Missing Child: Harmony Montgomery

 

On December 31, 2021, authorities learned of the disappearance of Harmony Montgomery. The now 7-year-old, was last seen in October 2019. It has since sparked a major investigation and search for the little girl from Manchester, New Hampshire.

 

According to Lauren Smith of the Manchester Mayor's Chief of Staff, they received an email the last day of 2021 regarding concerns with the new Hampshire Division for Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) in connection to Harmony Montgomery. The office immediately connected with Manchester Police Department. Police Chief Allen Aldenberg immediately initiated an investigation, after discovering this little girl was indeed missing.

There are about 35 investigators currently at work on the case as well as DCYF along with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Chief Aldenberg stated that, "all efforts are focused on that Harmony is alive…until somebody points to me that proves that she is not. We have to operate under the assumption that she is alive." There is quite the concern that this child was not reported missing until more than 2-years later. "For us to have a two-year delay, that is extremely concerning," Police Chief Allen Aldenberg stated on Friday, December 31st when announcing an investigation into the little girl's disappearance. 

Manchester Police have spoken with many family members, including Harmony's mother, Crystal Renee Sorey. She went into the police department on Monday for a polygraph as well as DNA test. No word at this time of the results of either. 

It's unknown why Sorey hadn't reported her missing sooner. She stated on social media that she was under the assumption Harmony was living with her father, Adam Montgomery. Sorey claims that he had legal custody of the little girl. 

“HARMONY MOMMYS COMING FOR YOU I PROMISE & I WILL NEVER LET YOU GO!!!! HANG ON BABY!!!!” Crystal Sorey posted on Facebook and Twitter along with photos of Harmony. These appear to be the last known photographs of the then 5-year-old. 

 

 

 

“Help us find this little girl. Someone knows something. Do what is right and call in. I
cannot emphasize this enough. Someone out there knows something," Police Chief Aldenberg pleaded at the press conference on December 31st. 

 Harmony has an eyesight impediment, she is blind in her right eye and wears glasses.  She is last described as being 4 feet tall, and weighing 50lbs at the time of her disappearance. Harmony has blonde hair and blue eyes. 

*** There is currently a $33,000 reward for information for information leading to finding Harmony. A 24-hour phone tip-line has been set up, anyone can call #603-203-6060.  ***

Missing Child: Michael Vaughan

Five-year-old Michael Vaughan has now been missing from his home in Fruitland, Idaho for more than four months. Fruitland Police Chief J.D. Huff believes in the probability that the youngster was abducted because the agency has made no headway in ground searches. The police department, FBI, and other investigating agencies have searched thousands of acres and have come up empty over the last few months. They have utilized K-9s, helicopters, drones, boats, divers and foot searches and are following up on every lead.  

On the evening of July 27th, Michael was playing Nintendo in the family's living room, when his father, Tyler Vaughan went to check on his sister, Arya. He went to her bedroom, and ordered a pizza, which took him about 15-20 minutes. When he returned to the living room, his son, Michael was gone.

Tyler Vaughan called his wife, Brandi Neal at work frantic that he could not find their son. She immediately left work and sped home, where she was greeted with a driveway full of police vehicles and neighbors all outside their homes. Brandi Neal searched up and down the neighborhood streets, asking everyone if they had seen her son, while Tyler stayed at home talking to police.

During the initial search on the night of his disappearance, K-9 dogs were able to track Michael's scent from the home to the end of their  street, away from the farm field that is located to the right of the house, but suddenly stopped there. Neighbors witnessed Micheal knocking on doors moments before he disappeared. Neal believes that her son must have gone out of the garage side door which leads to the front yard, then wandered off.

"It's not about anybody else, it's about Michael," Neal has said. She rarely leaves her home anymore, and her oldest daughter, Kira didn't even want a birthday this year with him missing. The youngest, Arya has just begun playing with toys again, some of her favorites being Michael's monster trucks.

Michael Vaughan is described as  a young, energetic, blonde-haired, blue-eyed boy who loves camping, cars, monster trucks and playing in the dirt. On the day of his disappearance, the 5-year-old didn't want his mom to go to work. Neal has said that now sticks with her. 

 

Anyone with any information is urged to contact the Fruitland Police Department at 208-642-6006, extension 0 or contact the department through its tip line at findmichael@fruitland.org. A tip leading to Vaughan’s safe return will be rewarded with $50,100. The reward is available through March 2022.

Disappearance of Summer Wells

On June 15th, 5-year-old Summer Wells went missing from her family's home in Rogersville, TN. She was last seen at approximately 6:30pm after gardening with her grandmother. Wells went inside and told her three older brothers that she was going to play in the basement with her toys. When her mother, Candus Wells came inside the home a short time later, Summer was nowhere to be found. The 5-year-old was last seen wearing grey pants and a pink shirt.

 About 16 hours later, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) issued an Amber Alert. This sparked a weeks-long manhunt in the rugged, mountainous terrain of Hawkins County. Out of the hundreds of tips that have been called into the TBI, nothing has panned out and have lead to dead ends.

On June 26th, the TBI asked that the driver of a Toyota pickup truck to come forward after a witness reported seeing the vehicle in the Beech Creek area in the late hours of June 14 or 15th. Authorities believe that the person may have seen something related to the little girl's disappearance. The truck was described as a "1998-2000 maroon or red Toyota Tacoma with a full bed ladder rack along with white buckets in the truck bed." To this date, the driver or the truck have not been located.

By July 12th, authorities confirmed that they had received over 900 tips and that "everything is still on the table." Hawkins County Sheriff Ronnie Lawson told the public that "we're still trying to find out what happened to Summer, so everybody is still a person of interest." 

Summer's father, Donald Wells as well as his wife and his mother-in-law have all passed lie detector tests during the early days of the investigation. Almost five months later, Summer is still missing, and the TBI continues to follow up on all leads. 

Anyone who has tips on the case can call the TBI at 800-TBI-FIND, or contact John Walsh at 1-833-3-PURSUE. Information can also be submitted online at InPursuitTips.com. Both the phone number and internet tips through John Walsh can be made anonymously.
 

 

The family has set up a website at https://www.findsummerwells.com/

 

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