We are now hearing from Anthony Bodero. He is another important witness to this case. Bodero lived at the Colonial Village Apartments. He allowed the Montgomery family to live in his Audi after their Chrysler broke down. This is also after the state says
#HarmonyMontgomery died.
This is Anthony Bodero's Audi that the family lived in. Bodero says he met
#AdamMontgomery in Aug. of 2019 through a mutual friend. Bodero says Adam gave him a ride to court. He says Adam was with Harmony and the two boys. Bodero says he last saw Harmony abt. 3 weeks later.
Bodero admits that he originally lied to a Grand Jury when asked if he ever sold drugs to Adam. He has since been given immunity for his testimony in this trial.
Bodero tells prosecutors that he sold Adam and Kayla drugs in 2019. He says they would pay with either cash or food stamps. He says the family stayed in his car for two days over Thanksgiving weekend in 2019. He says it was Adam, Kayla and their two boys.
Bodero says he never saw
#HarmonyMontgomery during that time and does not know where she was.
Adam's attorney, Caroline Smith, is now conducting cross-examination of Bodero.
Smith again gets Bodero to admit that he lied to the Grand Jury.
Smith: You didn't want anything to do with this, right? Bodero: Of course.
Bodero appears frustrated as Smith establishes his criminal history. She brings up a 2022 sentencing in which Bodero was given 2-3 years suspended. Bodero says she's wrong. Smith provides court documents of Bodero's sentence.
We've moved on to Bodero's interactions with the Montgomery family. He says he saw Harmony twice--once at the family's home on Gilford Street and once when the Montgomerys took him to court.
Bodero says for the two days the family lived in his car, he would go down to them a couple of times. He reiterates he never saw Harmony.
Bodero's testimony is over. Court is now taking a 15-minute break.
Now on the stand is Christina Lubin. She is the mother of Kayla Montgomery. Lubin says she only met
#HarmonyMontgomery once just after Thanksgiving in 2019.
Lubin says Adam, Kayla and their boys later returned in December and Harmony was not with them.
Lubin ID's a cooler that she kept in the hallway of her home. She says she would put money in it for Kayla to take. Lubin also used the cooler to bring food to basketball games. It's the same cooler pros. says
#AdamMontgomery stored his daughter's body while living w/Lubin.
Lubin tells the defense when she met Harmony, she had pigtails and was wearing glasses. Lubin said she was adorable. She says Harmony didn't talk much but seemed fine.
Lubin is done with her testimony. We are now hearing from Katie Swango. She is a criminalist with the NH state lab. She is an expert in DNA analysis and testing. Swango is currently explaining what DNA is to the jury.
Swango says she created DNA profiles of Harmony's mother, Crystal Sorey, and Adam Montgomery from swabs that were provided to her.
Swango says there was one item that came up with what's known as a profile. She tells the state it was a Trolls toothbrush. It's the same toothbrush that was found in the trunk of the Montgomery's Chrysler.
Swango says she tested bristles from the toothbrush. She says she was able to conclude that the toothbrush was used by a female child made by Crystal Sorey and Adam Montgomery. She says it's 100 sextillion times more likely to be Harmony's DNA than another child.
Court is ending today with Swango on the stand. Jury will return tomorrow morning at 8:45 for a 9:00 start.
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