Crime & Safety
Jury Finds Adam Montgomery Guilty In 5-Year-Old Daughter's Murder
The jury deciding the fate of Adam Montgomery returned a guilty verdict Thursday on all counts in the death of his daughter Harmony.
MANCHESTER, NH — A jury returned a guilty verdict Thursday for Adam Montgomery, the Manchester father on trial in connection with the 2019 killing of his 5-year-old daughter Harmony, according to Law and Crime Network, which streamed the verdict.
Montgomery, 34, was found guilty of second-degree murder, second-degree assault, abuse of a corpse, falsifying physical evidence, and witness tampering in connection with Harmony's presumed death.
He faces up to life in prison at sentencing, according to Law and Crime Network.
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Harmony is believed to have been killed in Dec. 2019 but not reported missing until more than two years later.
When a judge asked Montgomery Feb. 7 if he "[admits] to each and every element of the offense of falsifying physical evidence and abuse of corpse," he said yes, according to WCVB.
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Opening statements in Montgomery's trial began on Feb. 8, Boston25 reported, adding that prosecutors said Montgomery told a friend that Harmony was evil.
"She was a constant reminder of her mother, Crystal, who he hated. He hated Harmony to his core," a prosecutor added, according to Boston25.
According to an affidavit obtained by WCVB, "Adam was extremely upset that 5-year-old Harmony was not saying when she needed to go to the bathroom and was having accidents in the car," Montgomery's wife, Kayla, told investigators.
Investigators believe that Montgomery fatally beat Harmony after she had an accident in his car on Dec. 7, 2019, WCVB reported, citing the affidavit.
After Harmony's death, Montgomery is accused of putting her body in a duffle bag and moving it several times, according to the affidavit. Her remains have still not been found.
Montgomery is also accused of physically abusing and threatening Kayla, who will be among the witnesses in Montgomery's trial, according to WCVB.
Meanwhile, Montgomery's defense team blames Kayla for Harmony's death, saying that "only Kayla knows the truth" and that "the whole entire story is not true," the outlet reported.
The affidavit said that Kayla admitted to lying in her grand jury testimony about when she last saw Harmony, according to WCVB.
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