{"id":2191050,"date":"2024-03-02T16:59:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T21:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michelle-troconis-found-guilty-in-connection-to-jennifer-dulos-murder\/"},"modified":"2024-03-02T17:05:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T22:05:10","slug":"michelle-troconis-found-guilty-in-connection-to-jennifer-dulos-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michelle-troconis-found-guilty-in-connection-to-jennifer-dulos-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Troconis convicted for involvement in Jennifer Dulos&#8217; murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichelle-troconis-found-guilty-in-connection-to-jennifer-dulos-murder%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2191050&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">  (Ned Gerard\/Hearst \u2064Connecticut Media\u200c via \u200dAP,\u200b Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s Abril Elfi<\/h2>\n<h3>1:45 PM \u2013 Saturday, March 2, 2024<\/h3>\n<p>Michelle Troconis found\u200c guilty in connection with the \u2063murder of Jennifer Dulos, her ex-boyfriend&#8217;s estranged wife.<\/p>\n<p>On \u200bFriday, she was convicted of conspiring to murder the mother of five, as well as one\u200d count of hindering \u200cprosecution,\u2064 two counts \u200bof conspiracy to commit tampering with physical evidence, and two\u2064 counts of \u200dtampering with physical \u200cevidence.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: Former ESPN host \u2064Michelle Troconis breaks \u2064down\u200b in tears after being found guilty \u200cof conspiring to kill\u2063 Connecticut mother Jennifer Dulos.<\/p>\n<p>Troconis was convicted of six <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-outlines-legal-strategy-in-post-arraignment-speech\/\" title=\"Trump explains legal plan after arraignment.\">counts including conspiracy<\/a> to commit murder.<\/p>\n<p>Troconis plotted \u2063with Fotis Dulos, who killed \u2063himself\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YO55nem1WZ\">pic.twitter.com\/YO55nem1WZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1763763237957562516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On Tuesday, a group of six\u200d jurors listened to the state prosecutor and defense lawyer\u2019s two hours of\u200c closing arguments in a\u200b Stamford\u2064 Superior Courtroom.<\/p>\n<p>Troconis dated Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of \u2063Jennifer, who was accused of killing his wife \u2063but passed away in\u200b January 2020, seemingly by suicide, before he could face charges.\u2064 In 2020, among other offenses, Troconis was accused of plotting \u2064to commit murder and entered a not-guilty plea.<\/p>\n<p>After dropping her kids off at school in May 2019, Jennifer Dulos was\u200b last seen. After she neglected to show up for appointments and went ten hours without speaking to them, friends filed a missing\u200c person\u2019s report. She and Fotis \u2063Dulos were embroiled in a bitter divorce and custody dispute \u2063at the time of\u2063 her disappearance. <\/p>\n<p>A Connecticut judge declared Dulos dead in October 2023, despite the fact that her body was never discovered, according to a court file. Probably\u200b a combination of \u201ctraumatic, \u200dblunt-force \u200cinjuries,\u201d\u2062 the state\u2019s\u200b chief medical examiner concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Her car, which was parked in her New Canaan garage, had three spots where\u2062 authorities discovered a stain\u200b resembling blood. Her DNA was discovered on the garage door and \u2064wall, as well as in \u2062the stains.<\/p>\n<p>On suspicion \u200bof tampering with evidence related to the\u200c disappearance, Fotis Dulos and Troconis were previously placed under arrest. After investigators discovered a \u201cblood-like substance\u201d\u2063 containing Jennifer Dulos\u2019 DNA in a truck he had access to on the day \u200dshe vanished, they entered a not guilty plea to evidence tampering.<\/p>\n<p>According to court records, Jennifer Dulos admitted to authorities that she\u200b was terrified of him prior to her\u2064 disappearance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI know that filing \u2063for divorce and\u2062 filing this motion will enrage him,\u201d she said, according to the documents. \u200b\u201cI know he will retaliate by trying to harm me in some way.