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The girlfriend of a luxurious dwelling builder accused in the 2019 disappearance and death of her boyfriend’s estranged wife was convicted of conspiracy to commit homicide by a Connecticut jury Friday.
Michelle Troconis, 49, was additionally convicted of tampering with proof and hindering prosecution within the killing of Jennifer Dulos, 50, a mom of 5 whose physique has by no means been discovered. A decide issued her declaration of death final October.
The jury deliberated for 2 full days. After the decision was learn, Troconis laid her head down on the protection desk.
Her sentencing was set for Could 31.
For extra on the demise of Jennifer Dulos, tune in to “A Life Interrupted” on “Dateline” at 9 ET/8 CT tonight.
Troconis had claimed innocence within the case.
Fotis Dulos, Troconis’ boyfriend, had been charged with felony homicide, kidnapping and different crimes within the case before his death on Jan. 30, 2020.
Fotis Dulos, 52, was on home arrest on the time after posting a $6 million bond. He tried suicide at his dwelling in Farmington, west of Hartford, and died two days later, after being flown to a New York hospital and positioned in a hyperbaric chamber.
Fotis Dulos left a observe denying involvement within the disappearance that his lawyer later launched.
A detailed good friend of Fotis Dulos’, Kent Mawhinney, was additionally charged with conspiracy to commit homicide in reference to the demise. He has pleaded not responsible and is awaiting trial.
Jennifer Dulos was final seen on Could 24, 2019. In arrest warrants, authorities stated her blood was present in her dwelling, and surveillance video from that day confirmed Fotis Dulos stuffing rubbish baggage into trash cans in close by West Hartford. The baggage had been filled with zip ties, gloves, tape and different objects, based on the warrants.
He was additionally captured on digicam allegedly disposing altered license plates, the warrants say.
Bloodlike stains that matched Jennifer Dulos’ DNA had been discovered on a paper towel and a poncho inside the luggage, the paperwork say.
Troconis’ DNA was discovered on among the objects, based on the paperwork, and the video confirmed she was with Fotis Dulos when he threw away the luggage.
She later admitted to investigators that she was with him in West Hartford however denied figuring out what he was doing or what was within the baggage, based on the warrants.
The previous couple had 5 kids collectively and had been within the middle of a contentious custody dispute when she disappeared. Authorities alleged that Fotis Dulos was thousands and thousands of {dollars} in debt and will have been capable of achieve entry to their childrens’ belief fund if he obtained custody.
In his letter, Fotis Dulos stated authorities “fabricated” most of the allegations towards him. He cherished his kids, he wrote, and would do “something to be with them, however sadly all of us have our limits.”
