Law Enforcement Convinced Someone Knows Where Jennifer Dulos Is

NEW CANAAN, CT — Jennifer Farber Dulos has been missing for more than a year, but members of Connecticut law enforcement remain convinced someone knows where her body is, and they will keep searching, according to a Monday night episode of Dateline NBC.

The show, entitled "The Day Jennifer Disappeared," recounts aspects of the case, with at least a couple of new insights.

Fotis Dulos, Jennifer's estranged husband who was accused of killing her, was believed to have been seen in a red pickup truck central to the case before 5:30 a.m. on May 24, 2019, the day Jennifer disappeared.

Additionally, law enforcement believes there were two periods of time on that day when Fotis may have disposed of Jennifer's body. One was during the morning when there was a 40-minute stretch when Jennifer's cell phone pinged in Waveny Park in New Canaan before the phone began to move. The other that afternoon in the back at Fotis' Farmington home, when the driver of a Jeep registered to his home building company was seen leaving and then returning about 90 minutes later.

But what happened to Jennifer Dulos' body, and where it is located, remains a mystery.

Jennifer and Fotis Dulos were in the middle of a contentious divorce and custody fight over their five children when she disappeared. Prosecutors believe he kidnapped and killed her, but he died by suicide in January before he could stand trial.

"Most telling, honestly, was the zip ties that were cut and had Jennifer's blood on them," Chief State's Attorney Richard Colangelo told NBC News' Dennis Murphy during Monday's telecast. "Our theory is that they were used to incapacitate Jennifer in the garage."

Police found a significant amount of blood evidence in the garage of Jennifer Dulos' New Canaan home when they looked for her. Before police arrived, attempts had been made at cleaning it up. But there was enough splattered blood that contained Jennifer's DNA — blood was even found underneath another vehicle in the garage — to convince investigators that she had been the victim of a violent attack.

Authorities believe Fotis drove down to New Canaan from Farmington that morning and was lying in wait at the house for Jennifer to return from taking their children to school, at which point he attacked her, bundled her into her Chevrolet Suburban SUV using the zip ties, and took her to Waveny Park, where he had stashed the red pickup truck. He then rode an old French bicycle from the park to Jennifer's house before the attack, investigators believe.

What he did with the body is still unknown, but police had surveillance video of a man fitting Fotis' description disposing of a vehicle cargo liner later that day in the Hartford area, which they believe proves Jennifer was in the SUV.

"You know, I have theories," Colangelo told Murphy. "I have ideas. There's a lot of property up there that Mr. Dulos owns, you know, in the Farmington, Avon area."

Though Fotis Dulos is dead, the cases of two accused accomplices, Michelle Troconis and Kent Mawhinney, are pending.

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Troconis is Fotis' former girlfriend, who was having an affair with him which led to the divorce, and Mawhinney is an attorney friend of Fotis' who was at the Farmington home for a while on the day Jennifer disappeared.

"We still have a lot of stuff we are doing and I'm confident we are going to find her," said Connecticut state police Sgt. Kenneth Ventresca.

The Dulos case:

• Fotis Dulos Dies After Suicide Attempt: Attorney
• Michelle Troconis Had Expired Passport, Contact With Fotis: State
• Jennifer Dulos Case Search Warrants: Fotis Tried To Run Her Over
• 6 Facts About Jennifer Dulos Murder Case
• Warrant Details Possible Motive On Why Jennifer Dulos Was Killed And Why Police Believe She Is Dead
• 2 Of 3 Suspects Bond Out In Jennifer Farber Dulos Murder Case
• The Haggling Over Fotis Dulos Estate Has Begun: Report
• New Details On How Jennifer Dulos May Have Died: Warrant
• Jennifer Dulos' Killer Still At Large, Says Fotis Dulos' Family
• Finding Jennifer Dulos Remains '#1 Focus' For Chief Prosecutor
• Jennifer Dulos Was Never In 'Human Grave' Prosecutor Says: Report
• Shocking Details Revealed In Case Of Missing New Canaan Mom