ANSONIA, Conn. — It’s been six months since Ansonia police began a murder and missing person investigation, involving Christine Holloway and her one-year-old daughter. Vanessa Morales.
While police believe the murder has been solved, the baby still miss remains missing
However, Ansonia Police say they are still treating the Vanessa Morales missing persons case as an active investigation.
“We receive tips, we follow up on them,” said Ansonia Police Lt. Patrick Lynch. “Unfortunately, nothing has worked out for us up to this point.”
And there are still are four specific items police are looking for. Her Grayco car seat, a teething ring, an Eddie Bauer backpack, and a multi-colored comforter.
“We’ve had a lot of tips about car seats and different things like that,” Lynch said. “We’ve run all of those out and they’ve never come out to, to what we had hoped for.”
Lt. Lynch says Ansonia police have vetted well over 1,000 tips.
“That’s probably everything including the homicide part of our investigation,” he said.
Police believe Jose Morales, baby Vanessa‘s father, is responsible for her disappearance. He’s been charged with the murder of her mother.
“Obviously, we would like to interview him again,” Lynch said of Morales.
That’s up to Morales and his legal team, which includes Norm Pattis.
Ansonia Police do believe the baby is still alive, though.
“We have no evidence to the contrary,” Lynch said. “So, our drive and go from day one I’ve said is that she is alive. We want to find her. We want to bring her home.”
Christine Holloway’s family has appealed daily, on Facebook, for Vanessa's safe return. They want her to know all about her mom.
“The more the picture is out there, the more the story is out there, the better chance we have of coming across someone that may have information that can help the investigation come to a conclusion,” Lynch said.
The FBI is still offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the safe return of Vanessa Morales, who’s due to turn two in September.
Police released a statement and photos:
On December 2, 2019 the Ansonia Police Department began our investigation into the disappearance of Vanessa Morales. We continue to investigate the disappearance and would like to thank all of people who have provided information and tips regarding Vanessa. Our investigation remains active and we encourage anyone with information to please contact us. The Graco car seat, polka-dot blanket, Eddie Bauer backpack and teething key ring are still items of interest in this case and have not been located. Anyone with information is asked to call 203-735-1885 or the information can be forwarded to the department through Tip411 at https://www.tip411.com/tips/new?alert_group_id=21553.
