It's been over five years since a welfare check in Ansonia turned into a murder and kidnapping case that drew national attention.

Now, starting today, Jose Morales, the man at the center of it, will finally go before a jury in what's expected to be a monthlong trial at Milford Superior Court.

Jose Morales, 48, is charged with murder and evidence tampering in the death of Christine Holloway, 43, the mother of his baby daughter, Vanessa Morales. The little girl is currently still missing.