Three months before Harmony Montgomery’s father was charged in the 5-year-old’s murder, her stepmother pointed the finger at her estranged husband—and claimed she’d been encouraged to lie to police.
. During that interview, Kayla alleged that Montgomery had murdered Harmony in December 2019—about two years before she was reported missing in New Hampshire.
“Kayla also said that [Adam Montgomery] had encouraged her on multiple occasions to lie to police about Harmony’s whereabouts, basically giving Kayla a ‘cover story’ and telling her that as long as she stuck to the cover story everything would be OK,” the motion added. The revelation comes just as the New Hampshire Attorney General’s office on Monday announced Montgomery has been arrested and charged in connection with Harmony’s murder. Prosecutors allege that Harmony died after being repeatedly “struck” in the head with a closed fist on or around Dec. 7, 2019. Afterward, Montgomery allegedly “removed, concealed, or destroyed” his daughter’s body.
Montgomery, 32, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to the four counts against him, including second-degree murder and falsifying physical evidence, and will remain in jail. He also faces several other charges, including for allegedly abusing Harmony and stealing guns just weeks before she was killed. Next month, Montgomery is set to go to trial on the firearms charges, where Kayla is listed as a state’s witness. Prosecutors allege Montgomery stole two firearms between Sept. 29, 2019, and Oct. 3, 2019, but noted those weapons don’t have any connection with Harmony’s murder.