HARTFORD, Conn. — Another suspect in the case of Jennifer Dulos' disappearance, Kent Mawhinney, has released a statement in response to the guilty verdict in the Michelle Troconis trial.
Troconis was found guilty Friday on all six charges against her, including conspiracy to commit murder.
The entire statement, obtained by FOX61 Saturday through Mawhinney's attorney, Jeffrey Kestenband, reads:
"The senseless murder of Jennifer Farber was a horrific crime. We hope the verdict in the Troconis case provides a measure of relief for Ms. Farber’s family and friends. That verdict has nothing to do with Kent Mawhinney, however. His name was barely mentioned over six weeks of trial, and for good reason – he was not involved in the death of Jennifer Dulos."
Mawhinney is also facing conspiracy to commit murder charges in connection to the disappearance of Jennifer, a New Canaan mom of five. He has pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial.
Mawhinney was a civil lawyer and friend of Fotis Dulos, Jennifer's estranged husband and Troconis' one-time boyfriend.
He was also mentioned throughout the Troconis trial, including in testimony about police interviews investigators conducted with Troconis.
In Mawhinney’s warrant from his 2020 arrest, his name appeared in both Troconis’ and Fotis’ alibis for the morning Jennifer was reported missing.
Mawhinney was interviewed twice by police after. First, officials said he claimed there was no meeting scheduled between Fotis and himself on the morning of Jennifer’s disappearance.
In his second interview, he reportedly stated that there was a pre-arranged meeting with Fotis, stating he arrived at Fotis’ Jefferson Crossing home just before 8 a.m., where he stood for almost an hour before leaving without seeing Dulos.
The warrant said phone records showed Mawhinney had called Fotis the night of May 24, when Fotis was allegedly dumping bloody bags of evidence in Hartford, but Mawhinney denied any phone contact with Fotis that day.
Mawhinney had been arrested before. He is facing an allegation of sexual assault and was charged with violating a protective order, filed by his estranged wife. She also stated that she believed that Mawhinney was trying to kill her.
The Windsor Rod and Gun Club in East Granby was also mentioned in Mawhinney's arrest warrant. Two members were reportedly hunting on the land when they came across a large hole in the ground that appeared to be hidden. One of the members described the hole as “100% a human grave,” stating that inside the hole was a bag of lime and a tarp.
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