Manchester Police Capt. Matthew Larochelle listens to an audio recording of Adam Montgomery during the trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court Tuesday.
Manchester, N.H. Police Capt. Matthew Larochelle testifies during the trial of the Adam Montgomery at Hillsborough County Superior Court, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in Manchester, N.H. Montgomery is facing second-degree murder and other charges in the death of his daughter, Harmony. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, Pool)
Judge Amy Messer, seated at right, listens to defense and prosecution attorneys as witness Rebecca Maines, left, waits on the witness stand during the trial of the Adam Montgomery at Hillsborough County Superior Court, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in Manchester, N.H. Montgomery is facing second-degree murder and other charges in the death of his daughter, Harmony. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, Pool)
Defense attorney James Brooks questions witness Rebecca Maines during the trial of the Adam Montgomery at Hillsborough County Superior Court, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in Manchester, N.H. Montgomery is facing second-degree murder and other charges in the death of his daughter, Harmony. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, Pool)
Rebecca Maines testifies in Hillsborough County Superior Court Tuesday that Adam Montgomery hated his daughter, Harmony, because she reminded him of her mother.
Judge Amy Messer, seated at center, listens to defense and prosecution attorneys during the trial of the Adam Montgomery at Hillsborough County Superior Court Tuesday in Manchester.
Mass. State Trooper Bryan Hernandez, a detective assigned to the Suffolk Co., Mass. Attorney General’s office, points out a search area in Revere, Mass. on a map during the trial of the Adam Montgomery at Hillsborough County Superior Court, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in Manchester, N.H. Montgomery is facing second-degree murder and other charges in the death of his daughter, Harmony. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, Pool)
Douglas Small testifies as the prosecution holds up a photograph of Adam Montgomery during the trial of the Adam Montgomery at Hillsborough County Superior Court, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in Manchester, N.H. Montgomery is facing second-degree murder and other charges in the death of his daughter, Harmony. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, Pool)
Judge Amy Messer addresses defense and prosecution attorneys Tuesday during the trial of Adam Montgomery at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester. Montgomery is facing second-degree murder and other charges in the death of his daughter, Harmony.
Defense attorneys James Brooks, right, and Caroline Smith listen to the prosecution address the court during the trial of the Adam Montgomery at Hillsborough County Superior Court, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in Manchester, N.H. Montgomery is facing second-degree murder and other charges in the death of his daughter, Harmony. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, Pool)
Manchester Police Detective Adam Bergeron-Rosa points to a still photo taken from surveillance video from the Gold Street Walmart in Manchester of Kelsey Small (deceased) who was Adam Montgomery’s girlfriend at the time on the eighth day of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 16, 2024. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which could wrap up next week. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for going to the bathroom in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
Assistant New Hampshire Attorney General Christopher Knowles shows a mugshot of Adam Montgomery to Manchester Police Officer Craig Stanzel during testimony on the eighth day of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 16, 2024. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which could wrap up next week. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for going to the bathroom in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
Assistant New Hampshire Attorney General Christopher Knowles shows a mugshot of Adam Montgomery to Manchester Police Officer Craig Stanzel during testimony on the eighth day of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 16, 2024. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which could wrap up next week. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for going to the bathroom in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
Assistant New Hampshire Attorney General Christopher Knowles shows Manchester Police Officer Craig Stanzel a USB storage device containing his bodycam video from the day in December of 2021 when he found Montgomery sleeping in a Pontiac in a parking lot on Harvell Street in Manchester on the eighth day of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 16, 2024. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which could wrap up next week. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for going to the bathroom in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
Superior Court Justice Amy Messer smiles during a light moment in the eighth day of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 16, 2024. The image of the Old Man of the Mountain is a screensaver from a computer following the showing of surveillance video. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for going to the bathroom in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
Michael Dobe, who works security at the Walmart on Gold Street in Manchester, gives testimony on the eighth day of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 16, 2024. The image of the Old Man of the Mountain is a screensaver from a computer following the showing of surveillance video. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for going to the bathroom in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
Michael Dobe, who works security at the Walmart on Gold Street in Manchester, points to a surveillance still taken from a video of Adam Montgomery and a unidentified woman while testifying on the eighth day of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 16, 2024. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for going to the bathroom in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
