knocking on doors and looking through dumpsters and trash cans, police are expanding the search to new canaan and hartford, connecticut, 7 miles north and across the state line to new york. the estranged couple has five children together all under the age of 13. loved ones describe jennifer as a beloved and devoted daughter, mother, sister and friend. kind and reliable who would never willingly disappear. >> all i want to say is jennifer, we love you. and we're doing everything we can to bring you home. your kids miss you. we all miss you. and again, out to the public, whatever, if you know anything, please contact the police and help us find her. >> reporter: jennifer dulos' estranged husband and his girlfriend were both taken into custody last night and each being held on a $500,000 bond. they were both scheduled to have their initial court appearance tomorrow morning right here at the norwalk superior courthouse. elaine. >> quijano: all right mola, thank you. we are learning more tonight about the man who killed 12 people in virginia beach. as errol barnett reports, police now say he opene

hundreds filled a church in new canaan to light candles and pray for jennifer dulos. >> new canaan isommunity, and everybody is a friend of -- one or two friends away from knowing somebody in the family. >> reporter: the 50-year-old was last seen more than a week ago dropping h was found abandoned outside a local park. officials used drones, helicopters and canines to search the park, storm drains and dumpsters with no signs of dulos. on saturday police arrested her estranged husband and his girlfriend after video obtained by dailymail.com showed authorities speaking with the couple at his home. fotis dulos and michelle troconis are charged with evidence tampering and hindering the prosecution. according to "the hartford courant" after traces of blood were found inside jennifer's home, fotis and troconis complied with a search warrant ordered for their dna and hair samples. >> we're all incredibly concerned, but we are very hopeful that jennifer will come back to us safe and sound. >> reporter: jennifer and fotis were in the midst of a heated divorce and custody battle. in court filin

evidence shows that she was the victim of a violent attack in her new canaan home. ctional tale is "gone girl," in which a woman finishes and frames her husband, it was made into a movie starring ben affleck. new court document filed by the attorney for jennifer dulos' estranged husband, fotis dulos, asking a judge to clarify what contact is allowed to have with his girlfriend, michelle. the two were arrested for tampering with evidence and are currently both out on bond. fotis' lawyer claims that when michelle went to collect personal belongings from the home, that she shared with fotis, she was overheard saying she loves him and doesn't believe he was involved in the disappearance. in a statement released yesterday, he suspended the fear he put out there, saying this -- "efforts to distance miss dulos from a "gone girl" scenario are well-meaning, to be true. but she remains accountable he gone and has the imagination, means, and motive to disappear. please here in new canaan say they have received many tips in this case. there will be hearing in family court to dis

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she was last seen may 24th in new canaan dropping off her children at school around 8 a.m. s a new photo that we're showing you released by her family on friday. jennifer was embroiled in a bitter divorce and custody battle with her estranged husband for the last two years. court documents revealed she was terrified of her husband and thought filing for divorce can and seeking custody of the children would enrage him and potentially cause her harm. her estranged husband and his girlfriend were arrested june 1st, charged with tampering with ed after two people matching their descriptions were seen on surveillance video in hartford dropping off bags of garbage in over 30 stops along a 4-mile stretch. clothing had blood on them which matched jennifer dulos' dna. the two are currently out on bond. investigators have led anive search of the -- an exhaustive search of the waste facility in hartford. yesterday they released these photos and videos giving us the first look at what exactly they have been dealing with. investigators also revealed they found blood evidence inside jenni

tonight facing the unthinkable as the search for a mother continues kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new canaan, connecticut. >>> there are new developments tonight in the aftermath of that massive college admissions cheating scandal. new insight into the possible defense from parents who say they did nothing wrong. here is steve patterson. >> reporter: for the first time, a defense from parents in the nation's biggest college cheating scandal, they were being charitable in federal court this week, defense attorneys told thedge the mills their clients paid were meant as donations for college athletic programs and charitable organizations, not bribes to get their kids into college. >> this defense may work because for nearly 100 years, people have been giving large sums of money in terms of donations and buildings to colleges in order to get their children accepted. >> reporter: of the 33 parents charged in the scam, 13 have taken plea deals, including actress felicity huffman. but 19 are still fighting >> lori, pay for my tuition! lori >> reporter: including actress lori loughlin, her husband m

