Kayla Montgomery Testifies: Concealing Harmony Montgomery's Death

[@CourtTV]

00:00:00 ON THE STAND: Kayla Montgomery 00:04:50 ALLEGED: Adam Cleans Up the Bathroom 00:14:12 Bag of Lime Location 00:33:01 Rental Van & Hotel 00:35:09 Relationship Dynamics 00:41:05 Kayla gets Emotional on the Stand 00:58:28 RECAP of Testimony #CourtTV - How believable do YOU think Kayla's testimony is?⚖👇

[@jennifercastrenze9706]

I don't understand why Kayla didn't help that poor child harmony instead helped Adam by bringing harmony body to Adam work so she is responsible just as much as adam.but Kayla could of saved harmony but didn't I'm very heartbroken 💔and I'm so emotional 😭 my pain is for harmony and her mom please Kayla show the police where harmony is so harmony mom can have answers and clouser.another thing Adam is a coward to kill his daughter parent is soppose to protect their children but Adam killed his daughter he needs to show where harmony is or Kayla needs too

[@annettelacey7913]

Her bidy was dismembered and thrown over a large area​@@jennifercastrenze9706

[@kimberlybrown5843]

The SYSTEM once again has failed a child in need.

[@PortiaLucombe-u5h]

Very believble

[@NennieC123]

If this story is made up - I don’t want to know the actual truth

[@kvacka]

So she lived with Harmony's body in the car, in the bathroom, in the ceiling, in the fridge, she even strolled her around in a stroller. How anyone that is not complicit sociopath could live with themselves and with two more children like that? Oh I forgot, she was "afraid"...

[@ruthsaraiva5152]

She scared only for herself she had plenty of time to.turn him in .the only one who cared was ths uncle when he confronted Adam..i hope she never see her kids again and shame on C.P.S. THEY DID NOT DO THEIR JOB TO PROTECT THAT BABY..they should be sued this girl is making me sick what was done to HARMONY..REST EASY IN GOD'S HANDS HARMONY you safe sweet baby..🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻♥️

[@BijouxBee]

Surprised methany didn’t have a mental break during that whole period. I wouldn’t be surprised either if she made herself think harmony was “actually” with her bio mother or that she was still alive but sleeping.

[@danngspeed1732]

Exactly!!

[@iluvzebras10]

I don't know if anyone else caught this but she went "I was scared for myself and Adam...... And the kids!" like you could tell that the kids were a complete afterthought. that, along with every other thing she did just proves she's an absolute monster

[@toeachitsown2050]

I hear you. I feel zero sympathy and I doubt we are alone!

[@AnneDC_2532]

She’s just as disgusting as the father. She filed this child on her taxes, knowing she was deceased in their apartment so it would seem as if she was still alive. She should be on trial next.

[@IchigoOren]

We know that won't happen. Karens never get the same treatment as the rest of us sis. She'll get off as usual like casey anthony.

[@melpark9689]

And get more money!!

[@krystingrant6292]

Omfg 😮😮

[@TheLiberalRedneck]

She did that for the money.

[@missyelliot6237]

@@Mataylor17100%. People always say the jury fucked up that case, bht they overcharged casey Anthony & that’s why she’s free now. They never had first degree intentional homicide and shouldn’t have even tried it! Second degree would’ve been the easiest guilty verdict in the world.

[@orionshomeproductions]

as a domestic abuse survivor i just want to say this woman makes me sick

[@carollucey111]

Likewise hun!

[@leonnacovey8979]

Same here!

[@babyboyz100]

Exactly! I am actually sick and tired of woman using this as a reason not to get help for a poor defenseless child. I would die to protect my children or any child for that matter. These woman weren't locked up they could flee with the kids regardless of what he would have done. I was seriously abused for 5 years but I left when he started hurting our children. That was 16 years ago! There is no way my kids were going to be another statistic.

[@rachelg6799]

Same…

[@KevinAndrews-s5k]

Same ! I would of told CPS the grocery store clerk anyone ! The fact that she still was collecting benefits for Harmony says everything I need to know

[@KL-ou9jj]

So, why didn’t she take the body to the police instead of to his work! She obeyed! She wasn’t afraid! She was guilty!

[@mindymarie3379]

I can't stop thinking about Harmony. That poor child! These people are heartless - including this Kayla on the stand. She could have saved that little girl. Just disgusting brain dead addicts.

[@MurdarCemil]

Ok professor.

[@CarpeNutella]

She was such a beautiful little angel. Her glasses were so cute and she was smiling in every picture 🥲🥲🥲

[@doodlemom4593]

Exactly I’m so sick of people that hurt kids period anyone this is a everyday occurrence in the world and this needs to stop to many innocent children being hurt and killed

[@doodlemom4593]

@@CarpeNutellathanx to her foster family they loved her ! Never should of been given to Adam

[@jaknap1]

I think everyone in harmony’s life failed her, including her mother who was drug addict herself. Poor girl had no chance. Just sad.

[@jessicamcalister829]

The fact that she could eat after seeing what he did is all I needed to know. She was 100% complicit

[@CrisandaSinger]

The woman, Kayla, appears to be stoned out of her mind!

[@deirdreturnbulleyemouth7610]

I was kinda thinking that but I believe they murdered her x

[@kathyhubert100]

I was thinking that too

[@lindaadelwerth8042]

@CrisandaSinger As soon as I saw her I thought She's on something been doped up or something, Something isn't right with her.

