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

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[LosAngeles]

The State probably knows the ropes in CT, and wasn’t being lazy, but more likely practical-you know, like they may have realized that their appeal would go no place, so why expend the energy. They know these judges don’t want to bother with all of the separate charges when they can stick the defendant with one, especially when everything’s going to run concurrently, and the defendant won’t spend another day in jail. I didn’t care so much about the second tampering charge, but I really wanted the judge to stick her with the contempt charge. Not doing so only enboldens people like MT.

Yes, it emboldens and sets a new legal precedence for future defendants, which is never a good idea (IMO). I've learned so much about the legal system in Connecticut and it's a bit eyeopening. Not sure if I were a recent law school graduate I'd pick to sit for the bar in Connecticut. I might live in Connecticut and practice in NY, but not a big fan of the apparent biased and surprisingly underwhelming judicial system.

 

[Jmoose]

Yes, it emboldens and sets a new legal precedence for future defendants, which is never a good idea (IMO). I've learned so much about the legal system in Connecticut and it's a bit eyeopening. Not sure if I were a recent law school graduate I'd pick to sit for the bar in Connecticut. I might live in Connecticut and practice in NY, but not a big fan of the apparent biased and surprisingly underwhelming judicial system.

It certainly does appear to be an underwhelming system, doesn’t it?

 

[BJarv]

It certainly does appear to be an underwhelming system, doesn’t it?

Underwhelming is too kind imo. It’s dysfunctional and does little to nothing to help provide justice to victims.

 

[waldojabba]

Gifted

Attorneys representing the state have opted not to present any witnesses in the habeas trial of Michelle Troconis, who is challenging her conviction in the death of Jennifer Dulos.

https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/michelle-troconis-habeas-trial-ends-jennifer-dulos-21294836.php?utm_content=hed&sid=64de8f9094fd99647a0d23e4&ss=A&st_rid=fc410aae-714c-45eb-80e3-e0c02e0ca4a5&utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_term=test&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY3RpbnNpZGVyLmNvbS9uZXdzL2FydGljbGUvbWljaGVsbGUtdHJvY29uaXMtaGFiZWFzLXRyaWFsLWVuZHMtamVubmlmZXItZHVsb3MtMjEyOTQ4MzYucGhw&time=MTc2ODQyNjMwMzkyNA%3D%3D&rid=ZmM0MTBhYWUtNzE0Yy00NWViLTgwZTMtZTBjMDJlMGNhNGE1&sharecount=MQ%3D%3D

 

[Jmoose]

Underwhelming is too kind imo. It’s dysfunctional and does little to nothing to help provide justice to victims.

I think it’s nothing but a dog and pony show-nothing to do with justice for victims.

 

[Seattle1]

Gifted

Attorneys representing the state have opted not to present any witnesses in the habeas trial of Michelle Troconis, who is challenging her conviction in the death of Jennifer Dulos.

https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/michelle-troconis-habeas-trial-ends-jennifer-dulos-21294836.php?utm_content=hed&sid=64de8f9094fd99647a0d23e4&ss=A&st_rid=fc410aae-714c-45eb-80e3-e0c02e0ca4a5&utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_term=test&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY3RpbnNpZGVyLmNvbS9uZXdzL2FydGljbGUvbWljaGVsbGUtdHJvY29uaXMtaGFiZWFzLXRyaWFsLWVuZHMtamVubmlmZXItZHVsb3MtMjEyOTQ4MzYucGhw&time=MTc2ODQyNjMwMzkyNA%3D%3D&rid=ZmM0MTBhYWUtNzE0Yy00NWViLTgwZTMtZTBjMDJlMGNhNGE1&sharecount=MQ%3D%3D

1/14/26

VERNON — Attorneys representing the state have opted not to present any witnesses in the habeas trial of Michelle Troconis, who is challenging her conviction in the death of Jennifer Dulos.

The move effectively puts an end to the three-day trial that took place in Rockville Superior Court, where most habeas cases are heard. The trial date scheduled for Friday has been canceled, according to documents filed in court Wednesday. Attorneys representing Troconis rested their case Tuesday after calling three witnesses.

[..]

Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Russell C. Zentner, representing the state, had until Thursday afternoon to decide whether he wanted to called witnesses to buttress his defense that Bowman was competent and Troconis' conviction should stand.

@Niner

 

[Jmoose]

Either Zentner determined that he didn’t need to do any more than what he did, or he figures the judge has already made up his mind, and no more effort would help.

 

[Megnut]

MT is a Teflon Dawn.

Judge Randolph hoped she'd use her period of incarceration to self-correct, as if she had a wealth of positive traits to work on.