the mother of five was last seen on may 24th in new canaan. >>> and today the eldest son of donald trump, donald trump jr. will be interviewed by the intelligence committee. trump junior is expected to be questioned on a number of topics including what he knew about a trump tower visit in moscow and a campaign meeting with a russian lawyer.soer teaorheef thailand, 13-0. despite their growing popularity, the american players say they're not earning the money they deserve. 28 players are suing their employer, the u.s. soccer federation, a charge they deny. midfielder allie long says she doesn't expect equal prize money any time soon. >> any little step that we get is a win, and i wish it would go faster. >> though the soccer international committee has doubled the prize money for the winners, it's still about 10% what men get at their world cup. >>> so coming up on the morning news now, there's a new call to put harriet tubman's $20 billion on the fast track. >> and taking steps against abuse. the southern baptist convention adopts new changes. this is the "cbs morning news." cosentyx can

jean casarez, new canaan, connecticut. >>> let's talk about this in this week's legal brief.se attorney janet johnson with us now. the new news, janet, they have taken the girlfriend who seems to be cooperating, initially she was not, neither of them were, they have taken her to the house, they have taken her to the woods, her presence here, is a game changer, is it not? >> iffy defending him, i would be, if i were defending him, i would be nervous because she is charged with the exact same things, and out on bond, she has met with her lawyer and with the authority, and now she's gone back to the house, where pre preembly she can tell them where evidence is. it would make it impossible for him to tell her you can't search the house because it is her house too. she is certainly flipping on him and i think this it will help the prosecution. >> the possibility was that they would turn on each other and she would turn on him, and what evidence to prove the incrimination other than he said/she said. >> her words are evidence. and people think it is hearsay and not admissible, but

it was a friday morning in the wealthy enclave of new canaan. jennifer dropped her kids off at school and vanished. hours later worried friends called the police. >> cops immediately start with the timeline and trying to figure out if she left on her own. but then they discover her suv seemingly abandoned. >> reporter: drones, canines, and a helicopter scouring a 300-acre wooded park near where her vehicle was found. in hartford authorities looking for clues in a storm drain. >> they had drones, a helicopter, canines, the whole nine yards. >> hannah dellinger is a local reporter who has been on this case from the beginning. >> so we are pulling now onto wells lane. this is the neighbors she actually lives in. >> right. she was renting a house on this cul-de-sac here for about two years. >> reporter: there's actually still a police car up there. >> yeah. they're guarding the driveway. and they're actually right near the garage where court documents say they found a lot of blood. >> reporter: a police affidavit released today showing that authorit

a truck owned by jennifer dulos's estranged husband said to be found in new canaan in connecticut when by an employee of the company. fotis dulos's girlfriend has been ruled out as a suspect after taking a polygraph. laura engels watching all of that in new york. >> it was three weeks ago today that jennifer dulos's worried friends wasn't seen or heard from after dropping her kids off to school that morning. they have looked through all the properties connected to her estranged husband, there has still been no sign of her. i spoke with the attorney for that now former employee of fotis dulos's group last night. he said the client is cooperating with police the vehicles he was using it brought him to -- his client is not a suspect in the case. all along dulos has told investigators he was not in new canaan where his estranged wife went missing that day using phone records with an attorney as his alibi. now we have learned he may have swapped cars with an employee that day at his house. the employee said to be driving duly os's black pickup truck and taking his truck back that night. dri

