What Happened to Jennifer Dulos? 'Dateline' Investigates

Publish date: 2024-05-17

In 2019, a mother of 5 dropped her children off in school and was once never observed again. What happened to Jennifer Dulos? 'Dateline' investigates.

Jennifer Tisdale - Author

The New England Historical Society lists New Canaan, Conn., as one of the most "six wealthiest towns" in New England, and it displays. Mansions dot its landscape and it has long been a spot where wealthy New Yorkers get away the hustle and bustle of town. Jennifer Dulos used to be any individual who straddled each worlds. Growing up in New York City, the daughter of a banker and philanthropist, the niece of clothing fashion designer Liz Claiborne, Jennifer would finally end up development a lifestyles in the affluent Connecticut town.

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Jennifer and her husband Fotis Dulos would have 5 children in combination which included two sets of twins. Unfortunately their idyllic existence began to smash down lower than 10 years after they married in August 2004. And in May 2019, Jennifer would vanish, leaving a literal path of proof in her wake. What happened to Jennifer Dulos? Dateline is sharing her story.

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What happened to Jennifer Dulos?

On June 20, 2017 Jennifer Dulos filed for divorce from Fotis Dulos, her husband of Thirteen years. According to the Stamford Advocate, within the motion Jennifer Dulos wrote, "I know that filing for divorce, and filing this motion will enrage him [Fotis]." She went on to say, "I know he will try to retaliate by trying to harm me in some way ... During the course of our marriage, he told me about sickening revenge fantasies and plans to cause physical harm to others who have wronged him." She took her kids and moved to a new house.

Less than two years in a while May 24, 2019, Jennifer Dulos dropped her 5 youngsters off in class and used to be closing seen returning to her house by the use of a "neighbor's security camera," consistent with the New Canaan Advertiser. CBS News reported that concerned friends and family contacted authorities round 7 p.m. later that day to record her lacking. Everyone agreed that Jennifer Dulos would by no means abandon her kids. When police replied, they were met with proof of an assault.

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There used to be blood each in Jennifer Dulos's storage in addition to in her automobile, which was once deserted within sight in Waveny Park. Authorities right away started searching for the missing lady which included checking surveillance videos in the space. The husband is nearly always the first suspect, and on this case, police discovered by means of various footage that he was once enticing in wildly suspicious process.

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Law enforcement witnessed Fotis Dulos discarding bags in trash cans along Albany Avenue in Hartford, Conn. "They found clothing in Jennifer's size, ponchos and zip ties. The items were covered in blood matching Jennifer's DNA, convincing detectives of what they already suspected — they had a homicide," reported CBS News. However, Fotis wasn't on my own. A mysterious lady used to be allegedly serving to him.

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Where is Fotis Dulos now?

The particular person with Fotis Dulos used to be Michelle Troconis, the woman with whom he had been having an affair, and on June 1, 2019, they have been each charged with "tampering with or fabricating physical evidence and hindering prosecution, according to authorities" (ABC News). In the arrest warrants, police laid out a quite convincing theory about what happened to Jennifer Dulos the day she vanished, using various video surveillance pictures. It all leads back to Fotis Dulos committing the murder with Troconis serving to him do away with evidence, allegedly.

Both handle their innocence. On Jan. 8, 2020, whilst out on bail, Fotis Dulos unnoticed to show up for an emergency bail haring. While appearing a wellness check on him at his home, police discovered his subconscious body in his storage together with his car working. He was was unresponsive, even after authorities administered CPR.

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ABC News stated that he died two days later on Jan. 30. In a suicide word he allegedly wrote, "I refuse to spend even an hour more in jail for something I had NOTHING to do with. I want it to be known that Michelle Troconis had nothing to do with Jennifer's disappearance."

On March 3, a pass judgement on disregarded the homicide charges towards Fotis Dulos; however, Troconis is still being charged and is expecting trial.

For more on this story track into Dateline Friday Sept. 2, 2022, at 10 p.m. EST on NBC.

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