What a little beauty none of will soon forget.
VANESSA MORALES | Federal Bureau of Investigation
I hope they update this poster to include the reward:
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/vanessa-morales/download.pdf
"It’s all very surreal still. Every day we just hope Vanessa comes home," said Holloway's aunt Anna Rodonski.
Morales was last seen on December 2, 2019. Ansonia police had arrived at the home on Myrtle Avenue to do a welfare check when they found her missing and Holloway murdered.
"We would FaceTime every night during dinner or bath time. That was her day. They spent every minute of every day together," said Rodonski.
It was Holloway's dream to have a child of her own. The Southern Connecticut State University graduate and daycare associate loved children and her own bundle of joy with all her heart. Her family is heartbroken by the years’ worth of memories lost.
"That’s the perfect age for a child to grow and develop and talk and walk," said Rodonski. "She just started talking and walking so it’s a whole year missed."
Morales' family is still at a loss for where she could be. Morales has brown hair and brown eyes. Her family suspects that during this pandemic her face might be covered by a mask in public, but they say one trait will give her away.
"Her eyes are super sweet and super precious," said Rodonski. "Whoever has her that she’s safe and she has one that she’s eating some good food and then she is laughing. I just hope that they have the honesty and the awakening to just return her home to us because we miss her."
Family of missing CT 1-year-old hopeful for her safe return | fox61.com
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"Before she went missing she was just starting to walk. So at least we got to see her first steps but we don't get to see her running around. Whoever has her gets to see that we don't," said Jodi Jacobellis, Holloway's sister-in-law and Vanessa's aunt.
"To the person who may have her bring her home. We don't care how she got there we don't, we just want her home."
Police said though leads have slowed down this is still an active investigation.
“We continue to receive tips. Unfortunately, none of the tips have lead us to find out what happened to Vanessa. We are one year out and we’re in the same place we were one year ago,” said Lt. Patrick Lynch of the Ansonia police department.
‘Bring Her Home': Police, Family Still Search for Leads in Ansonia Baby's Disappearance