hartford, and a family home in pound ridge, new york, as well as jennifer dulos' rental home in new canaan, connecticut, where investigators reportedly found blood. >> she's incredibly devoted to her five children. they are her world. >> reporter: she disappeared may 24th after dropping her children, ages 8 to 13, at school, all now staying with her mother under armed guard. >> the children are safe and they miss their mother terribly. >> erielle, police are still calling this a missing persons investigation? >> that's right. as authorities continue the search, there's also an ongoing criminal investigation. and officials areodditional charges as that progresses. >> erielle, thank you. >>> now to the search for eight climbers missing in the himalayas, including two americans. the group attempting to summit a dangerous peak, and never showed up at base camp. with this climbing season already turning deadly, concerns are mounting. here's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: tonight, eight of these mountain climbers, including two americans, missing in the himalayas. vanishing while climbing in uncha

in new canaan, where according to the hartford courant, investigators found traces of blood at her rental property. the 350-year-old locked in a two-year bitter custody battle with her husband, fotis dulos. in divorce filings, both making vicious accusations. i am terrified for my family. he is extremely dangerous. >> we are all incredibly concerned but very hopeful she will come back to us safe and sound. >> reporter: tonight police are not naming any suspects. the five children courting to court documents are with relatives protected by an armed guard. >> whit johnson, thank you, >>> there is more ahead. and the drowning scare. the child under water for two minutes before she was rescued. she does survive this. the important warning tonight for everyone. >>> also tonight, cbd. the compound extracted from marijuana, popular in oils and candies and what the fda said today. >>> and feeling lucky this weekend? lottery fever is back. nearly $800 million up for grabs. the two places to get it, or try at least. nearly 800 million up for grabs. the two places to get it, or try at least. that th

mola lenghi is in new canaan, connecticut. where are police looking? >> reporter: anthony, police are searching several locations as well as this park near jennifer's home and more significantly this is where her suv was found aplan doned as recently as yesterday authorities were here searching along the tree line still searching for evidence. the couple has been charged with tampering with physical evidence as well as hindering prosecution and authorities say more charges are expected. >> where is she? where is she? >> reporter: fotis dulos said nothing as he was ushered into court monday morning. he and his girlfriend, michelle troconis, did not enter pleas as they face charges related to jennifer dulos' disappearance. friends on may 24th. according to an arrest affidavit, when police arrived at her home they found multiple stains on the garage floor which tested positive for human blood. and evidence of attempts to clean the crime scene. jennifer had been living in a house in new canaan with her five young children after she left her husband about t

the mother of five last seen may 24th dropping her children off at a private school in new canaan, connecticut. as the search for jennifer enters the 18th day police have launched a new website find jennifer dulos dot-com pleading for more help from the public new canaan police say they have received over 310 tips and nearly 75 responses with video surveillance from homes an businesses the town's police chief adding, we will not rest until we find jennifer monday police returned to this hartford trash site looking for clues. now public arrest warrants for fotis and troconis say cellphones tracked them to hartford where a man matching fotis' description and a woman tossing garbage bags the warrants that state in the bags, investigators found clothing and a sponge soaked in jennifer's blood troconis, the girlfriend, free on $500,000 bond, met with investigators last thursday. dulos remains in jail unable to post bond. on friday as investigators searched the farmington home he shared with troconis, fotis hired a high-profile lawyer. norm pattis. in a statement he says there are powerful reasons t

even more damning, when jennifer went missing police searched in new canaan home and found a large quantity evidence including multiple human bloodstains on the garage floor and blunts better on the walls. there is also evidence that someone tried to clean it up quoting based on the crime scene processing investigators came to consensus that is serious physical assault that occurred at the scene and jennifer was the suspected victim. they both appeared in court today though neither entered a plea. they became romantically involved about a year before jennifer filed for divorce. court documents say the couple has been involved in a bitter custody battle over their 5 children ages 8-15 and jennifer was, quote, terrified for her family's safety, since my husband has a history of volatile and delusional behavior. and accused her husband of threatening to kill her children. dulossays she has mental health issues was the girlfriend is an argentinian highroller known for interviewing celebrities and opening upscale argentine ski resort. she was able to make the $500,000 bail. shannon: the house pa