[@misstoasted2525]

She's so high, maybe Xanax or opiate, I'm sure for anxiety but she's just as guilty as Adam so I get why his defense is leaning on that. They both are trash scum

[@jlob5296]

100% Anyone who has been around it understands

[@shelleyplemons1362]

Do you know what’s worse than the actual hitting that killed her is everything he did to her body after she was dead. it takes a very sick individual to work with a dead body this long, and do the things he did to his very own child

[@ZetaAndHolly]

You’re absolutely right…. It’s sick and disgusting 😣😣😣

[@Rnnurse2023]

That freezer at the pizza place , even the employees asked him why he carried the bag with him . And little Miss Kayla all sweet and innocent delivering the remains to him . Sick and twisted , not drugs , just evil and possessed, right out the 😅Satanic pits of H

[@krystingrant6292]

And filed taxes with the childs information knowing she was deceased

[@youneedtocalmdown420]

@@krystingrant6292I didn’t know that part. She’s evil

[@EmileeandDanielleGoodhue]

I think it’s a psychological indicator of ownership he only wanted harmony as a benefit so took ownership , carrying her around dead or alive to him she was never a life only his property .

[@cail171]

I pray more charges are brought against kayla. She had more to do with hiding harmony than i thought. Wtf

[@alysiahernandez5639]

She gave them the story of what happened to her in exchange for less time ....she won't get more

[@926paaja]

@@alysiahernandez5639unless the e defense proves her to be lying

[@marlainetriplett2449]

​@@alysiahernandez5639 exactly. That's our messed up judicial system for you. Poor Harmony...🥺

[@Nope-NotToday]

I believe none of that! She helped him because she didn't want to lose him, her notes from the prison says it all. Disgusting that she got away with 18 months. She should have been charged with accesory to murder.

[@becky6568]

She kept say everything they did to harmony would look bad … she didn’t care about her at all . Just herself.

[@carriewittbrodt5072]

Yep, she beat Harmony right along with Adam, did whatever her true love told her to do. IMO Now tells her story to save herself. Disgusting

[@Nope-NotToday]

@@carriewittbrodt5072 exactly

[@6AlphaMikeCharlie9]

What else did you expect? just because she's dead it doesn't mean they're gonna stop letting her down still.

[@margiemarion9437]

I am sick of her saying she was scared, but made no attempt to get away from this guy with her kids. She ate with a dead child in a car, did drugs with a dead child in it, and slept with a dead child in a vent over her bed. Scared my ass!

[@candychavez3558]

I was scared I was scared, I was scared, BS!!! Codependent drug addicts, Poor Harmony.... 💜

[@J-hl4qq]

I noticed that her tears don’t start until she talks about Adam abusing her. No tears for Harmony.

[@judyanderson5772]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@SharpLife4]

Watch earlier. She cries a lot about harmony

[@KL-ou9jj]

What is a nutri bullet???

[@chartroy]

@@6AlphaMikeCharlie9What?!?! No way….really? Damn

[@carollucey111]

Exactly, not one tear from that hag for that beautiful innocent child 😞, she should have been locked up for life too!!

[@carleycasey9439]

Kayla is just as guilty

[@brendab8307]

I totally agree!

[@christina2466w]

Absolutely 💯%

[@bustosberenice]

💯 💯💯💯💯

[@vickinator]

The fact that she hasn’t filed for divorce from him and watched as he beat that poor girl over and over speaks volumes about her! I have sympathy for the abuse he inflicted upon her but I can’t imagine that could ever overcome a decent human’s refusal to step in and stop his abuse of that child! She should be in prison with him!

[@jackiewheeler9914]

She is being charged with him.she turned state evidence & for lying on stand

[@carriewittbrodt5072]

It's possible she did the beating on Harmony right along with Adam, who wasn't her bio daughter. She did whatever her true love wanted. That's the feeling I'm picking up. Neither cared for this poor child, but used the disabilty benefits and food stamps. She's testifying her version to save herself.

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

​@@carriewittbrodt5072Yeah, they didn't have to have her with them. They could have handed her off to her mom or the state. Hearing that she had a really nice family waiting to adopt her is one of the worst parts

[@violethutson8467]

She has filed for divorce, she did it before she got out of prison

[@KL-ou9jj]

I heard she only got 1 & 1/2 years in plea deal! Disgusting!

[@AnneDC_2532]

Something is definitely wrong with people who think just because she loved Adam she went along with all this, she’s an animal , just like him….

[@carollucey111]

Totally agree with you!!

[@LynetteA68]

The fact that she could love him proves she is just as much of an animal as he is!!!

[@Rnnurse2023]

Amen

[@mellvee]

Absolutely! I understand the trauma domestic violence can endure, but she's a grown a** adult, and scared or not, she had plenty of time where Adam was at work or away and she could have turned him in, even if she couldn't save Harmony. She's an animal.

[@donnajoyner8907]

@@LynetteA68I agree with you! Don’t forget, she also allowed her own children to be around him. Knowing he physically abused his own daughter then murdered her! So he wouldn’t have had no problems doing that (and probably worse) to *step-children. She is as much a piece of 💩, as he is!

[@shelleyplemons1362]

This guy is one level of sick, but the fact that this woman had two children with him, and never took the opportunity to run away from him, knowing what could happen to her children is another level of crazy. All she had to do is tell someone that he murdered his daughter, and she immediately would’ve been protected

[@carriewittbrodt5072]

Actually has 3 by him A daughter was born after Harmony's death. Pathetic. I think she beat Harmony just like Adam. I read her letter to plea requested a sexual visit with him, while she sat in jail. Disgusting she only gets 18 months.

[@briennaclifford9699]

What the f

[@kerryonmaui1213]

Three. She had another daughter with him after this happened. Imagine this monster breeding.

