Deceased/Not Found NH - Harmony Montgomery, 7, Manchester, Oct 2019 *reported missing Dec 2021* Arrest* MEDIA ONLY

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RECAP, Feb 7 - Feb 16, 2024

Day 1 - NH v. Adam Montgomery, Murder of Harmony Trial - YouTube
00:00:00 Day 1: NH v. Adam Montgomery
00:22:16 Jury Walking In
00:28:18 Jury Instructions
00:53:50 Lunch Break
02:19:37 Jury Preview Statements: Prosecution
02:39:47 Jury Preview Statements: Defense
02:49:58 Jury goes on Jury View
02:55:01 Adam Montgomery Appears Via Zoom
03:00:28 Live Court Break, Jury on Jury View
04:37:02 Back from Jury View

Day 2 - NH v. Adam Montgomery, Murder of Harmony Trial - YouTube
00:00:00 NH v. Adam Montgomery, Murder of Harmony Trial
00:26:07 Judge Messer on the Bench
00:29:55 Jury enters Court
00:31:11 State Opening Statement - Prosecutor Christopher Knowles
01:19:21 Defense Opening Statement - Public Defender James Brooks
01:53:36 Mid Morning Break
02:17:44 STATE WITNESS #1 - Michelle Raftery, Harmony's foster mom since 2 months old
02:36:06 STATE WITNESS #2 - CRYSTAL SOREY, Harmony's biological mother
02:57:51 STATE WITNESS #3 - DD Travers, nurse practitioner
03:07:53 STATE WITNESS #4 - KEVIN MONTGOMERY (Adam’s Uncle)
04:14:53 Break
05:03:56 STATE WITNESS #5 - KATIE MORIN, ex-girlfriend of defendant
05:12:25 STATE WITNESS #6 - Nicholas Ahern, long-time friend
05:19:10 STATE WITNESS #7 - Deputy Paul Montray, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
05:25:38 Mid Afternoon Break
05:35:34 STATE WITNESS #8 - Demetrios Tsaros, NH DCYF Child Protective Service Worker
05:59:17 END OF DAY’S PROCEEDINGS

Day 3 - NH v. Adam Montgomery, Murder of Harmony Trial (youtube.com)
00:00:00 Judge Messer on the bench
00:28:13 STATE WITNESS #9 - KAYLA MONTGOMERY
03:25:14 LUNCH BREAK
04:25:30 Cross-examination of Kayla Montgomery

Day 4 - NH v. Adam Montgomery, Murder of Harmony Trial (youtube.com)
00:00:00 STATE WITNESS #9 - KAYLA MONTGOMERY,
00:20:04 Cross-Examination, PD Caroline Smith
03:10:01 LUNCH BREAK
04:11:57 Cross-Examination Continues, PD Caroline Smith
04:43:40 Redirect of Kayla Montgomery, AAG Christopher Knowles
06:11:08 RECROSS, PD Caroline Smith
06:36:35 STATE WITNESS #10 - COURTNEY GARCIA
06:46:52 STATE WITNESS #11 - Kimberly Frain, Adam and Kayla Montgomery's Co-worker

Day 5 - NH v. Adam Montgomery, Murder of Harmony Trial (youtube.com)
00:00:00 Day 5: Adam Montgomery Trial
00:25:14 Judge Messer on the bench, defendant not present
00:26:19 STATE WITNESS #12 - MPD Officer Neil Penttinen
00:49:05 STATE WITNESS #13 - Matthew Gendron, worked with Kayla at Dunkin
01:08:31 STATE WITNESS #14 - Aaron Sweeney, former tow truck driver
01:33:25 STATE WITNESS #15 - Joseph Tucker, former Manchester PD officer
02:47:44 STATE WITNESS #16 - Sgt. Brian O’Leary, Manchester Police Department
03:22:29 LUNCH BREAK
04:29:53 STATE WITNESS #17 - Anthony Bodero, a neighbor at Colonial Village
06:02:23 STATE WITNESS #18 - Det. Ryan Heile, Manchester Police Department
06:14:08 STATE WITNESS #19 - Christina Lubin, mother of Kayla Montgomery
06:42:44 STATE WITNESS #20 - Katie Swango, New Hampshire State Police Forensic Lab
07:11:06 End of court day

