Silver Alert CT- Jennifer Dulos, 50, New Canaan, 24 May 2019

[Jmoose]

You are correct in that the $100k would be only for defense of these specific charges, not murder.

Even if he doesn’t have cash, he has assets. Assets can be sold and depending on the ethical rules in CT, he may be able to give his attorneys liens on the properties as payment/security. My only point being, people do what they have to do to hire great counsel when their freedom/life is on the line. There is also the element of publicity so an up and coming attorney may take the case for less than he/she normally would for the free publicity (having the firm/attorney name in the press).

It’s not important tbh. I’m just curious as always about the legal representation here.

What if his assets are already “spoken for” by liens and by his mother-in-law’s lawsuit against him (for the money loaned to him to develop the properties)? Can he still sell those properties to pay for legal representation, or use them as collateral to bail himself out? I don’t doubt he’ll get himself out of jail-but curious to see if he ends up with really good legal representation, considering the financial picture he presented to his wife as their divorce commenced.

 

[Seattle1]

Carmen Chau‏Verified account @CChauFOX61
BREAKING: Police have arrested Fotis Dulos & his girlfriend, Michelle Troconis in connection to the disappearance of Jennifer Dulos

9:04 AM - 2 Jun 2019 pst

ETA - Carmen took a lot of heat earlier for jumping the gun on this story!

 

[Sherlockhemlock]

Or MT may have been fed up with FD’s STBX and all the fussing and fighting, and problems “she caused”, etc.... that SHE may have thought up and instigated a plan herself to do away with Jennifer, convincing FD to go along with it!

MOO

Possibly but she does not strike me as the go getter problem solver type. He does. She strikes me as docile. MOO

 

[Seattle1]

newsbell‏ @newsbell
.@FOX61News Exclusive: Black SUV driven by Fotis Dulos located by .@FOX61News at Avon Marriott this afternoon; hotel confirms he was arrested at hotel and will be arraigned in Norwalk Monday.

10:08 AM - 2 Jun 2019 pst

 

[enelram]

I don't see how the judiciary can be blamed in this case.

The system didn't fail Jennifer or her children, her husband and father failed them. I applaud the actions of the Nanny who wisely took the children to their grandmother and the LE multi-jurisdictional team who are working around the clock to bring JD home.

JMO

Sadly, another trait and common behavior of controlling Narcissists
is that they separate the spouse from other family and friends so
they can control them without family interference.
My hunch is that this was part of FD's plan. I still don't believe
he would have done this if her father was still alive.

 

[SuperTmo]

I can't imagine JD allowing her children to be photographed for her husband's sidepiece's business

And what a weird product. Ain't no one got time for that stuff. Any kid with those on is gonna get laughed out of school 'round here

Yes! I live in the Pacific NW, and it rains around 45” during 9-10 months of the year. Not even we would put our kids in those!

 

[Sherlockhemlock]

Didn't Mike Tyson buy some ridiculously gauche place in Farmington? Built by someone back in the 80's?

He may have at one point but his new project is a defunct country club he is turning into "marijuana resort" outside Palm Springs and I think its actually inside Desert Hot Springs city limits rather than the 'county area' (horse ranches) that is just East of the resort. No one wants to admit to living in DHS.

 

[citygirl]

Thanks! Sad but true in CT and many other states as well.

The other issue that keeps being brought up here and other cases is use of Silver Alert in missing cases for adults. I wish LE had other options to broadcast alerts for non minor young adults and adults of sound mind and body (Amber Alert is very specific tool for LE). While we don't know exactly in the JD case how the use of Silver Alert was justified by LE, the reality is that the use of the Silver Alert helped raise awareness of the case early and quickly which is so impt in missing cases in my experience. In other states the Silver Alert sadly would not have been used is my guess. I will be following this case to see if an explanation for the use of the Silver Alert is ever provided and if its not I will follow up with NCPD and see if they will respond after the furor of this case dies down and report back at some point with any info.

The sad reality in most states is that broadcasting about the missing case becomes the responsibility of grieving family and friends and LE is not there in most cases to assist unless they have a particularly helpful press officer or missing officer designated in the department. Its heartbreaking to meet parents of missing teens in particular who learn the hard way the most LE departments aren't set up to assist with the process of broadcasting about missing cases. WS has some great resources on this site to help people whose loved ones go missing and there are non profits that work with the families of missing people. But the first 2 days after a missing event are so crucial to the outcome of the case usually and unfortunately this is the period that families who are unfamiliar with the process are scrambling and floundering to figure out what to do. Sadly the families of missing people are preyed upon by unscrupulous people seeking money to help their cases and its hard for families to know who to trust.

For my money and until some other system is in place for missing cases, I'd prefer to have people annoyed about getting a Silver Alert on their phone than the alternative of no broadcast message about a missing person.

I agree. It was this alert that got them on board immediately. How can anyone fault that? Also agree that many people are left to their own devices which seems so unfair. Have we not learned that the first 24 hours after a disappearance is vital? Yes, there may be false alarms but who cares? What are the percentages of that? Especially today when we have so much technology. Why wait?
MOO.

