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These people are the worst, Poor Harmony didn't have a chance from the get go!!! IMO
Deceased/Not Found NH - Harmony Montgomery, 7, Manchester, Oct 2019 *reported missing Dec 2021* Arrest* MEDIA ONLY
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OCT 24, 2022
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Adam Montgomery, Harmony's father, allegedly pummeled the little girl in the head with a closed fist on Dec. 7, 2019, New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said at a Monday news briefing, "recklessly causing the death of Harmony Montgomery, a person under 13 years of age, under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to the value of human life."
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In addition to allegedly killing his daughter, he is now also accused of attempting to get his estranged wife, Kayla Montgomery, to go along with his story, Formella revealed Monday afternoon.
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Harmony Montgomery case: New Hampshire announces murder charge against missing girl's dad
New Hampshire dad Adam Montgomery has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his missing daughter, who was last seen in late November 2019.
Adam Montgomery, Harmony's father, allegedly pummeled the little girl in the head with a closed fist on Dec. 7, 2019, New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said at a Monday news briefing, "recklessly causing the death of Harmony Montgomery, a person under 13 years of age, under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to the value of human life."
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In addition to allegedly killing his daughter, he is now also accused of attempting to get his estranged wife, Kayla Montgomery, to go along with his story, Formella revealed Monday afternoon.
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According to New Hampshire, they now believe Adam killed Harmony in early December but did not dispose of her body until sometime in March 2020, which was months that no one noticed her missing and nearly a year and a half until a search for Harmony began.
25 Investigates: The pivotal decision that sent Harmony Montgomery to live with her father
25 Investigates has been covering the Harmony Montgomery case in-depth since the very beginning, including the pivotal decision that placed Harmony in her father, Adam Montgomery’s custody.
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In August of this year, after nearly eight months of investigation by various state, county, and federal law enforcement agencies, Harmony Montgomery was declared dead based on numerous leads, including “biological evidence.”
Formella said the father was charged with murder in the second degree for allegedly recklessly causing the death of his daughter “by repeatedly striking Harmony in the head with a closed fist.”
Additionally, Adam Montgomery was charged with one count each of falsifying physical evidence by allegedly destroying evidence when he hid or destroyed his daughter’s body to prevent the investigation from moving forward; abuse of a corpse for allegedly purposefully and unlawfully moving or concealing the corpse of Harmony Montgomery “or any part thereof” and tampering with a witness for allegedly attempting to have his wife, Kayla Montgomery, 31 “testify falsely.”
“While today’s arrest is a major step in this investigation there is much work to come,” Formella said. “Today I do want to again express my deepest sympathies to Harmony’s family, friends, and loved ones. We understand that today’s news, while significant for the investigation, is another difficult moment.”
By 10:30 a.m., Adam Montgomery was booked and charged, according to Aldenberg, who repeatedly broke into tears during his turn at the dais in announcing the update to the case that has led news coverage in the state since the young girl’s mysterious disappearance was belatedly announced in December 2021.
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Harmony Montgomery's Father Charged with Murdering 5-Year-Old Girl by 'Repeatedly Striking' Her in the Head 'with a Closed Fist'
Adam Montgomery also stands accused of falsifying evidence by hiding or destroying his daughter's body, abuse of a corpse, and witness tampering.
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In August of this year, after nearly eight months of investigation by various state, county, and federal law enforcement agencies, Harmony Montgomery was declared dead based on numerous leads, including “biological evidence.”
Formella said the father was charged with murder in the second degree for allegedly recklessly causing the death of his daughter “by repeatedly striking Harmony in the head with a closed fist.”
Additionally, Adam Montgomery was charged with one count each of falsifying physical evidence by allegedly destroying evidence when he hid or destroyed his daughter’s body to prevent the investigation from moving forward; abuse of a corpse for allegedly purposefully and unlawfully moving or concealing the corpse of Harmony Montgomery “or any part thereof” and tampering with a witness for allegedly attempting to have his wife, Kayla Montgomery, 31 “testify falsely.”
“While today’s arrest is a major step in this investigation there is much work to come,” Formella said. “Today I do want to again express my deepest sympathies to Harmony’s family, friends, and loved ones. We understand that today’s news, while significant for the investigation, is another difficult moment.”
By 10:30 a.m., Adam Montgomery was booked and charged, according to Aldenberg, who repeatedly broke into tears during his turn at the dais in announcing the update to the case that has led news coverage in the state since the young girl’s mysterious disappearance was belatedly announced in December 2021.
