Jennifer Dulos' Estranged Husband and Girlfriend Arrested Again; Jennifer Dulos' Estranged Husband And His Girlfriend Arrested Again.
WHITFIELD: Another twist in the case of a missing mother of five in Connecticut. Police there re-arresting some of the key players in the investigation. Jennifer Dulos went missing back in May. Her estranged husband and his girlfriend have been charged with evidence tampering in an interview before his arrest, Fotis Dulos says he had nothing to do with his wife's disappearance and believes she's is alive despite apparent blood evidence police found in a vehicle police say he was driving.</s>DENNIS MURPHY, MSNBC HOST: Fotis, did you have anything to do with Jennifer's disappearance?</s>FOTIS DULOS, HUSBAND OF MISSING CONNECTICUT MOTHER: I did not but I'd like to leave it at that.</s>MURPHY: All right. But you can say that much?</s>DULOS: Absolutely.</s>MURPHY: Do you believe Jennifer is alive?</s>DULOS: I do.</s>MURPHY: Against all circumstantial evidence or common understanding?</s>DULOS: I'd like not to discuss this --</s>MURPHY: But in your mind --</s>DULOS: Per my attorney's advice. So I couldn't --</s>MURPHY: I understand. But in your mind, she's alive?</s>DULOS: Yes.</s>WHITFIELD: Brynn Gingras has been following this case.</s>BRYNN GINGRAS, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: The appearance of normalcy for Fotis Dulos, where he's been spotted exercising and grocery shopping in this Connecticut community, but behind that normalcy, many questions. Dulos has posted bail twice on charges related to the disappearance of his estranged wife, Jennifer, who vanished on May 24th. Those charges, tampering with evidence and hindering prosecution. Dulos' girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, has already pleaded not guilty to charges in the case. Thursday, state police adding more charges of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. She is free on bond, her lawyer did not immediately respond to CNN's request for comment.</s>JOEY JACKSON, CNN LEGAL ANALYST: There's no question that she is the lynchpin in terms of putting him away and getting the murder charges established.</s>GINGRAS (voice-over): Dulos' latest arrest warrant detailed surveillance video from the morning of Jennifer's disappearance which police say shows him driving his employee's personal vehicle on a 60- mile drive to New Canaan, Connecticut where Jennifer lived with their five school-aged children. Police believed Dulos was lying in wait near Jennifer's home until she returned from dropping their children off at school. The affidavit goes on to state, "the crime and clean- up are believed to have occurred between 8:05 a.m. and 10:25 a.m. when Jennifer's SUV is seen leaving her home. Dulos is believed to be operating the victim's vehicle which is carrying the body of Jennifer Dulos." Detectives say forensic testing later showing Jennifer's blood was in that vehicle.</s>JACKSON: I've seen people convicted with less, much less, arrested with less. So the fact is, I get police want to be meticulous, they want a dot I's and cross T's.</s>GINGRAS (voice-over): Dulos and his girlfriend were also allegedly spotted on surveillance video the night of Jennifer's disappearance, putting bags in trash cans on a busy city street several homes away. Police later found those bags contained clothing and a sponge with Jennifer's blood. The couple were involved in a contentious battle after Jennifer files back in 2017. Her parents say in court documents that they funded Fotis' business as well as the couple's home and he still owes them money. In the days after Jennifer's disappearance, Dulos' employee tells police his boss was acting strangely, going so far as to take the truck barrow to get professionally cleaned, and insisting employee replace the front seats. Authorities later finding evidence of Jennifer's blood on the seats. Fotis Dulos maintains his innocence as he did after the previous charges saying after his arrest Wednesday --</s>FOTIS DULOS, JENNIFER DULOS' ESTRANGED HUSBAND: It's an exhausting fight. I love my children. That's about it.</s>FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN HOST: That was Brynn Gingras reporting. All right, for the second time in just over two months, major league baseball is mourning the loss of one of its own. Former St. Louis Cardinals player Chris Duncan has passed away from brain cancer at the age of 38. Duncan played a key role in the Cardinal's World Series Championship in 2006. The team's chairman and CEO released the statement saying, "The Cardinals are deeply saddened by the passing of Chris Duncan and extend our heartfelt sympathy to his wife, Amy, the entire Duncan family, and his many friends." In July the baseball world also mourned the loss of Tyler Skaggs, a 27-year-old pitcher for the Angels who passed away from an accidental overdose. In Santa Barbara, California, there was a vigil last night for the victims of last week's dive boat fire. Thirty-four people died when flames ripped through the Concepcion boat off the coast of Santa Cruz Island.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: These 34 lights and scuba cylinders before you here represent our brother and sister divers who did not make it home that night. They were also our friends and our family members.</s>WHITFIELD: Police say the people who died in the Labor Day fire likely died from smoke inhalation. The victims were in the boat's lower sleeping deck and likely got trapped as the flames spread above. Five crew members including the captain survived after jumping off the boat. Still to come, new hurdles for some of President Trump's Republican challengers. Why some states are preparing to stop their primaries this election cycle. We'll talk to one of the president's Republican challengers about that. Former congressman Joe Walsh joining me right after this.