Still Missing CT - Vanessa Morales, 1, missing after mother found deceased, Ansonia, 28 Nov 2019 *arrest* #2

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Vanessa Morales
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Details of Disappearance
Vanessa was last seen in Ansonia, Connecticut on November 29, 2019. She lived with her mother, Christine Holloway, on Myrtle Street. On December 2, Christine didn't show up for work and no one was able to get in touch with her. The police were sent to Christine's home on Myrtle Avenue to do a welfare check, and found her body in the bathtub; she'd been beaten to death. There was no sign of Vanessa and she has never been heard from again.

Vanessa's father, Jose Morales, was dating Christine at the time of her death. Photos of Jose and Christine are posted with this case summary. He was arrested for an unrelated firearms charge on December 3, the day after Christine's body was found. Within two weeks he'd been named as a suspect in Christine's murder, and in February he was charged with murder and evidence tampering in her case. He has not been charged in connection with his daughter's disappearance, however.

Jose is the last person known to have been with Vanessa. She wasn't with him at the time of his arrest. Some of her baby items were never found, including a pink, purple, green and blue teething keyring, a white blanket with multicolored polka dots, a heather-gray Eddie Bauer First Adventure backpack-style diaper bag, a black Graco car seat. Photos of these items are posted with this case summary. Christine's phone, an iPhone 8 with a black case, is also missing; it last pinged in the Naugatuck, Connecticut area.

Authorities believe Vanessa may still be alive and still somewhere in Connecticut. Her father hasn't provided any information on her disappearance or Christine's murder. He is awaiting trial in Christine's death. Vanessa's case remains unsolved.
 
I have no access to the court site, so will have to wait for @sds71 to let me know IF this is still a go for today....

Thursday, January 21st:
*Pretrial Hearing (both cases) (@ am ET) – CT - Christine Marie Holloway (43) (last seen Nov. 27, 2019, found Dec. 2, 2019, Ansonia) & Vanessa Morales (17 mos.) (last seen Nov. 29, 2019, reported missing Dec. 3, 2019, Amber Alert on Dec. 4, 2019-not found) - *Jose L. Morales (43/now 44) (BF) arrested (12/3/19), charged & arraigned (2/7/20) with murder & tampering with physical evidence. Plead not guilty. Bond $5M.
First arrested (12/3/19), charged (1/22/20) & arraigned (3/5/20) with 2 counts of criminal possession of a pistol (2 stun guns). Plead not guilty. Bond $25K.
Court info from 12/4/19 thru 10/7/20 reference post #498 here:
CT - CT - Vanessa Morales, 1, missing after mother found deceased, Ansonia, 28 Nov 2019 *arrest* #2
11/18/20 Update: JM's lawyer was unprepared on the case and nor has he even picked up the evidence that has been ready to be picked up since July. JM's lawyer tried to say they were unaware that the evidence was ready but SA provided numerous e-mail sent to JM's lawyer. Court is scheduled for 1/6/21 so JM's lawyers can be prepared. After that court date the next one is on 1/21/21 will be the pretrial hearing.
1/6/21 Update: Next pretrial hearing on 1/21/21.
 
Niner said:
I have no access to the court site, so will have to wait for @sds71 to let me know IF this is still a go for today....

Thursday, January 21st:
*Pretrial Hearing (both cases) (@ am ET) – CT - Christine Marie Holloway (43) (last seen Nov. 27, 2019, found Dec. 2, 2019, Ansonia) & Vanessa Morales (17 mos.) (last seen Nov. 29, 2019, reported missing Dec. 3, 2019, Amber Alert on Dec. 4, 2019-not found) - *Jose L. Morales (43/now 44) (BF) arrested (12/3/19), charged & arraigned (2/7/20) with murder & tampering with physical evidence. Plead not guilty. Bond $5M.
First arrested (12/3/19), charged (1/22/20) & arraigned (3/5/20) with 2 counts of criminal possession of a pistol (2 stun guns). Plead not guilty. Bond $25K.
Court info from 12/4/19 thru 10/7/20 reference post #498 here:
CT - CT - Vanessa Morales, 1, missing after mother found deceased, Ansonia, 28 Nov 2019 *arrest* #2
11/18/20 Update: JM's lawyer was unprepared on the case and nor has he even picked up the evidence that has been ready to be picked up since July. JM's lawyer tried to say they were unaware that the evidence was ready but SA provided numerous e-mail sent to JM's lawyer. Court is scheduled for 1/6/21 so JM's lawyers can be prepared. After that court date the next one is on 1/21/21 will be the pretrial hearing.
1/6/21 Update: Next pretrial hearing on 1/21/21.
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01/15/2021

This notification is brought to you by the Connecticut Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification (SAVIN) Program.

This email is to inform you that JOSE MORALES, with docket number AAN CR190225552T, has an upcoming court event.

A/An Hearing has been scheduled for 02/25/2021. This will take place in Ansonia-Milford JD Courthouse located at the following address: 14 West River Street, Milford, CT.

Please be aware that there is often more than one case scheduled for a particular date in this court. Please visit www.jud.ct.gov to check for any updates that may be available on this case.

For more information, contact the Office of Victim Services at 1-800-822-8428. For updates about this case or for driving directions to the courthouse, you can visit www.jud.ct.gov.

This notification is sponsored by the Connecticut SAVIN Program. It is our hope that this information has been helpful to you.

