarged and readable in the courtroom (serious violation in itself), it's that she had it at all.

And that she was attempting to influence proceedings, against the orders of at least two courts. Flagrant violation.

Life coach?

Maybe we heard them wrong.

Lie coach.

2 m video

 

[Jmoose]

Old clip (of MT's contempt attorney spinning English) but a fresh listen from me

He claims not to know "why we're here". He says conduct must be willful, deliberate calculated to obstruct or embarrass the court.

Um, that's exactly what she did do.

He goes on to say that MT was cooperating in her own Defense, as if we ought laud her, by providing screens and pages for her attorneys to refer to. Really? By providing them a page of a document none of them are supposed to have? Was the 70-point font for Felsen's benefit? So she wouldn't have to squint when looking at a document they weren't supposed to have?

And the tap? That was to alert her to the very bad cameraman recording her.

Her attorney says this, unbelievably: not that you couldn't have it on her screen -- to assist your attorneys -- you could -- but this guy is still filming your table, you might want to shut this down.

Is her zero days old as an attorney? It was willfull, deliberate, calculated. It fid obstruct. It was an embarrassment to SEVERAL courts.

And NO, she COULDN'T have it on her screen, not there not anywhere, not even if she was assisting GOD. She wasn't supposed to have it. Felson and Schoenhorn weren't supposed to have it.

The crime wasn't that it was filmed/streamed (that's a separate issue between the court and the cameraman), it's not even  just that it was enlarged and readable in the courtroom (serious violation in itself), it's that she had it at all.

And that she was attempting to influence proceedings, against the orders of at least two courts. Flagrant violation.

Life coach?

Maybe we heard them wrong.

Lie coach.

2 m video

If she was assisting her attorneys with this stunt, then why did they both claim that they missed it somehow?

 

[Megnut]

If she was assisting her attorneys with this stunt, then why did they both claim that they missed it somehow?

Right. And what assistance was she providing? With a sealed document none of them was supposed to have?

Funny, the same one both attorneys kept trying to get admitted.

Toward what end, I still don't know.

All of it only makes MT look worse. And that's hard to do.

JMO

 

[Jmoose]

Right. And what assistance was she providing? With a sealed document none of them was supposed to have?

Funny, the same one both attorneys kept trying to get admitted.

Toward what end, I still don't know.

All of it only makes MT look worse. And that's hard to do.

JMO

I think when MT did this, she was trying to cause a mistrial. It is the only thing that makes any sense. It wasn’t looking good for her at the point when she did this…but other than that, I still don’t understand why she and her lawyers thought it could possibly help her? I mean, who cares if some “paid for by Fotis Dulos” therapist said something along the lines of “she was nice, and the children liked her”?

 

[Megnut]

A mistrial was her only hope for temporary freedom.

Then hope the State is too tired to re-try it or at least savor the freedom into the next go-round.

Had she had the character to tell LE the truth about her participation, she might have finagled a beaut of a sweetheart deal and she'd probably be nearly out now. She gambled, I guess, on her charm. Which she has in equal parts to her character IMO.

In any case, I do think that she thinks the document erases motive. If FD was eventually going to get custody, then nobody needed murdering, and if MT believed he was going to get custody, she herself then couldn't even imagine FD would kill JFd when things were going so swimmingly in his favor.

Except FD didn't want full custody. He wanted full money, and his and MT's patience was waning. He was LOSING in court.

He needed JFd out of the picture, he would seek child support from GF in the interim and then retire in style when the trust money started pouring in. He'd hire a nanny in the short term, to raise the youngest ones, while he and MT carried on like irresponsible adults.

Utterly grotesque.

JMO

 

[Megnut]

I will grant that MT might not know where JFd's remains are (or how many places) but she knows this:

How and when the conspiracy conversations started.
Where FD was from at least about 11 until 1 or later.
How many stops they made, and how many trash bins they hit.
What she burned
Why she played keep away with the Tacoma keys (IMO FD planned to take the Tacoma on his odyssey of stupidity, and would have if the morning hadn't gone so far off schedule).
What time FD resurfaced (after disposing of JFd's remains)
What vehicles FD used and when
What the rearranged phone call was supposed to look like (I think she fumbled it. It was supposed to be a long call)
Where her rugs went

She is STILL obstructing justice, as far as the truth is concerned.

JMO

 

[Jmoose]

A mistrial was her only hope for temporary freedom.

Then hope the State is too tired to re-try it or at least savor the freedom into the next go-round.

Had she had the character to tell LE the truth about her participation, she might have finagled a beaut of a sweetheart deal and she'd probably be nearly out now. She gambled, I guess, on her charm. Which she has in equal parts to her character IMO.

In any case, I do think that she thinks the document erases motive. If FD was eventually going to get custody, then nobody needed murdering, and if MT believed he was going to get custody, she herself then couldn't even imagine FD would kill JFd when things were going so swimmingly in his favor.

Except FD didn't want full custody. He wanted full money, and his and MT's patience was waning. He was LOSING in court.

He needed JFd out of the picture, he would seek child support from GF in the interim and then retire in style when the trust money started pouring in. He'd hire a nanny in the short term, to raise the youngest ones, while he and MT carried on like irresponsible adults.

Utterly grotesque.

JMO

Exactly-custody was nothing without all of the money. He may have wanted the kids, but he NEEDED the money.

 

[pernickety]

Where her rugs went

Was there something about her rugs being missing?

