Jennnifer Dulos.Photo: New Canaan Police Department/Instagram
The desperate search formissing mom of five Jennifer Dulosbrought investigators back to her estranged husband’s Farmington, Conn., mansion Wednesday night when authorities executed an emergency search warrant looking for clues as to what happened to her, say police.
Confirming that authorities had obtained search warrants for Dulos’ property, Lt. Jason Ferraro, a spokesman for the New Canaan Police Department, said in a statement Thursday morning that, since May 24, law enforcement “has worked non-stop to locate Jennifer Dulos” and “explore all criminal behavior which led to her disappearance.”
Police searched Fotis Dulos’s Farmington home.Douglas Healey/Polaris
Farber Dulos and her children lived in the15,000-square-foot, 6-bedroom home, listed for sale at $4.35 million,before she filed for divorce in 2017.
Her estranged husband, a luxury home developer, and his girlfriend, reportedly an entrepreneur from Argentina, were arrested on Saturday and charged with tampering with or fabricating physical evidence and hindering prosecution.
On Monday they appeared in Norwalk Superior Court for their arraignments in connection with the woman’s disappearance.
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The pair did not enter pleas. Their attorneys did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.
More charges are likely, say prosecutors, News 12 Connecticut reports.
Dulos remains held at the Bridgeport Correctional Facility on a $500,000 bond.
Released on a $500,000 bond Monday, Troconis was ordered to wear a GPS monitoring bracelet and surrender her passport.
The case has been transferred to Stamford Superior Court, where the two are scheduled to appear on Tuesday.
The Missing Mom’s Five Children ‘Are Safe’
On Wednesday, Farber Dulos’s mother, Gloria Farber, appeared in Stamford Court where she is seeking temporary custody of her five grandchildren, who have been staying with her in New York City since their mother vanished.
Court-appointed guardian ad litem Michael Meehan said he saw the children on Tuesday.
“I can represent to the court they are safe,”he said, theStamford Advocatereports.
No decision has been made on the future custody of the children,who will now remain with their grandmother, theHartford Courantreports.
But the judge ordered Dulos to have no contact with his wife’s family or his children, theCourantreports.
‘A Serious Physical Assault’
Farber Dulos filed for divorce from her husband after learning of his affair, court documents show, theNew York Timesreports.
She moved their five children – ages 8 to 13 – to New Canaan, where she rented a home.
A Connecticut State Police Canine Unit searches New Canaan’s Waveny Park for Jennifer Dulos.TNS via ZUMA
Earlier that morning, she dropped her kids off at school and was never seen again. Her 2017 black Chevy Suburban was found abandoned an hour later near New Canaan’s popular Waveny Park.
Investigators believe that “a serious physical assault had occurred” at her home and that Farber Dulos “was the suspected victim.”
Surveillance video allegedly captured Dulos and Troconis in his black Ford Raptor pickup truck stopping at more than 30 locations in Hartford and disposing of plastic trash bags containing items stained with his wife’s blood on May 24, the affidavits say.
Cell phone records allegedly tie the pair to the area as well, they say.
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Farber Dulos’s shocking disappearance comes during a lengthy and contentious divorce and custody battle. When she filed for divorce, she said she feared for her life,saying in court documents that she was “afraid” of Dulos, court records show, theStamford Advocatereports.
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Dulos has denied the accusations.
Aid from the Public
“The request made earlier this week to residents of New Canaan to provide video surveillance from homes or businesses has resulted in nearly 70 responses,” he said.
Anyone with information about the case can contact the New Canaan Police Tip Line at 203-594-3544. To submit video footage, contact New Canaan Police Officer Kelly Coughlin at Kelly.coughlin@newcanaanct.gov.
source: people.com