Instead, she's using her time to try to slither out of the consequences of her vile actions, and a lenient sentence at that.

Bottom line here is I think she truly doesn't think she did anything wrong.

Which is the evilest part of it.

JMO

 

[Megnut]

I am watching parts of the Brendan Banfield trial. He was having an affair with their au pair. His wife was stabbed to death, they lured a stranger to the home who BB shot and then au pair fired the fatal shot. Two deceased individuals, a major conspiracy to commit murder. And she got a sweetheart deal, pleading guilty to the reduced charge of manslaughter, in exchange for testifying against him. Likely to get a 10 year sentenced, reduced to time served.

If MT had listened to her own attorney and remained silent, she may have been acquitted. If she had listened to her own attorney and agreed to testify against FD, she may have gotten the sweetest of sweetheart deals.

MT had her own agenda.

I hope this judge upholds AB's representation.

It's ironic that her other attorneys -- from Schoenhorn to her appellate ones -- all claim she wasn't lying anyway. She was just misremembering.

Even if AB spent 100 hours with her (though time was off the essence) to feel her out, how was he supposed to know whether she was lying or misrepresenting? She was convincing. To AB, to some of the investigators -- and in that context, it was effective counsel to work for a cooperation deal.

And truly, the time for it was THEN, before the body might be found, potentially incriminating her more, but also erasing want hope of a deal.

JMO

 

[carolmaria]

MT is a Teflon Dawn.

Judge Randolph hoped she'd use her period of incarceration to self-correct, as if she had a wealth of positive traits to work on.

Instead, she's using her time to try to slither out of the consequences of her vile actions, and a lenient sentence at that.

Bottom line here is I think she truly doesn't think she did anything wrong.

Which is the evilest part of it.

JMO

It is the evilest part.

Yes, I was dismayed when he referred to her numerous positive traits, I forget the wording. It had been bad enough, the parade of sycophants during “victim impact” statements.

Bothered me on several levels — how her extreme malice (not to mention courtroom behavior) IMO nullified her positive traits, the effect on JF’s family, hearing that (did he really have to put it that way?) etc.

 

[Megnut]

And honestly, if she had a beating heart and was not a party to the FD-MT-KM conspiracy, she would have dissolved in horror. Imagine being shocked to learn what you're belived boyfriend had done, and worse, implicated you in it, even though you had no part, or didn't know he'd used you to complete his mission. It would be devastating. To think you'd unwittingly advanced murder. Of a mother. And the children, who you'd come to know, you'd be broken for them.

Or not. Michelle, marriage interloper, has the GALL to be put-out that the divorce wasn't divorcing fast enough. Torture. As if.

What about JFd's torture? Cheating husband moves his mistress in. 100s of motions. Psychological warfare.

The real question is why MT didn't grab on to the cooperation opportunity.

It wasn't because she was hungry.

It wasn't because she was tired.

It wasn't because she didn't understand.

It wasn't because she got bad advice from her lawyer.

It's really the only question TO ask.

There's only one reason NOT to cooperate

She believed she could lie her way out of it.

Still does, apparently.

Problem is, her lies expose the truth.

She was intimately involved in the plan to murder and conceal JFd.

JMO

 

[BJarv]

Marissa alter is reporting the decision of the state to NOT present more witnesses.

I disagree and think that atty bowman should have a platform to rebut the wild speculation made by another local atty who didn’t read the entire transcript or ask for bowman’s notes.

I’m simply out of words for any of this as folks here have said it all.

I don’t think there are rights for victims or justice for victims in CT. I don’t think the States attys care anymore as they have been demoralized for years by the Judiciary and AG and bail and prison reform.

We saw the State decline to appeal the two tossed hindering convictions of judge Randolph and also fail to prosecute the Herman report on MT computer that was captured on video tape and streamed live.

There is a culture in CT that doesn’t believe incarceration and a judiciary that imo does not support law enforcement or their colleagues who are the trial judges such as judge Randolph. I personally don’t think these judges care about victims or even justice.

This is all awful to say but I’ve been watching this all play out over and over in court for years in Corrupticut and as awful as it it to type these statements out on here, it’s worse to see it played out in real life over and over.

https://www.reddit.com/r/JenniferDulos/s/WaGXFsIHat

 

[Megnut]

Each side still must prepare a brief for the Court. The hearing was unnecessary, could have been achieved without the stage IMO. No doubt MT's team postures for it. To attempt to persuade the masses that MT is the victim here. As if.

I hope the State's draft is a thing of beauty and knocks MT's whiny habeas on its flat backside.

JMO

 

[Jmoose]

MT is a Teflon Dawn.

Judge Randolph hoped she'd use her period of incarceration to self-correct, as if she had a wealth of positive traits to work on.

