A jury has discovered Jose Morales responsible of the homicide of his girlfriend, Christine Holloway, in December 2019 and tampering with proof.
Police discovered Holloway’s physique on Dec. 2, 2019 in her dwelling on Myrtle Avenue in Ansonia.
The couple’s daughter, Vanessa Morales, was 14 months outdated on the time and she or he not within the dwelling when police discovered Holloway. There was no signal of her since.
Morales, 48. was arrested in reference to Holloway’s dying on Feb. 7, 2020.
Morales testified in his personal protection and mentioned two males broke into the house, killed Holloway and kidnapped their daughter whereas he was excessive on PCP, which can be recognized an angel mud, and he couldn’t assist them due to the consequences of the drug.
He additionally testified that one of many males advised him that his daughter would undergo the identical destiny if he referred to as the police.
The attorneys delivered their closing arguments on Monday, the tenth day of the trial, and the case was then turned over the jury to determine.
The jury reached the decision after round three-and-a-half hours of deliberation.
Holloway’s sister-in-law, Jodi Jacobellis, posted an extended assertion on Fb after Tuesday’s verdict:
As my household and I’ve been coping with the lack of my sister-in-law Christine and the fixed worrying of Vanessa, justice was served in the present day for Chrissy. My household and I are grateful for all the exhausting work the State’s Attorneys, the Ansonia PD, FBI, and the State Police have finished for this investigation and trial. We’re additionally grateful for the 12 jury members that took the day trip of their very own lives to serve justice for Chrissy. There are such a lot of feelings proper now that we’re going via, however we additionally wish to thank everybody for his or her love, assist, and steady prayers for Chrissy, our household, and for Vanessa. Now that this portion of our lives is finished, we now can focus extra on bringing dwelling Vanessa to us once more. I do know we by no means stopped on the lookout for Vanessa. We’re continually posting on all social media platforms for the general public’s assist. Please proceed sharing Vanessa’s new aged development picture and all of the gadgets, which by now she has out grown a few of these gadgets. Vanessa will flip 7 years outdated on 9/07/2025. Thanks all from the underside of our hearts.
Morales has been held on a $5 million bond and the state requested for that to extend by one other $2.5 million. The decide agreed, elevating it to $7.5 million.
Sentencing has been scheduled for Tuesday, July 8.
