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Harmony Montgomery case: Father who killed his 5-year-old daughter sentenced to 45 years to life in prison
Adam Montgomery, the New Hampshire dad convicted of beating his daughter, Harmony, to death and hiding the slaying for more than two years, was sentenced Thursday.
A judge sentenced Montgomery to 45 years to life in prison for the second-degree murder charge.
“You took a human life and you did so in the most callous and heartless of ways. You robbed a 5-year-old girl, your own daughter, of the life she was to lead. You stole from your sons a sister, you took a daughter from her mother,” Judge Amy Messer said while reading Montgomery’s sentence.
In addition to the 45 years to life sentence for second-degree murder, Montgomery was also sentenced to 4 to 8 years for assault, 3.5 to 7 years for witness tampering and 3.5 to 7 years for falsifying evidence. When it came to abuse of a corpse, he received a 12-month suspended sentence. The judge ruled that all sentences would be served consecutively – that means one after the other – for a total of at least 56 years in prison.
ADAM MONTGOMERY TRIAL: JURY DELIBERATES CASE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DAD ACCUSED OF KILLING 5-YEAR-OLD WHILE ON DRUGS
Adam Montgomery, Harmony’s father, allegedly pummeled the little girl in the head with a closed fist on Dec. 7, 2019. (Manchester Police)
“In light of the egregious nature of the crimes of which you have been convicted in this case, and taking into consideration your extremely violent criminal history, the court finds the only way to do this is to keep you off the streets,” Messer continued.
Montgomery has been in custody since the beginning of 2021 after his estranged ex-wife reported Harmony missing and Manchester police discovered she had been unaccounted for since 2019.
The family was homeless and living in a car at the time of Harmony’s suspected murder, according to investigators.
On Dec. 7, 2019, the day investigators believe Harmony died, she had soiled herself in her sleep, prosecutors said. Her father allegedly beat her over the head viciously, telling his wife, “I think I really hurt her this time.”
HARMONY MONTGOMERY MURDER: DAD ACCUSED OF KILLING NEW HAMPSHIRE GIRL SMILES IN COURT AS JURY SELECTION BEGINS
Left: Adam Montgomery, a convicted felon, was sentenced to 45 years to life for second-degree murder. Right: Harmony Montgomery smiling before her death. (Manchester Police)
When he realized his daughter was dead, he allegedly stuffed her into a duffle bag. Prosecutors say he transferred her body multiple times and kept it for weeks before chopping up her remains and disposing of them somewhere outside Boston.
As part of a plea deal, Kayla Montgomery, Harmony’s stepmother, gave investigators damning testimony implicating her husband on charges that include second-degree murder, abusing a corpse and falsifying evidence. She told detectives that Adam Montgomery kept Harmony’s corpse for three months, repeatedly hiding it in new places before allegedly dumping it somewhere near Boston. Although the girl’s body has not been recovered, investigators allegedly found her DNA in at least one location where he allegedly stowed it.
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Manchester Police Public Information Officer Heather Hamel holds two reward posters at the police station showing photos of missing Harmony Montgomery in Manchester, NH on Jan. 4, 2022. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Prior to his sentencing, the prosecutor asked Adam Montgomery to disclose where Harmony’s body was in exchange for second-degree murder’s minimum 35-year sentence. Adam Montgomery stayed silent and did not offer any indication of where her body was hidden.
Police are still searching for her remains, and anyone with information is asked to call the dedicated tip line at 603-203-6060.
Fox News Digital’s Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.
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Real estate moguls Tal and Oren Alexander and their brother, Alon Alexander, were found guilty in federal court of sex trafficking and related offenses, marking a dramatic fall for the once-prominent luxury brokers.
A jury returned guilty verdicts on all charges including conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, inducement to travel to engage in unlawful sexual activity and multiple counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion.
In his closing argument on March 3, prosecutor Andrew Jones said the brothers masqueraded as party boys but really were predators towards women.
“They used a consistent playbook to lure, isolate and rape their victims,” Jones said. “They did it with callousness and a perverse sense of pride.”
ALEXANDER BROTHERS ACCUSED OF CRUISE SHIP SEX ABUSE AHEAD OF REAL ESTATE MOGULS’ TRAFFICKING TRIAL
Oren Alexander and his twin brother, Alon, attend a bond hearing after being charged with multiple state and federal crimes, including sex trafficking and rape, at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Miami. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP, Pool)
Throughout the four weeks of testimony, Tal, Oren and Oren’s twin, Alon Alexander, who was an executive at his family’s private security firm, vehemently denied the sex crime charges against them, as well as other allegations.
Prosecutors allege the brothers orchestrated a yearslong pattern of sexual abuse involving numerous women across multiple states. The defense argued that the encounters were consensual and that the government had overreached.
Oren Alexander and Tal Alexander speak at a panel at the Rockstars of Real Estate Event, Sept. 3, 2013, in New York. (Amy Sussman/Invision for DETAILS Magazine/AP Images, File)
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Eleven women, including several who said they were minors at the time of the incidents, testified against the brothers, alleging they gave them gifts and flew them to locations and parties where they were given drugs before assaulting them.
Oren Alexander, 37, center, and his twin brother, Alon, center-right, speak to their attorney Joel Denaro during their bond hearing after being charged with multiple state and federal crimes, including sex trafficking and rape, at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Miami. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP, Pool)
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U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton said the verdict marks a significant step in combating sex crimes, calling the brothers’ conduct “calculated, brutal sexual abuse that, unimaginably, the defendants celebrated.”
Sentencing has not yet been scheduled.
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Two Men Face Terrorism Charges in Bomb Attack at Gracie Mansion
Federal prosecutors charged two men with attempting to support the Islamic State after they attempted to set off homemade explosives at Gracie Mansion on Saturday. The bombs did not detonate and no one was injured.
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“Federal charges have been filed in the Southern District of New York against two individuals: Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi. The defendants were inspired by ISIS to carry out their attack.” “Get him, get him, get him.” Preliminary testing has determined that one of the devices contained triacetone triperoxide — highly volatile explosive that has been used in multiple terrorist attacks over the last decade.” “Many of the counterprotesters met this display of bigotry peacefully, with a vision of a city that is welcoming to all. But a few did not. Two men, Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi, traveled from Pennsylvania and attempted to bring violence to New York City. While I found this protest appalling, I will not waver in my belief that it should be allowed to happen. Ours is a free society where the right to peaceful protest is sacred.”
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