Prosecutors are starting to present evidence against the woman accused of helping cover up the murder of Connecticut mom Jennifer Dulos, the Stamford Advocate reports.
On Thursday, witnesses began testifying against 49-year-old Michelle Troconis, who authorities say helped Jennifer’s estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, kill Jennifer and get rid of evidence.
Jennifer and Fotis, the parents of five children, were in the middle of a bitter divorce and custody battle in May 2019 when Jennifer went missing.
Prosecutors at the trial have so far played police body camera footage showing officers searching Jennifer’s multi-million-dollar home in New Canaan, where evidence was found in the garage.
“Observed what appeared to be a footprint, reddish in color. Could have been a footprint or blood,” New Canaan Police Lt. Aaron LaTourette said, according to CBS News.
Michelle, who was dating Fotis at the time Jennifer vanished, is charged with murder conspiracy and evidence tampering. Authorities allege she helped her boyfriend concoct a timeline of his whereabouts on the day Jennifer vanished, and that she watched him put garbage bags into different trash bins, according to the Associated Press.
Despite the charges, Michelle’s family is standing by her during the trial. “This is a tragedy to all of us, and also to the other family, and to the children,” sister Maricela Troconis told CBS News.
Jennifer’s body has not yet been found. A judge last year ruled that she had died. Fotis died in January 2020 of suicide after he was charged with his wife’s murder.
Testimony is set to resume Tuesday. The trial is expected to last around six weeks.
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[Feature Photo: Jennifer Dulos/Handout]
