Deceased/Not Found NH - Harmony Montgomery, 7, Manchester, Oct 2019 *reported missing Dec 2021* *REWARD* *Arrest*

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HawthorneJuniper said:
So, does anyone know more about this process? From my understanding, MA had jurisdiction over all 3 & it was solely a MA DCF case. Neither parent had permanent custody & foster case was involved.

Then what? Father moved to NH or Father rehabilitated himself in MA then moved to NH? The sequence of events there is critical to understanding who dropped the ball.

I lean toward MA. How did the Father get approved? Did they just want to lose a case & so figured he’s in NH & he wants her? That seems crazy.

Or did NH refuse the Interstate agreement? How does that work? MA was in the position of most knowledge & I just feel like they’re likely the ones who dropped the ball.

Which is particularly upsetting since I live in MA & recall all too many DCF failures followed by promises of reform.
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Heartbreaking to think that this whole situation could have been prevented had there been robust planning and appropriate channels of communication between MA and NH.

With regards to Dad being ‘approved’ as Harmony’s main carer, would there even be an assessment involved? In my country, his name on her birth certificate would give him parental rights would ultimately trump everything. Children’s services may even have sought him out to allow them to proceed with permanency planning as they’re legally obliged to do so.

IMO it may even be the case that Dad refused offers of ongoing support, engagement wouldn’t necessarily be statutory because he was her Dad, he held parental rights. His history alone would obviously have been cause for concern IMO, but as someone mentioned previously, if his convictions didn’t relate to child maltreatment, he was in an apparently stable relationship and had children with his new partner etc., then it may have seemed preferable that Harmony go live with him rather than continue in FC. If he had no current involvement with the justice system or substance misuse etc, then there would have been no grounds for a judge to order ongoing input from children’s services.

All my own musings and opinions as I try to wrap my head around how this poor child fell through the cracks.

It really seems to be a case of poor Harmony being out of sight, therefore out of mind. Where are you beautiful girl? :(
 
I wish someone could have sat down AM and said is this what you want to do with your life? all the crime, all the drugs, you have beautiful children...
I watched an episode about Gaby Petito.(youtube)So many of the public helped by looking at where she was and posted their pictures/videos that happened to be near by that some people did help by finding they inadvertently took a video of her van and found her. Maybe someone took a video some where of Harmony,too.
 
MissMalowe said:
What type of family are you living in where you can openly admit to your other family members to knocking your 5 year old daughter around resulting in her having a black eye. I will never understand family dynamics like this. How did this guy not wind up with a black eye himself after admitting that information?!
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Possibly his family was terrified deep down of him and what he could do, either then or later. What do you do when you know you have a violent psychopath for a relative?

It does sound like they reported the abuse, so then what went wrong that authorities didn't help her?
 
ChatteringBirds said:
Possibly his family was terrified deep down of him and what he could do, either then or later. What do you do when you know you have a violent psychopath for a relative?

It does sound like they reported the abuse, so then what went wrong that authorities didn't help her?
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He must be quite the escape artist that no one could find him for two years.
And most of that time KM and three children were with him.
 
Kristin Esq. said:
FBI Evidence Response Team Working At Manchester Home
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From link above.
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Several people from the Manchester Police, and the FBI Evidence Response Team (ERT) are on scene at 77 Gilford St. on Monday.
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MissMalowe said:
What type of family are you living in where you can openly admit to your other family members to knocking your 5 year old daughter around resulting in her having a black eye. I will never understand family dynamics like this. How did this guy not wind up with a black eye himself after admitting that information?!
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Exactly!
 
HilaryHormone said:
Heartbreaking to think that this whole situation could have been prevented had there been robust planning and appropriate channels of communication between MA and NH.

With regards to Dad being ‘approved’ as Harmony’s main carer, would there even be an assessment involved? In my country, his name on her birth certificate would give him parental rights would ultimately trump everything. Children’s services may even have sought him out to allow them to proceed with permanency planning as they’re legally obliged to do so.

IMO it may even be the case that Dad refused offers of ongoing support, engagement wouldn’t necessarily be statutory because he was her Dad, he held parental rights. His history alone would obviously have been cause for concern IMO, but as someone mentioned previously, if his convictions didn’t relate to child maltreatment, he was in an apparently stable relationship and had children with his new partner etc., then it may have seemed preferable that Harmony go live with him rather than continue in FC. If he had no current involvement with the justice system or substance misuse etc, then there would have been no grounds for a judge to order ongoing input from children’s services.

All my own musings and opinions as I try to wrap my head around how this poor child fell through the cracks.

It really seems to be a case of poor Harmony being out of sight, therefore out of mind. Where are you beautiful girl? :(
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This is a good post and I believe it's probably how this custody went into place.
 
MissMalowe said:
What type of family are you living in where you can openly admit to your other family members to knocking your 5 year old daughter around resulting in her having a black eye. I will never understand family dynamics like this. How did this guy not wind up with a black eye himself after admitting that information?!
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Ya, he's a tough guy. I'm just waiting for tough guy to be bashed around the gp once other inmates learn why he's in custody.

I also want to know the time line for TG weekend. Where was it that KM was working on black Friday November 2019? Who watched the kids while KM was working? Who attended the TG dinner. How did HM appear on TG? Did she appear ok or did she appear physically abused?

Why didn't KM's mom intervene on all 5 of their behalf when she knew AM was violent?

Where did the family live when they abandoned the foreclosure home?

Those are the answers that will help find HM. Not the things that occurred before or after.......


WHERE IS HARMONY?
 
Search for 7-year-old Harmony Montgomery continues this morning in Manchester, New Hampshire. Police have the road closed in front of the home they are searching. This is the view from the back. Detectives are in the backyard with tents.

https://twitter.com/BrianEntin/status/1480574165702881280

There is a short 13 second video at the link.
 
Kristin Esq. said:
Search for 7-year-old Harmony Montgomery continues this morning in Manchester, New Hampshire. Police have the road closed in front of the home they are searching. This is the view from the back. Detectives are in the backyard with tents.

https://twitter.com/BrianEntin/status/1480574165702881280

There is a short 13 second video at the link.
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Is this her father’s house or one he used to live in? Just wondering why they think she might be there.
Sorry if it’s a stupid question, I haven’t checked in on the case in a few days.
 
December 2021 - January 2022: Authorities search a home on Gilford Street in Manchester, New Hampshire, multiple times, which they said in a news release "is a focus of the investigation because it is the last location where Harmony was known to reside before her disappearance in 2019."
Timeline: What We Know So Far About Harmony Montgomery's Disappearance
 
StarryStarryNight said:
Is this her father’s house or one he used to live in? Just wondering why they think she might be there.
Sorry if it’s a stupid question, I haven’t checked in on the case in a few days.
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This is where they lived until the house was foreclosed and they were made to leave after being squatters for some time.
 
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