Michelle Troconis

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…

Shock and disbelief. That’s what the family of Michelle Troconis is feeling after she was met with six guilty verdicts. “Unexpectedly, completely. We were never expecting the six counts, I mean, not even one to be honest because this has been an injustice from day one for my sister,” Claudia Marmol said. On the night of the verdict in...

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 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…

Testimony in Michelle Troconis’ trial in Stamford is continuing on Thursday after the 88-year-old mother of Jennifer Dulos testified at a murder conspiracy trial on Wednesday. The first witness for the defense on Thursday was a professor at the University of California Irvine who specializes in memory. On Wednesday, Gloria Farber said that she has not seen or communicated with…

The 88-year-old mother of Connecticut mother-of-five Jennifer Dulos testified at a murder conspiracy trial Wednesday that she has not seen or communicated with her daughter since she disappeared and was presumed by police to be murdered in 2019. Dressed in a gray suit with scarfs, Gloria Farber didn’t show much emotion as she told the jury that her daughter was…

Jennifer Dulos’ mother, Gloria Farber, briefly took the stand in Michelle Troconis’ trial on Wednesday before state prosecutors rested their case. The trial is underway at the Connecticut Superior Court in Stamford. It started in January. Jennifer Dulos, a mother of five, vanished, on May 24, 2019. Farber testified that Jennifer was supposed to meet her at her apartment in…

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…

Prosecutors in the trial of Michelle Troconis told the judge after testimony had wrapped for the day on Tuesday that they intend to rest their case Wednesday. Assistant state’s attorney Sean McGuiness said they plan on calling a single witness Wednesday morning and expect that witness’ testimony to take about 15 minutes. According to defense attorney Jon Schoenhorn, the final…

As Michelle Troconis’ trial continues on Friday for a 23rd day, the judge has decided not to take up a formal contempt hearing on Friday over some documents the public was never supposed to see, but said the court will schedule a contempt hearing at the earliest after the defense rests. Just as the court day was ending on Thursday,…

Thursday is day 22 in Michelle Troconis’ trial. On Wednesday, the defense team won a motion to exclude testimony from Connecticut’s Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. James Gill, when Judge Kevin Randolph ruled in favor of the defense. Jennifer Dulos, a mom of five, vanished on May 24, 2019. She and her husband, Fotis Dulos, were going through a divorce when…