Michael Dobe, who works security at the Walmart on Gold Street in Manchester, testifies in the eighth day of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 16, 2024. The image of the Old Man of the Mountain is a screensaver from a computer following the showing of surveillance video. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for going to the bathroom in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
Court staff and lawyers work during day eight of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 15, 2024. Beach testified that he helped Adam Mongomery rent a U-Haul moving truck. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for wetting herself in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
The superior court monitor and clerk work during day eight of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 15, 2024. Beach testified that he helped Adam Mongomery rent a U-Haul moving truck. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for wetting herself in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
Jessica Guerin, a recovery specialist at Granite State Recovery, gets sworn in by Senior Assistant New Hampshire Attorney General Benjamin Agati during day eight of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 15, 2024. Beach testified that he helped Adam Mongomery rent a U-Haul moving truck. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for wetting herself in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
Superior Court Justice Amy Messer listens to testimony during day eight of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 15, 2024. Beach testified that he helped Adam Mongomery rent a U-Haul moving truck. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for wetting herself in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
People take notes during day eight of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 15, 2024. Beach testified that he helped Adam Mongomery rent a U-Haul moving truck. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for wetting herself in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
Jessica Guerin, a recovery specialist at Granite State Recovery, during day eight of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 15, 2024. Beach testified that he helped Adam Mongomery rent a U-Haul moving truck. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for wetting herself in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
Tarah Hilbert, the property manager at 644 Union St. in Manchester points to the back deck of the apartment where the Montgomery family lived for a time during Day 8 of Adam Montgomery’s murder trial in Hillsborough County Superior Court on Friday.
Tarah Hilbert, the property manager at 644 Union St. in Manchester (where Adam Montgomery formerly lived) described how Mongomery’s wife, Kayla, was beaten by Adam during day eight of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 15, 2024. Beach testified that he helped Adam Mongomery rent a U-Haul moving truck. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for wetting herself in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
Tarah Hilbert, the property manager at 644 Union St. in Manchester (where Adam Montgomery formerly lived) gets upset as she describes how Mongomery’s wife, Kayla, had two black eyes during day eight of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 15, 2024. Beach testified that he helped Adam Mongomery rent a U-Haul moving truck. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for wetting herself in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
Court officer Ron Delisle carries evidence before the start of day eight of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 16, 2024. The state has over 900 pieces of evidence for the case.Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for going to the bathroom in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
Brittany Bedard of Daytona, Fla., who is formerly of Auburn, gives testimony during day seven of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 15, 2024. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the seventh day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for wetting herself in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
State's witness Brendon Middleton, an inmate at the Valley Street Jail, gives testimony during day seven of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 15, 2024. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the seventh day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for wetting herself in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
Assistant New Hampshire Attorney General Christopher Knowles shows the jury pictures of Adam Montgomery which were on the phone of Brittany Bedard of Daytona, Fla., who is formerly of Auburn, pictured in background, while she was giving testimony during day seven of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 15, 2024. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the seventh day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for wetting herself in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
Dennis Cloutier of Alstead, who did maintenance at 644 Union St., gets sworn in before his testimony during day seven of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 15, 2024. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the seventh day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for wetting herself in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
Senior Assistant New Hampshire Attorney General Benjamin Agati shows documents to the defense for Adam Montgomery during day seven of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 15, 2024. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the seventh day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for wetting herself in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
Senior Assistant New Hampshire Attorney General Benjamin Agati shows a mugshot of Adam Montgomery to a witness Thursday during the trial. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection.
Manchester Police Capt. Matthew Larochelle listens to an audio recording of Adam Montgomery during the trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court Tuesday.
