GUILTY NH - Harmony Montgomery, 7, Manchester, missing after placed in Father's Custody in 2019, reported 2021, *1 Guilty perjury, 1 guilty weapons* #3

[shotgun09]

Agreed.

Iirc, Letecia Stauch would have been brought to the courthouse, and held in a holding cell during the trial --- for refusal to attend her trial.
Do you know if he is being brought to trial, and held in a holding cell? If not, he ought be, if he is refusing to attend his own trial.

jmo ---

I believe he is staying put at the current jail he is at now. He refused to cooperate with CO's when attempting to bring him in early on Wed. He refused, knowing he would be subjected to a strip search at some point. Whether that would be at the court house or at the jail, it wasn't clear to me.
What gets me is why on earth does he even have an option of refusing? Must be another NH thing

ETA: wrong East coast state abbreviated

 

[dyannaON]

I feel so sad for the jury having to hear all this. I understand why. But man. I hope they are offered services after this is over.
We are horrified. I could not imagine sitting on this jury.
Their hearts must be so heavy right now.

 

[arielilane]

#KaylaMontgomery emotionally recalled the moment her estranged husband, #AdamMontgomery, allegedly beat his then 5-year-old daughter, #HarmonyMontgomery, to death. The accused beating unfolded while they were on their way to Burger King back in December of 2019. "I was scared," Montgomery said about the beatings. Harmony wasn't reported missing until December 2021. Her body has not been found.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1755978795671068795

 

[Chimera]

“[The bag] stood out to people, because he placed it in the freezer during his shifts,” prosecutor Christopher Knowles told the court.

“He brought it with him regularly to work and he stored it in a freezer where the company kept food, ingredients,” he said.

“People saw him bringing that in and out. They couldn’t have imagined what that bag contained.”

Adam Montgomery ‘butchered’ 5-year-old daughter Harmony, then took corpse to restaurant where he worked: prosecutors

Adam Montgomery allegedly store the bag with Harmony’s corpse in a restaurant freezer.

nypost.com

That expression on his face is loathsome.
Omo.

 

[Chimera]

I'm highly skeptical of Kayla's testimony.
Imo.

 

[PommyMommy]

FEB 9, 2024
Testimony of Kayla Montgomery, PART 5
Bob Ward Boston 25 on X

Kayla: He kept punching her on way to BK. There were a couple of red lights, at lights he would go between the seats and punch her in the head. There were 2-3 lights.

Kayla: Adam kept saying "Shut the F up. Stop Crying."

Kayla: I cant even describe the weird noise Harmony was making. It was moaning, but crying. I can't explain it.

Kayla: I put my arm up and said stop. He gave me an evil crazy eyes look.I couldn't stop him from hitting her. The look he gave me was scary. I was scared

Kayla: That was one of the first times I saw him look at me like that. But not the last.

Kayla: Harmony was behind the passenger seat. I was in front of her.

Kayla: He struck her by punching her in the head. The other children had no idea what was going on. They were 2 1/2 and 11 months old.

Kayla: He said "I think I really hurt her. I felt something."

Kayla: After it happened, we ordered food at Burger King. He was in driver seat. Went in drive thru. Adam ordered the food.

Kayla: We ate the food in the BK parking lot. I fed the boys food. I didnt see Harmony. She was under the blanket. Adam covered her.

Kayla: Then we headed to Colonial Village. Harmony under the blanket. She was still making the moaning noise, which eventually stopped. We did not check on her. I was scared.

Kayla: At apartment, we got drugs and got high. Heroin and crack. We were there for 10-15 minutes.

Kayla: We left the lot, got to next street over towards Elm St. Car died at the traffic light. It wouldn't start. We were stuck in the vehicle.

Kayla: Adam was trying to get a jump. There was no jumping, we had to leave it. When we were getting out of car, Harmony had passed away

Kayla: Adam tried to wake her, she didn't reply or anything. He said, "Harmony, and kept saying, baby girl," tried to budge her. There was nothing.

Kayla: He took duffle bag in trunk and put her in the duffle bag. Kayla is crying on the stand.

Kayla: We got the kids walked back to Colonial Apartments. Adam carried duffle bag put it in snow bank near dumpster.It was there so a friend wouldn't see it. We left her there, we got a ride to get our stuff

Kayla: The friend was Anthony Bodero. He gave us another car, a blue Audi, until we could figure things out that weekend.

