May 20, 2022

• Kayla Montgomery testified before the Hillsborough County grand jury regarding the last days she saw Harmony.
• She claimed that on November 30, 2019, Adam drove her to work at Dunkin’ Donuts in Goffstown, stating he was taking Harmony to her mother afterward. When Adam picked her up that afternoon, Harmony was no longer with him.
• The Manchester Police Department investigated her statements and found inconsistencies. Kayla had not worked at the Goffstown location but was instead fired from the Hooksett Dunkin’ Donuts a week earlier.

June 3, 2022

• Kayla was charged with felony perjury for lying under oath during her testimony.
• She was arrested and released three days later. Under mounting pressure, she decided to cooperate with the state.
• Kayla entered into a proffer agreement with the prosecution, providing truthful information about Harmony’s fate in exchange for leniency.
• As part of the agreement, Kayla avoided charges related to Harmony’s death but pled guilty to perjury, resulting in an 18-month prison sentence.

June 2023

• Adam Montgomery stood trial for weapons charges.
• Key witnesses, including Kayla, testified that Adam had bragged about possessing stolen guns.
• Adam was found guilty and labeled an “armed career criminal,” a designation with severe sentencing implications.

August 7, 2023

• Adam Montgomery was sentenced:
• 15–30 years for each armed career criminal charge, served consecutively (totaling 30–60 years).
• An additional 7.5–15 years for theft charges, served concurrently but only after the initial sentence.
• Even with potential reductions for good behavior, Adam faced 37.5–75 years in prison.

February 2024

• Adam waived his right to appear in court during his trial for falsifying evidence and abuse of a corpse, allowing his attorney to represent him.
• Kayla Montgomery testified for approximately nine hours, providing a detailed account of Adam’s violent and paranoid behavior, his role in concealing Harmony’s body, and her experiences as a victim of his abuse.
• The prosecution called 47 witnesses over five days, presenting compelling evidence, including testimony from Travis Beach, who confirmed Adam’s steps to conceal evidence.
• The defense chose not to call any witnesses, relying on cross-examinations and arguments to create doubt.

February 21-22, 2024

• The jury deliberated and delivered a guilty verdict on all charges against Adam Montgomery.
• The verdict marked a step toward justice for Harmony Montgomery, shedding light on her tragic fate and holding her father accountable.

On the seventh day of Adam Montgomery’s murder trial, the testimony focused on a chilling sequence of events, tracing the journey of a CMC bag that prosecutors alleged contained the remains of his slain daughter, Harmony. The day’s testimony painted a grim picture of how the bag moved through various locations—from a family shelter to a walk-in cooler at a now-defunct downtown restaurant, then to an apartment on Union Street, and finally to the EconoLodge. Each stop along the way added layers of evidence to the prosecution’s case, highlighting the calculated attempts to conceal Harmony’s body.

However, the day began with testimony centered on crucial forensic evidence: DNA found on a large piece of blood-stained Sheetrock that had been cut out of the ceiling of the Families in Transition shelter on Lake Avenue. This piece of evidence was vital in linking the crime scene to the alleged concealment of Harmony’s body.

DNA expert Alan Ackroyd-Isales, from DNA Labs International in Deerfield Beach, Florida, took the stand to discuss the tests he conducted on the Sheetrock and its metal railings. His analysis provided the jury with scientific insights into the origins of the bloodstains, offering a connection between the physical evidence and the tragic events that unfolded at the shelter. Ackroyd-Isales’s testimony was critical in establishing a direct link between the DNA found at the scene and the allegations against Adam Montgomery, further solidifying the prosecution’s case.

As the trial continued, the narrative built around the movement of the CMC bag, combined with the forensic evidence presented by Ackroyd-Isales, helped to piece together a timeline of what happened to Harmony after her tragic death. Each testimony brought the court closer to understanding the full scope of the horror that had taken place and the lengths to which Adam Montgomery allegedly went to cover up his crimes.

Kayla’s testimony revealed the harrowing details of how Harmony’s body was concealed after her death. She described the grim scene at the Families in Transition (FIT) Shelter, where she and Adam were staying at the time. According to Kayla, after Harmony’s death, her body was stored in their room at the shelter. In a disturbing twist, Adam placed Harmony’s remains inside a duffle bag, which he then stored in a ceiling vent in their room.

The ceiling vent, normally used for air circulation, became a makeshift hiding place for Harmony’s body. This concealment within the vent underscored the desperation and darkness that had overtaken their lives. The image of Harmony’s small body, hidden away in such a confined space, left a lasting impression on everyone in the courtroom.

