Thursday 27 October 2022 03:37 PM Harmony Montgomery's stepmom told cops in JUNE that the missing girl's dad ... trends now
Explosive court documents have revealed that Harmony Montgomery's stepmom, Kayla, told cops in June that the girl's father, Adam, had murdered the then five-year-old and encouraged her to help cover up the crime.
Harmony vanished sometime in late November or early December of 2019, and is believed to have been killed around the same time.
Cops were only made aware of her disappearance last fall.
An investigation led by the FBI subsequently ensued - and led cops to arrest Adam Montgomery in January 2022, in connection with a second-degree assault charge involving his daughter prior to her disappearance.
On Monday, he was charged with the murder of his daughter - nearly three years after her disappearance. He's said to have punched the disabled youngster in the head. Harmony was blind in one eye.
Also on Monday, the prosecution filed a document in another case against the alleged child killer charging the felon with dealing stolen firearms which brought to light damning statements by his estranged wife.
'During her June 3 interview, Kayla reported to police that Harmony had been murdered in December 2019 by the defendant,' the Hillsborough Superior Court Northern District documents read.
'Kayla also said that the defendant had encouraged her on multiple occasions to lie to police about Harmony's whereabouts, basically giving Kayla a 'cover story' and telling her that as long as she stuck to the cover story everything would be OK.'
Explosive court documents have revealed that Harmony Montgomery's stepmom, Kayla (pictured), told cops in June that the girl's father, Adam, had murdered her
On Monday, Adam Montgomery (pictured) was charged with the murder of his daughter - nearly three years after her disappearance
That same day the prosecution filed a document in another case against the alleged child killer charging the felon with dealing stolen firearms which brought to light the damning statements about his daughter Harmony's (pictured) alleged murder
Adam Montgomery's defense asked the judge earlier this week to preclude the estranged wife's statements, accusing prosecutors of improperly delaying their disclosure by months in violation of discovery rules.
Kayla Montgomery is also facing charges in connection with the girl's disappearance, including allegedly lying to a grand jury and collecting welfare payments on the missing girl's behalf for months after her death.
During a Monday afternoon briefing in New Hampshire state court Attorney General John Formella accused Montgomery, 31, of 'causing the death of' his daughter during the 2019 encounter, 'by repeatedly striking Harmony in the head with a closed fist' at his home in Manchester, New Hampshire.
As a result, the jurist said, he is now charged with second-degree murder.
Other counts against Adam Montgomery include falsifying physical evidence, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with a witness, the proceedings further revealed.
The bombshell disclosure was several months in the making and serves as the first indication from investigators that Harmony, as many suspected, was murdered.
It also comes four months after DailyMail.com revealed members of the FBI stormed Montgomery's home, hauling out evidence, including a fridge, from the apartment.
Harmony had lived with her father, and his convict wife Kayla Montgomery, in the weeks leading up to her disappearance.
'I do want to again express my deepest sympathies to Harmony's family, friends, and loved ones,' Attorney General Formella said at the news conference Monday after making the revelations.
'We understand that today's news, while significant for purposes of this investigation, is yet another difficult moment for those who loved Harmony and those who have followed this case.'
Authorities investigating the highly-publicized case made waves in August when they declared they were investigating the New Hampshire girl's disappearance as a homicide, after learning of it just months before, despite her disappearing more than two years earlier.
At the time, without elaborating, authorities said they believed Harmony was murdered in Manchester in early December 2019.
Those assertions seemed to be linked to the aforementioned search of the rental apartment Adam, Kayla and their children called home just days before Harmony's proposed disappearance.
Adam's estranged wife Kayla (pictured) said in June that he had murdered his daughter and asked her to cover up the December 2019 crime
Adam Montgomery's defense accused prosecutors of improperly delaying the disclosure of these statements by months in violation of discovery rules
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Cops had then been seen removing evidence, including a full-sized refrigerator, from the Manchester home, as well as a plethora of other items that were covered up in various packaging.
Authorities did not disclose what sparked the search - the second in a matter of months of the property.
Officials at the time, however, did concede that the Union Street home had become 'the focus of the investigation.'
Harmony, who was blind in one eye, was in her father's care at the time of her disappearance after her mother, Crystal Sorey, lost custody in July 2018 due to substance abuse issues.
Investigators revealed earlier this year that Harmony had been homeless and living out of a car with her family in the days before her disappearance, after being evicted from the Union Street apartment on November 27 - a date that falls within the span of the girl's disappearance.
During that time, Harmony's family was either living out of a silver 2010 Chrysler Sebring or a dark blue 2006 Audi S4.
Adam, meanwhile - who had come under suspicion of case workers of abusing Harmony in the months before her disappearance.
He was arrested on multiple counts related to his daughter's disappearance, including felony second-degree assault,