 

[Megnut]

Was there something about her rugs being missing?

Iirc, she was set to deliver rugs to a lady that afternoon but didn't.

It left me wondering if she and FD repurposed those rugs....

Granted, my recall on that is fuzzy.

JMO

 

[Seattle1]

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[pernickety]

Iirc, she was set to deliver rugs to a lady that afternoon but didn't.

It left me wondering if she and FD repurposed those rugs....

Granted, my recall on that is fuzzy.

JMO

https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/michelle-troconis-contempt-jennifer-dulos-20286078.php

Hope this article is accessible to all. It's basically about a continuance for Crosland to file motions and prosecution to answer them.

Thanks for your speculation on the rugs. Thought I'd missed something. I do vaguely recall testimony of that woman who was one of the guests at dinner the previous night--that the rugs weren't the color they were looking for. I tho't it was odd that MT invited that couple who were possible rug-buyers to the dinner, supposedly surprising FD--and that's why he had to go out to get more meat.

 

[Jmoose]

https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/michelle-troconis-contempt-jennifer-dulos-20286078.php

Hope this article is accessible to all. It's basically about a continuance for Crosland to file motions and prosecution to answer them.

Thanks for your speculation on the rugs. Thought I'd missed something. I do vaguely recall testimony of that woman who was one of the guests at dinner the previous night--that the rugs weren't the color they were looking for. I tho't it was odd that MT invited that couple who were possible rug-buyers to the dinner, supposedly surprising FD--and that's why he had to go out to get more meat.

What’s wrong with these judges? Why don’t they just work through this wench’s charges, and get it over with? It’s been nearly 6 years since JFD died, and the Covid delays are long since over. I don’t understand why the state of CT permits it all to languish like this.

 

[Niner]

https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/michelle-troconis-contempt-jennifer-dulos-20286078.php

Hope this article is accessible to all. It's basically about a continuance for Crosland to file motions and prosecution to answer them.

Thanks for your speculation on the rugs. Thought I'd missed something. I do vaguely recall testimony of that woman who was one of the guests at dinner the previous night--that the rugs weren't the color they were looking for. I tho't it was odd that MT invited that couple who were possible rug-buyers to the dinner, supposedly surprising FD--and that's why he had to go out to get more meat.

You need a subscription or I have to unblock my ads - which I don't want to do -

So - Does it say what kind of motions defense filed or it just a continuance motion? TIA!

 

[Megnut]

https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/michelle-troconis-contempt-jennifer-dulos-20286078.php

Hope this article is accessible to all. It's basically about a continuance for Crosland to file motions and prosecution to answer them.

Thanks for your speculation on the rugs. Thought I'd missed something. I do vaguely recall testimony of that woman who was one of the guests at dinner the previous night--that the rugs weren't the color they were looking for. I tho't it was odd that MT invited that couple who were possible rug-buyers to the dinner, supposedly surprising FD--and that's why he had to go out to get more meat.

5:30. She says she went to pick up rugs but she was too late. Called Barbara.

I believe she sold rugs to Barbara and was supposed to deliver them that night. I think she it was a lie she told Barbara because she both wasn't going to keep thst appointment and didn't have any rugs to give her. Could be a truth that she was too late to pick them up (seems like that would be verifiable) but I wonder if she didn't actually have rugs, they used them in hiding/transporting a body.

Whatever happened to the rugs she showed her guests, that were the wrong color?

I don't trust her or her rugs.

JMO

Day 11 video, 1:11.00, embedded in article

TROCONIS TRIAL: A complete timeline of the proceedings

A trial for one of the suspects arrested in connection with the disappearance and death of a mother from New Canaan ended on March 1.

www.wfsb.com

 

[Megnut]

Did LE ever verify that it was MT going back and forth to 4 JC that day? Could it have been FD? Or even both of them?

I think he/she/they were burning documents, had to restoke it each time he/she_they returned.

It's maddening that, due to a glitch, they had no vehicle data on FD's truck for a range of hours, likely when they were pitching the first round of trash bags.

Really unfortunate MT's phone records weren't front and center.

JMO

 

[LosAngeles]

Did LE ever verify that it was MT going back and forth to 4 JC that day? Could it have been FD? Or even both of them?

I think he/she/they were burning documents, had to restoke it each time he/she_they returned.

It's maddening that, due to a glitch, they had no vehicle data on FD's truck for a range of hours, likely when they were pitching the first round of trash bags.

Really unfortunate MT's phone records weren't front and center.

JMO

Or Kent's. Even though he lost both his memory and phone when he "fell", the phone company still can provide activity which would be very interesting.

 

[pernickety]

You need a subscription or I have to unblock my ads - which I don't want to do -

So - Does it say what kind of motions defense filed or it just a continuance motion? TIA!

"Her attorney in the case, Darnell Crosland, said he hoped a judge grants a motion to dismiss the charge, which came after prosecutors alleged she viewed sealed documents during her trial in the murder and disappearance of Jennifer Dulos. Crosland said on Monday he expected to argue his motion and possibly schedule a trial date in the case."

It's all I cd get. Don't subscribe either.

 

[Jmoose]

Or Kent's. Even though he lost both his memory and phone when he "fell", the phone company still can provide activity which would be very interesting.

I always wondered what was provided by his phone provider. You’d think if it was significant, they would have put him on trial, wouldn’t you? But still-there ought to be something. Unless he was carrying around a burner phone for a couple days.