Woman Sentenced to 14 Years in Death of Connecticut Mother Who Vanished

A Connecticut woman convicted in the killing of her boyfriend’s estranged wife, whose disappearance five years ago captured national attention and whose body has never been found, was sentenced on Friday to 14 and a half years in prison.

The woman, Michelle Troconis, 49, was the girlfriend of Fotis Dulos when his wife, Jennifer Dulos, vanished amid a turbulent divorce and custody battle over the couple’s five children.

Ms. Troconis was found guilty in March of six counts related to the killing of Ms. Dulos, including conspiracy to commit murder, evidence tampering and hindering the prosecution. Mr. Dulos died by suicide in January 2020 after being charged in the killing.

On Friday, each of the five Dulos children spoke in court before Ms. Troconis was sentenced.

“I’ve been left with a hole inside me that I know I will never be able to fill,” Petros, one of Ms. Dulos’s sons said. He was 13 when his mother disappeared. “My mother was everything to me.”

His twin brother Theodore addressed Ms. Troconis directly.

“You showed no remorse, and you have yet to show any to this day,” he said, calling for her to be sentenced to 50 years in prison, 10 years each for his mother’s five children. “You expected to get away with it because you believed that you were above the law.”

Ms. Troconis did express remorse when it was her turn to address the court.

“Your honor, I am deeply saddened by this tragedy that has affected so many lives,” Ms. Troconis said in tearful remarks that lasted about a minute, adding that she regretted having been in a relationship with Mr. Dulos.