A Connecticut man was sentenced Monday to 65 years in prison for the 2019 beating death of his girlfriend, Christine Holloway, but their baby daughter disappeared at the time and remains missing.
Jose Morales, 48, was convicted by a jury in April of murder and evidence tampering in Holloway’s killing, which took place inside her home in Ansonia about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of New Haven.
Jose Morales, 48, was convicted by a jury in April of murder and evidence tampering in Holloway’s killing. AP
Their daughter Vanessa was 14 months old when Holloway was killed and relatives continue their efforts to find her. Police said in 2019 that Morales was a suspect in the girl’s disappearance, but he was never charged.
Several family members of Holloway spoke at the sentencing.
Missing person poster for Vanessa Morales, age 1, last seen in Ansonia, Connecticut. Missing People In America Vanessa was 14 months