 

[Sherlockhemlock]

What if his assets are already “spoken for” by liens and by his mother-in-law’s lawsuit against him (for the money loaned to him to develop the properties)? Can he still sell those properties to pay for legal representation, or use them as collateral to bail himself out? I don’t doubt he’ll get himself out of jail-but curious to see if he ends up with really good legal representation, considering the financial picture he presented to his wife as their divorce commenced.

No he can't. Not if their are liens against it. JMO

 

[Jmoose]

Not if she didn't have any money of her own or if it was a spur of the moment thing like "help me clean up". Or she could have been in on it. He is known to threaten violence. No idea if it would be true or not but it is a common 'defense' used by side pieces in similar cases. JMO.

I didn’t necessarily mean after the murder-I meant before...I’m not expressing myself too well. Jennifer was in a jam because she married him and had 5 kids with him, so getting out was difficult, and ultimately deadly (we think). MT could have taken her daughter any time he treated her badly and left him, since she wasn’t married to him and he wasn’t the father of her child. So I guess what I’m saying is that she couldn’t have as easily said that she was afraid of him.

 

[citygirl]

Yes, that thought kept occuring to me, too. Like I said in a snarky way, that Farmington House at 80 Mountain Spring Road looks nice from the outside, but the inside looks almost formulaic popular home-remodel show stuff from the photos I've seen. It's like remodeling it removed whatever charm and history there was there. Maybe that's why it doesn't seem like anyone's interested at $4.3 million.

I'd take formulaic in a heart beat. Looks good to me.

 

[Seattle1]

NEW CANAAN — The estranged husband of Jennifer Dulos and his girlfriend were charged in connection with the New Canaan mother’s disappearance.

Officers arrested Fotis Dulos, the husband, 51, and his girlfriend, Michelle C. Troconis, 44 on warrants, New Canaan police announced Sunday. Additional criminal charges are expected as the investigation continues, police said.

The two were taken into custody around 11 p.m. Saturday in Avon and moved to New Canaan police headquarters, where they were charged with tampering with or fabricating physical evidence and hindering prosecution in the first degree, according to police.

Jennifer Dulos, 50, a mother of five, was last seen dropping off her children at New Canaan Country School on May 24. Her black Chevy Suburban was found later that night on the side of Lapham Road near Waveny Park after she was reported missing.

Fotis Dulos is being held on a $500,000 bond at Bridgeport Correctional Center, while Troconis is being held on a $500,000 bond at New Canaan’s police station. Both are expected to appear in Norwalk Superior Court at 10 a.m. Monday. bbm

Jennifer Dulos’ estranged husband, his girlfriend, arrested in disappearance case

 

[littlegreen]

Any chance she’s alive and being hidden? He may have planned to flee with the children that evening and then have her released but the nanny brought the children to the grandmother when she couldn’t get in touch with Jennifer... a botched plan and then he couldn’t let her go until he figured out a new plan. Maybe?

 

[tmar]

Missing mom's estranged husband and his girlfriend arrested

Thank goodness.
Now loads of charges, I expect.
Interesting to hear their lies shortly.
Another crooked pair, working together, to eliminate 'someone' in their way.
MOO.

 

[Curious in CT]

Rumors are swirling about an "unconfirmed" arrest.
New article about the new search this am w/ k-9 dogs and forensic truck on property.
Police seen at home built by missing New Canaan mother's estranged husband

Looks pretty confirmed to me ... courthouse is a few miles from my house...anticipating Skakel-like craziness is about to ensue...

 

[Jmoose]

I thought about that too. Must have been frustrating to see all the money that Jennifer had and watch her "lover" struggle financially. I could see her being very resentful. Wondering if she submitted a DNA sample?

I read that she did submit to dna and hair samples

 

[Mercedes]

Any chance she’s alive and being hidden? He may have planned to flee with the children that evening and then have her released but the nanny brought the children to the grandmother when she couldn’t get in touch with Jennifer... a botched plan and then he couldn’t let her go until he figured out a new plan. Maybe?

See, I have been questioning how the nanny knew to take the children to their grandmother’s if the father was to have picked them up for Memorial Day weekend. If a plan was that much in place, poor Jennifer must have slept with her eyes open.

 

[MyBelle]

Sadly, another trait and common behavior of controlling Narcissists
is that they separate the spouse from other family and friends so
they can control them without family interference.
My hunch is that this was part of FD's plan. I still don't believe
he would have done this if her father was still alive.

While I certainly agree FD is a narcissist, he wasn't controlling his wife or children and that is why he killed her. A toxic narcissist, he wants to further punish her family emotionally.

JMO

 

[citygirl]

Who? FD? No he just came to US in '86 for college.

So the parents came here when he went to college?

 

[MyBelle]

I didn’t necessarily mean after the murder-I meant before...I’m not expressing myself too well. Jennifer was in a jam because she married him and had 5 kids with him, so getting out was difficult, and ultimately deadly (we think). MT could have taken her daughter any time he treated her badly and left him, since she wasn’t married to him and he wasn’t the father of her child. So I guess what I’m saying is that she couldn’t have as easily said that she was afraid of him.

We don't know if MT had the financial resources to leave FD. He appears to be a controlling narcissist and we have no idea what kind of support system MT has in the U.S.
I'm betting whatever role she played was one forced upon her and now she is singing like a canary.

JMO

 

[Rosiebones]

DBM duplicate post.