The missing Connecticut mother-of-five had feared her husband would hurt her and claimed he threatened to kidnap their children, court documents reveal.
These are just some of the shocking accusations to emerge as police continue their desperate search for 50-year-old Jennifer Dulos.
Dulos has been embroiled in a two-year custody battle with her husband Fotis Dulos after she filed for divorce in 2017. They have been married for 14 years.
But it has also been revealed that Dulos' mother was also fighting Fotis in court, claiming he owed her $2.5million in property loans.
Dulos was reported missing on Friday night by her mother, Gloria Farber, and a friend. The couple's children are now reportedly under the protection of an armed guard at Farber's New York City home.
She was last seen dropping her children off at school on Friday morning. Her car was discovered near Waveny Park, about a mile from her home in New Canaan.
On Wednesday police shifted their search to the 300-acre park, using K-9 officers and a police drone as they searched a wooded area, a pond, and a cornfield.
They said a criminal investigation is being conducted concurrently to determine if Dulos was the victim foul play or intentional harm.
Dulos claimed that Fotis was verbally abusive toward her and said he had exhibited 'irrational, unsafe, bullying, threatening and controlling behavior', according to an affidavit from the divorce proceedings obtained by Stamford Advocate.
'I am afraid of my husband,' she said. 'I know that filing for divorce and filing this motion will enrage him. I know he will retaliate by trying to harm me in some way.'
'During the course of our marriage, he told me about sickening revenge fantasies and plans to cause physical harm to others who have wronged him.'
'I am afraid for my safety and the physical safety and emotional well-being of our minor children.'
Fotis and Dulos have twin boys, a twin boy and girl, and a daughter. The children are between the ages of eight and 13.
Dulos filed an emergency order for full custody of her children in July 2017, saying that she feared her estranged husband would kidnap their children.
'I believe him to be highly capable and vengeful enough to take the children and disappear,' she wrote in the filing. Her request was denied.
Missing Connecticut mom feared her husband would kidnap their 5 kids
Jennifer Dulos, 50, was last seen on Friday. Dulos is said to be embroiled in a bitter split and custody battle with her estranged husband Fotis Dulos over their kids, aged between eight and 13.
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