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eva pilgrim is in new canaan, connecticut with more on all this.d morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the search for jennifer now entering its 12th day. investigators back out in the area with canines where her car was found. police are saying jennifer dulos was the victim of, quote, a serious physical assault after finding blood in her garage. this morning, chilling new details about the night missing connecticut mother of five jennifer dulos disappeared. police say surveillance video from that night shows a man they suspect is her estranged husband fotis stopping at over 30 locations in hartford emerging from his ford pickup and placing multiple garbage bags into various trash receptacles. cell phone records putting him in the area. girlfriend michelle troconis was seated next to him in the passenger seat. authorities say they recovered bloodstained clothing and various household items like a kitchen sponge from the bags that tested positive for jennifer's blood. >> where is she? where >> reporter: on monday, fotis and troconis ignore

>> martha, jennifer dulos went missing in new canaan, connecticut, and the court records say on the dayeared her estranged husband fotis dulos was caught on several cameras getting out of the car and facing garbage bag in trash bins. they are saying that some were stained with jennifer dulos' blood. the same video showed the estranged husband girlfriend michelle troconis leaning out and placing something on the ground or picking something up. even more damning when dulos went missing they found her home and found a large quantity of the physical evidence including the multiple human blood stains on the garage floor and the blood splatter on the wall. there was evidence that someone tried to clean it up. the investigators came to the consensus that a serious physical assault occurred at the scene and jennifer dulos was the victim. fotis dulos and michelle troconis appeared in court. they became romantically involved a year before jennifer filed for divorce. they have been in a custody battle over the five children ages 8 to 13 and jennifer dulos said she was "terrified for her family's s

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she was not in new canaan the day that she vanished, but there is no word on where she says she was. earch enters its third week, police announced a new website. findjenniferdulos.com. you can offer any information on this case. there is a number here, and later today, at 2:00 p.m. eastern, proceedings as we know that jennifer dulos' mother has filed for custody of the five children. we may see some movement on that today. back to you. >> bill: watching the court case for us today. >> big challenge that we face is the resource requirement. the requirement for resource is a daily 24-hour requirement. a year ago, we were spending a little over $1,000 a day. now we are spending over $40,000 per day. resources that cannot be denied. >> sandra: the patrol agent, moments ago, telling us about the resource challenges that they are facing at our southern border. we will hear more on that situation in a moment from kevin mcaleenan. he will be testifying before the senate judiciary committee. doug. >> just about ready to get started. there has been an immigration crisis. they know to ask for as

. >>> now to the latest in the case of the missing mother of five in new canaan, connecticut. jennifer dulos disappearing more than a month ago. a judge has ordered her estranged husband fotis dulos and his girlfriend michelle troconis not to contact each other, but troconis is allowed to leave the state. the two are both out on bail after pleading not guilty to evidence tampering. >>> in fairfax county, virginia, massive flames breaking out at a home in great falls. the fire blasted through the three-story home last night. firefighters in defense mode working fast to get it all under control. everybody made it out of the home safely and nobody was hurt. >>> it's time now for a check of our weather. lots of americans feeling the heat this morning. i was sweltering yesterday. let's check in with rob in central park. is it hot yet up there? >> hey, eva, you know, the first heat wave of the season is always a shock to the system. ri te d a the er the cool, wet throes of the heat wave that is in through d.c., new york, philly and as far south as wilmington now expanding through pa

jennifer lived with her five children at this home in new canaan, connecticut, police pushing back once connected to the case found at the home. >> there was nothing found and they just continue with the ongoing investigation. i cannot state -- it's an ongoing investigation so i can't comment at this point. >> reporter: jennifer was last seen on may 24th while dropping off her children at school. police later found the black chevrolet sub burr ban she had been driving. jennifer dulos filed for divorce in 2017. a hearing in that case was scheduled for this wednesday. police have been searching throughout the area since her disappearance. her friends and family say she is a devoted mother who would never disappear and leave her children. we'll look at more of what she said about her estranged husband. she said i know filing for divorce and filing this motion will enrage him, again referring to her estranged husband. i know he will retaliate by trying to harm me in some way. her estranged husband and his girlfriend will be appearing here in court later this morning. investigators expect