[@dearbh1736]

I tried to force myself into the mind of this woman to imagine how it works. A person who's life is just a cacaphony of constant bad choices, one after another, none more horrific than her being more or less an observant, irresponsible bystander as her husband beat the life out of an innocent, helpless 5 year old child and went on to conceal and defile her dead body for weeks. And I just can't wrap my head around it other than the simple and maybe accurate explanation that ongoing drug addiction to heroin and crack can permanently damage the mind until people are no more than empty shells incapable of feeling anything other than the anxiety around where they will get their next fix. They make babies when they're high but they end up being an inconvenience other than the money they can claim for them from the state. I have had my dog sitting at my feet for a few hours today as I was watching the extended trial and I would unconsciously lean over and pet him from time to time. That dog has experienced more love in those few hours than little Harmony Montgomery did in the entirity of her very short life 😥

[@FeliciaPastore]

Well said....so sad

[@liebekatz1]

You said it perfectly. She loved him and the drugs that he supplied. You're exactly right. I have heard an addict tell me what you've said about their brain and emotions. They'll off their own mom and feel absolutely nothing. That's a very scary thought. These folks are like the walking dead.

[@zoriya7224]

I watch a lot of trials and this is one of the worst as far as how he kept moving body and she go along with it being scared. i understand you scared, but at some point you have to open your eyes and do something.

[@LynetteA68]

@@zoriya7224I don’t believe for one second she was scared!! Only thing she was “scared” of was losing access to drugs welfare money & her “man!” She’s just as disgustingly evil as he is & in fact possibly more because she could’ve saved Harmony and chose to look the other way all for love of drugs and her killer “man!”

[@carrow1057]

Powerful words. Insightful and accurate I feel.

[@lindaadelwerth8042]

She could of went to the police instead of going to his work. I just can't watch this sicko

[@thetruthdatedr.4766]

Shes so frustrating to watch. And she’s clearly higher than 💩 here. Why are they letting this junky even testify!? She needs to be drug tested

[@DOT.K914]

Fr poor excuse

[@Loca_216]

She could have saved her soooo many times. The cps people should have done their job properly. So many ppl failed that little girl 😢

[@lindaadelwerth8042]

@@Loca_216 Amen to That!

[@kcbluebutterfly2182]

She had many opportunities to go to the police, they would of put her somewhere safe.

[@jennifermarkens1882]

Her drug abuse appears to have permanently screwed up her functioning. Poor Harmony: what a digusting couple!

[@kathy411]

She clearly looks like she's on something now.

[@jessicajuliano111]

She’s on methadone for sure and the longer u sit down and don’t move the more groggy u get due to the methadone effects

[@ErinDailer-f2n]

@@jessicajuliano111how? She’s been in prison for a year? I’m just curious if they give you that in prison

[@jessicajuliano111]

@@ErinDailer-f2n yes methadone is medical drug used to get people off opioids such as heroin and fentanyl. most prisons do give methadone to inmates who go in addicted especially womens prison. U might be confused with heroin and fentanyl which are illegal substances methadone is a legal substance given by medical proffessional a to help people stay off opioids

[@jessicajuliano111]

And methadone is usually very long term people are usually on it for years and she stated she went into jail on methadone so usually they continue to give it to u if u go in on the methadone . just by her demeanor I can tell she’s on methadone not saying her previous drug use didn’t affect her badly as well -however methadone has side effects u become very groggy when sitting for long periods of time I could tell the longer the court questioning went on she got more and more “drowsy and looking drugged out” methadone can make u very tired I really don’t no how she made it that long on the stand honestly

[@appleman957dontcare5]

what i struggle with is the deal she struck with prosecutors she knownly helped and covered up the murder of a child 18months in return for her testimony is a joke honestly the parents and the legal system failed another child

[@shaun5047]

Her deal isn’t crazy uncommon. Unfortunately the truth is they needed her cooperation to nail the guy. We know what they did but proving it in court is completely different. She could always play the same card that’s she playing now. Aka she was afraid of the guy and did as she was told. Not to mention blaming drugs and basically repeatedly shifting blame to the guy. I highly doubt they would be able to get a murder conviction. It’s fairly common to make a deal with an accomplice to secure the conviction of the number 1 target. Sometimes you gotta make a deal with the devil.

[@liebekatz1]

And....... she had another child with him after he offed Harmony. Disgusting. They both should be sterilized. They had one job! Protect your precious children. If you put drugs before your children, you shouldn't be allowed to procreate any longer.

[@LynetteA68]

@@shaun5047I just pray to GOD above she NEVER gets those poor babies back!! She should NEVER be allowed to parent another child again EVER!!!

[@UnseenOct]

She's their only evidence. There's no body

[@NurseKayP]

@@UnseenOctpeople seem to forget that harmony wasn’t even discovered to be missing until 2 years after her death and Adam is the only one who knows what happen to harmonys body after Kayla’s knowledge ends. He isn’t talking. They had minimal evidence and they needed Kayla to convict him. Id rather see Adam put away for life and Kayla get a deal than to see them both walking free.

[@marymargaretaguilar3578]

It's painful to watch her and listen to her. She is wasted! This whole trial has been so weird. Poor Harmony. Too bad she wasn't able to stay with her foster mother who clearly loved her more than anyone in the Montgomery family. How many times does CPS have to fail before the system is changed?

[@whoopsydaisy6389]

If social services were fully funded/staffed, children would stop falling through the cracks. Unfortunately peoples contempt for the poor and mentally disturbed takes priority over their proclaimed desire to help children like Harmony. The same people villifying the system consistently oppose simple measures that would help these children.

[@yolandawilson9852]

Let's not forget the social workers that just don't care. Or the one that took custody of a child and then killed her. I hate when people say mind your own business when we see someone, especially a child being abused. Report it right away. This has to stop.

[@missyelliot6237]

@@whoopsydaisy6389yes yes yes. It’s not a COS issue. It’s a “we don’t want to spend money on things that don’t affect us” issue.

[@missyelliot6237]

CPS* not COS.