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The maternal grandfather of Harmony Montgomery said the charges filed against the child’s father are what he’s been waiting for all along.
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“He wasn’t a good person. I see it in his eyes. He’s an evil person,” said TF.
TF said he remains baffled over a judge’s decision to award custody to Montgomery in February 2019.
Montgomery had pleaded guilty five years earlier to shooting a man in the head during a drug deal in Haverhill.
“You don’t give a baby to somebody that’s like that without looking at their credentials which the judge didn’t, the system didn’t,” he said. “They just gave him the baby and that was it.”
Investigators announced Monday that Montgomery allegedly killed the 5-year-old by punching her repeatedly in the head.
“I’ve been in my bed all day, sick,” explained TF. “I knew it from the get-go. I told my daughter. I felt it.”
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“He’s an evil person”: Harmony Montgomery’s grandfather reacts to Adam’s arrest
The maternal grandfather of Harmony Montgomery said the charges filed against the child’s father are what he’s been waiting for all along.
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“He wasn’t a good person. I see it in his eyes. He’s an evil person,” said TF.
TF said he remains baffled over a judge’s decision to award custody to Montgomery in February 2019.
Montgomery had pleaded guilty five years earlier to shooting a man in the head during a drug deal in Haverhill.
“You don’t give a baby to somebody that’s like that without looking at their credentials which the judge didn’t, the system didn’t,” he said. “They just gave him the baby and that was it.”
Investigators announced Monday that Montgomery allegedly killed the 5-year-old by punching her repeatedly in the head.
“I’ve been in my bed all day, sick,” explained TF. “I knew it from the get-go. I told my daughter. I felt it.”
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The major step in the case comes just months after investigators searched the last place the little girl lived. Former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer believes investigators found biological evidence.
"Blood, DNA, either in that refrigerator on the floorboards in the carpet. There's no way to really get rid of that," Coffindaffer said.
Coffindaffer believes whatever was found in the house corroborated the stepmother's story.
"She lived with them, she was in proximity to him, she was married to him. She was at that house day in and day out," Coffindaffer said.
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Harmony is survived by a little brother named Jamison, who was adopted by a couple now living in the Washington D.C. area. The five-year-old boy's questions and pleading for his sister prompted his adoptive parents to reach out to social workers and authorities in New Hampshire. That led to the search for Harmony two years after she went missing.
"I look at my son and there's sadness, there's anger. Why did this happen? How did it happen," said Jamison's adoptive father Jonathan Bobbit-Miller. "The system that was supposed to protect my son and his sister failed them. They literally handed his sister to a murderer."
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Harmony Montgomery's father Adam charged with her 2019 murder
Adam Montgomery has been charged with murder in the death of his daughter, Harmony Montgomery.
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The major step in the case comes just months after investigators searched the last place the little girl lived. Former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer believes investigators found biological evidence.
"Blood, DNA, either in that refrigerator on the floorboards in the carpet. There's no way to really get rid of that," Coffindaffer said.
Coffindaffer believes whatever was found in the house corroborated the stepmother's story.
"She lived with them, she was in proximity to him, she was married to him. She was at that house day in and day out," Coffindaffer said.
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Harmony is survived by a little brother named Jamison, who was adopted by a couple now living in the Washington D.C. area. The five-year-old boy's questions and pleading for his sister prompted his adoptive parents to reach out to social workers and authorities in New Hampshire. That led to the search for Harmony two years after she went missing.
"I look at my son and there's sadness, there's anger. Why did this happen? How did it happen," said Jamison's adoptive father Jonathan Bobbit-Miller. "The system that was supposed to protect my son and his sister failed them. They literally handed his sister to a murderer."
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Court documents also stated that Kayla Montgomery claimed that Adam Montgomery encouraged her to lie multiple times about where Harmony was, "basically giving Kayla a 'cover story' and telling her that as long as she stuck to the cover story everything would be OK."
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According to the court documents, a witness said Kayla and Adam Montgomery talked about selling the stolen firearms for money for drugs and taking care of the kids.
Investigators tried to keep their interviews of Kayla Montgomery related to firearms charges and Harmony's murder separate, but there was a bleed-over between topics, court documents said.
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Stepmother of Harmony Montgomery told investigators about 5-year-old girl's murder in June, court documents say
Kayla Montgomery told investigators in June that Adam Montgomery murdered his 5-year-old daughter, according to court documents.[...]
