No Removal Of GPS For Michelle Troconis In Jennifer Dulos Case

NEW CANAAN, CT — Michelle Troconis, one of two remaining suspects in the disappearance of Jennifer Farber Dulos, will continue to wear a GPS monitoring device around her ankle, but can travel within the continental United States without court preapproval, a judge decided on Thursday.

During Thursday's remote pretrial hearing, Stamford Superior Court Judge John Blawie denied Troconis' latest request to have the GPS device removed, but agreed with her attorney, Jon Schoenhorn, that she has not violated the terms of her release on bond in the case.

Troconis, who is accused of assisting the late Fotis Dulos in murdering his estranged wife, has worn the GPS device for more than three years.

"She was charged with serious crimes," said Assistant State's Attorney Michelle Manning in her successful argument for Troconis to continue wearing the monitor. "The state is very interested in knowing her whereabouts at all times in relation to this case."

Jennifer Farber Dulos vanished from her New Canaan home on May 24, 2019, and she is presumed to be dead.

Her body has not been recovered, and during Thursday's hearing, Manning reiterated that the search for Jennifer Dulos' remains continues, and will not stop until she is found.

Fotis Dulos, who was Troconis' boyfriend when Jennifer Dulos disappeared, was charged with kidnapping and murdering his estranged wife; the couple were in the midst of a contentious divorce and child custody case when Jennifer Dulos vanished.

In January 2020, Fotis Dulos died following a suicide attempt, and never stood trial for the crime.

A second suspect, former attorney Kent Mawhinney, who was a friend of Fotis', was also accused of assisting Fotis in the crime, and Mawhinney's case is scheduled to go to trial in the future. A trial date has not been set.

Both Troconis and Mawhinney have pleaded not guilty.

Schoenhorn took over representing Troconis in 2020, and he has filed multiple motions in the case, often seeking evidence that has not been given to him in the discovery phase, or to have seized property returned to his client.

"I'm still getting things in dribs and drabs, with some requests dating back to 2019," Schoenhorn said about discovery evidence.

Manning has agreed to turnover evidence in the case, and agreed to a request for the return of property, which included computers and cell phones from which information has been downloaded.

Schoenhorn filed a new motion on Wednesday, seeking information on a possible "co-conspirator" in the case, a Greek national, who New Canaan police, state police and the Department of Homeland Security investigated.

Law enforcement probed whether the man and Fotis Dulos had been involved in criminal activity before Jennifer Dulos disappeared, but Schoenhorn and the court did not become aware of that investigation until this year.

Blawie gave Manning a few weeks to respond to the latest motion.

The next hearing in the case, which will be scheduled for the judge's chambers between Blawie, Schoenhorn, Manning and another attorney from the State's Attorney's office, is set for Sept. 6.

At that meeting, the principals will discuss what motions and evidence still remains unresolved.

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