Police search empty Connecticut house for body of Jenifer Dulos that her estranged husband Fotis Dulos had a contract to demolish – six months after he killed himself awaiting trial for her murder
- Police are searching a property in Avon, Connecticut, that belonged to Fotis Dulos
- He and his estranged wife Jennifer lived there briefly in 2010 but he retained access to it long after her disappearance in May 2019
- Fotis killed himself in January while awaiting trial for Jennifer’s murder
- He denied it, insisting he had no idea what happened to her and that as far as he was concerned, she was still missing
- Police say they found her DNA and traces of her blood in a car he was using the day she vanished
- His girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, and lawyer, Kent Mawhinney, were both charged with conspiracy to commit murder
- Both are awaiting their next court date
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Police are searching a Connecticut property for the body of Jennifer Dulos, the missing mother who vanished last May and whose estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, killed himself while awaiting trial over her death.
The empty property is not owned by Dulos but his construction group had a contract to demolish it after it was damaged by flooding. No one has lived in it since late 2017.
He and Jennifer rented it in 2010 briefly before the current owner, David Ford, bought it. Ford is who granted Dulos the demolition contract.
In June last year, police searched the property with his permission as part of their hunt for Jennifer but it’s unclear how extensive that search was.
On Thursday, multiple cars were seen outside it and police brought cadaver dogs.
The house is less than two miles from where Fotis was living in Farmington, Connecticut, when Jennifer vanished last May after dropping off their kids at school.
He killed himself in January while on bail awaiting trial for her murder. He protested his innocence until his death, even writing in a suicide note that he hadn’t killed her.
His girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, and lawyer, Kent Mawhinney, were both charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Both are awaiting their next court date.
Jennifer Dulos vanished last May. Her estranged husband Fotis killed himself while out on bail for her murder in January
The property in Avon is owned by Dulos’ property development group. Rows of law enforcement cars were seen there on Thursday
Police are searching this house in Avon, Connecticut. Neither Jennifer nor Fotis were living there when she disappeared but he still had access to it through his construction company
Fotis and Jennifer had five children together, who are now being taken care of by her mother.
They were in the midst of a bitter divorce battle when she disappeared and Fotis claimed she had been keeping the children from him.
Jennifer had alleged in court documents that Fotis was aggressive towards her.
Their former nanny described him chasing her around the house on occasions.
Last year, police reports about the case revealed that DNA that belonged to Jennifer had been found in trash bags that Fotis allegedly dumped in public trash cans the night she vanished.
He’d borrowed an employee’s car for the day and, when it was tested, forensics teams found traces of her blood, according to the report.
Troconis initially lied to police on his behalf, claiming they had been together but leaked police reports claim she later changed her story and told police she had been covering for him.
In a statement released last month, Troconis, breaking her silence, said it had been a ‘mistake’ to trust him. She insisted she still did not know what happened to Jennifer.
Fotis was also in a dispute with Jennifer’s family about money they claimed he owed them.
Throughout the course of their marriage, her late father lent Fotis millions to buy properties to develop them and then sell them on for a profit.
They had an agreement that he’d repay the loans once he’d sold the properties. After Jennifer disappeared, her mother sued Fotis claiming he owed their family estate millions.
He said he was entitled to keep the money because it was part of a family agreement.