[@JasmineJohnsonPsychicMedium]

That is a huge part of it. I stopped working as a social worker because much of the time there just aren't any resources to help people. Situations like this could be greatly reduced with improved funding and making prevention a priority. It's heartbreaking.@@missyelliot6237

[@gloriawelch3603]

Another mother that cares more or a man than their child

[@aspauld1]

As she described being hit and abused by Adam, I couldn’t help but think, “how do you think Harmony felt when she was being beaten in her final moments??” This is one of the most horrific cases I’ve ever heard of. It’s truly incomprehensible. Everyone failed Harmony including the judge that allowed Adam to regain custody of her. He should also be held accountable. God bless Harmony and may she rest in eternal peace. I’m so sorry sweet baby girl ❤️😔

[@Puddingcup110]

I thought the same thing. I just can’t with this lady!

[@BijouxBee]

Sedative to calm her was probably administered so she doesn’t have an anxiety attack or was having one prior to the hearing.

[@reborika]

This is sickening

[@evolutionofcando379]

seriously, i strictly listen to way too much true crime and this is by far the worst i’ve heard, absolutely sick

[@AngelaHurn-j4t]

Every child deserves a parent but not every parent deserves a child....

[@kimberlybrown5843]

Who else is here with their heart aching for this poor child? I know mine sure is 😢. Damn.. .

[@brendab8307]

Mine is too it's unbelievable how evil this was! I wouldn't do that to an animal let alone an child.

[@narc-anon7774]

My daughter and I would love to have taken her into our home. Beyond heartbreaking.

[@sarahfranssen]

Me too. She was a sweet little girl 😢

[@nandnisharma269]

This testimony is straight out of a horror story.

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

I don't know, never heard of anyone trying to use a Nutribullet. This is just insane

[@brbrknndy]

Given that Adam Montgomery was very proficient in disposing of bodies gotta wonder if there were more victims.

[@UnseenOct]

I think he gor lucky. Dude dragged a body around with him for 3 months mostly by luck and because the state failed to act on the accusations of abuse against her

[@missyelliot6237]

@@UnseenOctyeah I agree. He got lucky. This whole time I was thinking what a fuckin idiot he is whenever the prosecutor would update us on the timeline of how long he was holding onto her body for. Like no one in their right mind does that… he is the stupidest guy who probably could’ve gotten away with murder. It’s like his stupidity worked in his favor lol. Definitely got lucky.

[@amandadinicola5857]

" What was the defendant doing to detail her body?" OMG WTF !!!!

[@sophialopez2079]

She left her two small sons alone with adam while she ran out of the house with her daughter. This woman needs to have her kids taken awah from her.

[@majestabishop1602]

I’m fully convinced she helped stuff that baby in those bags, lift her up to the vent, etc, and clean up. No way he would do all that work by himself without making her help. And she seems like she would have done so without hesitation.

[@storieswithlj]

She helped she what never drank a water or anything out of the fridge when harmony was in it ? This case is so sick they tried to get answers gave her the get free card and she is still lying and knows what THEY done with poor harmony’s body. She will get out soon love her best life and probably do the same to her own children or someone else’s that’s ignorant enough to marry her after she divorces adam. She’s still married to him still writing him this system is so fd up

[@UnseenOct]

I honestly think shes quite believable. She admitted to cutting the clothes off her body with him. I dont see why shed lie. She knows how she looks. She has a good plea deal allegedly

[@My-22-Cents]

Yes. I’ve also notice, through her entire testimony, she sometimes responds to questions with “we” and the prosecutor asks her for clarification and she says “Adam”. She describes what he was doing, and they ask did you see that and she says “no”… how can she describe it if she wasn’t present? Cross is going to be full on. They will tear her apart.

[@Puddingcup110]

Oh for sure! Every word from this troll is a lie.

[@4kings2men0captaind7]

She still lying

[@doodlemom4593]

Always will

[@fanaxlbailey3709]

I think she beat her while he was driving , not buying that he turned and punched Harmony at every red light . Their both abusers

[@tammyanderson2372]

Idk I believe his final blows are what killed harmony. Even if Kayla didn’t beat Harmony, she allowed it by not fleeing or finding help. I’ve been abused and I had a thousand opportunities to leave but the first time my child witnessed it, I was gone and never looked back. So I struggle with Kayla not finding a way to save Harmony way before the morning of the murder

[@fanaxlbailey3709]

@@tammyanderson2372 i was just watching him in a tik tok video , and you’re right . He’s a scumbag pos motherfr with a super-bright future amongst the other inmates .

[@missyelliot6237]

They both beat her but I definitely believe her about that red light thing. It happens. I honestly have no doubt about that statement. Like imagine him driving back without turning around and hitting her. THAT feels like a more unlikely situation and I can barely picture it lol. Imagine this: she would just be crying and making him even more angry, they stop at the red light and he turns around to scream at her, gets pissed when she won’t stop & the light is taking too long, hits her again&again&again… then the light turns green and they go. Poor fuckin kid. I’m so sad for what she went through.

[@Janadu]

She mentions a daughter. Am I to understand she still had another baby with the monster after she saw him brutally kill his daughter? These people are unbelievable.

[@Blake1720]

Yep

[@carriewittbrodt5072]

I think she beat Harmony right along with Adam, that's what I'm picking up. She did whatever her true love told her to do. Disgusting that now she tells her version to help herself when it hits the fan.

[@liebekatz1]

​@@Blake1720oh my word!!!

[@Blake1720]

@@carriewittbrodt5072 I know Adam is a monster no doubt about that but I’m Interested to see cross.

[@JS-csnjjip]

​. I agree. She had the chance at the shelter to ask for help. I think she hit Harmany too

[@dianelapp]

The state's attorney is really organized and well-spoken. His questions are clear and straightforward. No drama, no fluff. He did a good job of laying out the chronology of events for the jury.

