Trial to begin for woman accused of helping to cover up killing of Connecticut mother of 5
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Trial to begin for woman accused of helping to cover up killing of Connecticut mother of 5
NEW YORK (AP) Michelle Troconis insists she did not know her boyfriend, Fotis Dulos, was doing anything nefarious as she watched him toss garbage bags into random bins, or as she helped him write up a timeline of their whereabouts on the day his estranged wife disappeared.
Those actions, authorities allege, were taken to cover up the killing of Jennifer Dulos, who they say was attacked at her home in wealthy New Canaan, Connecticut, on May 24, 2019, after dropping their five children off at school. Her body has never been found and Fotis Dulos, the main suspect, died by suicide shortly after being charged with murdering her in January 2020.
More than four years later, Troconis is set to go on trial Thursday, accused of helping in an alleged coverup and facing criminal charges including conspiracy to commit murder, evidence tampering and hindering prosecution. She has pleaded not guilty and maintained she does not know what happened to Jennifer Dulos or where her body might be.
“It’s been 4 1/2 years since I was wrongly accused,” Troconis wrote in a posting on X, formerly known as Twitter, in October. “I have faith in Justice and the jury system.”
