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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...

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...

Norm Pattis said his client was already “on the edge financially” and a judge’s ruling on Thursday could push Fotis Dulos to the brink.
Judge Gary White ordered Fotis Dulos to be on strict home confinement after he removed items from a memorial for his estranged wife who he is accused of killing.
The ruling will prevent Fotis Dulos from leaving his Farmington home for work. He has been on house arrest since being released this month on $6 million bond on charges of...

Jennifer Dulos Is Reported Missing Jennifer Dulos has been missing since May 24, 2019. Police said they found evidence of attempts to clean up a crime scene at her New Canaan home. In the early days of the search, police circulated this flyer in the hopes that it would generate leads in the search to find out what happened to her.
Estranged Husband, His Girlfriend and Attorney Arrested on Murder-Related Charges Days after Jennifer was reported missing, police arrested her estranged...

In an effort to seek a speedy trial, Fotis Dulos’ lawyer Norm Pattis, will waive their right to a probable cause hearing.
“Holding a probable cause hearing after a judge has already found probably cause by signing a warrant benefits only the state,” said Pattis.
Pattis told FOX61 that such a hearing will only benefit the prosecutors. Pattis is hopeful that the murder trial will take place in the fall.
“We are trying to get this case ready for trial as...

A sudden shift in the defense’s strategy could mean the Jennifer Dulos homicide case heads to trial this year.
Defense attorney Norm Pattis, representing Fotis Dulos on murder, felony murder, kidnapping and other charges in connection with his estranged wife’s death, said he will waive his client’s right to a probable cause hearing when they appear Thursday in state Superior Court in Stamford.
“We are trying to get this case ready for trial as quickly as...

After the State of Connecticut charged Fotis Dulos with felony murder, murder, and kidnapping on Jan. 7, defense attorney Norm Pattis told reporters the case built by State’s Attorney Richard Colangelo showed prosecutors “groping in the dark.”
Some who have read the warrant would say prosecutors actually are shedding light on the disappearance of Jennifer Farber Dulos. It illuminates a possible take-down of Fotis Dulos’s alibi.
Court records make clear Dulos...

Newly obtained voicemails and unsealed search warrants raise questions about the relationship between Fotis Dulos and his former attorney Kent Mawhinney’s estranged wife.

Known for his blunt talk, fierce advocacy and controversial clients, New Haven attorney Norm Pattis is no stranger to infamy. Fellow attorneys follow his cases. And love him or hate him, the firebrand is one of Connecticut’s best-known attorneys.
But among his clients: a man accused of murder, and one being sued for pushing a conspiracy theory about a mass shooting at an elementary school. The men are at once high-profile and unpopular fiures: Alex Jones, who Sandy Hook families are...

Attorney Norm Pattis has filed a motion to dismiss all the charges against his client Fotis Dulos.
Dulos is facing murder charges in connection with the disappearance of his estranged wife, Jennifer Dulos. Jennifer has been missing since May 24.
The motion claims the charges against Dulos – murder, felony murder, kidnapping, tampering with physical evidence and hindering prosecution – should be dismissed because he was not indicted by a grand jury, which Pattis argues is...