Kayla: We lived in the car. Harmony's body was in the Audi car trunk or near dumpster so Anthony wouldn't see it. It was cold and snow on the ground.

Kayla: First night, Audi car battery died. Adam called Kimberly Frain. She showed up with a battery jumper to jump the car. I was in car with the kids.

Kayla: Harmony was in the trunk while car being jumped.

Kayla: After a couple of nights in the Audi, Bodero dropped the family off at Kayla's aunt's house on So. Main, Manchester.

 

[PommyMommy]

FEB 9, 2024
Testimony of Kayla Montgomery, PART 6
Bob Ward Boston 25 on X

Kayla: At Aunt's house, Adam placed duffle bag containing Harmony's body under the porch.

Kayla: We were at the house for a couple hours, trying to figure out where to go. We wanted her to talk to my mother to let us stay at her place.

Kayla: My mother came to pick us all up. Harmony was in the duffle bag. Adam put duffle bag in her van. It stayed there 5-10 minutes

Kayla: At mother's house, Adam took bag out of the van and put her "on the side near the trash" until he figure out to put her in a cooler located in hall. On my mom's floor.

Kayla: He put the duffle bag containing Harmony's body in the cooler. Kayla is now ID'ing photo of the red cooler that was on porch of her mom's hallway.

Kayla: Adam pushed the body into the cooler so it would fit. I saw him doing it. She was in cooler for a couple weeks.

Kayla: Body stayed in cooler entire time we were at my mother's house. I saw the cooler every day, multiple times a day. It was kept in the hallway.

Kayla: After mom's we moved to Families in Transition Shelter (FIT). There, Adam put her in the ceiling, in the vent of the room we stayed in.

Kayla: He used the bunk bed, climbed up to the ceiling.

Kayla: as she cries she is identifying the room at the shelter they stayed in with Harmony's body in the ceiling.

Kayla: We lived at the shelter for a month and a half (almost). She is identifying photos of the shelter where they stayed.

Jurors are grim faced as prosecutor Knowles shows them photos of the room and of the vent where Harmony's body was stored.

Kayla: you could smell a horrible smell and it was coming from the vent. Adam took Harmony down from the ceiling and brought her to bathroom when maintenance arrived.

FYI, there is very difficult testimony now about Harmony's body decomposing. I'm not going to repeat all of it here.

Crystal Sorey is leaving the courtroom

Kayla: is identifying a small CMC diaper bag. NH says Adam Montgomery put Harmony's remains in that bag

Kayla: Adam put garbage bags into the CMC bag

CMC is Catholic Medical Center, a hospital here in Manchester, NH

Kayla: Adam "squished her into the bag" when asked how Harmony's body could fit into the CMC bag.

Kayla is identifying a CMC bag as being identical to the one that was used. Its a large cloth white bag with blue handles. Larger than an average tote bag.

Kayla: Adam put Harmony into the CMC bag in the bathroom. "I heard a loud bang" Her body filled the bag. Testimony yesterday was that she weight 35 lbs six months earlier.

Kayla: Adam's idea for getting rid of Harmonys body was to use lime and dismember her.

Kayla: Adam said lime will help decay her body.

We are taking mid morning break now. Back 15 minutes. About 10:55am

 

[PommyMommy]

FEB 9, 2024
Testimony of Kayla Montgomery, PART 7
Bob Ward Boston 25 on X

We are about to resume after a mid morning break. Kayla is now being led back into the courtroom.

Kayla: Adam spent a couple hours trying to fit Harmony into the CMC bag. The original duffle bag, "He got rid of it"

Kayla: When the smell was overpowering, he took her down from the ceiling put her into garbage bags, then CMC bag. Asked me to bring the bag to his job.

Kayla: Adam was working at the Portland Pie. He asked me to bring the bag with me to his work.

Kayla: I walked about 10-15 minutes to Portland Pie with 2 kids, brought a stroller. I was scared.

Kayla: He told me he put her in the freezer (at Portland Pie pizza shop).

Kayla: Adam used ammonia to clean up bathroom. To "clean up anything that happened in that bathroom." He told me ammonia wouldn't use any evidence of blood or fluids.

Kayla: He put Harmony in the freezer so there "wouldn't be any fluids or anything leaking."

