Officials: Missing Girl, Harmony Montgomery, Was Murdered

Officials: Missing Girl, Harmony Montgomery, Was Murdered
A man walks past the "missing child" poster for Harmony Montgomery in Manchester, N.H., on May 5, 2022. Charles Krupa/AP Photo
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CONCORD, N.H.—Investigators now believe a 5-year-old New Hampshire girl who disappeared in 2019 was murdered, authorities said Thursday.

The monthslong search for Harmony Montgomery, who was only reported missing last year, has become a homicide investigation, Attorney General John Formella said at a news conference Thursday.