The attorney for Michelle Troconis is again asking the court to review and modify the conditions under which she has been held on house arrest. Defense counsel released three videos Monday they say bolsters their case.
“She shouldn’t be on a GPS. She shouldn’t be on house arrest and she certainly shouldn’t be reporting to probation when she’s not on probation,” said Troconis’ Defense Attorney John Schoenhorn.
A judge will hear her motion to have the conditions of her release loosened. Her attorneys have said for months the conditions of her bond are too harsh. They say the allegations against her aren’t strong enough to warrant over $2-million-dollars bond and intensive monitoring.
“Allegations that she assisted in disposing of any items that they claim are relevant to the case is simply untrue,” said Schoenhorn.
On May 24, 2019, Jennifer Dulos went missing after dropping her children off at school. Her SUV was found in a New Canaan park. About a week later, Fotis Dulos and Traconis, Fotis Dulos' girlfriend at the time Jennifer went missing, were arrested on charges of tampering with the evidence
Fotis Dulos was charged with murder in January. At the same time, Troconis and Kent Mawhinney, a friend of Fotis Dulos, were charged with conspiracy to commit murder and had a court set bond of $2 million. Three weeks later Fotis Dulos took his own life. Michelle Troconis was charged with tampering with evidence and hindering prosecution.
A hearing in the case is scheduled for Friday.
Two of the videos released appear to show Fotis Dulos removing bags from the rear of his Ford Raptor and placing them in trash containers along Albany Avenue in Hartford on the evening of the day his estranged wife Jennifer went missing. In one of the videos, Troconis, who is believed to be the passenger in the truck, steps out of the truck and touches the sidewalk.
The third video shows Troconis being interrogated by police in August 2019. In the video, she talks about a paper towel, and the man questioning her asks if it smelled like coffee.
Her attorneys said the evidence charging Troconis has been misrepresented. They say she did not assist Fotis Dulos in the disposal of the bags and the video supports the contention.
Another document released concerned the hardship faced by Troconis in recharging her ankle bracelet monitor.
Troconis has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder and had a court set bond of $2 million. Her attorneys have said for months the conditions of her bond are too harsh. Due to courts being closed in the COVID-19 pandemic and delays in the case, her next hearing is scheduled for October.
In the filing her lawyers released Monday, they said, "Michelle Troconis remains innocent of any crime. No facts justified any of the nonfinancial conditions imposed on her release, particularly not Intensive Probation, house arrest, nor continued GPS monitoring. The Superior Court repeatedly postponed the cases without scheduling her motions to modify those unjustifiable conditions. She seeks review of the recent July 21, 2020 order continuing the cases again without addressing them. She asks for suspension of the conditions until the Superior Court is willing and able to address them, and/or an order to that court to conduct a hearing forthwith."