all along, fotis dulos has told investigators he was not in new canaan the day jennifer vanished. s' attorney says they believe his girlfriend has provided an alibi and pass a lie detector test. but now there are new reports that fotis dulos may have swapped cars with an employee the day of his estranged wife jennifer going missing, and switch later on the day. investigators have reportedly seized that employee's phone, computer, and truck as the search to find jennifer enters its fourth week tomorrow. harris? >> harris: laura ingle on the story for us. thank you very much. we have learned funding is quickly running out for border security, threatening the lustration's ability to care for migrant children at the southern border and prompting the secretary of health and human services and on that to issue ao congress. they write a letter to congress this week stretch stressing the severity of the crisis thing additional emergency funds are imperative to protect life and safety of the children in their custody. i want to bring in now hhs secretary alex azar. in his first interview si

drains and dumpsters and a family home in pound ridge, new york and jennifer dulos' rental home in new canaancut, where investigators reportedly found blood. >> she's incredibly devoted to her five children. they are her world. >> reporter: the 50-year-old mother disappeared may 24th after dropping her children, ages 8 to 13, at school. all now staying with her mother under armed guard. >> the children are safe. and they miss their mother terribly. >> reporter: and as authorities continue to search for jennifer, there's also an ongoing criminal investigation. officials say we could see additional charges as that progresses. >> our thanks to erielle. >>> virginia beach, a community shining a light on the victims of last friday's attack on a government office building. hundreds gathered to honor the 12 who lost their lives in the mass shooting. one speaker said virginia beach has lost its blinding innocence in the attack. earlier president trump made an unannounced stop at a church in northern virginia. the white house said the visit was a time to pray for friday's victims. >> 11 of the 12 peop

the mother of five went missing while police focused on their investigation calling residents of new canaanhelp. >> we seek surveillance from homes or businesses that have cameras which capture vehicular activity on roadways. >> reporter: that timeline had law enforcement searching a busy street in hartford after city surveillance video showed what appeared to be her estranged husband depositing trash bags into garbage receptacles, 30 stops in all, hours after jennifer dulos went missing. a woman matching his girlfriend's description was seen with him. clothes and a sponge from the recovered bags were confirmed to have jennifer's blood on them. that led police to arrest fotosd ulos and his girlfriend. the girlfriend posted the $500,000 bond, dulos did not and remains in jail. jennifer dulos and her husband of 12 years have been embroiled in a divorce battle the last two years. in her original divorce filing jennifer told the court "i am afraid of my husband. i know he will retaliate by trying to harm me in some way and claim that he threatened to kidnap their children." he denied it all to

eva pilgrim, abc news, new canaan, connecticut. >>> the search for a missing 4-year-old texas girl hastragedy on an arkansas road. the remains of a child found in arkansas have been identified as maleah davis. she was reported missing in early may by her mother's former fiance. darrion vince claimed the girl was abducted by three men, now vance is behind bars after being charged with tampering with evidence. he allegedly confessed to dumping the child's body. >>> the man who tossed a child from a third floor balcony at the mall of america will spend 19 years in prison. the 24-year-old was sentenced yesterday three weeks after pleading guilty. he told police he had been looking for someone to kill. the 5-year-old victim identified only as landon is recovering from head injuries and multiple broken boneses. >>> big tech is about to go under congress' microscope for the first time. the house judiciary committee has announced an investigation believed to be aimed at amazon, apple, facebook and google. lawmakers will review their market power and possible anti-competitive behavior. executiv

over the state line in pound ridge, new york, searching a family home in new canaan where according toraces of blood at dulos' rental property. yesterday police stopping cars showing flyers of the missing mom. the 50-year-old last seen dropping her children off at school had been locked in a two-year bitter custody battle with her estranged husband, fotis dulos. >> 911, what's the location of your emergency? >> i'm worried about my wife and kids. >> reporter: in 2017 fotis calling 911 when his wife took their kids to manhattan and he couldn't reach them. in divorce filings, both making vicious accusations. jennifer claiming, i am terrified for my family's safety. he is dangerous. fotis strongly denying any threatening behavior calling his wife incapable of parenting. police this morning investigating the possibility of foul play, but not naming any suspects. >> all i want to say is, jennifer, we love you, and we are doing everything we can to bring you home. >> and her family saying jennifer would never leave her five children who are between the ages of and 13. the children are stayin

