After a seven-week trial, a jury in Stamford, Connecticut has spoken.
Michelle Troconis was on trial for conspiracy to commit murder in the case of missing mother-of-five Jennifer Dulos.
Jennifer vanished on May 24, 2019 after returning home from dropping her children off at school that morning.
Suspicion soon fell on her estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, with whom Jennifer had been having a contentious divorce and custody battle.
Through their investigation, authorities came to believe Fotis’s girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, and his attorney, Kent Mawhinney, were also connected to what evidence led them to believe was Jennifer’s murder.
In January of 2020, Fotis Dulos was charged with Jennifer’s murder. Troconis and Mawhinney were each charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Troconis faced additional charges of tampering with evidence and hindering prosecution.
All three denied having anything to do with Jennifer’s disappearance. Jennifer’s body has never been found.
Fotis Dulos died following a suicide attempt later that month, after getting word that he was due at an emergency court hearing to address a discrepancy with the $6 million bond he had posted.
Troconis went on trial in January of 2024. On March 3, the jury delivered its verdict after just over two days of deliberations.
To get the full story, watch the episode, “A Life Interrupted” on Peacock now.
You can also watch on the NBC app or listen to it on our podcast.
After you finish the episode, you can watch as Jennifer’s friends tell Dennis Murphy why they were wearing purple ribbons for Jennifer in court and during our interview.
You can also watch as Jennifer’s friends tell Dennis what she meant to each of them.
Plus, listen to the Talking Dateline episode with Andrea Canning and Dennis Murphy, in which they take you behind-the-scenes of the making of the episode.