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| Fotis Dulos, Charged With Killing His Wife, Jennifer, Is Found Dead | Fotis Dulos, Charged With Killing His Wife, Jennifer, Is Found Dead |
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| Fotis Dulos, the man accused of murdering his estranged wife who was reported missing in Connecticut last May, was found dead at his home on Tuesday after having apparently killed himself, an official familiar with the case said. | Fotis Dulos, the man accused of murdering his estranged wife who was reported missing in Connecticut last May, was found dead at his home on Tuesday after having apparently killed himself, an official familiar with the case said. |
| Mr. Dulos, 52, was charged early this month with the murder and kidnapping of his wife, Jennifer Dulos, 50, who vanished shortly after dropping off their five children at school on May 24. | Mr. Dulos, 52, was charged early this month with the murder and kidnapping of his wife, Jennifer Dulos, 50, who vanished shortly after dropping off their five children at school on May 24. |
| Ms. Dulos’s body has not been found. | Ms. Dulos’s body has not been found. |
| Mr. Dulos was found in the garage of his home in Farmington, Conn., the official said. It was believed he had tried to poison himself with carbon monoxide. Law enforcement authorities at the scene attempted to revive him but were unsuccessful, the official said. | Mr. Dulos was found in the garage of his home in Farmington, Conn., the official said. It was believed he had tried to poison himself with carbon monoxide. Law enforcement authorities at the scene attempted to revive him but were unsuccessful, the official said. |
| The case captured the public’s attention — the mystery of what happened to a well-to-do mother of five in the hours after she had left her children at their private school, punctuated by revelations that the Duloses had been locked in a bitter, heated divorce battle for nearly two years at the time she disappeared. | |
| He had been expected to appear in court on Tuesday in an emergency bond hearing. Mr. Dulos’s lawyer, Norm Pattis, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. | He had been expected to appear in court on Tuesday in an emergency bond hearing. Mr. Dulos’s lawyer, Norm Pattis, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. |
| The police began to investigate the disappearance of Ms. Dulos after she missed several appointments in New York City, and multiple text messages and calls went unanswered. | The police began to investigate the disappearance of Ms. Dulos after she missed several appointments in New York City, and multiple text messages and calls went unanswered. |
| When officers went to her home in New Canaan, Conn., a wealthy community about 50 miles north of New York City, they found blood in her garage and home and her car seemingly abandoned several miles from the home. | When officers went to her home in New Canaan, Conn., a wealthy community about 50 miles north of New York City, they found blood in her garage and home and her car seemingly abandoned several miles from the home. |
| Mr. Dulos quickly became the focus of their investigation, according to court documents. The week after their investigation began, the police arrested him and his then-girlfriend, Michelle C. Troconis, 45, on charges of evidence tampering and hindering the prosecution. | Mr. Dulos quickly became the focus of their investigation, according to court documents. The week after their investigation began, the police arrested him and his then-girlfriend, Michelle C. Troconis, 45, on charges of evidence tampering and hindering the prosecution. |
| Yet for months, a key piece of evidence eluded investigators: Ms. Dulos’s body. As they searched across Connecticut, officials assembled a detailed case, relying on a trove of circumstantial evidence to supplement forensic evidence recovered during their investigation. | Yet for months, a key piece of evidence eluded investigators: Ms. Dulos’s body. As they searched across Connecticut, officials assembled a detailed case, relying on a trove of circumstantial evidence to supplement forensic evidence recovered during their investigation. |
| It was only this month, nearly eight months after Ms. Dulos disappeared, that officials accused Mr. Dulos of killing her. He pleaded not guilty to all charges against him. | It was only this month, nearly eight months after Ms. Dulos disappeared, that officials accused Mr. Dulos of killing her. He pleaded not guilty to all charges against him. |
| This is a developing story. Check back for updates. | This is a developing story. Check back for updates. |