Michelle Troconis Seeks End To House Arrest In Dulos Murder Case

STAMFORD, CT — Unable to seek employment or see her daughter because of the stipulation, Michelle Troconis, accused of conspiring to murder Jennifer Farber Dulos, is seeking an end to her house arrest in connection with the case.

Troconis' new attorney, Jon Schoenhorn, filed a motion this week seeking to modify the terms of her release on bond, which Schoenhorn argues are excessive. She is free on a combined $2.1 million bond, but she cannot leave her Avon home without approval, and must wear a GPS monitoring device on her ankle.

"Unlike her now deceased co-defendant [Fotis Dulos], who was released to live in a 15,000 square foot mansion, and (until he violated court-imposed conditions), was permitted to leave to work and shop, the defendant [Troconis] lives in a small 1,000 square foot condominium and is unable to go into the yard or leave even to get her hair cut or to buy groceries herself," the motion states.

In an email to Patch, Schoenhorn said that he expects to argue for the release modification in Stamford Superior Court on Friday, the day of Troconis' next scheduled hearing. Schoenhorn is also seeking to have the case moved from Stamford to Hartford, but that motion might not be discussed on Friday.

Troconis and attorney Kent Mawhinney have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder in Jennifer Dulos' death. Dulos vanished on May 24, but her body has not been found.

Jennifer's estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, was charged with her murder, but he killed himself late last month. His attorney, Norm Pattis, is seeking to continue the murder trial in an effort to clear Fotis' name.

Following her first arrest in the case in June, Troconis was represented by Westport attorney Andrew Bowman, but she has switched to Schoenhorn, perhaps signifying a more aggressive approach to the case.

"We intend to mount a vigorous defense starting with review of the forensic and video evidence," Schoenhorn told Patch.

Prosecutors initially charged Troconis and Fotis Dulos with tampering with evidence and hindering a prosecution, in part based on surveillance video that showed a woman matching Troconis' description discarding dozens of garbage bags in the Hartford area after Jennifer Dulos' disappearance. Some of those bags contained items that tested positive for Jennifer Dulos' blood.

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