In an interview with Hearst Connecticut Media on Friday at his Rocky Hill office, Colangelo said police are still chasing leads to find Jennifer Dulos, who was last seen on May 24.
“You never give up,” Colangelo said. “If I know these officers, they will never give up looking for her. They are still tracking down leads. Is there a place or a spot she could be? Is there some kind of digital evidence that we need to re-examine?”
Colangelo said “there was no evidence” the New Canaan mother of five was at the hole that
witnesses described as a “human grave” at an East Granby gun club connected to Fotis Dulos’ friend and former attorney, Kent Mawhinney.
Colangelo became involved within hours of Jennifer Dulos being reported missing around 7 p.m. on May 24. Based on blood and blood splatter found in the garage of her New Canaan home, police knew something “bad” had happened, he said...
The prosecutor’s first instinct was to seek any digital evidence that was available from cellphones and security cameras.
Chief State’s Attorney Richard Colangelo says he will file a nolle Tuesday for each of the charges against Fotis Dulos in the death and disappearance of his estranged wife...
Under a nolle, the state has 13 months to refile the charges or they will be dismissed. Colangelo said the
gag order placed on police, attorneys and witnesses in the case will likely be lifted Tuesday when he files to nolle the charges...
“There’s a lot of different steps,” that went through his head, Colangelo said. “What electronic evidence was available to see what happened? Contacting family and friends, is she at a hospital? Let’s find her.”
Cellphone data and security cameras led investigators to some of the case’s most crucial evidence in Hartford. After seizing Fotis Dulos’ cellphone the day after the disappearance, data showed he was in Hartford around the time his wife was reported missing, according to arrest warrants...
It led to an extensive search of a Hartford trash plant, where Colangelo said investigators
found no evidence of Jennifer Dulos.
Police also investigated whether anyone used Google or Waze to search for key locations in the disappearance like Waveny Park, where Jennifer Dulos’ SUV was found.
Police also used phone records to determine Fotis Dulos and Troconis took a red pickup truck to an Avon car wash in the days after the disappearance. The truck belonged to an employee who worked for Fotis Dulos. Video obtained from local school buses and state transit cameras showed the same truck
traveling to and from New Canaan the morning of the disappearance, arrest warrants said.
Colangelo said police have established a tight timeline for the day of the disappearance. He conceded that it didn’t leave a lot of time for Fotis Dulos to dispose of his estranged wife’s body.
“We explored every option because of that timeline,” Colangelo said. “We were trying to fit things, where and what and how.”
Colangelo said there’s a “human element” to the case as well like when he and defense attorney Kevin Smith were waiting for Fotis Dulos to appear for an
emergency bond hearing on Jan. 28. When Dulos didn’t show up, they feared something could be wrong.
“He’s on GPS and I’m getting updates that he hadn’t left his house,” Colangelo said. “Attorney Smith tried calling him, but he didn’t answer. He was concerned, I was concerned.”
Farmington police conducted a welfare check and found Dulos unresponsive in his car suffering from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning. Attempts to save Dulos were captured by a Connecticut TV station’s drone as reporters had been stationed at the end of his street waiting for him to leave for court.
“There is still a human element to both sides of any case,” Colangelo said. “You worry about Jennifer, you worry about the kids and you worry about Mr. Dulos.”
Prosecutor: Jennifer Dulos was never at 'human grave'