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New Hampshire dad Adam Montgomery, 34, faces life in prison after he’s found GUILTY of beating his five-year-old daughter, Harmony, to death, disposing of the body, concealing the crime for two years

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-71402e02f82fd3f4ce6f9008ec711d33" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;231b1b&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Adam Montgomery of New Hampshire&comma; 34&comma; has been found guilty of the murder of his five-year-old daughter Harmony in December 2019 after a two week trial <&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e53e43802df4f774ba6bdfe6e05a1ea2" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;231b1b&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>He faces life imprisonment with no chance of parole&comma; sentencing is scheduled for a later date<&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-06003c6c37cf6d3113d2272483bae9c5" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;231b1b&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Montgomery beat up Harmony&comma; who was blind in one eye&comma; after she had a bathroom accident while asleep in the car in December 2019 <&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8c2ea2c168240a680415a874e45631fb" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;231b1b&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>He and his wife Kayla&comma; who is not Harmony&&num;8217&semi;s mother&comma; then took drugs and ate fast food as she lay dying of her injuries in the backseat <&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d4b0d783766a8f73ef8f8f5ce35527d6" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;231b1b&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Adam Montgomery then &&num;8216&semi;callously concealed&&num;8217&semi; his daughter&&num;8217&semi;s body for years in duffel bags&comma; a walk-in freezer and the trunk of a friend&&num;8217&semi;s car <&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6ce15902c5adc84ae89bc726434bdcd1" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;231b1b&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong><strong>Harmony was only reported missing in 2022 when her mother&comma; Crystal Sorey&comma; who did not have custody of the child&comma; discovered she had never been enrolled in school<&sol;strong><&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4b2bd59e710a2ed7b1e2be08d4b22f94" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;231b1b&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong><strong>Manchester police declared her missing in 2022&comma; but the body has never been found <&sol;strong><&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a0ef55df5024d24d2831da76105a329f" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;231b1b&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Jury convicted Montgomery of second-degree murder and abuse of a corpse among other charges after six hours of deliberation <&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4acc1722ee70af30d779e3c912e6a681" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;231b1b&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong><strong> Described as a &&num;8216&semi;violent felon&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Montgomery had previously been jailed for shooting a drug dealer in the face <&sol;strong><&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-05288a397f9d6bf49724a2337e82ef27" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;231b1b&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong><strong>He&&num;8217&semi;s currently serving a thirty-two-and-a-half year sentence for an unrelated fire arms case <&sol;strong><&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c6fd1f6398e42b1f28b299390bfd07f2" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;231b1b&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong><strong>His<strong> estranged wife Kayla Montgomery&comma; currently serving an 18-month sentence for perjury&comma; provided key testimony against her husband <&sol;strong> <&sol;strong>  <&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;02&sol;Adam-Montgomery-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-457788" style&equals;"width&colon;774px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>&&num;8216&semi;Monster dad&&num;8217&semi; Adam Montgomery &lbrack;front&rsqb;&comma; has been found guilty of the murder of his five-year-old daughter Harmony and faces life in prison at sentencing<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>New Hampshire father Adam Montgomery has been found guilty of the murder of his five-year-old daughter Harmony&comma; five years ago&period;<br>The jury found Montgomery&comma; 34&comma; guilty of second-degree murder and abuse of a corpse among other charges after six hours of deliberation following a two-week trial&period; <br>Montgomery was accused of repeatedly punching the helpless child in the face after she had a bathroom accident while sleeping in the car in December 2019&period;   <br>Montgomery and his wife Kayla then took opioids and ate fast food as their daughter lay dying of her injuries on the backseat of the car&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;02&sol;Harmony-Montgomery-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-457789" style&equals;"width&colon;839px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Harmony Montgomery&comma; 5&comma; who was blind in one eye&comma; was last seen alive in 2019&period; Her body has not yet been recovered<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Kayla Montgomery was Harmony&&num;8217&semi;s biological Mother&period; The five-year-old was born to Adam and Crystal Sorey&period; The child was in the father&&num;8217&semi;s custody&period;<br>Harmony was only reported missing in 2022&comma; two years later&comma; when her mother&comma; who did not have custody of the child&comma; discovered she had never been enrolled in school&period; Manchester police then declared her a missing person in December 2022&period; <br>A Massachusetts watchdog agency later found that the state&&num;8217&semi;s child welfare system did not prioritize Harmony&&num;8217&semi;s &&num;8216&semi;needs&comma; well-being and safety&&num;8217&semi; in placing her in her father&&num;8217&semi;s care&period; <br>He faces life imprisonment with no chance of parole&comma; and will be sentenced at a later date&period; <br>The violent felon&comma; who had previously been jailed for shooting a drug dealer in the face&comma; is currently serving a thirty-two-and-a-half year sentence for an unrelated fire arms case&period; <br>Montgomery has also been found guilty of second-degree assault&comma; falsifying physical evidence&comma; and tampering with witnesses and informants&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;02&sol;Harmony-Montgomery-4&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-457797" style&equals;"width&colon;842px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<ul