GUILTY CT - Jennifer Dulos, 50, deceased/not found, New Canaan, 24 May 2019 *ARRESTS* #71

[Megnut]

I feel pretty certain that the judge is going to dismiss MT’s contempt charge today-can’t say why, but don’t be surprised

How I wish, since she did it IN THE JUDGE'S PRESENCE in violation of two judges' orders, that, as a sentence, he withdraws the reduction of her 20 year sentence. No 14 year nonsense. The full 20 years. Every long day of it.

JMO

 

[Jmoose]

How I wish, since she did it IN THE JUDGE'S PRESENCE in violation of two judges' orders, that, as a sentence, he withdraws the reduction of her 20 year sentence. No 14 year nonsense. The full 20 years. Every long day of it.

JMO

Me too.

 

[LosAngeles]

It's noon on the East Coast. I'm surprised that we don't know the outcome by now. Hmmm.

 

[Jmoose]

It's noon on the East Coast. I'm surprised that we don't know the outcome by now. Hmmm.

What time was her hearing? I’ll check X to see if Marissa Alter has anything on there.

 

[Jmoose]

They dropped the contempt charges, as expected. Jeez-can’t the State of CT do anything right? Since everyone in the Troconis family has seen or even possesses a copy of that report, what stops them from diseminating it? CT doesn’t really care, so why not?

 

[Megnut]

They dropped the contempt charges, as expected. Jeez-can’t the State of CT do anything right? Since everyone in the Troconis family has seen or even possesses a copy of that report, what stops them from diseminating it? CT doesn’t really care, so why not?

SO WRONG.

But they probably couldn't prosecute it without publishing it.

MT, WE see you. And it ain't pretty.

JMO

 

[Jmoose]

She’ll be out of prison after 7 years, too, if they don’t actually give her a new trial

 

[LosAngeles]

I don't think mandatory minimums can be reduced in her case (for her conviction). I just can't remember what her minimum was?

 

[Jmoose]

I don't think mandatory minimums can be reduced in her case (for her conviction). I just can't remember what her minimum was?

I hope you are right; it’s just that nobody really serves their entire term.

 

[Seattle1]

Kent Mahwhinney Hearing Video State of CT:
Fox 61 CT Video

Simply no words.

The State of CT yet again fails a victim of domestic violence.

RIP Jennifer Faber

PS: To all those that have followed along on this sad journey, I think there is great value in the fact that so many who cared about the victim stayed here and on other platforms to bear witness to the legal proceedings. I for one valued you all and will very much miss this community. Be well.

From the hearing linked above, the Conspiracy charge was vacated by the State (inability to prove guilt for conviction at trial) and KM waived the statute of limitations to allow the misdemeanor reduced charge of interfering with an officer to proceed to conviction by plea agreement (statute for charge expires at two years).

In court, Ferencek said the reduced charge is based on a police interview with Mawhinney in June 2019 where he denied having any contact with Fotis Dulos on May 24, 2019—the day Jennifer Dulos disappeared. An examination of Fotis Dulos’ phone found he’d called Mawhinney that evening around 7:47 p.m.

Had KM not agreed to extend the statute, he essentially would have walked with no conviction in this case. KM is done, his parents' home was cleared as collateral, and the surety bond was released.

Kent Mawhinney pleads guilty to lesser charge in Jennifer Dulos’ disappearance and murder

Mawhinney is the former attorney and friend of Fotis Dulos. He was accused of conspiring with Fotis Dulos to kill Jennifer Dulos.

connecticut.news12.com

 

[Seattle1]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1935371845643198897

State’s Attorney Paul Ferencek brought up that initially, the state believed the matter would be dealt with during the trial (there was supposed to be a hearing before closings but that changed).
@News12CT
9:30 AM · Jun 18, 2025

Ferencek also said it would be a waste of time and money to pick a jury & go to trial on this matter when the max sentence is 6 months & Troconis is already serving a 14.5 year sentence. “The state would rather focus its efforts on fighting Troconis’ appeal.”
@News12CT
9:30 AM · Jun 18, 2025

Troconis’ family and friends in the courtroom applauded as the judge dismissed the case and told her, “Congratulations.”
@News12CT
9:30 AM · Jun 18, 2025

 

[Seattle1]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1935374820461658327

 

[Seattle1]

Seems to me that the State's Ferencek was somewhat left holding the bag here when all the original players became witnesses in the case.

