MURDERED: Jennifer Farber Dulos
When Jennifer Farber Dulos vanished after dropping her five children off at school in New Canaan, Connecticut, on May 24, 2019, all eyes were on her estranged husband, Fotis Dulos. And when investigators found surveillance footage showing Fotis suspiciously stopping at multiple trash cans in a nearby city and throwing things just hours after she disappeared, a massive hunt for evidence kicked off and a conspiracy involving at least two other people began to unfold. Six years later, one suspect is dead, one is in prison and one is awaiting trial… but what exactly happened to Jennifer and where her body is remains a mystery.
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Fotis Dulos.
Credit: Connecticut State Police
Michelle Troconis.
Credit: Connecticut State Police
Pawel Gumienny.
Credit: Tyler Sizemore/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool
Attorney Jon Schoenhorn.
Credit: Hearst Connecticut Media via AP
Attorney Norm Pattis.
Credit: H John Voorhees II/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool
Jennifer Farber Dulos’ mother, Gloria Farber.
Credit: Tyler Sizemore/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool
Timeline:
Jennifer Farber Dulos drops her kids off at school and then disappears.
Fotis Dulos and his girlfriend Michelle Troconis are arrested and charged with tampering with physical evidence and hindering prosecution.
Fotis is arrested again with new charges of hindering prosecution and tampering with evidence. He pleads not guilty and is released on bond.
Fotis Dulos is charged with the murder of his missing wife and faces charges of felony murder, murder and kidnapping.
Michelle is charged with conspiracy to commit murder.
Kent Mawhinney is arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit murder.
Fortis is found unresponsive in his home after he fails to show up in court and later dies.
Michelle is sentenced to 14.5 years in prison.
New Canaan, CT
Where Jennifer Dulos is last seen alive.
Waveny park, New Canaan, CT
Where Jennifer’s SUV is found.
Hartford, CT
Where Fotis Dulos and Michelle Troconis are captured on surveillance footage driving and dumping trash bags.
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If you or anyone you know knows anything about the disappearance and death of Jennifer Farber Dulos or the location of her remains, please call 203-594-3544 or email [email protected].
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Episode Source Material
- Original reporting by Taylor Hartz.
- Hartford Courant: Timeline: The key moments in the Jennifer Farber Dulos case, from her disappearance to Fotis Dulos’ death. By Zach Murdock. Updated April 5, 2022. Accessed May 10, 2025. https://www.courant.com/2020/01/30/timeline-the-key-moments-in-the-jennifer-farber-dulos-case-from-her-disappearance-to-fotis-dulos-death/
- Hartford Courant: Michelle Troconis sentenced to 14 1/2 years in prison in disappearance, death of Jennifer Farber Dulos. By Taylor Hartz. Updated May 31, 2024. Accessed May 10, 2025. https://www.courant.com/2024/05/31/jennifer-farber-dulos-children-mom-in-court-for-impact-statements-at-michelle-troconis-sentencing/
- Hartford Courant: Troconis must keep wearing GPS monitor; defense receives sought-after evidence in Dulos case. By Taylor Hartz. Updated March 29, 2022. Accessed May 10, 2025. https://www.courant.com/2022/03/29/troconis-must-keep-wearing-gps-monitor-defense-receives-sought-after-evidence-in-dulos-case/
- Hartford Courant: Fotis Dulos’ former CT lawyer wants his ankle monitor removed. It keeps him from wearing ice skates. By Taylor Hartz. Updated November 7, 2023. Accessed May 1, 2025. https://www.courant.com/2023/11/07/judge-denies-request-to-remove-kent-mawhinneys-ankle-monitor-in-case-involving-disappearance-of-jennifer-farber-dulos/
- Hartford Courant: ‘Nothing can bring Jennifer back’: Farber family awaits Troconis’ trial after she’s declared dead. By Taylor Hartz Updated January 10, 2024. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://www.courant.com/2024/01/10/nothing-can-bring-jennifer-back-farber-family-awaits-troconis-trial-after-shes-declared-dead/
- Hartford Courant: Troconis jury to deliberate with Albany Avenue trip at forefront of Farber Dulos’ disappearance. By Taylor Hartz. Hartford Courant. Updated February 26, 2024. https://www.courant.com/2024/02/26/troconis-jury-to-deliberate-with-albany-avenue-trip-at-forefront-of-farber-dulos-disappearance/