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Manchester, N.H. Police Capt. Matthew Larochelle testifies during the trial of the Adam Montgomery at Hillsborough County Superior Court, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in Manchester, N.H. Montgomery is facing second-degree murder and other charges in the death of his daughter, Harmony. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, Pool)
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Judge Amy Messer, seated at right, listens to defense and prosecution attorneys as witness Rebecca Maines, left, waits on the witness stand during the trial of the Adam Montgomery at Hillsborough County Superior Court, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in Manchester, N.H. Montgomery is facing second-degree murder and other charges in the death of his daughter, Harmony. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, Pool)
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Defense attorney James Brooks questions witness Rebecca Maines during the trial of the Adam Montgomery at Hillsborough County Superior Court, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in Manchester, N.H. Montgomery is facing second-degree murder and other charges in the death of his daughter, Harmony. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, Pool)
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Rebecca Maines testifies in Hillsborough County Superior Court Tuesday that Adam Montgomery hated his daughter, Harmony, because she reminded him of her mother.
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Judge Amy Messer, seated at center, listens to defense and prosecution attorneys during the trial of the Adam Montgomery at Hillsborough County Superior Court Tuesday in Manchester.
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Mass. State Trooper Bryan Hernandez, a detective assigned to the Suffolk Co., Mass. Attorney General’s office, points out a search area in Revere, Mass. on a map during the trial of the Adam Montgomery at Hillsborough County Superior Court, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in Manchester, N.H. Montgomery is facing second-degree murder and other charges in the death of his daughter, Harmony. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, Pool)
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Douglas Small testifies as the prosecution holds up a photograph of Adam Montgomery during the trial of the Adam Montgomery at Hillsborough County Superior Court, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in Manchester, N.H. Montgomery is facing second-degree murder and other charges in the death of his daughter, Harmony. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, Pool)
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Judge Amy Messer addresses defense and prosecution attorneys Tuesday during the trial of Adam Montgomery at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester. Montgomery is facing second-degree murder and other charges in the death of his daughter, Harmony.
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Defense attorneys James Brooks, right, and Caroline Smith listen to the prosecution address the court during the trial of the Adam Montgomery at Hillsborough County Superior Court, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in Manchester, N.H. Montgomery is facing second-degree murder and other charges in the death of his daughter, Harmony. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, Pool)
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Manchester Police Detective Adam Bergeron-Rosa points to a still photo taken from surveillance video from the Gold Street Walmart in Manchester of Kelsey Small (deceased) who was Adam Montgomery’s girlfriend at the time on the eighth day of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 16, 2024. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which could wrap up next week. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for going to the bathroom in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
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Assistant New Hampshire Attorney General Christopher Knowles shows a mugshot of Adam Montgomery to Manchester Police Officer Craig Stanzel during testimony on the eighth day of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 16, 2024. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which could wrap up next week. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for going to the bathroom in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
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Assistant New Hampshire Attorney General Christopher Knowles shows a mugshot of Adam Montgomery to Manchester Police Officer Craig Stanzel during testimony on the eighth day of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 16, 2024. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which could wrap up next week. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for going to the bathroom in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
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Assistant New Hampshire Attorney General Christopher Knowles shows Manchester Police Officer Craig Stanzel a USB storage device containing his bodycam video from the day in December of 2021 when he found Montgomery sleeping in a Pontiac in a parking lot on Harvell Street in Manchester on the eighth day of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 16, 2024. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which could wrap up next week. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for going to the bathroom in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
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Superior Court Justice Amy Messer smiles during a light moment in the eighth day of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 16, 2024. The image of the Old Man of the Mountain is a screensaver from a computer following the showing of surveillance video. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for going to the bathroom in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
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Michael Dobe, who works security at the Walmart on Gold Street in Manchester, gives testimony on the eighth day of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 16, 2024. The image of the Old Man of the Mountain is a screensaver from a computer following the showing of surveillance video. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for going to the bathroom in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
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Michael Dobe, who works security at the Walmart on Gold Street in Manchester, points to a surveillance still taken from a video of Adam Montgomery and a unidentified woman while testifying on the eighth day of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 16, 2024. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for going to the bathroom in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
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Michael Dobe, who works security at the Walmart on Gold Street in Manchester, testifies in the eighth day of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 16, 2024. The image of the Old Man of the Mountain is a screensaver from a computer following the showing of surveillance video. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for going to the bathroom in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
