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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Yahoo
Saturday marks 6 years since Jennifer Farber Dulos disappeared
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Saturday, May 24, marks six years since Jennifer Farber Dulos, a New Canaan mother of five, disappeared after dropping her children off at school. Carrie Luft, a friend of the Farber Dulos family, issued a statement on their behalf. Saturday, May 24, marks six years since Jennifer Farber Dulos was murdered and disappeared. She lives on in our hearts and through her five incredible children, now young adults, who have grown up without both parents. We miss her love, grace, and strength; her laughter, brilliance, and wisdom; her gentle voice and comforting presence. In Jennifer's honor, we encourage those who can do so to donate to community organizations that support survivors of family violence, such as Interval House Hartford, the Rose Brooks Center, and many others; as well as to groups such as the Black and Missing Foundation and Missing/Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives. These organizations—and the people they support—need your help now more than ever. We remain deeply grateful to the Connecticut state's attorney's office and the Connecticut State Police for their ongoing commitment to finding Jennifer. As we continue to mourn her loss, please respect the privacy of Jennifer's children, family, and loved ones. Thank you. Carrie Luft Authorities believe Farber Dulos was killed by her estranged husband, Fotis Dulos. He was charged with her murder in January 2020 and died by suicide a few weeks later. Jennifer Farber Dulos: The Untold Story | News 8 Special Presentation Although Farber Dulos' body has never been found, a judge declared her dead in January 2024. Two others were charged in the case — Dulos' former lawyer, Kent Mawhinney, and Dulos' girlfriend, Michelle Troconis. In March 2024, Troconis was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder, two counts of conspiracy to commit tampering with physical evidence, two counts of tampering with physical evidence and one count of hindering prosecution in the second degree. She was sentenced in May 2024 to 20 years in prison, suspended after 14.5 years. RELATED | The Dulos Case A trial date for Mawhinney, who has pleaded not guilty to charges, has not been set. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Daily Mail
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Beautiful $13.9M Connecticut mansion looks like it should be in the UK and is inspired by a 90s movie
A spectacular Tudor mansion in Connecticut with a Hollywood history has hit the market for a whopping $13.9million. The breathtaking property, known as Orchard's End, is located in the affluent neighborhood of New Canaan. The perfect Great Gatsby era house boasts a staggering 18,000 square feet of living space, including 12 bedrooms and 16 bathrooms. The gorgeous home includes a unique great room inspired by Castle Duart on Scotland's Isle of Mull - the very same castle featured in the 1999 film 'Entrapment'. In the film, Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones played art thieves plotting an elaborate heist. Now, the new owners can relish in a replica room in their very own castle. The home's Hollywood-inspired great room features a dramatic double-height ceiling, massive stone fireplace with intricate carvings, and custom bronze handrails leading to a second-story mezzanine. Built in 1929 during the 'great estates' era, the property was designed by New York architect William B. Tubby. Tubby's impressive portfolio also includes Waveny House in New Canaan, Dunnellen Hall in Greenwich, and the William H. Childs House in Brooklyn - the brick and limestone country retreat exemplifies 'architecture in the grand manner'. The estate recently underwent a staggering $6million renovation that took three-years to complete. World-renowned architect Dinyar Wadia, who oversaw the renovation, claims the mansion would cost more than $25million to recreate today. 'Together with the roof lights in the kitchen and double-height bay windows in the great room,' the property description states in New Canaan Great Estate. 'The new space is drenched in sunlight, inviting the family to linger in its welcoming glow.' The estate also features a brand new 5,000-square-foot wellness center as well as a separate 2,000-square-foot guest house. The guest house includes four bedrooms, a custom-designed pool with spa, and new terraces throughout the property. Because the current owners felt the already impressive estate lacked sufficient living space for family gatherings, they decided to expand the property without making it seem overwhelmingly large. 'Beginning in 2014, the current owners retained world renowned architect Dinyar Wadia to embark on a three-year 6 million dollar renovation perfecting the already expansive 10,000 square foot addition completed by the previous owners,' the description states. 'Not only was the main residence improved and expanded upon a brand new 2,000 square foot 4-bedroom guest house, along with a custom designed 5,000 square foot wellness center, a custom pool with spa and new terraces transformed Orchard's End Estate into a true masterpiece.' 'In a recent interview with Dinyar, he stated he believes in today's market this estate would cost in excess of 25 million dollars to replicate the main house alone, excluding land costs, the new 5,000 square foot wellness center, and fully renovated guest house.' A glass-paned corridor with iron frames and true divided lights connects the new great room to the main residence, which offer stunning views of the garden terrace on one side and the new kitchen through a courtyard on the other. The home also includes a 14-seat movie theater, a sauna and wine cellar. For those who like to keep active, the home also includes an outdoor basketball court, a yoga studio and two gyms. The property is currently listed by agent Danielle Malloy of SERHANT Connecticut, who describes it as 'a true masterpiece.' The home was also shared on the popular Instagram page Zillow Gone Wild. The post quickly went viral with users making jokes and admiring the spectacular estate. One wrote: 'I could get my 10,000 steps just finding the kitchen in the morning.' 'The lanterns hanging throughout the house are so cool, and the house is beautiful, but I like the exterior the most. The plants all over the front,' a third user commented.