evidence shows that she was the victim of a violent attack in her new canaan home." ictional tale is "gone girl," in which a woman vanishes and frames her husband for her murder. new court documents filed yesterday by the attorney for jennifer dulos have named norm pattis, asking judge to ask what contact he is able to have with his girlfriend, michelle traconis. they were arrested for tampering evidence, but they are both currently out on bond. personal belongings from the home that she shared, she was overheard saying that she loved him and doesn't believe he was involved in the disappearance. in a statement released yesterday, his attorney defended the "gone girl" theory again, saying "efforts to distance her from this are well-meaning, for sure, but the fact remains that she is gone and had the imagination, means, and motive to disappear." one new piece of information, we are expecting an update from the chief of police. we expect to bring that to you later on today. if you have any information, you are urged to call the new canaan to plan. >> trace: thank you. >>

>> well, we're at police headquarters in new canaan where the call came in two weeks ago.police after she missed several appointments the day she was reported missing and also wasn't picking up her phone. they became worried and started calling police. so while the efforts to locate jennifer indense filed this week new canaan police have over 200 tips and have also received almost 70 responses to requests for surveillance video. police sources confirm with fox that the girlfriend of her estranged husband met with detectives at her lawyer's office yesterday but declined to talk about what was discussed. she could possibly provide investigators with information about the day jennifer disappeared and it could help her legal situation. she and mr. dulos will be in court tuesday. they found blood evidence in trash bags dumped in hartford. city crash is processed and sifting through mountains of trash for days. law enforcement sources say there are over 25 investigators working this case every day. they've gone through the park where jennifer's vehicle was found may 24 along wit

laura engel live in new canaan, connecticut where the case goes from here.ing. >> good morning, sandra. the state's attorney revealing that new information found on the faucet here at jennifer dulos's rental home. fotis did not live here and the way they brought out the new evidence to try to increase the bond for fotis dulos by $350,000 and keep him in custody. instead the judge allowed the release on the original bond of $500,000 with conditions of surrendering his passport and staying in the state of connecticut after spending 10 nights behind bars fotis duly os was seen on a morning run in his neighborhood with a court ordered gps tracking device on his leg before meeting with his probation officer this morning. yesterday he was spotted at a local grocery store. he is seemingly going about his regular routine, the family and friends of jennifer dulos released a new photo of her along with a statement last night about the estranged couple's five young children's which reads we must not lose sight of the enormous human cost of this tragedy. five young chil

her empty suv was found later rat night n a park in new canaan which has been heavily the bond for both set at $500,000. prosecutort asking they submi to gps monitoring. this morning dulos remains in custody. why traconis posted bond. >> are you going to do the right thing? >> reporter: now, the defendants did not enter pleas. their attorneys declined our request for comment. and this morning a townwide alert for any security footage that shows the roads around here. authorities hoping that may finally give them more clues. a >> right. kristen dahlgren, thank you so much. >>> now to a mystery in paradise that has the family of a texas couple searching for answers this morning. the pair dying while on vacation in fiji after apparently coming down with an unknown illness. miguel aaguer has that story for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. david and michelle paul were on aat dream vacn half a world away. but the associated press reports the ft. worth couple suddenly died unexpectedly with authorities saying an unidentified illness was responsible. their family back here in the u.