Day 6 - NH v. Adam Montgomery, Murder of Harmony Trial - YouTube
00:00:00 No Adam Montgomery in Court
00:24:23 Judge Messer on the Bench
00:25:53 STATE WITNESS #20 - Katie Swango, New Hampshire State Police Forensic Lab
00:49:30 STATE WITNESS #21 - Scott Riley, previously worked for Manchester Police Dept
01:51:13 Mid-Morning Break
02:06:17 STATE WITNESS #22 - Detective Ray Lamy, Manchester Police Department
03:28:52 LUNCH BREAK
04:32:40 STATE WITNESS #23 - Rachel Radwich, Manchester Police Department
04:48:29 STATE WITNESS #24 - Yared B. Lujano (speaking through interpreter)
04:53:31 STATE WITNESS #25 - Kevin McMahon, NH State Police, Forensic Lab (retired)
05:48:03 Mid-Afternoon Break
06:03:07 STATE WITNESS #26 - Martin Orlowicz, NH State Police, Forensic Lab

Day 7 - NH v. Adam Montgomery, Murder of Harmony Trial (youtube.com)
00:00:00 Adam not in Court
00:15:37 Judge Messer on the bench
00:16:37 Physical Evidence in Court Preview
00:29:08 STATE WITNESS #27 - Alan Ackroyd-Isales, Senior DNA Analyst, DNA Labs Int'l
01:38:14 Mid-Morning Break
01:58:28 STATE WITNESS #28 - Emily Thompson, Former Portland Pie Co. Employee
02:02:57 STATE WITNESS #29 - Cameron Gibney, Former Portland Pie Co. Employee
02:50:15 STATE WITNESS #30 - Eugene “Bob” Wasson, Home Depot Employee
03:10:14 STATE WITNESS #31 - Det. Max Rahill, Manchester Police Department
03:45:41 Lunch Break
05:35:47 STATE WITNESS #32 - Britney Bedard, Econo Lodge Info
05:51:09 STATE WITNESS #33 - Dennis Cloutier, Maintenance for 644 Union Street
06:06:27 Mid Afternoon Break
06:29:23 STATE WITNESS #34 - Brendon Middleton, Paid for U-haul [Inmate]
06:51:42 STATE WITNESS #35 - Roseanne "Rose" Smith - Driver for Medical Transport

Day 8 - NH v. Adam Montgomery, Murder of Harmony Trial | YouTube
00:00:00 Empty Chair for Defendant
00:30:00 STATE WITNESS #36 - TRAVIS BEACH, rented U-haul
01:00:32 STATE WITNESS #37 - Tarah Hilbert, Former Neighbor
01:16:40 STATE WITNESS #38 - Jessica Guerin, Recovery Support Specialist at Granite State Recovery
01:25:34 Bench Conference and Break
02:16:03 AUDIO ONLY: STATE WITNESS #39 - Nicole Giles, Fmr Neighbor, Arrested for Court
02:40:42 STATE WITNESS #40 - Michael Dobe, Former Walmart Asset Protection Employee
03:29:14 Lunch Break
04:29:56 STATE WITNESS #41 - Det. Adam Bergeron-Rosa, Manchester Police Department
05:01:51 STATE WITNESS #42 - Det. Louis Krawczyk, Manchester Police Department
05:22:23 STATE WITNESS #43 - Ofc. Craig Stanzel, Manchester Police Department
 
FEB 19, 2024
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No Adam Montgomery murder trial proceedings Monday due to federal holiday

Testimony instead will resume at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
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No proceedings in the Adam Montgomery murder trial will occur Monday because it's Presidents' Day.

Testimony instead will resume at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

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Before jurors were dismissed for the day Friday, Judge Amy Messer told them the trial is moving a bit faster than anticipated, and that it was possible all testimony would conclude later this week.
 
