STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Family and friends of Jennifer Dulos, who disappeared from her Connecticut home in 2019, offered emotional testimony Friday at the sentencing hearing of her estranged husband’s former girlfriend, who was convicted of helping to plan and cover up her killing. Michelle Troconis, 49, faces up to 50 years in prison.
Prosecutors say Dulos’ husband, Fotis Dulos, killed her at her home in New Canaan and drove away with her body, which has never been found. He died by suicide in 2020 shortly after being charged with murder. He had denied killing his wife.
Troconis was Fotis Dulos’ girlfriend and was living with him at the time Jennifer Dulos vanished. Troconis was convicted by a jury in March of conspiracy to commit murder, hindering prosecution and evidence tampering. Troconis insists she is innocent and intends to appeal her convictions.
She is detained at the state women’s prison. Her family and friends, who were angry and heartbroken after she was convicted, are also expected to testify Friday. The sentencing comes five years and one week since Jennifer Dulos disappeared after dropping her five children off at school, on May 24, 2019.
About 80 people packed the courtroom, with Jennifer Dulos’ family and friends on one side and Troconis’ supporters on the other. All five of Dulos’ children, as well as her mother, Gloria Farber, attended. They spoke of their heartbreak and anger.
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