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Survivors of Jennifer Dulos said they hope the verdict renews public interest in\u2063 the case \u2064and\u200b \u201cmight spur \u200cnew, viable\u200d leads\u201d that will help lead to \u200cfinding Dulos\u2019 body.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s verdict is a crucial attribution of accountability, not a victory,\u201d\u200d said a statement from Carrie Luft on behalf of \u200dfamily and friends of Dulos.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Luft emphasized that more important than the \u201cimmense body of evidence\u201d that led to Troconis\u2019 guilty verdict is that \u2064Dulos\u2019 \u2064body has still not been found.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt is our \u200dhope that the resurgent public interest in this case might spur new, viable leads,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Friday, a Connecticut judge set Troconis\u2019\u200d bail at $6 million\u2064 in cash \u2063as surety. Should\u200c she post the required amount, she would be\u200d subject to electronic monitoring and house arrest.<\/p>\n<p>The date of her sentencing is set for May 31<sup>st<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed!\u2064 Receive breaking news blasts directly\u200c to \u2064your \u200dinbox for free. 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She pleaded not guilty to the charges.\u200b Fotis \u200dDulos, however, passed \u200caway in January 2020, seemingly by suicide, before\u200c he could face charges for Jennifer&#8217;s murder.<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Dulos was last seen in\u2063 May 2019 after dropping her children off at school.\u200d Concerned when she didn&#8217;t show\u200b up for\u200c appointments and went ten hours without speaking to anyone, friends filed a missing person&#8217;s report. At the time of her disappearance, \u200cJennifer and Fotis Dulos\u2064 were going through a bitter divorce and custody dispute.<\/p>\n<p>Despite her body never being discovered, a Connecticut judge declared Jennifer Dulos\u2064 dead in October 2023 based on a court\u2063 file. The state&#8217;s chief medical examiner concluded that her death was a\u2063 result of &#8220;traumatic, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cause-of-death-revealed-for-murdered-kindergarten-teacher-eliza-fletcher\/\" title=\"Cause Of Death Revealed For Murdered Kindergarten Teacher Eliza Fletcher\">blunt-force injuries<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Authorities found a stain resembling blood\u200b in Jennifer Dulos&#8217; car,\u200c parked in her New Canaan garage. \u200bHer DNA was also discovered on the garage door, walls, and in the stains. These findings led to the suspicion of evidence tampering,\u2064 and both \u2063Fotis Dulos and Troconis were previously arrested for this offense. They \u2063entered a not guilty plea.<\/p>\n<p>Court records revealed\u200c that Jennifer Dulos had admitted to authorities\u2063 her fear\u200d of Fotis Dulos prior to her disappearance. In a statement found in the documents, she said, &#8220;I know that filing\u2063 for divorce and filing\u200c this motion will \u200denrage him\u2026 I know he will retaliate by trying to harm me\u2062 in some way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Survivors of\u2063 Jennifer Dulos expressed hope that the guilty verdict for \u200dTroconis would \u2063renew public interest in the case\u2063 and \u200cpotentially lead\u200b to new leads in finding Jennifer&#8217;s body. Carrie\u200d Luft, speaking on behalf \u200bof \u2063family \u2064and friends \u200dof Dulos,\u200c emphasized \u200bthat the \u2062verdict was\u2063 an attribution of accountability,\u200b not a victory. She\u200d also highlighted that the most crucial aspect \u200bof the case is finding\u200c Jennifer Dulos&#8217; body.<\/p>\n<p>Following the conviction, a \u200bConnecticut judge set Troconis&#8217; \u2064bail at $6 million in cash.<\/p>\n<p>The conviction of Michelle Troconis in connection\u200c with the murder \u200dof Jennifer \u2062Dulos brings \u2062some closure to this tragic case. However, \u200bthe fact that Jennifer&#8217;s body still remains missing highlights the importance of continued efforts to discover the truth and ensure full justice for Jennifer and her family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michelle Troconis has been convicted for her involvement in the murder of Jennifer Dulos, her ex-boyfriend&#8217;s estranged wife. 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