BREAKING NEWS: Cops searching for five-year-old Harmony Montgomery who vanished in 2019 scour New Hampshire wetlands: Child’s father has been indicted for her murder
- Five-year-old Harmony Montgomery went missing without a trace in 2019
- Her father has been indicted for her murder, but her body was never found
- Authorities began scouring wetlands along Route 107 for new evidence Friday morning
The years-long investigation into the disappearance of five-year-old Harmony Montgomery escalated Friday as officials began scouring wetlands along Route 107 for new evidence.
Montgomery was last seen alive in New Hampshire in 2019, and although authorities allege she was killed by her father, her disappearance has remained a mystery.
While her father Adam Montgomery remains behind bars, where he has pleaded not guilty to her murder, the child’s body has never been found.
Authorities began scouring along Route 107 on Friday morning, which was ‘prompted by information developed by investigators,’ David Procopio, State Police spokesman, said in a statement.
Five-year-old Harmony Montgomery went mysteriously missing in 2019, and her body has never been found
Her father Adam Montgomery, 33, of Manchester, New Hampshire, was indicted on charges of second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsifying evidence, and witness tampering over the disappearance
In January, the girl’s father Adam was indicted on murder charges over her disappearance. He is also facing charges of abuse of a corpse, falsifying evidence, and witness tampering.
The 33-year-old has been accused of killing Harmony by repeatedly striking her in the head with a closed fist in early-December 2019.
Her body has never been found since her disappearance three years ago, after she was last seen alive by her mother Crystal Sorey in 2019.
However, police only began investigating the alleged murder in September 2021 after Harmony was reported missing.
And in August 2022, authorities said she was murdered in December 2019, after new ‘biological’ evidence was cited in her case.
Harmony, then five, was allegedly killed by her father as authorities say he repeatedly struck her in the head with a closed fist in early-December 2019
The renewed search for evidence was announced by New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella’s office.
The prosecutor, who leading the investigation into her murder, said in a statement: ‘Due to the ongoing investigation, no additional information will be released at this time.
‘Officials caution against any speculation related to the potential results of this search.’
