The couple’s 14-month-old daughter, Vanessa Morales, has been missing ever since her mother, Christine Holloway, was found dead in 2019.

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.

MILFORD, Conn. — Jose Morales, 48, who was found guilty of killing his girlfriend, Christine Holloway, has been sentenced to 65 years in prison. Morales will serve 60 years for murder and five years for tampering with evidence consecutively.

MILFORD — For more than five years, the family of Christine Holloway has been waiting for the chance to confront Jose Morales directly about his killing of the 43-year-old woman and the disappearance of their 14-month-old daughter, Vanessa.

The man who was found guilty of killing his girlfriend in Ansonia, leaving her body in a bathtub and hiding evidence has been sentenced to 65 years in prison. Jose Morales, 48, was convicted in April of the murder of 43-year-old Christine Holloway in December of 2019 after standing trial for two weeks.

The man who was found guilty of killing his girlfriend in Ansonia in 2019, leaving her body in a bathtub and hiding evidence has been sentenced to 65 years in prison and police said they will be going through the court transcripts from the case as they continue to search for their daughter who has been missing since her mom was killed .

The aunt of Christine Holloway, Anna, addresses the court during the sentencing hearing for Jose Morales on July 14, 2025.