Thank you,

The Connecticut SAVIN Program
 
sds71 said:
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This email is to inform you that JOSE MORALES, with docket number AAN CR190225552T, has an upcoming court event.

A/An Hearing has been scheduled for 02/25/2021. This will take place in Ansonia-Milford JD Courthouse located at the following address: 14 West River Street, Milford, CT.
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This case # belongs to the 2 counts of criminal possession of a pistol. Did you get one for Case #AAN-CR20-0186660-T - the murder charges? Was that still on 1/21/21?

Thanks! :)
 
Niner said:
@sds71 - any news on the murder charge? Was that moved to 2/25 also?

TIA!
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Last, First: MORALES JOSE LUIS Represented By: 423934 PATTIS & S LLC
Birth Year: 1976 Times on the Docket: 10
Docket Information
Docket No: AAN -CR20-0186660-T Arresting Agency: LOCAL POLICE ANSONIA
Companion:
Program: Arrest Date: 2/7/2020
Court: Milford JD Bond Amount: $5,000,000 (This case only)
Bond Type: Set
Miscellaneous: (Not Released From Custody)
Activity: Pre-Trial Next Court Date: 2/25/2021 10:00 AM
Current Charges
Statute Description Class Type Occ Offense Date Plea Verdict Finding
53a-54a MURDER A Felony 1 12/2/2019 Not Guilty
53a-155 TAMPERING-PHYSICAL EVIDENCE D Felony 1 12/2/2019 Not Guilty

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Just wanted to inform you all. Court did not happen on 1/21/2021 due to the fact the court house was shut down because they had an out break of COVID-19. Court is scheduled for 2/25/2021. I haven't heard anything new regarding my sister-in-laws case nor have we heard anything on the whereabouts of my niece Vanessa. FBI did do an updated photo as to what Vanessa may look like now. I haven't been on here lately due to the fact I was under the weather (Not COVID related). I'm still trying to get the FBI to raise the reward for my niece Vanessa but due to COVID I can't get in touch with anyone at headquarters.
 
Thursday, February 25th:
*Pretrial Hearing (both cases) (@ 10am ET) – CT - Christine Marie Holloway (43) (last seen Nov. 27, 2019, found Dec. 2, 2019, Ansonia) & Vanessa Morales (17 mos.) (last seen Nov. 29, 2019, reported missing Dec. 3, 2019, Amber Alert on Dec. 4, 2019-not found) - *Jose L. Morales (43/now 44) (BF) arrested (12/3/19), charged & arraigned (2/7/20) with murder & tampering with physical evidence. Plead not guilty. Bond $5M.
First arrested (12/3/19), charged (1/22/20) & arraigned (3/5/20) with 2 counts of criminal possession of a pistol (2 stun guns). Plead not guilty. Bond $25K.
Court info from 12/4/19 thru 10/7/20 reference post #498 here:
Still Missing - CT - Vanessa Morales, 1, missing after mother found deceased, Ansonia, 28 Nov 2019 *arrest* #2
11/18/20 Update: JM's lawyer was unprepared on the case and nor has he even picked up the evidence that has been ready to be picked up since July. JM's lawyer tried to say they were unaware that the evidence was ready but SA provided numerous e-mail sent to JM's lawyer. Court is scheduled for 1/6/21 so JM's lawyers can be prepared. After that court date the next one is on 1/21/21 will be the pretrial hearing.
1/6/21 Update: Next pretrial hearing on 1/21/21. 1/21/21 Update: Criminal possession of a pistol hearing was rescheduled to 2/25/21. Murder: Next pretrial hearing on 2/25/21.
 
In a short hearing Thursday, Jose Morales’ attorney, Kevin Smith, said he needs to confer with prosecutors as he resolves issues accessing some of the discovery material they provided in the case.

Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney Howard Stein told Judge Peter Brown that the state had provided over 20 gigabytes of materials along with links to hours of body-worn camera footage from Ansonia police officers.

It remains unclear when Morales, who has pleaded not guilty to murder and tampering with evidence charges, will reach a resolution or go to trial. Brown continued the case to May 14.

Morales remains held on $5 million bond for the Dec. 2, 2019 death of Christine Holloway.
Attorney for baby Vanessa's father seeks more time to review evidence in homicide case
 
@sds71 - was just wondering what "time" this hearing starts on 5/14 & the "name" of it - pretrial maybe?

TIA!
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edited to add: Oh - and the possession of firearm on this date too? Case
-CR19-0225552-T
 
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Niner said:
@sds71 - was just wondering what "time" this hearing starts on 5/14 & the "name" of it - pretrial maybe?

TIA!
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edited to add: Oh - and the possession of firearm on this date too? Case
-CR19-0225552-T
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MORALES JOSE 1976 Milford JD Pre-Trial 05/14/2021 10:00 AM AAN -CR19-0225552-T
53a-217 CRIM POSS FRARM/AMM/DFNS WEAPN C Felony 1 12/3/2019 Not Guilty
53a-217 CRIM POSS FRARM/AMM/DFNS WEAPN C Felony 1 12/3/2019 Not Guilty
53a-54a MURDER A Felony 1 12/2/2019 Not Guilty
53a-155 TAMPERING-PHYSICAL EVIDENCE D Felony 1 12/2/2019 Not Guilty
 
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