new canaan police say they have is received 75 responses with video surveillanc from homes and businesses. the town's police chief adding we will not rest until we find pnnifer. on monday,ice returned to thisit hartford trash se looking for clues.ub now pc arrest warrants for fotis and his girlfriend say cell phone records tracked the two to hartford where a man matching fotis' description and a woman were tossing garbage bags into bins across the city. in those bags iestigators found clothing and a sponge soaked in jennifer's blood. the girlfriend freell on a half n dollars bond met with investigators last thursday. >> are you going to do the right thing and help the cops? >> rorter: dulos remains in jail unable to post bond. on friday as inveigators searched thee farmington hom he shared with his girlfriend, they hired a new lawyer norm pattis. he said there were reasons to ubt he was even at the home the day she disappeared. i am unaware of any evidence supporting the theory he was involved in foul play. pattis will appear in court with dulos today h where plans to ask for a substantia

her suv was found near a park in new canaan which has been heavily searched. the bond for the defendants set at $500,000. the prosecutor requesting both surrender their passports and submit to gps monitoring this morning dulos remains in custody while troconis posted pond monday afternoon. now, the defendants did not enter pleas. their attorneys declined our request for comment. this morning a town-wide alert has gone out asking for any security footage that shows the roads around here. authorities hoping that will give them more clues, guys. >> big developments there. thank you. >>> now to a mystery in paradise that has the family of a texas couple searching for answers this morning the pair dying while on vacation in fiji after apparently coming down with an unknown illness nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has that story for us good morning. >> david and michelle paul were on a dream vacation half a world away, but "the associated press" reports the fort worth couple suddenly died unexpectedly with authorities in the south pacific country saying an

school in new contain aew caanas reported missing officers found her empty suv near waveny park in new canaan the surrounding areas. some handed out fliers to passing motorists. >> it's devastating for all of us >> reporter: the search spanning multiple states including properties linked to fotis dulos, a develop aer of high end homes. the duloses were engaged in a high stakes divorce battle including for custody of their kids the community came together for a vigil as jennifer's loved ones wait for answers and a town united in faith and fellowship try to comfort a family in need >> we are bound by our common humanity we're bound by our hope for jennifer >> fotis dulos and his girlfriend are not charged with jennifer's disappearance are authorities saying what they think happened to her? >> reporter: well, they're remaining tight-lipped, although they do say they expect additional charges they say this is now a criminal investigation as well as a missing persons case over the weekend they were searching for dumpsters and in storm drains "the hartford current" also reporting that a local sourc

abc's eva pilgrim is in new canaan, connecticut with more. good morning to you, eva. >> reporter: good morning, michael. it's been almost two weeks since jennifer dulos vanished after dropping off her kids at school. investigators have come to this area multiple times, bringing dogs right along this stretch, scouring the woods hoping they can pick up a scent that will give them some sort of clue. their attention now focusing on that trash plant in hartford. police revealing in court documents evidence against her estranged husband and his live-in girlfriend. surveillance from the nitrogen -- night jennifer disappeared, allegedly shows fotis dulos throwing away multiple garbage bags naear the plant, and polic say his girlfriend, michelle troconis was with him and the evidence they later recovered tested positive for jennifer's blood. this morning troconis is out on bond. fotis remains behind bars both facing charges for evidence tampering and hindering the prosecution. >> jennifer's mother is caring for those five children, is that right? >> r

new canaan is a small community and everybody is a friend of -- one or two friends away from knowing last seen more than a week ago dropping her kids off at school. that evening her black chevy suburban was found abandoned outside of a local park. authorities using drones, helicopters and k-9s to search the park, storm drains and dumpsters. on sunday, the search zeroing in on another home near farmington, connecticut, owned by fotis' contracting company, that mansion two miles from his current residence. according to court documents the former couple was in the midst of a heated divorce and custody battle. >> 911, what's the location of your emergency? >> yeah, i am worried about my wife and kids. >> reporter: fotis calling 911 two years ago when he was unable to reach the children after jennifer took them on a planned weekend to manhattan. cl court filings jennifer claiming, i am afraid of my husband. i know that filing for divorce will enrage him. i know he will retaliate by trying to harm me in some way. wh is dangerous and ruthless when he believes he has been foonged. fotis fier