Kayla: Left FIT Shelter, moved to Union St in Manchester. Moved 2.20.2020. We listed Harmony on our tax returns because she lived w/us for 6months. Adam told me to leave her on. "So it would show we still had her living with us."

Kayla: At Union St, he kept Harmony in refrigerator of the apartment.

Kayla: He said he just wanted to put her in pieces to get rid of her.

Kayla: He said he was going to try and use a saw. He wanted to use a hand saw.

Kayla: is identifying picture of a handsaw she remembers Adam discussing when they talked about dismembering Harmony's body.

Kayla: Adam also talked about using a Nutri Bullet, which is a blender. He said "it would be good to use to help get rid of her."

Kayla: is identifying a picture of a bag of lime "similar to one that he (Adam) had.

Kayla: saw the bag of lime was in the bathroom of the Union St Apartment. Adam was trying to de-thaw Harmony's body.

Kayla: Adam was taking the clothes off her and putting her into the bag of lime. Harmony's body was in the bathtub.

Kayla: I saw Harmony in the bathtub, still folded together, same way she was left in the bag when we took her out of the car. She was a layer of skin and bone, bruised up.

Kayla: Adam used the hot water from the shower running to de-thaw Harmony

Kayla: I helped him take the clothes off of her, by cutting with scissors. I was scared of him

Kayla: Harmony was wearing a hoodie and her leggings on.

Kayla: I left the bathroom to check on the kids. I couldn't stay in there anymore. I couldn't handle it. I didn't want to see anything.

Kayla: Adam was with Harmony's body for a few hours. Our neighbor was playing loud music, I couldnt tell what noises were happening in the bathroom

Kayla: Adam never took a break during this, never left the bathroom.

Kayla: Adam put Harmony in the CMC bag, he put the lime in trash bags. He added lime in the CMC bag. He did not talk to me, he was working

Kayla: He put the CMC bag back into the freezer afterwards. Harmony's clothes were put into a trashbag.

Kayla: Adam said he wasn't going to leave the trash bags in our trash area, so "there would be no evidence."

Kayla: Adam said he was scared of what would happened to us. So he said he needed to get rid of the CMC bag with Harmony's body.

 

[PommyMommy]

FEB 9, 2024
Testimony of Kayla Montgomery, PART 8
Bob Ward Boston 25 on X

Kayla: Adam got in touch with an old friend, Travis Beach. Travis and Brittany Bedard came to the apartment

Kayla: Went to a hotel with 2 friends and became aware of a Uhaul. "So Adam could use it to dispose of Harmony's body."

Kayla: The room at the Econolodge was under Brittany's name.

Kayla: Adam talked to me about having Brittany to rent a UHaul because she has a license, and to rental in someone else's name. So that they can't prove Adam rented it.

Kayla: At the hotel, Harmony was being stored "in a fridge." Adam did not tell me where he planned to dump Harmony's body. He left with UHaul and bag in the middle of the night.

Kayla: He didn't tell me what he was doing. But I knew. He said he wasn't telling me where, so if cops got involved, I wouldn't be able to tell where Harmony's body is

Prosecutor: Where did he dump Harmony's body?Kayla: I dont know. When he came back as the sun came up, he no longer had the CMC bag with him.

Kayla: He punched me in the head with his hands, open and closed fist, constantly. It kept happening. She said he beat her before Harmony's body was disposed of, because he thought she was talking to police.

Kayla: Identifying photo of herself with two black eyes. Taken March 17, 2021

Kayla: Adam was consistently accusing me and hitting me. He was breaking things in house, thought there were mics and cameras in the house.

Kayla: He said he would contact his family member, Uncle Kevin, kill me and cut me in pieces and no one would find me, if I tell anyone about Harmony's murder.

Kayla: Is describing being abused by Adam. At one point she was put in a choke hold. Kayla said this happened because he thought I was talking to him

Kayla: Got married to Adam on Harmony's birthday. 6/7/2017. She is still married to him. I left him 3/17/21

Kayla: Adam told me to stay with the lie about Harmony's fate. When police approached me in 12/21, i repeated it. I called him. He told me to get a lawyer and dont tell them where i am.

Kayla: On Dec 30, 21 I was at the family shelter. Went to a Walmart that day.

Kayla: I entered a plea agreement with NH. My testimony is based on "actually being there, the truth."

