NEW CANAAN, Conn. — Connecticut State Police returned to the New Cannan Park where Jennifer Dulos' SUV was found when she went missing in May 2019, officials confirmed Monday.
Western District Mayor Crime detectives are conducting a search at Waveny Park in connection to the Dulos investigation, officials said.
“Connecticut State Police major crimes detectives and K9s are there as a standard investigative effort out of an abundance of caution,” Dept. of Public Safety spokesman Brian Foley.
Police started searching around 10 a.m. Monday. It was not immediately clear what prompted the search or how long it will take. State Police are expected to release more information later Monday.
"Somebody knows something and maybe somebody said something," Genie Diserio, of Stamford, who lived in New Canaan for many years told FOX61. "The most important thing is to get closure for this family."
Diserio noted that she has an astrologer and psychic friend that visited New Canaan right after Jennifer Dulos disappeared.
"We went by her house, that Dulos house where they were renting and we came up here to walk and she said to me she had a real sense of dirt piles," Diserio said.
And when she saw the site investigators were searching today, which is full of piles, albeit mulch, Diserio said it took her breath away.
On May 24, 2019, Dulos went missing after dropping her children off at school. Her SUV was found in Waveny Park in New Canaan. She has not been seen since.
About a week later, Fotis Dulos, her estranged husband, and Michelle Traconis, Fotis Dulos' girlfriend at the time Jennifer went missing, were arrested on charges of tampering with the evidence.
"So many people here knew Jennifer and no her kids and you just have to think isn’t there a way we can find some more clues," Wunderlich, of New Canaan said.
Fotis Dulos was charged with murder in January 2020. At the same time, Troconis and Kent Mawhinney, a friend of Fotis Dulos, were charged with conspiracy to commit murder.
Three weeks later Fotis Dulos died by suicide.
"I have always maintained that I thought she might be here [Waveny Park]," Wayne Zarnik, of New Canaan told FOX61.
In late August 2020, Troconis was also charged with tampering with evidence and hindering prosecution. The new charges are in connection with what authorities say were efforts to cover up the killing of Jennifer Dulos.
The attorney for Troconis had asked the court to review and modify the conditions under which she has been held on house arrest. Defense counsel released three videos in August they said bolsters their case.
Troconis pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Mawhinney's next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 18.
Troconis, who no longer lives in Connecticut, despite being required to wear a GPS monitoring device, is scheduled for Feb. 15.
Doug Stewart is a digital content producer at FOX61 News. He can be reached at dstewart@fox61.com.
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