Missing Mom Of 5 Declared Dead Ahead Of Trial For Woman Accused Of Murder Cover-Up

A missing Connecticut mother of five whose late estranged husband was charged with killing her in May 2019 has been declared legally dead. News of the decision broke days ahead of the trial of her ex’s girlfriend, who is facing charges she conspired with him and helped cover up the alleged crime.

Jennifer Dulos was last seen on the morning of May 24, 2019, in New Canaan , after driving her five children to school. Her body was never found, but based on evidence of her blood in her garage and elsewhere, the state medical examiner determined that she suffered injuries that would have been “non-survivable” without medical treatment and declared the case a “homicide of violence.”

Dulos, 50, was in the middle of a contentious divorce and bitter custody dispute when she disappeared. Authorities alleged that her estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, killed her, and that his then-girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, helped him create an alibi, clean up after the crime and dispose of the evidence.

Fotis Dulos was charged in January 2020 with felony murder and kidnapping in connection with his wife’s disappearance and presumed death, but killed himself at his home weeks later while free on bail. His then-girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, was charged with conspiracy to commit murder, tampering with physical evidence and hindering prosecution. Her long-delayed trial begins Thursday.

Last October, a probate judge granted a request by Gloria Farber, Dulos’ 88-year-old mother and the guardian of her children, to declare Jennifer Dulos dead to protect the family’s assets, according to court records obtained by News 12 Connecticut . Although Connecticut state statutes specify a person can be presumed dead seven years after going missing, the judge