class&equals;"wp-block-list"><&sol;ul>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Montgomery repeatedly punched his helpless 5-year-old daughter&comma; Harmony&comma; &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; in the face after she had a bathroom accident while sleeping in the car in December 2019&period; She died in the backseat while her parents ate fast food and took opioids<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Harmony&comma; who was blind in one eye&comma; was last seen alive in 2019 and her body has not yet been recovered&period;<br>&&num;8216&semi;This is not a day we celebrate&comma;&&num;8217&semi; the adoptive parents of Harmony&&num;8217&semi;s brother Jamison said in a statement&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;It is a day that only adds to the incredible pain and heartache that surrounds a little girl who was never given a chance&&num;8217&semi; Blair and Johnathon Miller&comma; who were attempting to assume care for Harmony at the time&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;Jamison would go to the front door&comma; hoping Harmony would find us&comma; he would search for her in a park&&num;8217&semi; they said&period; <br>Adding&colon; &&num;8216&semi;As we now dig deep within our hearts to find the ability to offer forgiveness&comma; we look to our son to give him the strength to fight off the demons that this tragedy has brought for a lifetime&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br>New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu described Montgomery as a &&num;8216&semi;monster&&num;8217&semi; that &&num;8216&semi;deserved to spend the rest of his life in prison&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br>&&num;8216&semi;I am grateful to the judge&comma; jury&comma; and Department of Justice for delivering justice for Harmony&&num;8217&semi; the Republican wrote on X&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;02&sol;Adam-Montgomery-2&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-457794" style&equals;"width&colon;837px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Adam Montgomery &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; is described as a &&num;8216&semi;violent felon&&num;8217&semi;&period; Previously jailed for shooting a drug dealer in the face&comma; he is currently serving a thirty-two-and-a-half year sentence for an unrelated fire arms case<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;02&sol;Kayla-Montgomery-2&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-457791" style&equals;"width&colon;841px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Montgomery&&num;8217&semi;s estranged wife Kayla &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; currently serving an 18-month sentence for perjury&comma; provided key testimony against her husband&period; She is not Harmony&&num;8217&semi;s mother&period; She helped dispose of the body <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;02&sol;Adam-Montgomerys-car-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-457795" style&equals;"width&colon;832px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>The car where Montgomery beat his young daughter to death&comma; <strong>who was blind in one eye&comma; after she had a bathroom accident while asleep in his car in December 2019&period; Ignoring the fatally injured child he and his wife Kayla went on to<&sol;strong> eat fast food and taking drugs <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;02&sol;Harmony-Montgomery-with-her-mom-Crystal-Sorey-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-457796" style&equals;"width&colon;837px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Harmony was only reported missing in 2022 when her mother&comma; Crystal Sorey&comma; &lbrack;seen in photo with harmony&rsqb;&comma; who did not have custody of the child&comma; discovered the child had never been enrolled in school <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;02&sol;Harmony-Montgomery-3&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-457792" style&equals;"width&colon;839px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<ul class&equals;"wp-block-list"><&sol;ul>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>At trial prosecutors described how killer-dad moved Harmony&&num;8217&semi;s body from container to container and place to place as her body decayed<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>During the trial prosecutors described how the child-killer moved Harmony&&num;8217&semi;s body from container to container and place to place as her body decayed&period;<br>The locations included the trunk of a friend&&num;8217&semi;s car&comma; a cooler in the hallway of his mother-in-law&&num;8217&semi;s apartment building&comma; the ceiling vent of a homeless shelter and an apartment freezer&period;<br>Montgomery&&num;8217&semi;s estranged wife Kayla&comma; step-mother to Harmony said that at one point the body was kept in a tote bag from a hospital maternity ward according to the same report&period;<br>Kayla&comma; who is reported to have been there at the time of the murder&comma; said she placed the tote bag in between her own young children in a stroller and brought it to her husband&&num;8217&semi;s workplace&period;<br>Investigators described how Montgomery finally disposed of the body in early March 2020 with a rented moving truck&period;<br>Toll data shows the truck in question crossed the Tobin Bridge in Boston multiple times but there is no other highway data to help police identify the whereabouts of the body&period;<br>In April&comma; police searched a marshy area in Revere&comma; Massachusetts &&num;8211&semi; but to no avail&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;02&sol;Kayla-Montgomery-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-457790" style&equals;"width&colon;839px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Kayla Montgomery &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; confessed to placing the tote bag containing stepdaughter&&num;8217&semi;s body in between her own young children in a stroller and brought it to her husband&&num;8217&semi;s workplace<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Prosecutor Ben Agati labelled Montgomery as an &&num;8216&semi;enraged titan&&num;8217&semi; for his heinous crime&period;<br>He said&colon; &&num;8216&semi;Adam Montgomery was no loving father&period; He was an enraged titan who had no business being around Harmony&period;<br>&&num;8216&semi;On the day of Harmony&&num;8217&semi;s death&comma; all he had was his car&comma; his rage&comma; his fists&period; After he learns Harmony&comma; soiled herself in the car&period;<br>&&num;8216&semi;He took her life in rage over a bathroom accident&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br>Montgomery is reported to have told his wife Kayla&colon; &&num;8216&semi;I think I really hurt her this time&&num;8217&semi; after the fatal punch &&num;8211&semi; and went on to say&colon; &&num;8216&semi;I felt something&&num;8217&semi;&period;<br><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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