Instead, she's using her time to try to slither out of the consequences of her vile actions, and a lenient sentence at that.

Bottom line here is I think she truly doesn't think she did anything wrong.

Which is the evilest part of it.

JMO

I agree-she really doesn’t think she did anything wrong. She didn’t kill Jennifer, and didn’t “clean Jennifer”, so doesn’t understand that helping plan the murder, and facilitate the aftermath is something to be guilty of. I don’t doubt that she thinks she is innocent, for this reason.

 

[BJarv]

Gotta love a good Dr Leslie Dobson short video! She is a CA based forensic psychologist and expert witness and her latest short video series is on a personal favorite topic "PSYCHOPATHY"! She spent many years working in prisons in the CA doing evaluations of inmates and so she has imo met many folks like everyones least favorite convicted felon in CT, Michelle Troconis!

I was doom scrolling after reading the Melissa Alter short article about the State of CT not choosing to present any witnesses on Friday and isn't it amazing how GOD always provides the right video for the moment!

The series starts off strong here imo with a brief overview of what is supposed to be coming in terms of details to learn more about PSYCHOPATHY. Dr Leslie explains that 'sociopathy' is no longer a relevant term and she gives a short explanation of 'PSYCHOPATHY'!

I very much wonder if this is perhaps WHY Atty Bowman engaged the Neuro Psychologist to do an evaluation of Michelle Troconis? Sad he never told us in his testimony.

Enjoy.

 

[Seattle1]

It is the evilest part.

Yes, I was dismayed when he referred to her numerous positive traits, I forget the wording. It had been bad enough, the parade of sycophants during “victim impact” statements.

Bothered me on several levels — how her extreme malice (not to mention courtroom behavior) IMO nullified her positive traits, the effect on JF’s family, hearing that (did he really have to put it that way?) etc.

Hear, hear! I too had difficulty with Randolph's demeanor and words of encouragement when sentencing MT.

I recall that I was coming off the sentencing of Lori Milliron, and hearing the reality of lying to the grand jury to protect her lover (perjury), and being an accessory after the fact to murder, echoed by U.S. Senior District Judge William J. Martinez, who presided over the federal sentencing. Milliron was the office manager/sidepiece of wealthy dentist Lawrence Rudolph, convicted of killing his wife Bianca on an African Safari.

The Court granted an upward variance from the sentence recommended by the United States Sentencing Guidelines, referencing the underlying nature of the murder and trial evidence indicating that it was more likely than not that Milliron aided and abetted its execution by helping Rudolph obtain several vials of propofol, an anesthetic drug that is deadly at certain doses, before two of Rudolph and Bianca’s scheduled Zambian safaris. The Court also referenced Milliron’s torment of the victim’s family, and her lack of remorse. In addition to a sentence of 204 months in federal prison, the Court imposed the maximum fine of $250,000.

Standing in front of the judge, Milliron insisted she was innocent of the crimes and that she was "sympathetic" to the Rudolph family. In sentencing her to 17 years, Judge Martinez provided
that the long sentence was deserved because evidence pointed to Milliron "encouraging" the crime.
Martínez added that Milliron seemed "unrepentant," in part because he judged her emotionally unmoved when she was shown graphic images and listened to wrenching testimony during the trial. In other words, this Judge was watching, observing her in his courtroom!

Milliron's attorney, John Dill, said the prison sentence was longer than what is typically dolled out for such charges, calling it "excessive" and vowing to appeal. Dill argued that the convictions were merely based on Milliron's perjury charges and do not implicate her in the execution of the crime.

Accessory to Zambia Safari Murder Sentenced to 17 Years in Federal Prison

DENVER –The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Lori Milliron, 65, formerly of Paradise Valley, Arizona, was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for her role as an accessory in the murder of Bianca Rudolph. Milliron had previously been convicted of...

www.justice.gov

 

[BJarv]

I truly expected AB would be called to rebut Fitz testimony, so I don't understand why reports indicated both sides rested on Tuesday??? And yes, Former State's Atty Colangelo was a weak witness for the State. I think the best he offered was that he always considered that MT could testify against Fd up until his demise. Why not just confirm that he had a verbal agreement with AB, that he would put in writing when MT became consistent with the information she was telling investigators!

Yes, I got the sense that this testimony we the public heard was in code to possibly protect an appeal. My speculation only but I cannot come up with another explanation as to what we just watched play out over 3 sessions of
Habeas testimony. Perhaps I am giving the state more credit than it deserves but I saw nothing in the way of robust testimony from bowman or Colangelo and the fitz “expert” testimony was imo largely speculation based on incomplete trial transcript review and not bothering to ask for bowman’s notes or an interview with bowman.