[@MichaelLoves2024]

You realize they have probably communicated to the point where it's a script now. He probably told her when to cry or act a certain way at specific times of his questioning. Are you new to court hearings. She's his star witness.

[@TheShelleyLynnOfficial]

Well-spoken besides the fact he kept saying “de-thaw” 🙄 omg 😱 was driving me nuts!

[@serenade71]

​@@TheShelleyLynnOfficialI'm so glad someone else said this! "De-thaw"!? Drove me crazy.

[@TheShelleyLynnOfficial]

@@serenade71 right 🤦🏼‍♀️ ?! Like omg you’re college educated!!

[@jenrich111]

yes I notice he said "de-thaw" to her to disarm her and she said it back to Him without correction

[@korey1112]

The guy's in prison will have fun with Adam ......a little justice for her

[@missyelliot6237]

So will the women’s. Women’s prisons are notoriously bad to other females who are child killers like that.

[@Sunshinelife122]

I'm so confused how the system works you see a child been killed and hit and you get 18 months and you have kids really ??????how dare she even cry at what ??!!

[@SunFlower-sf1go]

She's crying because everyone know's what a monster she is now!

[@paigestein3897]

Is the POS getting her kids back when she gets out? I certainly hope not.

[@evaapple6168]

​@SunFlower-sf1go everyone knows for a hot second. This case will fade from the public's consciousness, and this totally nondescript, not at all interesting yet totally Vile young woman will go on with her sad ugly existence

[@brittanywalker3668]

She got cut a deal to turn evidence and testify against adam

[@Sunshinelife122]

Deal for life or guilt for life God children are precious

[@onek726]

I hope and pray that someone someone in prison where Adam is at had a moment alone with him

[@highestgood5169]

Death could be no justice at all...how do we really know?

[@bunnygaffney2765]

Absolutely

[@Dumpsterfireninja]

Involving a foot and his head. He shouldn't be getting free utilities and free food for life!

[@BbyTree]

Oh believe me people that hurt children don't do easy time.

[@vikitucker4983]

Wait. The Aunt talked to Kayla's mom and her mom came to pick them. They STAYED with her mom for "several weeks" while Harmony's body was in a cooler... does Kayla's mom not know Kayla has THREE children??? Why is there no questioning if her mom asked where Harmony was?? Also, at some point couldn't this woman get her mom aside and tell her to call police??

[@Dashiell-mc8td]

Harmony was Adams child, not Kayla's. At that time, I think Kayla's mother was under the impression that Harmony was with her biological mother.

[@elsiebonilla26]

Please tell me they are seeking the death penalty!!!

[@ZetaAndHolly]

Heard she got away with 18 months. Don’t know if that’s true

[@lewchootrain]

The system is at fault. Although the biological mom lost custody of her daughter to Adam due to drug use, the lack of checkups on Harmony’s well being by the state caused this too. Of course ill intentioned people, but still, lack of school attendance, lack of social worker checkups, biological mom should sue the state

[@majestabishop1602]

I believe this all happened during Covid lockdowns. The system failed, yes. But this is entirely the fault of these two adults.

[@lewchootrain]

@DonnellOkafor-pw7zc that’s why I said, of course ill intentioned people read what I wrote. I’m not leaving them off the hook either

[@North_West1]

CPS’s involvement/ authority limited when child is placed with the “non-offending” parent. Mom was the offending parent in the removal. Child Advocates can make all the difference. Local CASA (child advocacy organizations) are always looking for volunteer advocates and others to support.

[@mariaglujan4533]

That little Harmony went from one addicted parent to another she didn't have a chance may she be in a good place now.

[@whoopsydaisy6389]

If people would stop hating the poor and mentally diseased long enough to vote for fully funding social services, kids like Harmony would stop falling through the cracks with such regularity.

[@jaj4706]

Kayla keeps saying “I was scared” and you probably think she means scared of Adam … but the more and more she says it, I think she meant she was scared of getting in trouble because she knew what happened and knew she didn’t stop him or report him so she’d be an accomplice. At some point she’s asked why she didn’t tell anyone what happened and she said “I didn’t want anyone to get in trouble” she said “anyone” she didn’t say “Adam” so she was really concerned for her own guilt in this. Sad.

[@StarterVillian]

I didn't know she went on and had a third child with him. That's messed up

[@JSKZG]

She's credible. I know she's hated and I hate her too for not doing more.....but she's definitely credible as far as her testimony on what happened and his role.

[@hnormizzle]

I feel like she was credible, too. Others claim she has lied. About what? Can it get worse than this? The Nutri Bullet thing alone had me all twisted up

[@pattiraefrye]

I know the state made a deal with her to get her testimony, but I hope she leads long lonely, painful and sad life for the rest of her existence!

[@r.bishop1127]

I don't care how trauma bonded this woman was from abuse or drug use with her husband. She needs to be tried for harmony's death. She is as guilty as he is.

[@thebcrowd2757]

These addicts breed like rabbits. Only difference is that rabbits actually take care of their young.

[@ZetaAndHolly]

True…

[@K119_]

Lots of rabbits eat their young….

[@leylinea6866]

Evil and cowardice hand in hand. That poor little girl.

[@leylinea6866]

The fact that she brought Harmony’s decomposing body to Adam’s workplace, stuffed into a bag and hidden between those other two babies, when she could have gone to get help since he was at work and her kids were safely with her… come on. “I was scared” How do you think Harmony felt every time her dad hit her? Don’t you think she was scared too?