Court documents also stated that Kayla Montgomery claimed that Adam Montgomery encouraged her to lie multiple times about where Harmony was, "basically giving Kayla a 'cover story' and telling her that as long as she stuck to the cover story everything would be OK."
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According to the court documents, a witness said Kayla and Adam Montgomery talked about selling the stolen firearms for money for drugs and taking care of the kids.
Investigators tried to keep their interviews of Kayla Montgomery related to firearms charges and Harmony's murder separate, but there was a bleed-over between topics, court documents said.
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The father of Harmony Montgomery pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a second-degree murder charge alleging that he killed the 5-year-old in 2019 by repeatedly striking her in the head with a closed fist, according to court paperwork filed by his New Hampshire attorneys.
Adam Montgomery, 32, also pleaded not guilty to falsifying physical evidence, abuse of a corpse and witness tampering in the death of his daughter.
He waived his arraignment, which had been scheduled for Tuesday. His lawyers didn’t respond to a message seeking comment.
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Harmony Montgomery’s father pleads not guilty to killing her
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The father of Harmony Montgomery pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a second-degree murder charge alleging that he killed the 5-year-old in...
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Adam Montgomery, 32, also pleaded not guilty to falsifying physical evidence, abuse of a corpse and witness tampering in the death of his daughter.
He waived his arraignment, which had been scheduled for Tuesday. His lawyers didn’t respond to a message seeking comment.
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In the lead-up to the arrest on the new charges, Montgomery’s case was a flurry of motions to suppress various evidence ... His requests were both granted and denied in part in rulings filed on Oct. 19.
“Well, your daughter had some injuries that you know about when you lived on Gilford Street,” a Manchester detective is quoted as saying during the interview Jan. 4 included in Superior Court Justice Amy Messer’s ruling. “… I’m referring to her having some good marks … Marks that were left on her by you.”
“Absolutely not. I have nothing else to say,” Montgomery replied. Thirteen minutes later, Montgomery would state, “You know what, man, like I don’t even want to talk anymore. Like this is just beating around the bush. It just seems a little to silly to me.”
The state had filed a motion Oct. 4 arguing that the earlier “I have nothing else to say” statement was “ambiguous and equivocal and was consequently not a valid invocation of his right to remain silent,” but conceded that the latter statement is an “unambiguous assertion of his right to remain silent.”
Messer agreed and ruled that any statement after that assertion would be suppressed.
Harmony Montgomery’s dad waives arraignment on murder charge, stays in jail
Adam Montgomery, the New Hampshire man accused of punching his 5-year-old daughter to death in December 2019, waived his scheduled arraignment on charges related to Harmony Montgomery’s murder and …
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In the lead-up to the arrest on the new charges, Montgomery’s case was a flurry of motions to suppress various evidence ... His requests were both granted and denied in part in rulings filed on Oct. 19.
“Well, your daughter had some injuries that you know about when you lived on Gilford Street,” a Manchester detective is quoted as saying during the interview Jan. 4 included in Superior Court Justice Amy Messer’s ruling. “… I’m referring to her having some good marks … Marks that were left on her by you.”
“Absolutely not. I have nothing else to say,” Montgomery replied. Thirteen minutes later, Montgomery would state, “You know what, man, like I don’t even want to talk anymore. Like this is just beating around the bush. It just seems a little to silly to me.”
The state had filed a motion Oct. 4 arguing that the earlier “I have nothing else to say” statement was “ambiguous and equivocal and was consequently not a valid invocation of his right to remain silent,” but conceded that the latter statement is an “unambiguous assertion of his right to remain silent.”
Messer agreed and ruled that any statement after that assertion would be suppressed.
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Kayla Montgomery is facing several charges of her own, but we’ve learned today she’s working on a plea deal with prosecutors. Details on that could be revealed next week.
Court Documents Offer New Details on Murder Case Against Harmony Montgomery's Father
[...]Kayla Montgomery is facing several charges of her own, but we’ve learned today she’s working on a plea deal with prosecutors. Details on that could be revealed next week.
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Harmony was 5 years old when she was last seen alive. She was missing for two years before any caring adult in her life noticed.
Her mother, Crystal Sorey, who first sounded the alarm, lost custody because of an addiction to drugs. Harmony had been removed from Sorey’s care three times because that chemical addiction overwhelmed any vestige of natural maternal instinct.
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Harmony’s father, who had shot someone in the face during a drug deal, was in prison when she was born in 2014. She was an infant when they first met, in prison.