FEB 20, 2024

Adam Montgomery wants estranged wife’s testimony blocked from jury deliberations in his murder trial​

Lawyers for Adam Montgomery, the New Hampshire man accused of killing his 5-year-old daughter, Harmony, reportedly want his estranged wife’s testimony blocked from jury deliberations in his murder trial.

The defense’s request came over Presidents Day weekend when the court was closed Monday, according to the Union Leader. They argue that prosecutors acted improperly when it came to interactions with Kayla Montgomery and her legal team.

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FEB 20, 2024

LIVE: Day 9 - NH v. Adam Montgomery, Murder of Harmony Trial | COURT TV​

 
FEB 20, 2024

Adam Montgomery murder trial continues Tuesday: Watch live​

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The first witness to testify Tuesday was Douglas Small, the grandfather of Kelsey Small, Adam Montgomery's girlfriend who was found dead in a hotel room in March of 2022. She did not face charges in connection with the case and her death was not considered suspicious.

Douglas Small said Adam stayed at his home in Carmel, Maine, for several weeks. He said he drove to Rochester, New Hampshire, on Nov. 11, 2021 to pick up Adam and his granddaughter. They reportedly stayed with him on two separate occasions, and possibly one night with his daughter-in-law as well.

Small said around that time, he lent his granddaughter and Adam Montgomery his Pontiac Grand Prix so they could drive back to Manchester.

He said at some point, a group of police detectives searched an old schoolhouse on a property he owned. But he said he didn't know at the time what they were searching for.

The second witness was Massachusetts State Police Trooper Bryan Hernandez, who works as a detective with the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office. He acted as a liaison between Massachusetts State Police and the Manchester Police Department during the investigation into Harmony Montgomery's disappearance.

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There were some developments while the courts were on break over the holiday weekend. Attys. for #AdamMontgomery have filed a motion to exclude Kayla Montgomery's testimony from jury deliberations. #HarmonyMontgomery

#AdamMontgomery's attys. claim his rights were violated during Kayla's testimony. They also accused prosecutors of trying to influence Kayla's testimony by informing her attorney of information in the defense's opening statements.
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FEB 20, 2024
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See timestamped updates: State rests its case at Adam Montgomery murder trial

The state has rested its case after calling dozens of witnesses over several days at the Adam Montgomery murder trial.
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Adam Montgomery's attorneys claim his rights were violated during Kayla Montgomery's testimony. They also accused prosecutors of trying to influence Kayla Montgomery's testimony by informing her attorney of information in the defense's opening statements.

In their motion, the defense says prosecutors informed Kayla Montgomery's attorney that Kayla Montgomery being alone with Harmony would be “an area of attack by the defense” during cross-examination and asked Garrity to “discuss that with Kayla, to apprise her of it.”

In its objection, the state calls the defense's motion, "fantastically mistitled." Prosecutors say the state did not direct Kayla Montgomery's attorney to speak to his client. Rather, the state provided Attorney Garrity with information to adequately represent his client.

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Adam Montgomery's attorney has also filed a motion to dismiss the charges of second-degree assault, second-degree murder and witness tampering. The judge has denied the motion.

Adam Montgomery has not been in court for the trial since jury selection. Messer noted that if he waives his right to appear in court Wednesday, that will also mean he is waiving his right to testify.

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FEB 20, 2024
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Adam Montgomery trial day 9 recap: Prosecution rests

After a ninth day of testimony in the trial of Adam Montgomery, the New Hampshire father accused of murdering his 5-year-old daughter Harmony Montgomery, the prosecution rested its case. One of the final prosecution witnesses included Rebecca Maines. Saying she considered Adam Montgomery her...
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Jurors also heard a recording of Montgomery on the phone, saying that the search for his daughter was a waste of time and taxpayer resources. She’s never been found, but prosecutors produced a record that they say shows the U-Haul her father used to dispose of her body going over the Tobin Bridge.

Massachusetts State Trooper Bryan Hernandez testified about searches in Revere and Saugus that turned up nothing in the search for the missing youngster.

The defense tried unsuccessfully to get three charges dismissed, including second-degree murder. They say the state’s key witness Kayla Montgomery is not credible.