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Court staff and lawyers work during day eight of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 15, 2024. Beach testified that he helped Adam Mongomery rent a U-Haul moving truck. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for wetting herself in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
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The superior court monitor and clerk work during day eight of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 15, 2024. Beach testified that he helped Adam Mongomery rent a U-Haul moving truck. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for wetting herself in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
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Jessica Guerin, a recovery specialist at Granite State Recovery, gets sworn in by Senior Assistant New Hampshire Attorney General Benjamin Agati during day eight of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 15, 2024. Beach testified that he helped Adam Mongomery rent a U-Haul moving truck. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for wetting herself in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
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Superior Court Justice Amy Messer listens to testimony during day eight of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 15, 2024. Beach testified that he helped Adam Mongomery rent a U-Haul moving truck. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for wetting herself in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
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People take notes during day eight of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 15, 2024. Beach testified that he helped Adam Mongomery rent a U-Haul moving truck. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for wetting herself in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
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Jessica Guerin, a recovery specialist at Granite State Recovery, during day eight of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 15, 2024. Beach testified that he helped Adam Mongomery rent a U-Haul moving truck. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for wetting herself in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
Tarah Hilbert, the property manager at 644 Union St. in Manchester points to the back deck of the apartment where the Montgomery family lived for a time during Day 8 of Adam Montgomery’s murder trial in Hillsborough County Superior Court on Friday.
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Tarah Hilbert, the property manager at 644 Union St. in Manchester (where Adam Montgomery formerly lived) described how Mongomery’s wife, Kayla, was beaten by Adam during day eight of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 15, 2024. Beach testified that he helped Adam Mongomery rent a U-Haul moving truck. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for wetting herself in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
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Tarah Hilbert, the property manager at 644 Union St. in Manchester (where Adam Montgomery formerly lived) gets upset as she describes how Mongomery’s wife, Kayla, had two black eyes during day eight of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 15, 2024. Beach testified that he helped Adam Mongomery rent a U-Haul moving truck. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for wetting herself in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
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Court officer Ron Delisle carries evidence before the start of day eight of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 16, 2024. The state has over 900 pieces of evidence for the case.Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the eighth day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for going to the bathroom in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
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Brittany Bedard of Daytona, Fla., who is formerly of Auburn, gives testimony during day seven of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 15, 2024. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the seventh day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for wetting herself in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
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State's witness Brendon Middleton, an inmate at the Valley Street Jail, gives testimony during day seven of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 15, 2024. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the seventh day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for wetting herself in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
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Assistant New Hampshire Attorney General Christopher Knowles shows the jury pictures of Adam Montgomery which were on the phone of Brittany Bedard of Daytona, Fla., who is formerly of Auburn, pictured in background, while she was giving testimony during day seven of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 15, 2024. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the seventh day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for wetting herself in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
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Medical transportation driver Rose Smith testifies Thursday about Adam Montgomery’s rage during an incident with his wife, Kayla.
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Dennis Cloutier of Alstead, who did maintenance at 644 Union St., gets sworn in before his testimony during day seven of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 15, 2024. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the seventh day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for wetting herself in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
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Senior Assistant New Hampshire Attorney General Benjamin Agati shows documents to the defense for Adam Montgomery during day seven of the Adam Montgomery trial at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester on Feb. 15, 2024. Montgomery, 34, has been charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsification of evidence and witness tampering in the death of his daughter, Harmony, 5. The prosecution has more than 50 witnesses in the trial, which is expected to last the rest of the month. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection, waiving his right to appear for the seventh day in a row. Montgomery is accused of reaching back while driving and delivering a fatal blow to his daughter's face for wetting herself in the backseat of the Chrysler Sebring they were living in. DAVID LANE/Union Leader/Pool
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Senior Assistant New Hampshire Attorney General Benjamin Agati shows a mugshot of Adam Montgomery to a witness Thursday during the trial. Montgomery has not been in court since the first day of jury selection.