Search for Harmony Montgomery may focus on her father and his estranged wife’s lifestyle

MANCHESTER, N.H. — In Manchester, New Hampshire, Harmony Montgomery’s image is everywhere.

But the little girl, herself, is lost, not seen since late 2019.

Recently, the FBI joined Manchester, New Hampshire police in a multi-day search of the Manchester house where Harmony lived in 2019 with her biological father, Adam Montgomery, and his estranged wife, Kayla.

Harmony was not found.

Since then, donations have skyrocketed the Harmony Montgomery Reward Fund to $137,000.

Police say they’ve received 460 tips, but there is still no sign of Harmony.

Retired Boston Police Chief Dan Linskey says the search for Harmony is difficult, but it’s not impossible. He believes the trail to finding Harmony runs through Adam and Kayla Montgomery.

Right now, both are in jail.

Chief Linskey also said establishing a timeline for when Harmony disappeared is critical.

“It’s very important to try to narrow down the exact time the loss occurred, when she was last seen by folks,” Linskey said. “There’s only so many places they could have gone and been. Law enforcement will investigate those and try and find out if there’s a potential to find the little girl there.”

Linskey tells me Adam and Kayla’s cell phone activity, their emails, and their social media accounts will help investigators pinpoint where they were at around the time Harmony was last seen, and provide new areas to search

But there is more to it than that.

Both Adam and Kayla battled substance abuse, and Linskey tells me, that’s a world that could provide valuable new leads.

“People say things in the world of drugs and narcotics and criminal associates that they don’t say to others and sometimes it takes some motivation for those people to come forward,” Linskey said. “So, if I was in charge of investigating this case, my narcotics detectives would be working on people involved in that trade who might have interacted with these folks and see if there is any information they can come forward with that’s helpful.”

The four day search of the Manchester, New Hampshure house failed to turn up any sign of Harmony, but Linskey said it’s possible the search did turn up forensic evidence of a crime, or evidence that someone tried to clean something up.

When asked if he still had hope, Chief Linskey said “You know, I think we always have to find them. If we lose hope we’re going to find them, it’s hard to keep looking. So, yeah - we’re going to find her.”

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