[@doodlemom4593]

Exactly

[@via_jacon]

I don’t think she’s under the influence like everyone seems to be suggesting. I think she is acting that way, head down, voice low, lack of emotion, to play the part of a battered woman for sympathy. She witnessed Adam beat his five year old daughter to death and still ate afterward with her lifeless body right behind her. She got pregnant in the bed beneath the vent where her stepdaughter’s body was rotting. She cut the soiled clothes molded to Harmony’s disfigured corpse. She had discussion after discussion with her husband over how to get rid of the child’s remains and went on with her own life for years. She is also a monster.

[@missyelliot6237]

She’s def on something imo. Methadone probs. Also, she’s not bright enough to keep up a facade lol. It’s drugs trust me lol

[@missyelliot6237]

But hard agree she is a monster. She was addicted to drugs and men. You would be surprised how many women lose all sense of …everything… just to please a man. And to do it at the expense of their kids is more common than you’d think. And it’s fucked up what people will do for drugs. Insane sometimes. She’s a monster but she’s not acting. Dissociation at times but if you watched part one of this, they took a lunch break & this is the second half when they came back. She is noticeably more “down” in a drugged way, which is part of why it seems like drugs to me.

[@charliesamify]

Must say I was horrified by the mention of a NutriBullet, it will never have the same meaning to me when I make my smoothies. This Adam and his accomplices are mentally disturbed and must be locked-up for life!

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

Plus the Burger King. It's silly, but, like, they have tainted Burger King for me. I just don't get how they could just go out and eat after that.

[@lilirishgrl]

I have a small freezer and always unpacking and rearranging. It’ll take a while to forget these details. Shouldn’t forget but…

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

@@lilirishgrl Dear God, that poor business. They'll always be known as that place where the guy hid the girl's body

[@krystingrant6292]

​@@rosesweetcharlotteyesss 🤢

[@JodieSkellie]

She is disgusting, all that mattered is her children. She needs to be charged as well

[@danielleburke87]

Without her testimony they wouldn't be able to charge Adam or get a guilty plea

[@BedCrimeStories]

This case literally kills me. I weep for that precious baby. If only someone could have saved her.

[@lindafinch1520]

Kayla ran to get help for herself and HER kids but never tried to get help for Harmony. Harmony wasn't her daughter and she didn't give a shite about her. Please all you young people out there, be very careful who you have kids with! I can say this now that I'm 61. There are many people, who cannot separate their ex partner from their own children. My ex husband told me flat out that he saw me and our son as one person. I told him he needed to get counseling because our son and myself are two different people. He allowed his girlfriend (now wife) to abuse our son and he did nothing. They are both going to pay for what they did some day, some how!

[@kimberlybrown5843]

She was DONE at that point

[@tammyanderson2372]

Not making excuses; just for sake of conversation. Do you think Kayla ran for help bc she knew what he was capable after seeing all that he had done to Harmony?

[@jessicapeace3981]

​@@tammyanderson2372she tried to make it part of her plea deal to at least get to kiss Adam 1 more time, and maybe, make love to him before she had to testify. She's just as much a monster as he is.

[@rachelg6799]

@@jessicapeace3981 How were you able to find that information out? I’d never heard of such a plea deal.

[@jaj4706]

@@jessicapeace3981😮

[@Xxxxxx19-p1c]

Interesting her voice quivers as she talks about him hitting her when he suspects she’s ratting him out. But no emotion when talking about anything having to do with Harmony.

[@deirdreturnbulleyemouth7610]

She as guilty as him both are scum of the esrth

[@jlob5296]

That’s drugs she’s currently on.

[@appleman957dontcare5]

exactly because of drugs and mostly because she doesnt want her deal to come into any problems cant believe they offered her 18 months for murder

[@SharpLife4]

There is hours of cross exam wheee she quivers for the girl

[@bunnygaffney2765]

Yes.. like when she's talking about how Harmony started to smell .she's just as disgusting as he is .

[@pamgiacomo13]

You know I don’t believe in the death penalty BUT I believe there can be exceptions and. This would be one THIS is so tragic tragic they don’t even have one ounce of remorse they don’t even deserve a trial my GOD who dose that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who are these people?????????? Iam so angry that they have a trial A right to a trial this is so horrible!!!!omg

[@CarpeNutella]

I'm the same. Not a big supporter of death penalty but some cases. Ugh this is one.

[@BeaOtch]

Guarantee she abused that poor baby right along with him. She testified earlier that she was so scared while he was beating Harmony in the car that she asked to go to Burger King. Didn't ask him to stop beating a small child, asked to go eat out. They claimed her on taxes, not because they did it to throw people off, but they did it for tax credits and more money, no doubt in my mind. She had ample opportunity to turn him in if she was so concerned. She watched him beat her to death and no worries that he would do it to her kids? She deserves to rot in prison for the rest of her life, along with him. Her tears are for herself.

[@dawnlunn2405]

Drugged, sedated, whatever her influence today while testifying is disgusting….worse is her stating what happened to precious Harmony in such detail and not telling someone! I know the fear of a battered wife, I was battered and left for dead but I was very much alive when I woke up to police and paramedics around me the very first fear was where were my two children? He had left them downstairs away from my battered body thank goodness. I had a restraining order, I had left and hidden but not well enough. The fear of something happening to my children made me strong enough to sign a complaint and testify against him. How could Kayla watch him destroy Harmony and not think she and her children would be next.

[@carriewittbrodt5072]

Because I think she beat Harmony too, just like her true love did. She did whatever he said for sex and drugs with him. Neither one gave a ---- for this little girl. Only wanted the disabilty benefits and food stamps

[@lindsayshea]

Harmony, I would have loved you. I’m so sorry sweet angel. 👼 💔🤍

[@Rn.Lisa.W]

Such a polite and respectful prosecuting attorney

[@missyelliot6237]

I thought the same thing! I love this guy! He is very clear. Very deliberate. And each question he asks sounds genuine. Like he’s going for the facts only, not gonna play dirty. I also love that he’s very patient. Some lawyers are like rapid fire intensity, but the fact that he is taking his time makes all of this information sit with you.

