CT - Vanessa Morales,1, Ansonia mom deceased MEDIA TIMELINE MAPS *NO DISCUSSION*

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SOURCES: The @CT_STATE_POLICE major crime team is on scene at the Community Crusade for Children kids clothing donation facilty in #Hamden collecting evidence in connection with the #AmberAlert issued yesterday for one year-old #VenessaMorales of #Ansonia. @AnsoniaCTPD @FOX61News


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Missing Toddler's Relative Arrested | New Haven Independent

 

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This is the most recent photo of missing one-year-old Venessa Morales. Any person with information on the whereabouts of Vanessa Morales is asked to contact Ansonia Police Department at 203-735-1885 or the FBI at 1-800-225-5324. The Amber Alert for Vanessa is still active.


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State Police just updated the spelling of her name to Vanessa.

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This is the most recent photo of missing one-year-old Vanessa Morales. Any person with information on the whereabouts of Vanessa Morales is asked to contact Ansonia Police Department at 203-735-1885 or the FBI at 1-800-225-5324. The Amber Alert for Vanessa is still active.

 

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Probe in Hamden connected to missing Ansonia girl

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The woman’s body was discovered Monday in her Myrtle Avenue home. Venessa was not found inside the house.

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It was also learned that investigators had asked city officials about doing a search through trash collected in the Myrtle Avenue neighborhood, but the trash was picked up Monday morning and taken to the trash to energy plant in Bridgeport.

On Wednesday, police asked for videos taken in that area by cameras attached to houses.

 

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Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti said police are investigating a lead involving something that may be in a section of 15 clothing bins off of State Street in Hamden.

Lt. Patrick Lynch declined to discuss the extent of the woman’s injuries or whether they are hampering a positive identification by the Chief State Medical Examiners’ office.

A cross checking of fingerprints in databases is being done to ID the woman. As of Thursday morning no positive identification had been made.

A prayer vigil for Venessa Morales and her mother will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday at Veterans Park in Ansonia, next to City Hall.
Probe in Hamden connected to missing Ansonia girl



Today at 4:03 PMReport

 

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Lynch said a relative last reported seeing Morales on Friday evening.

The baby’s father, who sometimes stayed at the home, was interviewed by detectives, but police did not say if he is considered a suspect. Lynch said the father is cooperating with the investigation.

Police said family members from the father and mother’s side are being interviewed, as well.
Connecticut police investigate homicide and missing 1-year-old from same home

***“This is a two part investigation. First is a homicide investigation, the second is a missing child investigation. We have enlarged all of our resources to investigate this case. Our main focus at the moment is finding Venessa Morales and making sure she is safe," said Ansonia Police Chief Andrew Cota.

Police said the child's father is at his parents' house in New Haven and is cooperating. He has not yet been identified.

During a news conference, police said the father of the child occasionally stayed at the home but didn't live there.
Mother of missing toddler found dead inside Ansonia home

 

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It’s extremely important based on the conditions that if anyone is outside that we get them inside but it’s more important in this case because we don’t know where she is at all,” investigators said in a statement. “We don’t know if she’s outside or inside, if she’s safe with someone. We just want to locate her and make sure that she’s safe and we can get her back home to family.”

Police Release New Photos Of 1-Year-Old Girl Who Went Missing After Mother Was Found Dead

 

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Vanessa Morales



Missing Since - Nov 29, 2019
Missing From - Ansonia, CT
DOB - Sep 7, 2018
Age Now - 1
Sex - Female
Race - White
Hair Color - Brown
Eye Color - Brown
Height - 2'0"
Weight - 17 lbs
Vanessa was last seen November 29, 2019.

Have you seen this child? VENESSA MORALES

 

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Lt. Patrick Lynch declined to discuss the extent of the woman’s injuries or whether they are hampering a positive identification by the Chief State Medical Examiners’office.

“Different items have been removed from the home,” he said.

Police set up a unified command post at the nearby Ansonia Armory on State Street to coordinate the search.

Police Chief Andrew Cota III said the lack of room at the antiquated police station located in the 122-year-old former Larkin School necessitated the move to the armory.

