STAMFORD, Conn. — The highly anticipated trial against Michelle Troconis, one of the suspects charged in the disappearance of New Canaan mother Jennifer Dulos, has been pushed back by four days.
The trial against Troconis was set to begin on Monday, Jan. 8; however, after a hearing Thursday at Stamford Superior Court, the start date was moved to Thursday, Jan. 11. One of the jurors was dismissed from the case and an new juror must be chosen.
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Troconis, once linked to Dulos’ estranged husband Fotis, is facing charges of conspiracy to commit murder, tampering with evidence, conspiracy to tamper with evidence, and hindering the prosecution in connection to Dulos’ disappearance.
Dulos was first reported missing by her friends around 7 p.m. on Friday, May 24, 2019. An investigation was launched after her car was found on Lapham Road near Waveny Park in New Canaan.
Investigators followed evidence that led to Dulos' estranged husband, Fotis Dulos. The two were in active divorce proceedings at the time of her disappearance.
Investigators managed to uncover surveillance video of Fotis Dulos and Troconis, reported to be his girlfriend at the time, in his SUV, driving down Albany Ave. in Hartford on the day of the disappearance.
According to officials, Fotis Dulos was placing things in garbage bins on Albany Ave., which led investigators to comb through the Hartford Landfill MDC for more clues to his estranged wife's whereabouts.
Fotis Dulos was eventually charged with the murder of his estranged wife's death despite her remains never being found. However, before he could stand trial, Fotis Dulos died by suicide in January 2020.
His death left Troconis and Kent Mawhinney, Fotis' friend and personal lawyer, the only two people remaining facing charges concerning Jennifer Dulos' disappearance.
As of January 2024, Jennifer has not been found.
Since being charged in 2020, Troconis and her defense have been in court numerous times, arguing to have her ankle GPS unit removed, a dismissal of all charges, and a different prosecution, to suspend 24/7 GPS monitoring, and more recently, stating that the search of Fotis Dulos' home in 2019 was too broad and had no probable cause.
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