- Hartford Courant: A Hartford man may have found a knife linked to the disappearance of New Canaan mother Jennifer Farber Dulos in the trash — and then traded it away. By Dave Altimari. Updated August 3, 2019. Accessed May 20, 2025. https://www.courant.com/2019/08/03/a-hartford-man-may-have-found-a-knife-linked-to-the-disappearance-of-new-canaan-mother-jennifer-farber-dulos-in-the-trash-and-then-traded-it-away/
- Hartford Courant: Attorneys agree: Michelle Troconis ‘had everything to lose’ in interviews with CT investigators. By Taylor Hartz. Updated March 6, 2024. Accessed May 14, 2025. https://www.courant.com/2024/03/05/attorneys-agree-michelle-troconis-had-everything-to-lose-in-interviews-with-ct-investigators/
- Hartford Courant: Nanny details contentious relationship of Fotis Dulos and Jennifer Farber Dulos at Troconis trial. By Taylor Hartz. Updated January 17, 2024. Accessed May 18, 2025. https://www.courant.com/2024/01/17/nanny-details-contentious-relationship-of-fotis-dulos-and-jennifer-farber-dulos-at-troconis-trial/
- Hartford Courant: Ex-Fore Group employee testifies in Troconis trial, feared for job when pressured by Dulos. By Taylor Hartz. Updated February 7, 2024. Accessed May 12, 2025. https://www.courant.com/2024/02/06/troconis-day-18/
- Murder in the Dollhouse: The Jennifer Dulos Story. Cohen, Rich. Published May 20, 2025. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374608064/murderinthedollhouse/
- The New York Times: Fotis Dulos, Charged With Killing His Wife, Jennifer, Attempts Suicide. By Neil Vigdor and Michael Gold Published Jan. 28, 20200. Accessed May 20, 2025. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/28/nyregion/fotis-dulos.html
- The New York Times: Mystery in a Wealthy Town: She Dropped Off Her Children, Then Went Missing. By Michael Gold. May 31, 2019. Accessed May 21, 2025. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/nyregion/missing-mom-connecticut-jennifer-dulos.html
- Vanity Fair (New York, NY): Fates and Furies. By Vanessa Grigoriadis. Published Oct. 15, 2020. Accessed May 1, 2025. https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/10/true-scope-of-jennifer-farber-fotis-dulos-tragedy?srsltid=AfmBOoqZf10jkx_C_N0nrJ3LuWxXIRQQcDFQo31n5P-t6r_slZcLy9ce
- ABC News (New York, NY) A Connecticut mystery 1 year later: A timeline of the Jennifer Dulos, Fotis Dulos case. By Emily Shapiro. Published May 21, 2020. Accessed May 10, 2025. https://abcnews.go.com/US/connecticut-mystery-timeline-disappearance-mom-jennifer-dulos/story?id=63500830
- NBC CT: What to know about the disappearance and presumed murder of Jennifer Dulos. By LeAnne Gendreau. May 31, 2024. Accessed May 20, 2025. https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/what-to-know-about-the-disappearance-and-presumed-murder-of-jennifer-dulos/3301820/
- CT Post: Jennifer Dulos case: Norm Pattis tells author to ‘be gone, girl.’ By John Nickerson. Updated July 9, 2019. Accessed May 20, 2025. https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Jennifer-Dulos-case-Norm-Pattis-tells-author-to-14082147.php
- CBS News: Who is Michelle Troconis? What we know about the woman found guilty of conspiracy in Jennifer Dulos’ murder. By Emily Mae Czachor. Updated April 7, 2024. Accessed May 16, 2025. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-is-michelle-troconis-jennifer-dulos-murder-suspect-alleged-cover-up-criminal-trial-connecticut/
- FOX 61 CT: Jury shown last interview police had with Michelle Troconis. Reported by Julia LeBlanc. February 20, 2024. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://www.fox61.com/video/news/local/fairfield-county/520-2e86e8ca-85d4-4819-b794-e80b07aa40c3
- WTNH: Michelle Troconis trial: Day 21 of testimony focuses on surveillance video. By Braley Dodson and Eva Zymaris. Feb. 14, 2024. Accessed May 20, 2025. https://www.wtnh.com/dulos/michelle-troconis-trial-testimony-continues-on-day-21/
- Law and Crime: Missing Mom Murder Trial – CT v. Michelle Troconis – Day 18. Feb. 6, 2024. Accessed May 16, 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4fCgpkVrao&t=3364s
- Law and Crime: Nanny Testifies in Missing Mom Murder Trial — Full Testimony. Jan. 19, 2024. Accessed May 16, 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fz4bq_N1pM
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