jennifer, a mother of five, was last seen on may 24th, dropping her kids off at school in new canaan,tampering and hindering prosecution. a prosecutor telling the court that dna was found, mixed with jennifer's blood inside the home police say he and his girln were seen in surveillance discarding items with jennifes blood in multiple trash cans >> there is no confirmation that jennifer is dead. >> reporter: his attorney is offering another explanation for her disappearance, telling nbc news overnight, we have been provided a very dark, 500-plus page novel jennifer wrote. we don't know what had become of jennifer, but the "gone girl" hypothesis is very much on our mind >> i am so much happier now that i'm dead >> reporter: "gone girl" referring to the novel turned film that details a woman faking her death and framing her husband. an attorney for jennifer's mother telling the "new york post," it is a classic act of desperation to slander the victim >> in a new statement, family and friends say they are grateful to police for their efforts and the community for their support, adding jen

she went missing, trapping her children off at a school in new canaan, connecticut. ew york city. and we are expecting him to step out of that court room in stamford, connecticut. as you can see, the camera is on the doors. we could hear from them. if we do, we will likely bring that to you as soon as we have that. any update on this story, benjamin hall joining us now as we await his attorney, the screen right there. making comments. we will listen as they begin. >> down in front. >> obviously, today was an interesting day in family court. they are parallel proceedings and family and criminal court. i just met with the prosecutor to brief him on what took place. my understanding is that there will be no further proceedings for the next several weeks. we will continue with our investigation. we are pursuing numerous leads. you heard us say today," comments that they made comments to give us great concerns for her safety. we are actively contemplating the revenge-suicide hypothesis as an explanation for her disappearance. we will not comment further on the investigativ

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moving on now, back to connecticut, new canaan connecticut, the attorney for fotis dulos made an interestinghis wife, he is the husband of jennifer dulos, missing out for weeks, that possibly she disappeared and revenge of suicide plot, where somehow she framed him. he compared it to "gone girl." >> heather and i had this discussion earlier. it looks like he is trying to -- as you said, trying to influence the jury, bring reasonable doubt into the minds of the jury. the fact of the matter is that these two individuals are now charged with tampering with evidence. of the question is how much do the police have with regards to that tampering? they will have a very hard time connecting dots leading to charging them with murder or -- >> sandra: he made a very interesting point. they said the defense doesn't need to do this. he is not charged with murder, so why are they coming up with this theory? >> that's a great point. i do think that there is the concern that it is ultimately going to be a murder investigation. being the attorney for the defendant, he has so that he wants to push the case to

police in new canaan where she lived say they have received 550 tips and 80 videos submitted by the publicest for any information. yesterday we saw who we believe to be a family member at jennifer dulos's home collecting personal items. the first time we've seen a family member at the house. they believe jennifer was the victim of a serious physical assault and where they found dna from fotis dulos her husband mixed with jennifer's blood on the faucet. fotis was released on bond tuesday after making an appearance in family court over custody of his five children. they remain with jennifer's mother for now as a judge considers the grandmother's request for temporary custody. fotis dulos's new attorney said his client hasn't been in contact with his girlfriend also arrested on the same charges and out on bond. he said fotis loves her and wants nothing more than to call her but says that's not a move he will let him make. he is talking with state investigators and taken a polygraph test and denied having any information as to where jennifer dulos is. we'll continue to monitor the situation. >

that was her home in new canaan that we see the pictures of in the warrant.estigators came to the consensus that a serious physical assault had occurred at the scene. >> that means that they found a lot of blood there. not just casual cuts that sometimes occur for a person living at a house, but a lot of bleeding that would have normally required hospitalization. that's one of their starting points. they look in the dreams. at the drains in the garage may have a lot of information. >> bill: if the worst has happened here, and you talk about determining the cause of death, do you need that because in order to go forward with a trial? or have there been cases where you can prosecute -- >> they need because. i was involved in a case early on where i was an intern. there was a person who -- an illegal abortion on a girlfrien girlfriend. called his friend, a doctor. he said i don't want to get involved. they never found the body, but the doctor saying he saw the dead person was enough to succeed with a successful trial. >> sandra: anybody who was driving along the