New Hampshire Police Conclude Missing Harmony Montgomery Case, Say Girl Died in December 2019 Despite Not Finding Remains

Police probing Harmony Montgomery's disappearance today stated that she was killed in December 2019, claiming fresh 'biological' evidence but refusing to clarify what it is.

Harmony was five years old when her mother last saw her alive in New Hampshire in 2019. The small child's brief existence was plagued by claims of abuse, neglect, and being moved in and out of social services care.

Missing Harmony Montgomery Declared Murder Case

She had been missing for over two years by the time authorities became engaged in the inquiry into her disappearance in September 2021.

At a news conference on Thursday, New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella stated that the investigation was no longer focused on her disappearance, but rather on locating the person who killed her. The police have refused to explain the nature of their fresh evidence. They have yet to find the child's remains.

Authorities stated that they had recently unearthed biological evidence that led to their distinction, but they have not released this material publicly. Harmony's mother, Crystal Sorey, lost custody of her when she was four years old in 2018.

Sorey had a history of substance misuse. The little girl moved home with her father, Adam, but it wasn't long before the Department of Children showed up amid complaints of abuse. In July 2019, she received a blackeye during one of the workers' visits.

She was mysteriously permitted to remain in her father's custody. Months later, in October 2019, a second worker visited the residence and stated that the residents were 'happy.' There were many allegations to child services from persons in her life that she had bruises and red markings on her face in the months before she was last seen alive, Daily Mail reported

Adam Montgomery told detectives that he last saw his daughter around Thanksgiving 2019 and that he delivered her to Sorey, which prosecutors deny. Harmony was reported missing to Manchester police in November 2021 by Sorey, who had suffered from addiction but had been living in sober housing for a while.

Tim Flanagan Jr., Sorey's brother, stated in an interview that he and other family tried to prepare Sorey for the prospect that the kid was dead. Harmony was put in the care of her father, Adam, 32, who had exhibited only occasional interest in the kid, by a Massachusetts juvenile court judge in February 2019. Montgomery acknowledged to shooting a guy in the head during a heroin deal in Haverhill five years before.

According to a state justice representative, the juvenile court judge, Mark Newman, declined to comment on Thursday. She stated that the trial court expresses its great grief over this terrible occurrence.

Harmony Montgomery's Mom Begs For Details About Her Death

Harmony endured turmoil at home and failures by government agencies that were engaged in her care throughout her brief life. When she was two months old, the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families took her in because child welfare professionals were concerned about Sorey's struggle with drug use disorder. In accordance with advocate's report, Adam Montgomery was jailed when Harmony was born and first met her during a supervised visit at the prison when she was 6 months old.

According to the report, between August 2014 and January 2018, DCF withdrew Harmony from Sorey's care three times and put her in the hands of foster parents. Adam Montgomery has been incarcerated since January on felony second-degree assault charges against Harmony, interference with custody, and endangering the welfare of a child. He has entered a not-guilty plea.

Kayla, his former wife, has pleaded not guilty to lying to a grand jury investigating the girl's abduction and receiving welfare payments after Harmony moved out, according to Boston Globe via MSN. Crystal Sorey responded to Thursday's update on Harmony's disappearance with a video in which she pleads for information on her daughter's death.

The specifics of who reported Harmony's case to authorities are unknown, and the timing of events remains a mystery. According to a statement from Mayor Joyce Craig's office to WMUR News 9, the mayor's office got an email about Harmony in December 2021.

The specifics of the email are unclear, but the publication claims it was "mainly discussing concerns with follow-up" from the Division for Children, Youth, and Families. The identity of the sender of the email is unknown, as per The Sun.