STAMFORD, CT — If Jennifer Farber Dulos is dead, "third parties" not related to Fotis Dulos are responsible, attorney Norm Pattis said during a hearing in Stamford Superior Court Tuesday.

Pattis was in court before Judge Gary White arguing to continue the murder case against his client to posthumously clear Dulos' name. "(Before his death) My client steadfastly maintained his innocence," Pattis said, adding that the prosecution's case against Fotis Dulos was "circumstantial."

For example, Pattis said there was "no proof" that Dulos was in a red truck in New Canaan at the time of Jennifer Dulos' disappearance May 24, one of the accusations made against him. Prosecutors believe Fotis Dulos used a red pickup truck he borrowed from an employee of his home building business to move Jennifer Dulos' body, but Pattis argued his client was "never in a red truck."

Pattis also said his office has received word of various sightings of Jennifer Dulos alive in the months following her disappearance, but admitted that those comments were not credible.

"If Jennifer Dulos is in fact dead, third parties unrelated to Mr. Dulos were responsible," Pattis said.

After vanishing in late May, Jennifer Dulos' body has not been found, despite exhaustive searches around the state in the months following her disappearance.

Chief State's Attorney Richard Colangelo on Tuesday asked Judge White to "nolle" the charges against Fotis Dulos, which White granted, effectively ending the case. Pattis has indicated that he will appeal the decision.