Key moments in the Dulos murder case

In an interview last week with Hearst Connecticut Media, the two lead investigators in the Jennifer Dulos case say they believe Fotis Dulos may have altered his appearance to frame a colleague and they are hopeful new evidence may finally lead them to the 50-year-old mother’s remains.

The 16-month investigation has generated more than 1,500 leads as authorities have pursued charges against Fotis Dulos, his ex-girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, and his former attorney, Kent Mawhinney while also conducting numerous searches throughout Connecticut for evidence that could lead them to the New Canaan mother.

“At one point, I think we had every single unit working on the case,” said Detective John Kimball, of the state police’s Western District Major Crimes Unit. “This taxed us to a large extent, but we are committed to finding Jennifer.”

Here are five key moments in the case:

AUG. 28

During her first court appearance since February, Michelle Troconis was charged with two additional counts of conspiracy to commit tampering with evidence.

A charge of first-degree hindering prosecution was removed and replaced with a seconddegree hindering prosecution charge.

JAN. 30

Fotis Dulos died from an apparent suicide at a New York

hospital. Two days earlier, Fotis Dulos was found inside his running SUV in the garage of his Farmington home, police said. Police conducted a welfare check when he didn’t show up for a court hearing where a judge could have revoked his bond and sent him back to jail.

JAN. 7

Fotis Dulos was charged with murder and kidnapping, while

Troconis and Mahwinney were each arrested on conspiracy to commit murder charges. According to their arrest warrants, police said Troconis and Mawhinney conspired to provide an alibi for Fotis Dulos on the day his estranged wife vanished.

JUNE 1, 2019

Fotis Dulos and Troconis were arrested for the first time in the case. They were each charged

with tampering with evidence and hindering prosecution. The charges mostly stemmed from video footage that police said showed them in Hartford the night of the disappearance. Police said the video showed Fotis Dulos dumping bags that were later determined to contain Jennifer Dulos’ blood and clothing.

MAY 24, 2019

Jennifer Dulos was last seen

on a neighbor’s security camera around 8 a.m. as she was returning to her Welles Lane home after dropping off her children at school. Police said Fotis Dulos was “lying in wait” in her garage, where they say Jennifer Dulos was the victim of a “serious physical assault.” Police said Jennifer Dulos has been presumed dead based on the blood and other evidence found in the garage.