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The Case of the Disappearance of New Canaan Mom Jennifer Dulos

Jan 22 - NBC Connecticut

Jennifer Dulos Is Reported Missing Jennifer Dulos has been missing since May 24, 2019. Police said they found evidence of attempts to clean up a crime scene at her New Canaan home. In the early days of the search, police circulated this flyer in the hopes that it would generate leads in the search to find out what happened to her.
Estranged Husband, His Girlfriend and Attorney Arrested on Murder-Related Charges Days after Jennifer was reported missing, police arrested her estranged...

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Fotis Dulos’ lawyer moves to waive probable cause hearing

Jan 21 - Fox 61

In an effort to seek a speedy trial, Fotis Dulos’ lawyer Norm Pattis, will waive their right to a probable cause hearing.
“Holding a probable cause hearing after a judge has already found probably cause by signing a warrant benefits only the state,” said Pattis.
Pattis told FOX61 that such a hearing will only benefit the prosecutors. Pattis is hopeful that the murder trial will take place in the fall.
“We are trying to get this case ready for trial as...

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Shift in strategy could mean Jennifer Dulos case goes to trial this year

Jan 21 - Stamford Advocate

A sudden shift in the defense’s strategy could mean the Jennifer Dulos homicide case heads to trial this year.
Defense attorney Norm Pattis, representing Fotis Dulos on murder, felony murder, kidnapping and other charges in connection with his estranged wife’s death, said he will waive his client’s right to a probable cause hearing when they appear Thursday in state Superior Court in Stamford.
“We are trying to get this case ready for trial as quickly as...

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The Jennifer Dulos Case So Far: Prosecutors Take On Fotis Dulos’s Alibi In Arrest Warrant

Jan 17 - CBS New York

After the State of Connecticut charged Fotis Dulos with felony murder, murder, and kidnapping on Jan. 7, defense attorney Norm Pattis told reporters the case built by State’s Attorney Richard Colangelo showed prosecutors “groping in the dark.”
Some who have read the warrant would say prosecutors actually are shedding light on the disappearance of Jennifer Farber Dulos. It illuminates a possible take-down of Fotis Dulos’s alibi.
Court records make clear Dulos...

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Possible twist in case of man accused of murdering his wife

Jan 16 - Good Morning America

Newly obtained voicemails and unsealed search warrants raise questions about the relationship between Fotis Dulos and his former attorney Kent Mawhinney’s estranged wife.

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'I Will Fight': Norm Pattis Is Standing by a Man Accused of Murder

Outspoken New Haven attorney Norm Pattis is representing Fotis Dulos, charged in the murder of his wife. The case has received local and international attention, leaving Pattis to juggle a defense under the public eye.

Jan 10 - Connecticut Law Tribune

Known for his blunt talk, fierce advocacy and controversial clients, New Haven attorney Norm Pattis is no stranger to infamy. Fellow attorneys follow his cases. And love him or hate him, the firebrand is one of Connecticut’s best-known attorneys.
But among his clients: a man accused of murder, and one being sued for pushing a conspiracy theory about a mass shooting at an elementary school. The men are at once high-profile and unpopular fiures: Alex Jones, who Sandy Hook families are...

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Attorney Files Motion to Have Charges Against Fotis Dulos Dismissed

Fotis Dulos is facing murder charges in connection with the disappearance of his estranged wife, Jennifer Dulos.

Jan 10 - NBC Connecticut

Attorney Norm Pattis has filed a motion to dismiss all the charges against his client Fotis Dulos.
Dulos is facing murder charges in connection with the disappearance of his estranged wife, Jennifer Dulos. Jennifer has been missing since May 24.
The motion claims the charges against Dulos – murder, felony murder, kidnapping, tampering with physical evidence and hindering prosecution – should be dismissed because he was not indicted by a grand jury, which Pattis argues is...

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Fotis Dulos leaves jail after posting bond, judge orders him under house arrest

Jan 9 - Hartford Courant

Fotis Dulos, arrested and charged Tuesday with the kidnapping and murder of his estranged wife Jennifer Farber Dulos, was released from jail Thursday after posting a $6 million bond following hours of legal wrangling and assurances to insurance companies that he wouldn’t flee while awaiting trial.
Dulos, 52, of Farmington, left Stamford Superior Court at about 12:50 p.m., clad in a blue blazer, gray T-shirt and jeans. Dulos made no comment and answered no questions as he left the...

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Estranged husband, his ex-girlfriend and his lawyer accused in missing Connecticut mom's death

Jan 8 - Clayton News-Daily

Nearly eight months after Connecticut mother Jennifer Farber Dulos went missing, investigators accused her estranged husband of killing her and his ex-girlfriend and former attorney of conspiring in the plot.
Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband, was arraigned in court Wednesday on charges of murder, felony murder and kidnapping. His ex-girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, as well as his friend and former attorney, Kent Mawhinney, were both arraigned on a charge of conspiracy to commit...

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Dulos, Troconis Expected To Post Bond In Missing Mom Murder Case

Fotis Dulos, Michelle Troconis and Kent Mawhinney were arraigned on murder and conspiracy charges in Stamford Superior Court on Wednesday.

Jan 8 - Patch

Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband accused of murdering Jennifer Farber Dulos, is scheduled to post bond on bail of $6 million on Thursday, according to his attorney and media reports.
The two people accused of assisting him in the crime, ex-girlfriend Michelle Troconis and attorney Kent Mawhinney, remained in custody Wednesday, but Troconis' attorney told NBC Connecticut that she, too, will post bond on Thursday.
BREAKING: Attorney Bowman says Michelle Troconis will make bond...

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