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In 2018, Harmony was placed in a foster home in Haverhill. Her younger brother was adopted by a couple also willing to adopt her. But adults who were supposed to protect her didn’t take them up on that life-altering offer.
Instead, in a process that prioritized everyone’s best interests except Harmony’s, a Massachusetts judge awarded custody to Montgomery, despite a history that suggested he was more comfortable around drugs and guns and chaos than children. Harmony moved into a house in Manchester, N.H., that Montgomery shared with his wife, Kayla.
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Harmony was never registered for school. No one took notice. She was invisible.
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Invisible in life, Harmony remains invisible in death, her body still missing. If, as prosecutors allege, her father beat her to death and hid her body, the only card he has left to play is leading authorities to her body.
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The invisible girl - The Boston Globe
In life, Harmony Montgomery was missing for two years before anyone noticed. In death, she remains a little girl lost.
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Harmony was 5 years old when she was last seen alive. She was missing for two years before any caring adult in her life noticed.
Her mother, Crystal Sorey, who first sounded the alarm, lost custody because of an addiction to drugs. Harmony had been removed from Sorey’s care three times because that chemical addiction overwhelmed any vestige of natural maternal instinct.
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Harmony’s father, who had shot someone in the face during a drug deal, was in prison when she was born in 2014. She was an infant when they first met, in prison.
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In 2018, Harmony was placed in a foster home in Haverhill. Her younger brother was adopted by a couple also willing to adopt her. But adults who were supposed to protect her didn’t take them up on that life-altering offer.
Instead, in a process that prioritized everyone’s best interests except Harmony’s, a Massachusetts judge awarded custody to Montgomery, despite a history that suggested he was more comfortable around drugs and guns and chaos than children. Harmony moved into a house in Manchester, N.H., that Montgomery shared with his wife, Kayla.
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Harmony was never registered for school. No one took notice. She was invisible.
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Invisible in life, Harmony remains invisible in death, her body still missing. If, as prosecutors allege, her father beat her to death and hid her body, the only card he has left to play is leading authorities to her body.
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Thursday’s hearing was on felony firearms charges. The New Hampshire man had been convicted of shooting a drug dealer in 2014 and is now accused of stealing guns and as a result being a felon in possession of firearms.
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Adam Montgomery’s attorneys have moved to preclude his wife’s statements on the grounds that prosecutors waited too long to reveal them in violation of discovery rules.
His public defender Caroline Smith repeatedly referred to the new statements as a "paradigm shift," in a pool stream of the hearing from WMUR.
Judge Amy Messer granted the defense more time and postponed the trial from the previous Nov. 7 start date.
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“While interviewing Kayla on June 3, investigators attempted to keep separate the portion of the interview that focused on the defendant and firearms from the portion that focused on Harmony’s murder. However, despite investigators’ efforts, there was significant bleed-over between the topics,” prosecutors said.
On Thursday, the defense attempted to keep that testimony out of Adam Montgomery’s firearms trial.
The judge told the defense she would not do that, however, the judge did allow for a delay in the trial, until after a “structural conference” that will be held on November 22, where the firearms case, the murder case, and a third case alleging Montgomery assaulted his daughter will be discussed.
Harmony Montgomery's dad has firearms case postponed days after murder charge in 5-year-old's slaying
The start of Adam Montgomery's firearms trial was pushed back by two weeks just days after prosecutors charged him with his daughter's December 2019 murder.
Thursday’s hearing was on felony firearms charges. The New Hampshire man had been convicted of shooting a drug dealer in 2014 and is now accused of stealing guns and as a result being a felon in possession of firearms.
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Adam Montgomery’s attorneys have moved to preclude his wife’s statements on the grounds that prosecutors waited too long to reveal them in violation of discovery rules.
His public defender Caroline Smith repeatedly referred to the new statements as a "paradigm shift," in a pool stream of the hearing from WMUR.
Judge Amy Messer granted the defense more time and postponed the trial from the previous Nov. 7 start date.
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Weapons trial delayed for the NH father accused in the murder of his daughter, Harmony Montgomery
The search for justice in the alleged murder of a little girl in New Hampshire hit a delay on Thursday.
On Thursday, the defense attempted to keep that testimony out of Adam Montgomery’s firearms trial.
The judge told the defense she would not do that, however, the judge did allow for a delay in the trial, until after a “structural conference” that will be held on November 22, where the firearms case, the murder case, and a third case alleging Montgomery assaulted his daughter will be discussed.