Kayla: I rec'd 3.5-7 yrs, suspended, and 3.5-7 yr with 1 yr off my minimum.

Kayla: my primary obligation is to tell the truth.

Prosecutor: (showing pic of Adam) Is that the Adam Montgomery who was abusing you, who have Harmony a black eye, murdered her, Kayla: yes.

prosecutor: did you fold her in half
kayla: no
prosecutor: did you put her in ceiling
kayla no
Pros: Who did those things.
Kayla: Adam Montgomery

Prosecutor: Look at these jurors. Did you kill Harmony? did you beat her to death? Were you alone with her when she died?
Kayla to each: No.
Direct of Kayla is over.
Lunch break now until 1:05pm

 

[PommyMommy]

FEB 9, 2024
Cross Examination of Kayla Montgomery
Bob Ward Boston 25 on X

Defense is now crossing Kayla Montgomery

Caroline Smith is cross examining Kayla Montgomery

Through questioning, Smith is trying to get Kayla to say she was jealous of Adam's new gf in Dec 22 when police wanted to know where Harmony was. They had split the previous St. Pats Day. Kayla is giving mostly one word answers

Defense going after Kayla's credibility. Focusing on her early non cooperation w/ police
Smith:You were lying to the police about what happened
Kayla:Yes
Smith: And you gave them a lie that made you look completely innocent
Kayla: Yes

Smith: You were arrested for something that became a theft charge? (Jan 22)
Kayla: yes
Smith: you worked hard to get out
Kayla: yes

Smith is showing Kayla a note she wrote about Adam that was found in her cell.
Smith: you didn't write you were afraid of him.
Kayla: I wasn't thinking of that
Smith You wanted one more time w/him before you betrayed him
Kayla: yes

Smith: You wanted him not to be caught You wanted him to be blamed. Because he didn't do what you said he did.
Kayla: He did do what I say he did.

Smith: You wrote immunity from everything, where did you learn about immunity?
Kayla: Adam

Smith: It was all Adam right?
Kayla: I am my own person.

Smith: You would rather hide Harmony's death than have the state take the children, right?
Kayla: That's not what i was thinking

Smith: Adam did agree to take the fall for you
Kayla: Yes
Smith: you are best friends, do anything for the other
Kayla: Right.

Smith: That note was found during reg cell search. You said you wanted to talk to the AG. And those were the conditions (in the note)
Kayla: Yes

Smith: You didnt talk to the AG before you talked to the Grand Jury
Kayla: Yes

Smith: Before you got out (3/2022), you filed for divorce
Kayla:yes
Smith: You were done.
Kayla: As hard as it was
Smith: Your future was about you.

Smith: You lied to the Grand Jury
Kayla: Yes
Smith: Even though you swore to tell the truth, like today
Kayla Yes

Smith: you said you thought adam hurt her, but didn't know what happened, that was a lie.
Kayla: yes
smith: that was a lie that protected you, but pointed finger at Adam
Kayla: yes.

Smith: you didn't tell them she was dead
Kayla:yes
smith. you didn't tell them you were there when she was dead. that was a lie by omission.
kayla yes

They are now taking a 15 minutes break. Court's Plan is to go to 4pm. if interested, please watch live stream at our website http://ww.boston25.com as cross examination continues.

 

[DS2021]

Was kayla given an immunity deal in exchange for her testimony?

 

[PommyMommy]

FEB 9, 2024

Kayla Montgomery testifies that Adam Montgomery killed 5-year-old daughter, tried to hide body

The estranged wife of Adam Montgomery took the stand Friday in his murder trial, giving emotional testimony about what she said happened to his 5-year-old daughter Harmony.

www.wmur.com

• Kayla Montgomery was on the stand for more than six hours, recounting what she described as her husband's spiral into rage and paranoia after his daughter died.
• Kayla Montgomery told jurors that after Harmony was killed, Adam Montgomery's rage turned to her.
• The court saw a photo of Kayla Montgomery with two black eyes as she testified that he started breaking everything in the house looking for hidden surveillance equipment.
• Kayla Montgomery is scheduled to be back on the stand Monday morning.
• News 9 Investigates has learned that she has a parole hearing scheduled for March 7.
• She is in prison for perjury because she lied to the grand jury about the case.

