Kent Mawhinney, charged in Jennifer Farber Dulos case, to appear in court
STAMFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Kent Mawhinney, charged in the death and disappearance of Jennifer Farber Dulos, is expected to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford on Friday.
Mawhinney was charged with conspiracy to commit murder in January 2020. He has pleaded not guilty to the charge.
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Jennifer Farber Dulos, 50, a mother of five from New Canaan, disappeared on May 24, 2019, after dropping off her children at school.
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.
Mawhinney once served as Dulos' attorney and was a friend of Dulos and Troconis. Mawhinney's license to practice law in Connecticut was suspended in January 2020 by the State of Connecticut Judicial Branch.
Michelle Troconis was found guilty in March 2024 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.
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She was sentenced in May 2024 to 20 years in prison, suspended after 14.5 years, for her role in helping Fotis Dulos kill and cover up his wife's death.
Although Farber Dulos' body has never been found, a judge declared her dead in January 2024.
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