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Michelle Troconis pleads not guilty to contempt charge, hearing continued to September
Michelle Troconis was back in a courtroom in Stamford Wednesday answering to a contempt charge that dates back to an incident during her trial on murder conspiracy and other charges. Her attorney, Robert Frost, entered a preliminary not guilty plea on his client’s behalf. The incident occurred mid-February during the trial. According to the warrant for the contempt charge,...
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Family, friends of Jennifer Farber Dulos mark 5 years since disappearance with call to support domestic violence organizations
On Friday, May 24, it will be five years since the disappearance and presumed murder of Jennifer Farber Dulos. Her body has never been recovered, the case is still open, according to investigators, and memorials at relevant locations, including West Hartford still stand in her honor. Jennifer’s friends and family offered a comprehensive statement to mark five years. Part of…
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Connecticut mayor faces backlash over comments about students with special needs
An Enfield resident and member of the Enfield Chapter of Standing up for Racial Justice raised concerns about state 2022-23 school year data, that points to a disproportionate number of students of color and students with disabilities being arrested or suspended from school in Enfield. She voiced the concerns at the April 15 town council meeting, and the mayor’s response…
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Deliberations continue in Troconis case, only one question from jury
Jurors had their first full day of deliberations in Stamford for the trial of Michelle Troconis. They were given the case late Monday, but only had the chance to deliberate for about 30 minutes. By the end of the day, according to the judge, they requested an easel for their work. Tuesday only yielded one question from the jury, which…
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Closing arguments slated for Tuesday in Troconis trial, charge conference complete
Day 28 of Michelle Troconis’ trial in Stamford was strictly the charge conference between the attorneys and Judge Kevin Randolph. Attorneys had to work through with the judge the instructions for the jury following closing arguments. Historically, the charge conference was done off the record in chambers. But recently, the proceeding jumped on the record, though Randolph noted this is…
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Defense rests in Troconis trial, no testimony from the defendant
After three days of testimony, the defense rested their case in the trial of Michelle Troconis. Questions had been circulating about Troconis’ decision to take the stand. Her attorney Jon Schoenhorn made clear throughout the trial, the decision of the defendant to testify is one made in consult with him and his co-council at the end of the defense case….
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Memory expert takes the stand for defense in Michelle Troconis trial
The defense in the Michelle Troconis trial completed day 2 of testimony in the trial of Michelle Troconis. On Thursday, their testimony centered largely around memory and memory loss from a leading expert on the topic, Elizabeth Loftus. Her main point – memory can be impacted by factors and circumstances leading up to the memory being made, and circumstances around…
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Jennifer Dulos' mother to testify before state rests Wednesday in Troconis trial: attorney
The state is a day away from resting their case against Michelle Troconis in Connecticut Superior Court in Stamford. NBC Connecticut has learned there is only one expected witness left. According to defense attorney Jon Schoenhorn, it is his understanding that the last witness is Gloria Farber, Jennifer Dulos’ mother. That was learned after a day full of testimony. Tuesday…
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Michelle Troconis' trial enters 21st day on Wednesday
Michelle Troconis returned to court on Wednesday for the 21st day of her trial in Stamford. She is facing charges connected to the disappearance of Jennifer Dulos in 2019 and her presumed death. The last day the trial was held was on Thursday and it expected to resume today after a court holiday and a snowstorm that closed the courts…
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Digital forensic evidence dominate testimony for Troconis trial day 20
It was back to forensics in Michelle Troconis’ trial for day 20. This time, digital forensics, data pulled from Fotis Dulos’ phone and vehicles related to the case. Some of the details the data went over had already been revealed in prior testimony, but the GPS data and other data helped verify for the jury some locations and timeframes. “First…
