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Post by kitty on Mar 1, 2024 9:28:26 GMT -5
Would any woman, who was romantically involved with a man, go with him to dump trash bags 10 miles away without knowing what was in them?
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Post by Graveyardbride on Mar 1, 2024 16:36:00 GMT -5
Troconis Guilty on All CountsAround 11 o’clock this morning (March 1, 2024), the jury returned with a verdict of guilty on all counts in the trial of Michelle Troconis (above) for her role in the disappearance of Jennifer Farber Dulos, who vanished May 24, 2019.
The Defendant was visibly shaken when the verdict was read.
After Judge Kevin A. Randolph set her bond at $6 million, Ms. Troconis was escorted from the courtroom in handcuffs. Because she was unable to immediately post bond, she was transported to the York Correctional Institution in Niantic. Should she post bond at a later date, she will be under house arrest and fitted with a GPS monitoring device.
Sentencing is scheduled for May 31, 2024. Initially, she was to be sentenced May 24, however, because this will be the 5th anniversary of Jennifer Dulos’s disappearance, her attorney, Jon Schoenhorn, argued that the date was inappropriate.
Following the proceedings, Schoenhorn told reporters his client was not doing well. “I believe still there was little evidence,” he said. “It was essentially speculation, guesswork. And the other thing that I thought, to rely on the unreliability of memory over hours and hours of interrogation.”
During a news conference, her family said there would be an appeal.Sources: Jenn Brink and Braley Dodson, WTNH, March 1, 2024; The Stamford Advocate, March 1, 2024, and WFSB, March 1, 2024.
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Post by pat on Mar 2, 2024 4:49:21 GMT -5
Would any woman, who was romantically involved with a man, go with him to dump trash bags 10 miles away without knowing what was in them? Now that she's been convicted and facing 20 years in prison, maybe she'll try to make a deal and tell where the body is in exchange for a reduced sentence.
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Post by catherine on Mar 2, 2024 14:53:26 GMT -5
OK, we all know men are dogs, but if the nanny is telling the truth, and I don't see where she would have had any reason to lie, things were fine between Jennifer and Fotis until Michelle Troconis came along. I think Troconis set out to "get" Fotis and she couldn't have cared less that he had five young children. For that alone, she deserves time in prison, even though she didn't actually break the law. In the past, she could have been charged with alienation of affection, which is still illegal in some states.
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Post by Graveyardbride on Mar 4, 2024 19:04:41 GMT -5
Michelle Troconis Remains in Jail
Three days after Michelle Troconis, 49, was found guilty on all counts in the disappearance of Jennifer Dulos, she remains confined in the York Correctional Institution in Niantic, Conn. She had been free on a $2 million bond since 2019, however, the judge increased said bond by $4 million once the verdict was read.
In order to set her free between now and May 31, her sentencing date, her family and friends would have to pay 7 percent of $4 million, i.e., $280,000, to a bale bondsman, or 10 percent, $400,000 in cash, to the court. The court will not accept assets such as real estate in lieu of cash.
Source: Liz Hardaway, The Stamford Advocate, March 4, 2024.
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Post by Graveyardbride on Jul 5, 2024 5:09:40 GMT -5
Michelle Troconis Sentenced, Claims ‘Miscarriage of Justice’
On May 31, Michelle Troconis, 49, was sentenced to 20 years in prison, a sentence that will be suspended after she has served 14½ years. Now, in a handwritten letter, she says she wants to bring attention to “the profound miscarriage of justice” against her, citing “violation of the 6th, 5th, 14th amendments of the U.S. Constitution among other serious issues.”
In the June 18 letter addressed to a Hearst Connecticut Media Group editor, Troconis describes herself as a devoted mother who has dedicated her life to helping others through equine-assisted therapy. “Despite my unwavering commitment to my family & community,” she writes, “I have become an easy target in the aftermath of Jennifer Dulos [sic] tragic disappearance in New Canaan, Ct., in 2019, bearing the brunt of blame in the absence of the real perpetrator, her estranged husband Fotis Dulos, who cowardly committed suicide in 2020 to avoid prosecution.
“In the early stages of the investigation,” she adds, “I assisted police in their search for Jennifer & offer to continue aiding their efforts. I placed my faith in the American Justice System, only to be failed by it.” The letter is written in English, which Jon Schoenhorn explains is not his client’s first language. (A Spanish translator was available during her trial and each of her court appearances.)
“I was wrongfully convicted & sentenced to 14.5 years in prison for a crime I didn’t commit,” she continues. “As I prepare to appeal the verdict, I am exploring every possible avenue to advocate for my innocence & ensure justice is served.”
In the last four paragraphs of the twp-page letter, she writes: “The trial, which lasted two lengthy months & involved a biased jury exposed to aggressive media coverage against me, lacked substantial evidence, prosecutors engaged in speculation & made claims unsupported by evidence; the trial judge precluded exculpatory evidence, including sealing the psychological report by Dr. Stephen Herman from Jennifer & Fotis custody dispute, causing the trial to be infected with unfairness as to constitute due process violations.
“I am eager to share more details with you & explore avenues of advocacy and awareness.
“What happened to me could happen to any woman in America.
“I would like your voice to share my true story & help for my conviction to be reversed or exonerated, so I can be reunited with my daughter & family.”
Sources: Liz Hardaway, The Stamford Advocate, July 3, 2024, and CBS News, May 31, 2024.
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