• December 7, 2019, Adam Montgomery, stepmother Kayla Montgomery, and the couple’s two infant children moved in with Kayla’s mother. At that time, Montgomery reportedly kept Harmony’s remains inside a red cooler with a white lid. Kayla’s testimony took a disturbing turn as she recounted what happened when they arrived at the residence with Harmony’s body. According to Kayla, Harmony’s remains, still inside the duffel bag, were placed into a red cooler with a white top. This cooler was then left in the common hallway of the apartment building. She explained that the cooler, with Harmony’s body inside, remained there the entire time the family stayed at the residence, which was until the end of December 2019.
  
• The family later moved to a shelter, where Montgomery then hid Harmony’s body inside a ceiling vent. “He compressed and contorted her body into this bag,” a medium-sized tote bag. Catholic Medical Center) tote bag Harmony’s remains were crushed into was given to Kayla Montgomery after she gave birth to her son at the hospital. “It was a diaper bag,”
• After neighbors began to complain about the smell, Montgomery reportedly brought the bag with Harmony’s remains to work with him every day and he stored it in a freezer where the company kept food, and ingredients. At the time, he worked as a cook and dishwasher at the since-closed Portland Pie Company.
• February 2020 Adam Montgomery spent $400 to purchase of limestone, a metal-cutting diamond blade, a lithium-ion battery and a power grinder. The purchase was made at a Home Deport located just a mile away from Citizens Bank, where Montgomery’s wife, Kayla Montgomery, reportedly withdrew $500 the same day. Prosecutors suggested that Montgomery may have used the power tools to destroy Harmony’s body in the bathroom of his Union Street apartment.
• March 2020, Montgomery began discussing ways to dispose of Harmony’s body after he and Kayla Montgomery moved to an apartment on Union Street with their children. He discussed using a saw to cut her up. He discussed using lime to further decompose her so she couldn’t be found. Montgomery took Harmony’s frozen remains and put them in the tub, running hot water to further manipulate what was left of the body. Kayla Montgomery then walked inside the bathroom and saw Montgomery. She saw that Harmony was largely skin, bones and fluid – and that Adam Montgomery was trying to dispose of her remains down the drain.

Spring 2020

• Kayla Montgomery informed authorities that Adam Montgomery had kept Harmony’s body in a Catholic Medical Center maternity bag, which was stored inside a freezer at their previous residence located at 644 Union Street, apartment #2. This gruesome storage method persisted until the spring of 2020.

March 3, 2020

• When Adam and Kayla Montgomery moved to the Econo Lodge, Adam reportedly transferred Harmony’s remains into a mini-refrigerator in their room, number 216.
• Adam used a cargo van for this move, originally claimed to be for moving furniture. The van was a 2019 GMC Savana rented under the name of Brendon Middleton from a U-Haul facility located at 515 South Willow Street in Manchester, New Hampshire.
• The van rental was arranged by Middleton’s friend, Travis Beach, who secured the vehicle for Adam Montgomery. Beach explained that he couldn’t rent the van himself because he lacked an ID or debit card.
• After renting the van, Middleton drove it to the gas station adjacent to the U-Haul facility. From there, either Beach or his girlfriend, Britney Bedard, took possession of the van and delivered it to the Econo Lodge in Manchester.
• Adam reportedly took only the maternity bag containing Harmony’s body. Kayla said that Adam refused to disclose his destination, stating, “in case something like this happened.”

March 4, 2020

• The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) reported three toll violations involving the U-Haul van allegedly driven by Adam Montgomery.
• 4:44 a.m.: First toll violation at the Tobin Bridge North.
• 4:45 a.m.: Second toll violation at the Tobin Bridge South.
• 5:25 a.m.: Third toll violation at the Tobin Bridge local north.
• These violations provided critical evidence aligning with Kayla’s timeline, suggesting a hurried round trip over the bridge. This matched her claim that Adam was disposing of Harmony’s body during this period.
• The U-Haul van had been rented from a location on South Willow Street in Manchester, New Hampshire, approximately 54 minutes away from the Tobin Bridge (49.6 miles one way). The round trip totaled about 99.2 miles. Of the 133 miles prepaid on Britney Bedard’s credit card, only 13.8 miles remained unaccounted for.
• MassDOT provided photo evidence of the U-Haul van at the toll locations. While the images were distorted for privacy, the timestamps supported the narrative of Adam’s movements.

Additional Investigation

• Earlier in the investigation, law enforcement searched a wetlands area in Revere, just north of Boston, as part of their efforts to locate Harmony or evidence connected to her disappearance. However, no findings from this search were publicly released.

Travel Details:

• The van was driven from Manchester, New Hampshire (approximately 54 minutes away) to the Tobin Bridge in Massachusetts, a one-way distance of 49.6 miles.
• The round trip totaled 99.2 miles, which matched closely with the 133 miles prepaid on Bedard’s credit card. This left 13.8 miles unaccounted for, which may suggest some minor additional detours or stops.

Evidence and Investigation

• Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT):
• Provided photo evidence of the U-Haul van at the toll locations.
• While images were privacy-distorted, timestamps aligned with the narrative.