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Attorney: Fotis Dulos is dead, ‘family adamant that his name be cleared’

Attorney: Fotis Dulos is dead, ‘family adamant that his name be cleared’

- Stamford Advocate
Fotis Dulos clung to life for more than 48 hours after his apparent suicide attempt before he died late Thursday afternoon, according to his attorney.
Attorney Norm Pattis said his client died at 5:32 p.m. Thursday at Jacobi Medical Center in New York, where he had been on life support and surrounded by family, friends and his legal team.
A source close to him confirmed earlier on Thursday that Dulos left a note proclaiming his innocence in the death and disappearance of his...

Conn. man accused of killing missing wife has died, leaving behind mystery of what happened to her

Conn. man accused of killing missing wife has died, leaving behind mystery of what happened to her

- Herald Mail Media
Fotis Dulos died Thursday, two days after he was rushed to a New York City hospital in the wake of a suicide attempt, perhaps taking with him forever the mystery of what happened to his estranged wife, Jennifer Farber Dulos.
Dulos, who was facing murder charges in Connecticut in the death of his wife, was pronounced dead at 5:32 p.m. EST, his lawyer, Norm Pattis, said outside Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx.
“It’s been a truly horrific day for the family, filled with...

Fotis Dulos, charged with killing his estranged wife, dies 2 days after suicide attempt

Fotis Dulos, charged with killing his estranged wife, dies 2 days after suicide attempt

"To those who contend that Mr. Dulos' death reflects a consciousness of guilt, we say no. We say it was more of a conscience overworn with the weight of the world that was too busy to listen," his attorney said.

- NBC News
Fotis Dulos, the Connecticut real estate developer charged with murder in the death of his estranged wife, died at a New York City hospital two days after attempting suicide at his home, his attorney said.
Dulos, 52, was arrested and charged this month with capital murder, murder and kidnapping in connection with the disappearance in May of his wife, Jennifer Dulos, whose body has never been found.
A spokeswoman for Jennifer Dulos' family asked for privacy amid the news Thursday...

Fotis Dulos, Connecticut man charged with killing wife, dies by suicide

Fotis Dulos, Connecticut man charged with killing wife, dies by suicide

Fotis Dulos was found unresponsive in his garage on Tuesday.

- ABC
Fotis Dulos, the Connecticut man charged with killing his estranged wife, has died by suicide, according to his lawyer.
Dulos was found unresponsive in his garage after a suicide attempt on Tuesday.
He had been in "dire" condition in a hospital in the Bronx, New York, for two days after being flown there by helicopter from UConn Health Center.
"Fotis Dulos was declared dead tonight at 5:32," his lawyer, Norm Pattis, said at a press conference Thursday. "His family came in from...

Fotis Dulos Declared Dead; Family Wants to Clear His Name

Fotis Dulos Declared Dead; Family Wants to Clear His Name

- NBC Connecticut
Fotis Dulos, who is accused of murder in connection with the disappearance of his estranged wife Jennifer Dulos, was declared dead Thursday, two days after attempting suicide in his Farmington home, according to his attorney Norm Pattis.
On Tuesday, police found Fotis Dulos in medical distress in the garage of the Farmington home after he failed to show up in court in Stamford for a bond adjustment hearing. He had suffered carbon monoxide poisoning.
He was taken to Jacobi Medical...

PRESS CONFERENCE: Attorney announces Fotis Dulos declared dead

Fotis Dulos Remains in Critical Condition at Hospital in New York

Fotis Dulos Remains in Critical Condition at Hospital in New York

Police said he tried to take his own life at his Farmington home.

- NBC Connecticut
Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of Jennifer Dulos, who has been missing for eight months, is in critical condition at a hospital in the Bronx, New York after apparently attempting to take his own life at his Farmington home on Tuesday.
A close source to the case said Fotis Dulos remains in intensive care.
Farmington police said they responded to Dulos' home on Jefferson Crossing just before noon on Tuesday to check on him after he failed to arrive for a bond adjustment hearing in...

Fotis Dulos clings to life after apparent suicide attempt

Fotis Dulos clings to life after apparent suicide attempt

- CT Post
Fotis Dulos was clinging to life late Tuesday at a New York hospital after police say he was found unresponsive at his home when he missed an emergency bond hearing where a judge could have sent him back to jail.
Fotis Dulos, 52, accused of killing his estranged wife, Jennifer Dulos, was flown in critical condition to Jacobi Medical Center in Bronx, N.Y., after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning in an apparent suicide attempt in his garage.
Initial reports indicated Fotis Dulos had...

Fotis Dulos remains hospitalized; Attorney worries he won't recover

Fotis Dulos remains hospitalized; Attorney worries he won't recover

- NBC 10 News
The attorney for Fotis Dulos, who was found unresponsive in his home Tuesday, said he is worried his client won't recover.
Fotis Dulos is accused of killing his estranged wife Jennifer Dulos. He is currently in a hyperbaric chamber at a Bronx hospital.
"My understanding is he tried to end his own life today in the garage of his home," said Fotis Dulos' attorney, Norm Pattis.
Police responded to the 52-year-old's home after he didn't show up for an emergency bond...

Estranged husband of missing mom Jennifer Dulos violated bond conditions by stopping at her memorial, prosecutors say

Estranged husband of missing mom Jennifer Dulos violated bond conditions by stopping at her memorial, prosecutors say

- CNN
Fotis Dulos, who is charged with killing his estranged wife, violated the conditions of his bond by stopping at a memorial near his home, where he removed items, prosecutors said.
Dulos, 52, entered a not guilty plea Thursday to the murder, felony murder and kidnapping charges against him in the case of his missing wife Jennifer Farber Dulos. The mother of five, disappeared nearly eight months ago in New Canaan, Connecticut, after she dropped her children off at school.
Her body has...

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