Can a Divorce Turn Deadly? | Forensic Files

And it's at this moment when this becomes a full-blown missing person search. And when police question Lauren,
she tells them that if something bad happened to Jennifer, there is only one person it could be. Her husband of 14
years, soon-to-be ex-husband, Fotis. And they learn that she and Fotis were years
deep into a divorce with no end in sight. And it was, I mean, clearly messy to put it lightly. I mean, so much so
that in Jennifer's divorce filing from 2 years prior, which would have been in 2017, she described Fotis' behavior as
irrational, unsafe, bullying, threatening, and controlling. She also claimed in those same documents that
he'd verbally and physically attacked her to the point that she filed for an emergency order for full custody.
But that got denied by the courts. Now, right before she filed for divorce, she fled their home with their kids,
telling Fotis that she was visiting her dad to grave, which was in upstate New York, but instead, she actually took
them to a hotel in New York City and hired bodyguards. Now, Fotis lashed back by accusing her of kidnapping their
kids, and they had been at each other's throats ever since in court appearances that were racking up millions of dollars
in legal bills for them both. But it wasn't always that way, right? Like it usually never is.

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Brief Summary

Jennifer Dulos goes missing amid a messy divorce from Fotis Dulos, raising suspicions and revealing a history of alleged abuse.

Key points

The Messy Divorce. Jennifer's divorce from Fotis was filled with accusations of irrational and threatening behavior.
A Desperate Escape. Before filing for divorce, Jennifer fled with her kids, claiming to visit her father.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

If something bad happened to Jennifer, there is only one person it could be.

Lauren's statement to police about Jennifer's disappearance.

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