MT had a technical victory -- that's all.

The nation witnessed her guilt here in open Court. That's factual, team Troconis.

MOO

 

[tomstrees]

I spoke to the town of New Canaan worker this week who had specific recollections on the fateful morning of Fotis Dulos' vehicle idling, the two vehicles including the Chevy Suburban owned by Jennifer with the alarms going off as Fotis was trying to access the vehicle as it was not his car, hence the car alarms going off and needing to be turned off by him. The town worker did not know he had been quoted in this book: https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Dollhouse-Jennifer-Dulos-Story/dp/0374608067

 

[sds71]

Carrie Luft released the following statement, on behalf of Jennifer Dulos’ loved ones, regarding Michelle Troconis’ contempt charges being dropped today:

“I am the eyewitness who brought the defendant’s actions to attention during the court session on February 15, 2024, and I gave a statement to the case inspector that evening. I know exactly what I saw. As I described in that statement, not only did the defendant display a sealed court document at a very large scale on her laptop that day, but she had also engaged in similar behavior in at least two previous court sessions, displaying information related to a witness or their testimony at a very large scale on her laptop screen. Our initial expectation was that the contempt charge would be addressed from the bench in the course of the defendant’s criminal trial.
We fully support the state’s attorney’s decision to drop the contempt charge at this time. A jury trial for the contempt charge, as proposed, would be an unnecessary, no doubt lengthy, costly undertaking more than sixteen months after the fact.

We are indebted to state’s attorney Paul Ferencek for his thoughtful consideration of all the factors, assistant state’s attorney Liz Moran for all her work, and former case inspector David Edwards for his support. Thank you.”

State dismisses contempt charges filed against Michelle Troconis

The state has dismissed the contempt of court charges filed against Michelle Troconis. Troconis is serving a 14-and-a-half-year sentence after a jury found her guilty of conspiring to murder Jennifer Dulos, a mother of five from New Canaan who disappeared in May 2019 and is presumed dead...

www.nbcconnecticut.com

 

[Seattle1]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1935449089933467825

 

[Seattle1]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1935449093091799378

in at least 2 previous court sessions, displaying information related to a witness or their testimony at a very large scale on her laptop screen. Our initial expectation was that the contempt charge would be addressed from the bench in the course of the defendant’s criminal trial
2:26 PM · Jun 18, 2025

 

[LosAngeles]

Words cannot express the disappointment that I have in the State of Connecticut (on so many levels, i.e. no attorneys were penalized, blah blah blah)...Yet, if Jennifer were my daughter, I, too, would like to move forward and focus on raising her 5 amazing grand children who endured unimaginable circumstances. My hope is that KM and MT appreciate the gift the state of Connecticut and the lovely and gracious Farber family has given them for their involvement in such a horrendous act and are humbled. That's my Hope.

 

[pernickety]

SO WRONG.

But they probably couldn't prosecute it without publishing it.

MT, WE see you. And it ain't pretty.

JMO

I like to think at Least one juror found out that she displayed that report in court during the trial, and if they had been sitting on the fence, MT's shocking behavior persuaded them to vote guilty.

 

[Jmoose]

Words cannot express the disappointment that I have in the State of Connecticut (on so many levels, i.e. no attorneys were penalized, blah blah blah)...Yet, if Jennifer were my daughter, I, too, would like to move forward and focus on raising her 5 amazing grand children who endured unimaginable circumstances. My hope is that KM and MT appreciate the gift the state of Connecticut and the lovely and gracious Farber family has given them for their involvement in such a horrendous act and are humbled. That's my Hope.

I do think that creepy KM might be smart enough to be grateful that Gloria Farber didn’t harangue the Fairfield County DA to put him on trial-but MT isn’t smart enough to be grateful.