Harmony Montgomery

The office noted that many of its recommendations involve the judicial system and the entity that oversees indigent legal representation, which could be one reason for the slow pace of change.

The Hillsborough County Grand Jury earlier this month indicted Adam Montgomery on two counts each of being a felon in possession of a firearm and being an armed career criminal.

Kayla Montgomery, 32, pleaded guilty to two charges alleging that she lied to a grand jury about working at a doughnut shop on Nov. 30, 2019, the day she said she last saw Harmony Montgomery.

The murder charge against Adam Montgomery alleges that he struck Harmony repeatedly in the head with a closed fist, but authorities did not say whether her body had been found.

Authorities say the search for a New Hampshire girl who disappeared at age 5 in 2019 but was not reported missing until late last year is now considered a homicide investigation.

The 5-year-old New Hampshire girl has been missing since late 2019.

Harmony Montgomery has been missing since late 2019, according to New Hampshire authorities.

Montgomery spent the early years of her life in DCF custody, and in 2019, the Juvenile Court of Massachusetts awarded custody to her father, Adam. New Hampshire officials declared her missing in December.

“I want New Hampshire to be held accountable,” Crystal Sorey said this weekend. “I want the governor to say, ‘OK, we dropped the ball here.’”