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PommyMommy said:
FEB 20, 2024
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Adam Montgomery trial day 9 recap: Prosecution rests

After a ninth day of testimony in the trial of Adam Montgomery, the New Hampshire father accused of murdering his 5-year-old daughter Harmony Montgomery, the prosecution rested its case. One of the final prosecution witnesses included Rebecca Maines. Saying she considered Adam Montgomery her...
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Jurors also heard a recording of Montgomery on the phone, saying that the search for his daughter was a waste of time and taxpayer resources. She’s never been found, but prosecutors produced a record that they say shows the U-Haul her father used to dispose of her body going over the Tobin Bridge.

Massachusetts State Trooper Bryan Hernandez testified about searches in Revere and Saugus that turned up nothing in the search for the missing youngster.

The defense tried unsuccessfully to get three charges dismissed, including second-degree murder. They say the state’s key witness Kayla Montgomery is not credible.

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Why would he need a U haul to dispose of a body that fit in a diaper bag??? I wonder if he could have put her in something much larger and heavier???
 
FEB 21, 2024

LIVE: Day 10 - NH v. Adam Montgomery, Murder of Harmony Trial​

 
FEB 21, 2024
CLOSING ARGUMENTS - DEFENSE
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Adam Montgomery Trial: DEFENSE RESTS>Closings now. @boston25

Defense atty Caroline Smith is giving her close now.

Smith: Adam did not kill his baby girl. He made horrible and criminal decisions after Harmony's death to keep his family together.

Smith: When you look at critical eye at Kayla’s lies, you will see they are lies intertwined with the truth.The allegation that Adam beat his child for days and then on 12/7 for hours, is crazy.
 
FEB 21, 2024
CLOSING ARGUMENTS - DEFENSE
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Defense rests. No witnesses called. We’re heading right into closing arguments. The defendant’s chair is empty. #AdamMontgomery once again waived his right to be here.

Judge also ruled that Kayla Montgomery's testimony will *not be excluded from jury deliberations. Adam's attorney, Caroline Smith, is telling the jury that Kayla lied during testimony.

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Smith notes that Kayla testified Adam beat Harmony 10-15 times around 2/3AM the morning before they went to the clinic. Also testified that Harmony had no injuries when they arrived at the clinic. "How can that be?" Smith asks. "It doesn't make sense because it's a lie."

Smith says Harmony was a loving child. She says instinct would cause someone to protect her if she was being hit.

Smith brings the jury to the intersection of Webster and Elm, where prosecutors say A&K realized Harmony was dead. Smith says Harmony died before that moment. She says A&K were going somewhere to get rid of her body when the car broke down.

Smith says Harmony was already dead in a bag in the trunk of the car. That's why, Smith says, #AdamMontgomery was able to remove Harmony from the car without anyone at the intersection seeing the little girl.

Smith says Kayla's love for Adam would have died if he truly beat Harmony. She says no one can maintain love for a man who could do that to a child. Kayla testified that she still cares for Adam.

Smith says when police first spoke to Kayla, Adam was living in Maine with his gf. She says Kayla did not tell police what happened to #HarmonyMontgomery. Smith says rather, Kayla called Adam to get back to NH. Says the two were partners in this conspiracy.

Smith highlights a transcript b/t Kayla and police when investigators asked her if Adam ever purchased or stole power tools. Kayla told them no.

#HarmonyMontgomery's mother, Crystal Sorey, leaves the courtroom as Atty. Smith goes over the alleged dismemberment of Harmony's body.

Smith says #AdamMontgomery was driving Anthony Bodero, leaving Kayla alone with the children. She says Adam returned to find #HarmonyMontgomery was dead.

Smith highlights lack of blood found inside the family's car where #AdamMontgomery allegedly beat #HarmonyMontgomery 10-15 times.

Smith: "Why does Kayla make up these truths or hide and work hard to make you think a different story? Because the truth leads to her."

Smith ends her closing arguments by reminding jurors that they can only convict #AdamMontgomery if they believe the state has met its burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Court is in at 15-minute break. State is up next.
 
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