Cota on Tuesday had said the woman found dead was Venessa’s mother and that “she did not die of natural causes.”

Shortly before 1:30 p.m. Wednesday a tow truck from Frank’s Service Center was dispatched to the 6 1/2 Myrtle Avenue home.

An investigator also covered his shoes with plastic and his hands with gloves before going into the home and emerging a few minutes later. He handed something to the tow truck operator who then hitched up a black Ford Focus which had been parked directly across the street from the home and took it away.

Lynch said the car is part of the investigation.
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Asked if police feared the child was with someone who could be fleeing from authorities, Lynch said it was “not out of the realm of possibilities.”

Lynch cautioned against civilians taking up searches on their own after calls on the Ansonia Community Facebook page for volunteers to organize a search party in the city.

“We discourage people coming out to do a search,” Lynch said.

Instead he strongly encouraged people to “keep their eyes open,” “maintain a social media presence” and “inform us” of leads.
Autopsy results released as police continue search for Ansonia toddler

 

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DroneRanger is above a scene in Hamden where state police have joined Ansonia police in an investigation there. Police at the scene have not connected it to the amber alert for 1-year-old Vanessa Morales Investigation in Hamden Connected to Ansonia Missing Baby Case: Police

 

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We are greatly concerned that she is safe. She may be safe. If she is, please contact us so we can verify that. This is not about punishing someone who may have her. this is about getting her and making sure she is safe,” said Ansonia Police Lt. Patrick Lynch.

An Ansonia police investigation was underway on Thursday at a Hamden donation center, however it is unclear if it's linked to the missing toddler. State Police Major Crimes Unit is also on scene.
As search continues for missing toddler, Ansonia investigation underway in Hamden

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Ansonia Police Department

 

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Ansonia police are giving an update on the amber alert for 1-year-old Vanessa Morales as detectives spent the day at a scene in Hamden in connection to the case http://nbcct.co/Xqjkpi8

 

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Anna Halloway, the aunt of missing Vanessa Morales, begs for her return at a press conference. via Police collecting evidence at Hamden clothing donation facility in connection with Amber Alert issued for missing Ansonia girl

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The 43-year-old man was charged with possessing two stun guns, according to an arrest report authored by New Haven police. It is illegal for him to possess the items because he is a convicted felon, according to the document.

As part of the Myrtle Avenue homicide investigation, Ansonia police served a search and seizure warrant at a New Haven residence Tuesday (Dec. 3), where one of Venessa’s relatives lived.

During the search, Ansonia police discovered “two electronic defense weapons,” according to the arrest document.

The stun guns were found in a basement bedroom. One was found inside a black box inside a closet. The other was found in a canvas bag within a gym bag on the floor.

Ansonia police contacted New Haven police, who lodged two weapons possession charges against the individual.

“Due to the homicide investigation taking place, the Ansonia Police Department also secured a search and seizure warrant,” for the individual, the document states. It does not elaborate, but says in order to carry out that warrant, the person had to be transported to the Ansonia Police Department.

The man appeared in court Wednesday and is being held on a $250,000 bond pending a Dec. 18 court date.

A handwritten note in the court file notes bond can be posted only at court with a judge’s permission. He’s being held in the New Haven Correctional Center.

When questioned about the arrest Wednesday, Ansonia police said they had no information on it. Click here for a story from Wednesday’s press conference.

WTNH reported Thursday that Ansonia detectives were following a lead in Hamden that may be connected to the case. They searched donation storage bins Thursday morning; by noon there was no sign reported of any discoveries.
Missing Toddler's Relative Charged With Weapons Possession After New Haven Search | Valley Independent Sentinel

 

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Ansonia police officially identify homicide victim as Christine Holloway, the mother of missing toddler #VenessaMorales.

