Harmony Montgomery.Photo:Manchester NH Police
Manchester NH Police
Just weeks after the father ofHarmony Montgomerywas convicted of killing her, a New Hampshire judge declared the 5-year-old girl legally dead.
While Harmony’s remains have never been found, prosecutors accused Adam of beating his 5-year-old daughter to death in December 2019 after she became incontinent in their car.
According to NBC Boston, Sorey’s attorney argued that Harmony should be declared dead citing Adam’s conviction and his previous admission to abusing her corpse.
Sorey, who said the last time she saw her daughter was during a FaceTime call on Easter 2019, reported Harmony missing in November of 2021.
In the months after the girl’s death,authorities saidAdam toted Harmony’s body — in a red Under Armour duffel bag, tied up in trash bags — all over Manchester, N.H.
According to investigators, he placed Harmony’s body in a cooler and stowed her over a vent in a shelter he shared with his wife and two sons. Then, authorities said, he placed Harmony’s body into a closet when neighbors complained of the smell, and then snuck her remains into his workplace freezer.
Adam Montgomery.Kathy McCormack/AP/Shutterstock
Kathy McCormack/AP/Shutterstock
Finally, in the early morning hours of March 2020, authorities said he carted her away in a U-Haul to dump her remains at an undisclosed location.
However, Adam was not the only person who was convicted on charges related to Harmony’s murder case. Kayla Montgomery, Adam’s wife at the time, pleaded guilty to charges that she lied to law enforcement to hinder their murder investigation,according to the Associated Press. She is serving an 18-month prison sentence, per the outlet.
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With the judge’s ruling, Sorey now has the opportunity to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit.
source: people.com