Washington Post
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
The gripping, enraging story of a mother of five who disappeared in 2019
In May 2019, Jennifer Dulos, a mother of five, disappeared from her New Canaan, Connecticut, home sometime after dropping off her children at school. At the time, she was in the midst of a contentious divorce and custody battle with her husband, Fotis Dulos, a real estate developer. Though her body has never been found, Fotis and his girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, were charged with her murder, in a case that made national headlines. In the new book 'Murder in the Dollhouse,' Rich Cohen, who reported the story for Air Mail magazine, delves into the case, constructing a true crime tale that's equal parts gripping, sad and enraging. Cohen, the author of more than a dozen books, including 'Tough Jews: Fathers, Sons, and Gangster Dreams,' connected closely with his subject. 'The more I learned, the more I felt as if I knew Jennifer, as if her world and mine were contiguous,' he writes in the opening pages. 'We traveled in the same circles, were both writers, and had both made the bewildering journey from city to suburbs ... In reading about her, in visiting the places she had been and talking to the people she had known, I felt like I was seeing the story of my own generation in a convex mirror — distorted but recognizable.' Cohen develops his portrait of Dulos with care, beginning with her childhood, education and early career as a playwright and author. She was the daughter of Hilliard and Gloria Farber, a daddy's girl raised in the lap of luxury in Brooklyn Heights. Drawing on details from a personal essay she published in a 1998 anthology titled 'Personals: Dreams and Nightmares from the Lives of Twenty Young Writers,' Cohen gives us a glimpse of Jennifer's inner life: She wrote at length about her childhood passion for dollhouses and her elaborate fantasies of her future as a wife and mother, married to a man who would merit her father's designation 'Bank' — someone who had old money, and plenty of it. During her grad school years at NYU, studying playwriting, she was known for the black town car that chauffeured her around town, always waiting at the curb wherever she was, courtesy of her father. Also courtesy of her father was an apartment in the prestigious One Fifth building, where her sparse furnishings included a StairMaster and a baby crib, the latter an aspirational symbol. Hilliard's protection and care of his daughter was so complete that many people close to the situation feel that if her father had not died in 2017, Jennifer would be alive today. Fotis Dulos first came into Jennifer's life when both were undergraduates at Brown, though they weren't close at the time. They ran into each other at the Aspen airport in December 2003, just as Dulos's first marriage was falling apart and shortly after Jennifer had lost her beloved dog, Sophie. Things moved very quickly. They were married by August 2004. With her dollhouse dream seemingly in sight, Jennifer changed her life overnight, leaving the city, her friends and her playwriting career, moving into the Connecticut house Dulos had shared with his first wife and taking a role in his real estate development company — which was funded to the tune of millions by her father. (Dulos was in no way Bank.) She was pregnant with twins when they celebrated their first anniversary, and they were a family of seven by October 2008. Fotis's main activity as a father was to force the children to become competitive water-skiers (as he had been in his youth), with a punishing practice schedule and a prohibition against playing other sports. Waterskiing became the pretext for frequent trips to Florida, where his relationship with Troconis began. Jennifer filed for divorce in June 2017, kicking off proceedings so bitter and protracted that several of Cohen's sources feel the court played a role in the tragedy by exacerbating the disagreements and tensions between the couple. Apparently, this is par for the course in that venue: 'As Las Vegas is the capital of gambling, and New York is the capital of banking, and Los Angeles is the capital of entertainment, Stamford, Connecticut, is the capital of contentious divorce.' The Dulos divorce trial dragged out over 23 months with more than 400 filings, and was still in preliminary discovery when Jennifer disappeared. The details of Dulos's conniving, premeditation, violence and subterfuge are jaw-dropping, and the fact that he avoided ever being held accountable (he died by suicide to get out of going to jail when his bail was revoked) is a brutal twist. Most horribly, Jennifer saw it coming. 'I know that filing for divorce, and filing this motion will enrage him,' she wrote in a request for legal custody of the children. 'I know he will retaliate by trying to harm me in some way.' So, despite the restraining orders, the bodyguards and explicit cries for help, prosecutors say Jennifer Dulos was likely killed in her own home. And the only kind of justice that will ever be served is that achieved by Cohen, who put all the pieces together to tell her story. Marion Winik, host of the NPR podcast 'The Weekly Reader,' is the author of numerous books, including 'First Comes Love' and 'The Big Book of the Dead.' The Jennifer Dulos Story By Rich Cohen Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 352 pp. $29