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Ansonia police have identified Christine Holloway as the woman who was found dead Monday. Holloway is the mother of missing 1 year-old Vanessa Morales. via Police collecting evidence at Hamden clothing donation facility in connection with Amber Alert issued for missing Ansonia girl


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Ansonia police are giving an update on the amber alert for 1-year-old Vanessa Morales as detectives spent the day at a scene in Hamden in connection to the case http://nbcct.co/Xqjkpi8
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Press Conference - Dec 5

Lieutenant Lynch

• Identity of female has been identified as Christine Marie Holloway, age 43, mother of Venessa Morales
• Currently investigation in Hamden on State Street at Kiducation Donation Center. Police are following up on a lead related to the overall investigation of both the homicide and missing child case
• "Finding Venessa and bring her home safely is our overriding concern. We are not looking to arrest or start criminal proceedings against whoever has Venessa, we just want to know where she is and that she is safe and well"

Aunt Anna:

• Family thanking police for helping in the efforts in finding her baby niece
• Very tearful sounding as family cries in the background (all Christine's side of the family)
• Quick statement pleading for Venessa's return

Questions - Lieutenant Lynch answering:

• What can you tell us about the Hamden investigation? - "We received a lead this morning in relation to the overall investigation that led us to the Kiducation Center. Right now, the CT State Police and Ansonia Police detectives are there processing the scene for potential evidence"
• Told certain items were found in the bin, can you go into that at all? - "We are not going to go into the items that we have found so far other than to say evidence is being recovered and we're hoping to analyze it and it will lead to a successful conclusion to this case."
  
• Just said "bringing the killer of Catherine to justice" instead of Christine...yikes.
• Suspects? - "We are not releasing anything in regards to our people of interest, we are following leads, interviewing people actively now and have been for the last several days."
• Anyone in custody even on unrelated charges? - "We do not have anyone in custody on unrelated charges."
• Can you speak to reports that the father has been arrested? - "I believe the father was arrested in New Haven. It was a New Haven Police arrest. The information will come through them and not our agency."
• Were the father's charges were related to the case? - "Not related to our homicide or missing person investigation, no."
• Does the father continue to cooperate? - "The father has been cooperative."
• Do you believe Venessa is still alive? - "That is what we are driving. That is our driving force right now. We are very hopeful that we are going to find her. We believe that she is with someone safe and we wanna make it a priority that they understand whatever circumstances that they have received Venessa, just bring her back to us so that we know she is safe. We are not looking to arrest anyone, we are not looking to begin criminal proceedings. Our priority is Venessa's safety. Bring her home."
• Are you expecting this to extend outside the state or do you believe Venessa is in the state? - "At this point, we have no reason to believe that we have crossed any state lines. Everything should still be contained within CT."
• Does whatever was found in the bins today lead you to believe she has been harmed? - "We're not going to comment on that point."
• What makes you believe that she is safe and with someone? - "That's our goal. That's what makes us believe that. We have no evidence to the contrary."
  
• Any idea how long mother was deceased? - "We have no indication of that at this time."
• "My recollection is that our last known contact with her was Friday evening. We are not going to release details as to who was in contact with her, we can verify that someone had contact with her Friday evening."
• So it is possible she has been missing since Friday night? - "Yes, that is possible. That is not outside the realm of possibility."
• Are friends and family tied to the Kiducation Center? - "I have no information on that."
• Is Venessa on any medication? - "We are not aware of any medical issues the child may have or any medication she would take on a regular basis."
• Did the mother live at that address? - "She was a resident along with her daughter Venessa."
• There were stun guns taken from his house, any indication that the stun guns were used in this crime? - "That is New Haven's crime, I have no information on that"
• CLARIFICATION: Her name is not Venessa. Her name is actually spelt VAnessa.
• Aunt Anna did not want her last name given.
• Has the family been helpful? - "Both sides of the family have been extremely helpful."
• Investigation a lot of places? - "It has been a lot of places. The Stratford investigation was a tip for a small child that looked like Vanessa was in a car, description of the car and plate was given. Stratford PD immediately went to the house, identified the driver and the driver's granddaughter and was not our missing person. In Naugatuck, we had some areas to look for evidence from information we have received, Naugatuck was more than willing to help us with that and the state police helped us with that."
• Was anything found in Naugatuck? - "Nothing of substance was found in Naugatuck