Jose Morales was sentenced to 65 years, the maximum possible sentence, for the murder of Christine Holloway – his girlfriend and the mother of his child.

The jury in Jose Morales’ trial deliberated for just under two hours in April before reaching a unanimous decision—guilty on charges of murder and tampering with physical evidence in the death of the Ansonia woman. He faces up to 65 years in prison.

During the trial, prosecutors alleged that Morales bludgeoned his girlfriend to death in her home in the early morning hours of Dec. 1, 2019, then spent the next day and a half methodically cleaning up and disposing of bloody evidence.

News 12 has reported that Ansonia police discovered Holloway naked and slumped over in the bathtub during a welfare check the night of Dec. 2, 2019. There was no sign of the couple's 1-year-old daughter, Vanessa Morales, who remains missing today.

Morales is considered a suspect in her disappearance but was never charged.

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