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Adam Montgomery, a New Hampshire father accused of killing his daughter and covering it up for over two years, has fought evidence that, according to prosecutors, shows him purchasing chemicals and power tools which could have been used to dismember a body and hide the body .
Montgomery’s public defense attorneys filed a document last month to stop the prosecution from presenting evidence that the 33 year old bought 80 pounds lime, a blade with a diamond edge and a grinder at two Home Depots about a week prior to his being accused of renting a UHaul and disposing of her remains outside Boston.
The defense wrote that there was no evidence to link the Montgomerys’ purchases with lime.
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Harmony Montgomery has been reported missing for two years.
Investigators claim that the family was living in an automobile and were homeless at the time Harmony’s suspected homicide. Montomgery, after the murder of his daughter, allegedly stored her remains in a dufflebag and cooler. He then transported them to different temporary housing sites before dumping Harmony’s body.
The prosecution countered that the purchases were key circumstantial proof.
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The state prosecutor wrote against the defense motion that “the evidence of Home Depot purchases is relevant as it is circumstantial proof connecting the defendant with an ATM withdrawal and the lime he bought to conceal and dispose Harmony Montgomery’s body.”
Kayla Montgomery (Harmony’s stepmother) told police that her husband thought the lime would decompose Harmony’s corpse without it being noticed, according to a court document.
The specifics of her statements to detectives involved graphic abuse against a minor.
- Adam Montgomery gets custody of Harmony by a Massachusetts court on 2/22/2019
- Harmony is beaten to death on 12/7/2019
- Montgomery family moves into new apartment on 2/20/2020
- 2/26/2020 Montgomery withdraws $500 at an ATM 22 minutes prior to a Home Depot Purchase
- Montgomery’s bathroom has a snake drain.
- Harmony’s remains will be disposed between 3/3/2020 and 3/4/2020 at an unknown location near Boston
- Harmony is reported missing on 11/18/2021
- Adam Montgomery is arrested for child abuse on January 4, 2022
- Adam Montgomery is charged with murder on 10/24/2022
Harmony’s father, according to reports, kept her frozen until he purchased the first bag of 40 pounds of lime. He then returned to their apartment to thaw out her frozen remains in a shower.
Prosecutors wrote that “Kayla wasn’t aware whether the defendant used any tools. She said that when the defendant took a break in the bathroom he told her that he would ‘try and like cut her up’.” She also said that the defendant tried to “squish” and “bend” the corpse in order to make more room for the lime.
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An affidavit states that Harmony Montgomery’s body was stored in a maternity bag and cooled red.
According to prosecutors the next day, he requested that his landlord send a plumber out to snake the drain.
The prosecution has also rejected two other requests by Montgomery’s defence to suppress evidence about his “bad acts” in the past and his estranged spouse’s testimony.
On February 7, he is due to stand trial for the murder of his daughter. He is accused of falsifying the evidence, abusing a corpse, and tampering with witnesses.
GRAPHIC CONTENT AWARNING: Read the prosecutor’s filing (Mobile users go here).
On Wednesday, a new list of witnesses was released, which included almost 200 names, including those of dozens police officers, Montgomery’s relatives, and forensics specialists.
Montgomery has been held since the start of 2021, after his estranged wife reported Harmony missing. Manchester police found that she had not been seen since 2019.
Police search off Route 107 in the investigation of Harmony Montgomery’s disappearance. Authorities allege that her father killed the 5-year-old.
New Hampshire Attorney-General John Formella was indicted by a grand jury on charges of second-degree murder.
According to the criminal complaint he is accused of killing the young girl by repeatedly punching her in the head.
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Adam Montgomery, according to U-Haul Police, disposed of Harmony’s remains between March 2020. Her remains are not found.
Kayla Montgomery faces charges as well in relation to the disappearance of the girl, including lying to a Grand Jury and collecting welfare payments for the missing girl months after her death.
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Harmony’s remains are not found.