WATCH LIVE: Murder of Harmony Montgomery Trial Day 3
Trials
Court
February 9, 2024
Harmony Montgomery: Dad Beat Little Girl in Back of Car Then Drove to Burger King to Eat
In an opening statement, prosecutors described Adam Montgomery callously beating his daughter Harmony then continuing his drive to a fast food restaurant without checking on her. “He pulled into that parking lot at Burger King and he ordered his food. He ordered his food and he ate. He didn’t stop to check on Harmony,” Christopher …
Murder
February 8, 2024
Pennsy Man Arrested for Wife’s Murder, Allegedly Told Son He Had ‘Murder on the Brain’
A Pennsylvania man wanted for killing his wife — whose strangled body was found on Monday by a child coming home from school — was taken into custody at a hotel in Thursday after a brief standoff with police. Matthew Harrison, 48, was wanted on charges of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, strangulation, aggravated indecent assault …
Shooting
February 8, 2024
6 Believed Dead – Including 3 Children – After Shooting and House Fire
Six people — three of them children — are unaccounted for in southeastern Pennsylvania after a raging housefire that started with a shootout between a person at the house and police. Two police officers were wounded in the shooting, and investigators say they have recovered three bodies, one of them believed to have been the …
child endangerment
February 8, 2024
New York Mom Charged With Abandoning Newborn in Apartment Hallway
A New York woman has been arrested and charged with abandoning her newborn daughter in an apartment hallway on Tuesday. Jacqueline Marleni Perez, 21, was charged with abandonment of a child after detectives reviewed hours of surveillance video and interviewed multipls witnesses, WABC reported. The little girl was found wrapped in a blanket and crying …
Court
February 8, 2024
Trial Date Set for Men Accused in Murder of Kentucky Mom Crystal Rogers
A judge set a February 10, 2025, trial date for three men accused of killing Kentucky mom Crystal Rogers in 2015, although an attorney for Rogers’s ex-boyfriend said he objects to trying the three men together. Brian Butler, attorney for Brooks Houck, also said he’s discussing whether to ask for a change of venue for …
February 8, 2024
Boyfriend Accused of Killing Massachusetts Nurse Escapes Police Custody in Kenya
A man accused of killing his girlfriend and leaving her body in a car at Boston’s airport while he fled to Kenya has escaped custody there. According to the Associated Press, a man appeared at the police station in Nairobi on Wednesday afternoon, identified himself as Kevin Adam Kinyanjui Kangethe’s lawyer, and asked to speak …
Celebrity Justice
February 8, 2024
Feds Garnish Todd & Julie Chrisley’s $1 Million Court Settlement to Pay $17 Million Restitution Bill
The federal government is garnishing a nearly $1 million settlement reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley received from the state of Georgia to help pay a $17 million federal restitution from their 2022 fraud conviction. The Chrisleys settled a lawsuit against the state of Georgia and a former director of special investigations for the state’s …
Murder
February 8, 2024
Suspect in Texas Cheerleader’s Murder Indicted
A Texas grand jury has indicted the man suspected of killing a 16-year-old cheerleader on capital murder charges. The indictment says Rafael Govea Romero, 23, killed Lizbeth Medina in the course of a burglary, according to Fox News. It says Romero hit the teen “with a hard object” and repeatedly stabbed her “with a sharp …
Death investigation
February 8, 2024
Boy, 12, Found Dead at Wilderness Therapy Camp, Cops Say Camp ‘Not Completely’ Cooperating
North Carolina officials are investigating the death of a 12-year-old boy at a wilderness therapy camp in the mountains of the western part of the state. A forensic pathologist said the boy’s death, the day after his arrival at Trails Carolina, “appeared to not be natural,” the Transylvania County Sheriff ‘s Office said, adding that …
Manslaughter
February 7, 2024
Kentucky Mom Charged With Murder, Child Abuse After 6-Month-Old Daughter Found Dead from Neglect and Malnourishment
Haley Fisher smoked meth 3-4 times a week but hadn’t taken her infant daughter to the doctor since she was born.
Murder
February 7, 2024
Pennsy Man Wanted for Murder of Wife, Considered to Be ‘Dangerous Person,’ Cops Say
Pennsylvania police are searching for a Lancaster County man after his wife was found dead in their home. Northern Lancaster County Regional Police said they considered the death of 49-year-old Jami A. Harrison suspicious when her body was found in Penn Township on Monday. On Wednesday, they said, autopsy results “confirmed that the manner of …