New Hampshire v Adam Montgomery

In November of 2019, Harmony Montgomery was a five year old child, living in a car with her father, Adam Montgomery, his wife Kayla Montgomery, and two other children.  Harmony's mother, Crystal Sorey, had lost custody of Harmony due to drug abuse.  Her mother had not seen Harmony for two years before she was officially reported as missing in November of 2021.  Investigators eventually were able to track down Adam and Kayla in late Dec of 2021, but it took months more to discover what had happened to Harmony.  The body of the child was never found.

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Case Details

Victim(s):

1. Harmony Montgomery, age 5​

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Charge(s): ​

1. Second-degree murder: recklessly causing death

2. Second-degree assault: physical abuse against a minor/another incident

3. Witness tampering: attempting to control and intimidate his estranged wife, Kayla Montgomery, who was the state's key witness

4. Falsifying physical evidence: concealing and moving a body

5. Abuse of a corpse

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Where:

• Hillsborough County, NH

  • Manchester, New Hampshire

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When:

• Event Date: December 7, 2019

• Arrest Date: January 4, 2022

• Trial dates:  2/7/2024 - 2/22/2024 

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​​​Verdict: [date]

1. Guilty all counts

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Sentence: [date]

1. At the time of the trial, Montgomery was already serving time for serious felony weapons charges, so his additional sentence for the murder of Harmony Montgomery will be served consecutively when the weapons sentences are completed.   

2. Sentenced to 45 years to life for the murder 

3. Falsifying physical evidence and tampering with a witness: Three-and-a-half to seven years in prison, to be served consecutively.

4. Second-degree assault: Four to eight years in prison, to be served consecutively.

5. Abuse of a corpse: 12 months in jail, suspended

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Notes: 

Adam Montgomery did not appear in court for this trial, until sentencing, where he was ordered to appear in person.

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