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Connecticut man gets 65 years for killing his girlfriend — but their daughter remains missing

July 14, 2025
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Connecticut man gets 65 years for killing his girlfriend — but their daughter remains missing
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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 at his sentencing hearing.
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 person poster for Vanessa Morales, age 1, last seen in Ansonia, Connecticut. Missing People In America
Woman and toddler daughter in stroller at pumpkin patch.
Vanessa was 14 months old when Holloway was killed and relatives continue their efforts to find her. Facebook

“What was done to my niece Christine Holloway is unforgivable and disgusting and that monster continues to lie. Where is Vanessa? How can someone be so cruel?” said Anna Rodonski, Holloway’s aunt.

Morales declined to speak at the hearing in Milford Superior Court. He testified at the trial that two intruders attacked Holloway with a crowbar and assaulted him before they kidnapped Vanessa. Morales also said he was high on PCP at the time.

Woman reading victim impact statement at sentencing hearing.
Anna Rodonski, Christine Holloway’s aunt, reads a victim’s impact statement during the sentencing hearing for Jose Morales. AP
A man reads a victim impact statement while a woman comforts him.
Steven Holloway, Christine Holloway’s brother, reads a victim’s impact statement written by their mother, Deborah, during the sentencing. AP

His lawyer, Edward Gavin, told the judge on Monday, “It’s an extraordinarily difficult case. It shows the ills of PCP and drug use in our society.”

Before handing down the sentence, Judge Shari Murphy called the crime vicious and said Morales showed a careless indifference to human life.

“Mr. Morales, you are a dangerous person, a significant threat to society and you need to be removed from the community for a substantial period of time,” the judge said.

The post Connecticut man gets 65 years for killing his girlfriend — but their daughter remains missing appeared first on New York Post.

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