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Harmony's mother Crystal Sorey describes her daughter as sweet, funny and talkative. Sorey dressed up as Minnie Mouse, something she said would have made her daughter happy.
Sorey said she wants to close the door on this chapter.
“All the good memories are in Haverhill and Boston,” Sorey said. “We just want to close this chapter on New Hampshire because nothing good here happened for her.”
Sorey said she wants to help other children, ensuring Harmony's story is not forgotten.
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Crystal Sorey has mostly stayed away from the media since her daughter was reported missing last November.
"Sweet, kind, funny. Oh god, that girl could talk," said Sorey.
"Her whole room was Minnie Mouse. She had a four-foot Minnie Mouse doll in her room," Sorey recalled. She wore a Minnie Mouse costume as a way to honor Harmony. "I wanted to come here like this to represent something that makes her happy."
Loved ones remember Harmony Montgomery at vigil in Manchester
Loved ones of Harmony Montgomery came together in Manchester Sunday afternoon to remember the 5-year-old.
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Sorey said she wants to close the door on this chapter.
“All the good memories are in Haverhill and Boston,” Sorey said. “We just want to close this chapter on New Hampshire because nothing good here happened for her.”
Sorey said she wants to help other children, ensuring Harmony's story is not forgotten.
'Sweet, kind, funny': Harmony Montgomery's mother shares memories of young girl
The mother of Harmony Montgomery shared memories of the little girl at a vigil on Sunday.
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"Sweet, kind, funny. Oh god, that girl could talk," said Sorey.
"Her whole room was Minnie Mouse. She had a four-foot Minnie Mouse doll in her room," Sorey recalled. She wore a Minnie Mouse costume as a way to honor Harmony. "I wanted to come here like this to represent something that makes her happy."
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Sorey told onlookers Sunday that she never wants Adam Montgomery freed from behind bars.
“I don’t want him to see the light of day ever again,” she said.
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... Sorey said she wants to make sure her daughter is honored in every way possible, even if it means wearing a goofy costume on Halloween weekend.
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“Now, the next step is finding her still, and fighting for justice,” Sorey said.
‘The one thing she really loved is family’: Mourners gather for final Harmony Montgomery vigil
Well-wishers and mourners gathered in State Park in Manchester, New Hampshire Sunday to hold a final vigil for Harmony Montgomery.
“I don’t want him to see the light of day ever again,” she said.
At Vigil, Harmony Montgomery's Mom Says Next Step Is Finding Her Daughter's Body
Less than a week after Harmony Montgomery’s father was charged with murder in the presumed death of his daughter, the little girl’s mother says she won’t be satisfied until her daughter’s body is found. Crystal Sorey was among more than a dozen people who attended a vigil Saturday at Stark Park...
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“Now, the next step is finding her still, and fighting for justice,” Sorey said.
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‘He has a black soul’: Adam Montgomery had a troubled past that shadowed him when he inquired about meeting his infant daughter, Harmony - The Boston Globe
Five years after DCF began caring for Harmony Montgomery, her father persuaded a Massachusetts juvenile court judge to grant him custody of the girl, who then died later that year, allegedly at his hands.
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- AM refused to divulge details of his violent history, and no one at DCF fully investigated his background
- He was born in 1990 when his father, Michael, was 16 and his mother was 15
- AM’s mother said he was supposed to be offered for adoption as a baby and she never had a relationship with him. He was placed in the custody of his father’s family.
- “I don’t even know those people,” she said.
- When AM was 5, his father was sentenced to 6-9 years for robbing a McDonald’s restaurant in Revere while wielding a toy gun and wearing a mask.
- AM's paternal grandparents were left to raise him and his 3-year-old brother at their home in Revere.
- AM's father wrote in court papers that he committed the robbery “out of desperation to obtain more heroin.”
- In June 2004, AM's father was granted custody of him at 14. They moved to Clearwater, FL. Months later he stole his uncle’s BMW, crashed it, and ran away from home. Eventually, he moved back to NH.
- In 2007, LE investigated reports that AM threatened a neighbor with landscaping shears and then pushed his grandmother who said she didn’t see anything.