I think we are witnessing lawyer games and manipulation of legal process and in a state where the legal system has long been compromised imp.

It’s all quite disappointing, but not at all surprising.

Will wait for briefs from both sides and then see where this goes.

 

[BJarv]

Hear, hear! I too had difficulty with Randolph's demeanor and words of encouragement when sentencing MT.

I recall that I was coming off the sentencing of Lori Milliron, and hearing the reality of lying to the grand jury to protect her lover (perjury), and being an accessory after the fact to murder, echoed by U.S. Senior District Judge William J. Martinez, who presided over the federal sentencing. Milliron was the office manager/sidepiece of wealthy dentist Lawrence Rudolph, convicted of killing his wife Bianca on an African Safari.

The Court granted an upward variance from the sentence recommended by the United States Sentencing Guidelines, referencing the underlying nature of the murder and trial evidence indicating that it was more likely than not that Milliron aided and abetted its execution by helping Rudolph obtain several vials of propofol, an anesthetic drug that is deadly at certain doses, before two of Rudolph and Bianca’s scheduled Zambian safaris. The Court also referenced Milliron’s torment of the victim’s family, and her lack of remorse. In addition to a sentence of 204 months in federal prison, the Court imposed the maximum fine of $250,000.

Standing in front of the judge, Milliron insisted she was innocent of the crimes and that she was "sympathetic" to the Rudolph family. In sentencing her to 17 years, Judge Martinez provided
that the long sentence was deserved because evidence pointed to Milliron "encouraging" the crime.
Martínez added that Milliron seemed "unrepentant," in part because he judged her emotionally unmoved when she was shown graphic images and listened to wrenching testimony during the trial. In other words, this Judge was watching, observing her in his courtroom!

Milliron's attorney, John Dill, said the prison sentence was longer than what is typically dolled out for such charges, calling it "excessive" and vowing to appeal. Dill argued that the convictions were merely based on Milliron's perjury charges and do not implicate her in the execution of the crime.

Accessory to Zambia Safari Murder Sentenced to 17 Years in Federal Prison

DENVER –The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Lori Milliron, 65, formerly of Paradise Valley, Arizona, was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for her role as an accessory in the murder of Bianca Rudolph. Milliron had previously been convicted of...

www.justice.gov

Fascinating case. Thanks for this share. Judge seemed aware and looked at the large picture.

Judge Randolph sadly I think is a product of his environment and has bought into many of the arguments put forward within the state to limit sentences, attempt to rehab prisoners and the belief that there is good in most people. People who have long pushed penal reform in CT have long pushed other theories to limit sentences for first time offenders and I find most hard to believe and they usually have no data supporting them. We had judges in CT using covid as an argument to empty the prisons. It was stunning to watch. I try to catch the capital hill interviews for federal judicial appointments and I am always stunned by the responses of these folks from CT.

Judge Randolph imo saw what he wanted to see in MT and I found it all profoundly misguided and frankly pathetic as he had sat through discovery hearings and read the arrest documents etc for over 2 years and so presumably “knew” MT and what she was capable of doing and what she did. Judge Randolph also heard and disqualified evidence brought by the state that we the public never heard. We of course knew about the MT trip to Probate Court and her baby daddy extortion game for child support and the husband who existed and then he didn’t. We saw the mother who was a federally diverted felon and the father who claimed to be a MD in the US but really was nothing more than a FL CSA. We all could go on and on but my point is Judge Randolph knew more about MT and her family than anyone in the public and instead of looking at the now convicted felon in a realistic manner, he imo chose to project a fantastical and unrealistic view of his own creation on her. I think he tipped his hand greatly on all of this with the farcical sentencing commentary show produced by Schoenhorn imo. Judge Randolph tipped his hand further when he tossed two hindering charges and issued a light sentence imo.

I do believe that Dulos and Troconis are opposite sides of the same coin. Both sides are evil and both sides fueled the other to become violent and commit murder and desecration of a human body. For Judge Randolph to not see the profound evil and lack of remorse in MT and recognize that she was no victim I believe to be parts of this travesty of justice in this case.

Judge Randolph extended MT more grace and compassion imo than he did for the murder victim and her family and friends and it’s this issue that I still cannot come to terms with on any level. I wish him no peace and I wonder how he lives with his many false assumptions about MT? MT by all accounts was a troubled child who became troubled adult and felt entitled to all that was owned by JF. MT feels no remorse, never takes accountability and will always claim victimhood as it’s how she is wired imo as a psychopath.

I think the JF friends and family walked away after sentencing and sought their own peace because they saw that justice would not and could not be delivered by Judge Randolph. I think this was a smart move for their collective mental health. I wish them all peace.