[@AndreaLKL72]

11:45 is drugged up?! She looks blitzed out of her mind. Her eyes look dead.

[@amymay6591]

Is it registering to anyone just how sick and twisted BOTH of them are????? Abuse excuse only goes so far, she was involved from start to finish...to strolling that bag with Harmony in it in between her LIVING children down the road...she is an evil monster and how in the heck is she walking for this!!!!!??? What a travesty to Harmony all over again. Kayla gives a whole new meaning to step monster

[@tmc1372]

Trying to fit her into a bag and she did what? Nothing. She is equally responsible. I’m so disgusted, I’m in tears over this. I watch a lot, but this is just too much. Why give her a deal? The prosecution couldn’t try the both? Easily. Her daughter was in the ceiling!!

[@spiritualbeing4279]

I’ve never heard something so terrible. There are no words to express the magnitude of what happened to this child.

[@lesliefrazier6424]

You were not afraid you were his accomplice because if you would have called the police he would have went to jail never to return you are a coward to let someone hurt that baby and you have the nerve to carry your babies with you I am blown away

[@trisha7976]

This innocent baby didn't have one single person who put her over themselves and their drugs. She would have been better off staying in foster care. At least she wasn't being abused. She should have been loved for being the perfect little angel she will always be. I really hope someone mans up in prison and takes care of that pos excuse for a father.

[@LynetteA68]

The family that adopted her brother tried to adopt her but they gave her to that POS monster who murdered her and the monster who watched and did nothing to save her!!😢😢

[@trisha7976]

@@LynetteA68 Did he want her because she was special needs and got a SS or SSI check?... He obviously didn't love her... Or anyone else.

[@beejoy42]

She was involved. Do what you want to a Mother, when it comes to a child you go into Mom mode. She is guilty! She didnt yry to help Harmony, Jealousy is yhe motive. She's worried about her kids but not about Harmony.😢

[@tmc1372]

Was she given a plea deal? She needs to be in prison for life.

[@melpark9689]

Yes she was. 18 months.

[@tammytaylor1278]

Unbelievable evil

[@thomash.larsen6932]

She's on some strong medication 😮

[@flozzzzzzza4627]

Probably methadone if she's a recovering heroin user.

[@thetruthdatedr.4766]

She doesn’t deserve any medication! 😡

[@trixietripodi688]

Or s9me sort of slider.

[@oculosaperire4678]

Yeah, fentanyl.

[@janiceclark2016]

She had another child AFTER that monster killed her daughter!?!? Life sentences with sterilization or death penalty for both.

[@queenofswords6463]

She’s the stepmother.

[@Mysasser1]

All of it. This is unacceptable.

[@angelaconley9444]

She shouldn’t have a plea deal!!

[@anthonymorris4211]

my heart breaks for that adorable little girl.

[@kimberlybrown5843]

Mine too 😢

[@ztkrx]

l can’t believe what l’m hearing come out of her mouth and so nonchalantly too…this woman is completely disconnected from any emotions for that poor little child…..these people are sick.

[@INSP4UNme]

It's the mind of a drug addict

[@evolutionofcando379]

because she’s on drugs, 100%, they suppress your emotions

[@browneyesblue7865]

She is just as guilty as Adam. Period. What a horrific and heartbreaking event. She should never be near any child EVER again. May she see Harmony’s deceased body every night in her nightmares.

[@storieswithlj]

Never better said ❤

[@carriewittbrodt5072]

And this thing only gets 18 months due to plea. Disgusting

[@Snowman23510]

I belive she is lying & i also think she is still in love with AM

[@jaj4706]

I get that everyone feels it’s disgusting to love a monster. I agree but also. There are plenty of parents who still love their monsterous kids. They may say I’m not proud of that you did what you did was wrong but I still love you …. So I imagine Kayla still loving Adam to be like that. She made vows to him and while she might not like him or condone what he did she might still love home … just a thought

[@bexyrexy]

It’s called thaw or DEFROST. Dethaw is not a real word, but if it was, it would mean freeze. She’s evil AND stupid. Even though she obviously didn’t care about Harmony, did she not believe he would do this to her own children?

[@mickjagger1]

But if it was her daughter she woulda been a hole lot different😢😢😢

[@susanswarts1407]

Defiled Harmony in every way. A monster.

[@sandydee8148]

How did Harmony end up in these 2 monster's custody anyway? This is just so damn tragically sad, my stomach is in knots 😢

[@tiffany1785]

Family court

[@sandydee8148]

@tiffany1785 Thanks for responding. I looked it up right after I commented, I didn't realize he's her bio dad. This has got to be the saddest case I've ever heard of 😪

[@KevinAndrews-s5k]

She should not have gotten a deal out of this ! She only told the truth because she didntnwant to go to jail

[@drakes601]

Both of them would be free if she wasn't given this deal

[@KevinAndrews-s5k]

@@drakes601 true just sucks

[@KH-dm9zm]

She cries over herself, her broken things...but not a dead child

[@GutFeeling84]

How would she have known the shower was still on if she couldn't hear because of neighbors music? That not adding up

[@JessGenao]

The fact that she only got one year in jail is beyond me; horrible legal system

[@Maureen-q6w]

I have a tremendous amount of Respect for this Prosecutor! His patience, and being respectful towards her shows his professionalism despite knowing he despised both of them. Can’t imagine the anguish this case created in his life. I can only imagine the discussions he had at home, in the evenings, with his wife. How law enforcement and prosecutors don’t have PTSD is interesting.

[@North_West1]

Prosecutors and LE do get traumatized by cases like this. The self harm rate among LE officers is very high. Most don’t go home and tell their spouse the details of their day, to protect them.