- There were numerous reports of assaults on AM's grandmother by various males who lived with her. She was uncooperative and denied them
- In July 2007, the MSP gang unit found AM and his uncle, KM, sharing a bathroom stall in a McDonald’s restaurant in Chelsea. KM had “track marks” on his arms, and AM, then 17, had a knife and heroin in his pocket and a teardrop tattooed under his left eye, a symbol associated with gang and prison culture
- In 2008, AM was identified as a suspect in the murder of Darlin Guzman, who was shot and killed in the parking lot of a convenience store. No arrests have been made.
- Four days after Guzman was killed, AM was accused of breaking into an apartment with another man and demanding money from three women while wielding a pellet gun. He later pleaded guilty.
- A few months after that, he was arrested for stabbing another man in the leg in Manchester, N.H., and eventually pleaded guilty.
- CS said, “Adam has a severe hatred of women.”
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Massachusetts’ policies failed Harmony Montgomery - The Boston Globe
Why was this child, who was born to two parents who could not or would not care for her for over three years, not allowed to be adopted by the foster family who took her in?
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- Harmony was placed in foster care almost immediately after her birth.
- Her mother’s substance abuse resulted in multiple reports of neglect.
- Harmony’s father was in prison at the time of her birth.
- Harmony was returned and re-removed from her mother on two more occasions.
- She was in the care of a foster family for 28 months out of her first 3 years - almost 2 of those years consecutively.
- She met AM only a couple of times while he was incarcerated.
- NH authorities to do a home study. They never did.
- When placed with AM, Harmony had already spent 41 months in care.
- The real question is why Harmony was not allowed to be adopted by the foster family who took her in.
- Federal law states that if a child has been in care for 15 of the past 22 months, the state is supposed to start proceedings to terminate parental rights.
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Messed up system that needs to be overhauled! Sadly he probably burned his baby essentially cremated his own baby and getting rid of the remains. Rest In Peace, baby Harmony.
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Kayla Montgomery To Serve 1.5 Years In Negotiated Guilty Plea Deal
The stepmother of Harmony Montgomery will have several years suspended for 10 years; she's agreed to testify against husband in murder case.
11/16/22
MANCHESTER, NH — Kayla Montgomery, the stepmother of 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery, has entered into a fully negotiated plea agreement with the state of New Hampshire.
Montgomery’s lawyer, Paul Garrity filed paperwork in Hillsborough County Court Wednesday that outlines the negotiated plea and sentencing, which is expected to be approved by a judge later this week.
She faces two counts of perjury in cases 1982119C and 1982120C, which she will plead guilty to for the agreement to testify in the trial of Adam Montgomery, who is charged with murdering Harmony Montgomery.
The sentence for the first perjury case is 3.5 to 7 years in the New Hampshire State Prison for women, with an agreement that 1.5 years of the minimum sentence will be suspended for 10 years. Kayla Montgomery will receive 197 days of credit for time already served.
The remaining sentence will be suspended for 10 years.
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Kayla Montgomery will waive all rights to a trial as part of the plea and is mandated to cooperate and testify in the trial of Adam Montgomery.
Information will be updated as it becomes available
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Missing New Hampshire girl Harmony Montgomery's stepmother pleads guilty, agrees to cooperate
Kayla Montgomery’s plea deal must first be accepted by a judge. Prosecutors have asked that she be sentenced to two years in prison. She is expected to appear in court on Friday for an official plea hearing and sentencing.
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“I told them how I felt,” said Sorey. “This isn’t fair. She was a part of it.”
Sorey says Kayla Montgomery is getting off easy.
“As far as I’m concerned Kayla can rot,” said Sorey.
According to court documents, Kayla Montgomery will plead guilty to perjury charges. She’ll serve less than two years behind bars, in exchange for cooperating in the investigation into Harmony’s murder.
“It means she’s doing it for herself so she can see the light of day again,” said Sorey. “So she can one day be free. She’s not doing it for Harmony.”
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‘This Isn't Fair': Harmony Montgomery's Mom Decries Plea Deal Offered to Stepmother
Harmony Montgomery’s mom Crystal Sorey says she wasn’t happy when she heard from investigators this week that Kayla Montgomery had reached a plea deal.“I told them how I felt,” said Sorey. “This isn’t fair. She was a part of it.”
Sorey says Kayla Montgomery is getting off easy.
“As far as I’m concerned Kayla can rot,” said Sorey.
According to court documents, Kayla Montgomery will plead guilty to perjury charges. She’ll serve less than two years behind bars, in exchange for cooperating in the investigation into Harmony’s murder.
“It means she’s doing it for herself so she can see the light of day again,” said Sorey. “So she can one day be free. She’s not doing it for Harmony.”
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