 

[ConcernedVA]

FEB 9, 2024

Kayla Montgomery testifies that Adam Montgomery killed 5-year-old daughter, tried to hide body

The estranged wife of Adam Montgomery took the stand Friday in his murder trial, giving emotional testimony about what she said happened to his 5-year-old daughter Harmony.

www.wmur.com

• Kayla Montgomery was on the stand for more than six hours, recounting what she described as her husband's spiral into rage and paranoia after his daughter died.
• Kayla Montgomery told jurors that after Harmony was killed, Adam Montgomery's rage turned to her.
• The court saw a photo of Kayla Montgomery with two black eyes as she testified that he started breaking everything in the house looking for hidden surveillance equipment.
• Kayla Montgomery is scheduled to be back on the stand Monday morning.
• News 9 Investigates has learned that she has a parole hearing scheduled for March 7.
• She is in prison for perjury because she lied to the grand jury about the case.

Thank you, PM, for typing all this. I didn't get to watch all the testimony today and you filled in the blanks.

This is such an awful case.

 

[Allabouttrial]

I'm highly skeptical of Kayla's testimony.
Imo.

I believe she was telling the truth in reference to what Adam did to Harmony, but as for what he did afterwards, I believe she participated in the disguising and eventual disposal of Harmony.

For someone who couldn't bare to look at Harmony after Adam had repeatedly hit her, she sure knew ALL the details with regard to his attempts and suggestions of how he was going to dispose of her.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

I'm highly skeptical of Kayla's testimony.
Imo.

What do you think she's not telling the truth about? What doesn't ring true?

 

[Chimera]

What do you think she's not telling the truth about? What doesn't ring true?

She is hinting that she was too afraid of Adam to either leave him-- and go to the police, or to take the kids away from him and to go herself to LE and tell them what Adam was doing.
She had a duty to protect an innocent child.
The adults in Harmony's life failed her.
Omo.

 

[cocomod]

I think Kayla was only slightly afraid of Adam. I think more likely she was an addict and was more concerned about her next high than what happened to Harmony at the time. Adam was a means to obtain more drugs and that is what drove her actions at the time. My opinion of course

 

[Heaven Leigh]

That sweet baby girl. The last voice she heard was screaming at her to stop crying as she is dying.
I can't with the image of her being forced under a blanket to hide her face from abuse.
She was probably so afraid to even ask to go to the bathroom. Can you imagine the cursing she heard at that inconvenience ??
I'm so angry at everyone who failed her.
I also think Kayla knows where he went with Harmonys body.

 

[shotgun09]

I think Kayla was only slightly afraid of Adam. I think more likely she was an addict and was more concerned about her next high than what happened to Harmony at the time. Adam was a means to obtain more drugs and that is what drove her actions at the time. My opinion of course

Exactly ! An addicts only drive is to get MORE. Both of them chose MORE over housing and feeding their family. Kayla is just as guilty for allowing the abuse to continue. She received a sweet deal from the State, but in turn has had to face her demons head on. I cannot imagine telling a jury, let alone a court watching public, that I watched and witnessed all this horror on Harmony, for months! and did nothing. It is all so ugly.

The jury has to find her credible and believable. Tough job.
MOO

 

[Sundog]

FEB 9, 2024

Kayla Montgomery testifies that Adam Montgomery killed 5-year-old daughter, tried to hide body

The estranged wife of Adam Montgomery took the stand Friday in his murder trial, giving emotional testimony about what she said happened to his 5-year-old daughter Harmony.

www.wmur.com

• Kayla Montgomery was on the stand for more than six hours, recounting what she described as her husband's spiral into rage and paranoia after his daughter died.
• Kayla Montgomery told jurors that after Harmony was killed, Adam Montgomery's rage turned to her.
• The court saw a photo of Kayla Montgomery with two black eyes as she testified that he started breaking everything in the house looking for hidden surveillance equipment.
• Kayla Montgomery is scheduled to be back on the stand Monday morning.
• News 9 Investigates has learned that she has a parole hearing scheduled for March 7.
• She is in prison for perjury because she lied to the grand jury about the case.

Not directing this question necessarily to you, @PommyMommy , but do we know if Kayla's two children were removed from her care by the state? Even though she is incarcerated right now, I hope they have legally been removed from her care and are not under the care of any of Kayla's family or friends.