A Connecticut man was sentenced Monday to 65 years in jail for the 2019 beating loss of life of his girlfriend, Christine Holloway, however their child daughter disappeared on the time and stays lacking.
Jose Morales, 48, was convicted by a jury in April of homicide and proof tampering in Holloway’s killing, which passed off inside her dwelling in Ansonia about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of New Haven.
Their daughter Vanessa was 14 months outdated when Holloway was killed and family proceed their efforts to search out her. Police stated in 2019 that Morales was a suspect within the lady’s disappearance, however he was by no means charged.
A number of relations of Holloway spoke on the sentencing.
“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?” stated Anna Rodonski, Holloway’s aunt.
Morales declined to talk on the listening to in Milford Superior Court docket. He testified on the trial that two intruders attacked Holloway with a crowbar and assaulted him earlier than they kidnapped Vanessa. Morales additionally stated he was excessive on PCP on the time.
His lawyer, Edward Gavin, advised the choose on Monday, “It’s an extraordinarily difficult case. It shows the ills of PCP and drug use in our society.”
Earlier than handing down the sentence, Decide Shari Murphy known as the crime vicious and stated Morales confirmed 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 choose stated.