[@angelahelms5570]

LE defiantly have issues stemming from the job. There's the 40% abuse statistic about spouses alone.

[@onek726]

Why do I feel like I am going to be sick

[@kat9119]

I'm only 15 minutes into this video, but so far I have 3 answers to your question. 1: You can imagine the pure hell poor Harmony was living in and the torment she got put through by selfish, horrible people. 2) Listening to that step-monster try to justify why she failed to shield not only Harmony but her other children. How she still protected that total shitbag of a spouse instead over and over again. She chose to shield and protect him repeatedly instead of each one of those poor kids who she tries to claim she's a "mother" to. She not only failed as a mother but just at being a decent human being. 3)The fact that we can all hear in the background how she's repeatedly sucking her snot back up into her sinuses off and on while she's speaks instead of pausing for a moment to blow her nose. 🤢 🤮

[@krystingrant6292]

Omg i feel sick af seeing the bag, them carrying her body around like trash, and omfg I'm be sick

[@kristenstump8963]

This testimony needs to be thrown out. She needs to be drug tested

[@rhondalanning1417]

Probably on mental health meds

[@shelleyplemons1362]

Anxiety and depression drugs from jail

[@lilyjane1011]

Metadone

[@onek726]

Let’s hope that she doesn’t have her children ,,,,,, I hope and pray that some wonderful family has adopted them

[@StarterVillian]

My understanding mom has them and when she gets out of jail she's going back to her mom's house

[@cady__]

@@StarterVillianI would hope she’s never allowed to have her children again

[@shelleyplemons1362]

If it is true that she gets to be reunited with her children, then I hold the state accountable for anything that happens

[@lilirishgrl]

I’m holding MA and NH responsible, judges, dcf everyone. Still nothing will change. “Family first” rather than child first. Sad

[@sherry8894]

It's so clear that she knew every little thing that was done to little Harmony and she stood by and did absolutely nothing to stop it! She had plenty of chances to call someone for help! I don't buy anything she says.She wasn't held hostage.She could have left many times. It wasn't like he was there every minute watching her. But she was so scared of him, yeah right! What a bunch of BS.Why she isn't being held accountable just blows my mind. Her, along with others, knew Harmony was being abused and still did NOTHING! They all had a part in her death!!! It makes me sick that she could call to get help for herself but not Harmony! She is as evi as her pos husband!!!

[@AnnaDeAnda-u7z]

She wasn't afraid!!! She knew about every step he was going to make because she made every move with him.

[@bobcatbigpaws5597]

This girl deserves life in prison. The whole story on this girl is horrific. She hardly got any jail time thanks to the prosecutor using her as a witness against the father. Totally disgusting that our laws allow this. This girl and the father should get the death penalty because they both killed that little girl. The people that did nothing that knew about this abuse including child services should all be charged and go to jail. The uncle reported the abuse and knew what the father was doing but didnt get the little girl away from these sick people. I would have gotten that child and took her to the police and let them get a doctor to examine the little girl for injuries before they gave her back to monsters. Just listening to this makes me sick to my stomach. You have to be on drugs or insane to do what they did to that sweet child. You think youve heard the worse of children being abused or killed but this case was a nightmare. If i were the judge my first thought would be death penalty. I hope someone takes care of this girl while shes in jail. This girl never needs to see the light of day again. Shes completely insane.

[@christinapugs75gmailPugs]

Dummy can tell everything now after the damage was done. But, couldnt do anything to help that baby girl.

[@Shellbell111]

So she didnt like getting abused by him but she let harmoney get abused 😢

[@figgy7099]

This testimony is worse than any horror film I've ever seen. Good Lord!

[@2cents577]

Kayla says as little as possible and at one point describes Adam putting “it” in the duffle bag. She and Adam are perfect for each other. She’s as heartless as he is. Two demons.

[@6AlphaMikeCharlie9]

She shouldn't be allowed to have her children live with her, She should have to prove herself over many years of going to work and staying Drug free.

[@justanotherday17]

She was affraid?? He killed the child, she transported the poor, deceased child in the stroller with her children and did this out of fear?? Makes me think she's part of it...

[@laurenberry8860]

Her doing only 18 months is crazy. She had many opportunities to tell the truth and get herself away if she really wanted too. She was literally walking with her body, she had her 2 kids and no Adam. Go to the police station they would arrest him. I know her testimony is big but she’s a disgusting human.

[@lesaconway9870]

This girl did way more than she is saying.

[@wintvrose]

Seriously. I hope she gets locked up for this

[@Beitlet]

‘I don’t know what he did with it’. Harmony was a little girl, not an ‘it’ in a bag. I’m sorry but ‘scared’ doesn’t cut it. There are about one million things you can do BEFORE you can say I was ‘scared’. Doesn’t fly, my friend. Hate to point out the obvious, but she’s very sad & upset when it’s about her, but has a lack of emotions when it’s about Harmony. Going free for her does not make sense. She needs prison time for rest of her life, imo

[@sandydee8148]

I've watched true crime for years, yet this is the worst testimony I've ever heard. My stomach is literally in knots listening to this monster. How can she live with herself, drugs or no drugs. I hope he gets the death penalty & she should get life. Just my lil 'ol opinion! RIP Sweet Harmony ❤

[@shelleyplemons1362]

Unfortunately, she’s not on trial and she’s supposed to be getting out of jail soon. I think she got 18 months for lying.

[@sandydee8148]

@@shelleyplemons1362 I understand, I'm wishful thinking. 🫰

[@lilirishgrl]

Same, this has to be the worst to date.

[@krystingrant6292]

Same

[@msc8663]

Step mommy dearest should have gotten life in prison at least 50 years. She just a liar. She knows what he did in that bathroom. Such horrible people. Fly with the angels baby girl. 💔