Local

As murder trial for Adam Montgomery draws closer, parents of murdered Lynn man wait for justice

The investigation into the murder of Harmony Montgomery has now shifted out of New England and all the way down the East Coast to Florida.

A senior law enforcement source confirmed to Boston 25 News that New Hampshire investigators working on Harmony’s case recently traveled to the Sunshine State to speak with the father and grandfather of Adam Montgomery, who is the little girl’s father.

The trip south comes after officials from New Hampshire and Massachusetts spent Friday scouring a sprawling wetlands area in Revere for evidence in connection with Harmony’s 2019 murder.

Eighteen Massachusetts State Police troopers trained in search operations in difficult terrain and environments, as well as K9 and drone units, assisted Manchester, New Hampshire, police in the search after investigators developed new information in the case, authorities said.

The search came to an end late Friday afternoon without police saying if they found any evidence related to Harmony.

New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella and Manchester Police Chief Allen D. Aldenberg announced in August that the search for Harmony, who disappeared in 2019, was now a homicide investigation.

Multiple sources of investigative information and new biological evidence led investigators to conclude that Harmony was murdered, according to Formella.

Harmony’s stepmother, 32-year-old Kayla Montgomery, told Manchester police detectives that Adam Montgomery had murdered his daughter in December 2019, court documents indicated.

Adam was arrested in October 2022 on charges including second-degree murder, falsifying physical evidence, abuse of corpse, and tampering with witnesses in connection with the homicide investigation.

Evidence uncovered during the course of an investigation indicated that Adam repeatedly struck Harmony in the head with a closed first, recklessly causing her death, Formella and Aldenberg said.

Harmony’s remains have not yet been located.

Ramonita and Arcadio Guzman are the parents of Darlin Guzman, a 28 year old man shot to death outside a convenience store in Lynn in 2008.

As first reported last year, Adam Montgomery has long been the prime suspect in Darlin Guzman’s unsolved murder.

They too are hoping, there is a break in Harmony’s case.

“We not only feel for our son, but as being parents, we feel for the little girl as well. We want justice to be done for both. But if anything, we want justice to be done for this little child that is so innocent,” Ramonita Guzman told me.

“The way I feel right now, I hope he gets what he deserves. To be doing what he is doing to his daughter, and my son, is outrageous. It’s very heartbroken,” Arcadio Guzman added.

Adam Montgomery was 18 years old and living in New Hampshire at the time of Darlin Guzman’s murder.

A Massachusetts law enforcement source tells me, Adam Montgomery and two members of his family have been the focus of the Guzman murder investigation for 15 years.

In addition to the Revere search, a senior law enforcement source tells me New Hampshire authorities recently travelled to Florida to try to talk to Adam Montgomery’s father and grandfather about Harmony’s case.

The Guzman’s are now patiently waiting for their turn for justice

“This was brutal, he’s a monster. There’s no other word we can think about. I hope and I believe justice will be done for both,” Ramonita Guzman said.

Adam Montgomery is a suspect in the Guzman murder, he is not facing any charges in the case.

Adam Montgomery’s murder trial for the death of Harmony Montgomery is scheduled to begin in August, but I am told it may be delayed until November.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.

Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts.

Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW