New York (CNN)After a two-month investigation, police have charged Jose Morales with killing his girlfriend, Christine Holloway in Connecticut. Their 1-year-old daughter remains missing, police say.
Morales, 43, who had been a suspect in the homicide case since mid-December, was arrested at approximately 11:30 a.m. Friday. In addition to the murder charge, Morales was charged with tampering with evidence, Lt. Patrick Lynch of Ansonia Police Department said during a news conference.
The FBI, state and local police are continuing the investigation and their search for the baby, Vanessa Morales.
Holloway, 43, was found dead at her residence by police on the evening of December 2, after concerned relatives requested a welfare check when she failed to show up to work. Holloway’s death was ruled as a homicide with blunt force injuries to the head and torso, the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner told CNN.
When Holloway’s body was discovered her home was empty and her daughter Vanessa was not in the home, the warrant states. Police issued a silver alert that night and an amber alert for Vanessa two days later.
The 1-year-old was last seen at a relative’s house on November 29. Lynch said the last known person who was seen with her was her father.