Michelle Troconis

Michelle Troconis appeared in court in Stamford on Wednesday for a pre-trial hearing on a contempt of court charge that was filed during her trial in connection with the disappearance and presumed murder of Jennifer Dulos. Jennifer Dulos, a mother of five who was living in New Canaan, disappeared on May 24, 2019, amid a bitter divorce and custody battle...

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,...

Michelle Troconis is expected to be back in a Stamford courtroom on Wednesday to answer to a contempt charge. Four months ago, she was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and other charges for her role in the death of New Canaan mother Jennifer Dulos. Wednesday’s appearance is for a charge she received during that trial. The document...

For the first time since Michelle Troconis was sentenced to 14-and-a-half years behind bars in connection with the murder of Jennifer Dulos, NBC Connecticut is hearing from the defendant directly in a written letter to our Shannon Miller from York Correctional Institution. The four-page letter details in part how Michelle Troconis claims Fotis Dulos, her then boyfriend, deceived her and…

Michelle Troconis has been sentenced to serve 14-and-a-half years in prison for her role in the disappearance and presumed murder of Jennifer Dulos. Judge Kevin Randolph sentenced Troconis on Friday to 20 years, with execution suspended after 14-and-a-half years. Her sentencing comes five years and one week after Jennifer Dulos disappeared after dropping her five children off at school, on…

Michelle Troconis’ hearing for a contempt of court charge has been continued until July. She is accused of having a sealed custody report in court during her trial on charges connected to the disappearance and presumed death of Jennifer Farber Dulos, a mother of five from New Canaan who has been missing since May 2019. On March 1, Troconis was…

Michelle Troconis appeared in court in Stamford on Thursday to be arraigned on a contempt of court charge and she is due back in court in May. Troconis, who remains in custody on $6 million bond, is accused of having a sealed custody report during her trial on charges connected to the disappearance and presumed death of Jennifer Farber Dulos….

Michelle Troconis was convicted Friday of conspiring to murder Jennifer Dulos, a mother of five who vanished from a wealthy Connecticut enclave in 2019 and was never found, and she remains in custody. She has not posted a bond as of Tuesday morning, according to the state Department of Correction. She is due back in court on March 21 for…

Michelle Troconis has been found guilty of conspiring to murder Jennifer Dulos in 2019 and five other counts. A six-member jury returned its verdict Friday in Stamford Superior Court after more than two full days of deliberating. Troconis sobbed as the guilty verdicts were announced Friday morning. She was found guilty of the following charges: After the verdict was read,…

The jury is on it’s third day of deliberations in the murder conspiracy trial of Michelle Troconis. NBC New York’s Lynda Baquero reports. 

The jury in the trial of Michelle Troconis has gone home without reaching a verdict following another day of deliberations on Thursday. Jurors sent out a note to the judge around 12:15 p.m. with questions about one of the counts of tampering with evidence. Judge Kevin Randolph read the questions in court. “In order to constitute tampering, does the defendant…

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…

The jury began its first full day of deliberations in the trial of Michelle Troconis on Wednesday. Jurors deliberated for a little more than two hours before sending a note to the judge requesting to rehear the testimony from Troconis’ friend, Carla “Petu” Duperron. The judge brought the jury back into the courtroom and Duperron’s 38 minutes of testimony was…

Is Michelle Troconis a murderous conspirator who wanted her boyfriend’s estranged wife dead and helped him cover up her killing? Or was she an innocent bystander who unwittingly became ensnared in one of Connecticut’s most enduring missing person and alleged homicide cases? A state jury heard two different tales of the 49-year-old Troconis as the prosecution and defense made their closing...

Is Michelle Troconis a murderous conspirator who wanted her boyfriend’s estranged wife dead and helped him cover up her killing? Or was she an innocent bystander who unwittingly became ensnared in one of Connecticut’s most enduring missing person and alleged homicide cases? A state jury heard two different tales of the 49-year-old Troconis as the prosecution and defense made...

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…

Closing arguments in Michelle Troconis’ trial in Stamford are scheduled for Tuesday and the jury deliberations could begin as early as tomorrow as well. Before that happens, state prosecutors and defense attorneys were in court on Monday to lay out what needs to be included in jury instructions. The jury was not present for that. The case centers around what…

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….

Michelle Troconis has decided not to testify in her trial and the defense has rested its case. The state decided it would present no rebuttal case, so no additional evidence will be presented. Closing arguments are planned for Tuesday morning. The case centers around what happened to Jennifer Dulos, a mother of five, who has been missing since May 24,…

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…