Jailed Michelle Troconis Seeks Release In Jennifer Dulos Case: Reports

NEW CANAAN, CT — Michelle Troconis, who was sentenced to 14 and a half years in prison for the disappearance and death of Jennifer Farber Dulos, has filed a habeas petition to gain her release from jail, claiming ineffective counsel, the Hartford Courant and Stamford Advocate reported.

Troconis was found guilty on all charges she faced during her six-week trial:

• Conspiracy to commit murder
• Conspiracy to tamper with evidence
• Tampering with physical evidence (2 counts)
• Conspiracy to commit to tampering with physical evidence
• Hindering prosecution

Following her arrest in 2019, Troconis was represented by attorney Andrew Bowman, who Troconis reportedly claims did not properly advise or prepare her before she spoke with investigators in the case.

Troconis was interviewed multiple times by local and state investigators, who were actively searching for Jennifer Dulos, and tapes from those interviews were crucial to Troconis' conviction.

In some of the footage, Troconis reportedly appears to contradict herself. Bowman was Troconis' attorney until February 2020, when attorney Jon Schoenhorn took over her defense. Patch reached out to Schoenhorn, but did not receive a reply.

Bowman told the Courant that at this time, he cannot discuss the case.

Jennifer Dulos, a New Canaan mother of five, vanished on May 24, 2019, and has not been found. She is believed to have been murdered by her estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, who prosecutors said was helped by Troconis.

Jennifer Dulos was declared dead by a probate judge in late-2023, more than four years after disappearance.

Troconis and her family have steadfastly maintained her innocence in the case. Fotis Dulos died in January 2020 following a suicide attempt.

Read the Hartford Courant story; read the Stamford Advocate story.

The Dulos case

• Jennifer Dulos Case: Jury Deliberations Begin In Troconis Trial
• Jennifer Farber Dulos' Family: Seeing Bloody Evidence Was 'Brutal'
• Jennifer Dulos Case: Jury Hears Authorities Feared For Troconis' Life
• Jennifer Dulos Case: New Updates As Mystery Remains Unsolved
• New DNA Evidence Disclosed In Jennifer Dulos Disappearance
• New Documentary Explores Jennifer Dulos Murder Mystery
• Troconis Wants Evidence Thrown Out In Dulos Disappearance Case
• Mystery Continues 3 Years After Jennifer Farber Dulos' Disappearance
• New Details On How Jennifer Dulos May Have Died: Warrant
• Jennifer Dulos Case: Examination Of Forensic Evidence Continues
• Fotis Dulos Pressed Witness To Destroy Evidence: Court Testimony
• Jennifer Dulos Case: Troconis To Face Contempt Charge In Trial
• Jurors Dismissed, Blood Evidence Presented In 1st Week Of Dulos Trial
• Jennifer Dulos Case: Troconis Does Not Testify; Defense Rests: Report
• Jennifer Farber Dulos: 4 Years Since Her Disappearance
• Family Releases Statement On Jennifer Farber Dulos' 51st Birthday