Harmony was a sweet 5 year old girl. Both of her parents struggled with substance abuse and she would go into foster care for some time. She would eventually be placed in the custody of her father. Her father was not the person she should have been with. The system failed Harmony. Join us as we discuss this difficult and gruesome case.

Sources:
https://www.wmur.com/article/harmony-montgomery-timeline/40872411

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Harmony_Montgomery#Abuse_and_death

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/adam-montgomery-not-be-in-courtroom-sentencing-harmony-montgomery-murder/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/harmony-montgomery-missing-girl-new-hampshire-b2491581.html

https://apnews.com/article/harmony-montgomery-missing-girl-murder-trial-17484badad214718010bb821ec4e4fed

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/harmony-montgomery-declared-dead-mother-crystal-sorey/

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/07/us/kayla-montgomery-new-hampshire-parole/index.html

https://www.unionleader.com/news/social_issues/even-after-verdict-questions-linger-about-care-of-harmony-montgomery/article_f4b2a7b2-d290-11ee-a4fe-839a477a008e.html

https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/03/07/stepmother-harmony-montgomery-granted-parole-perjury/

Christopher Meyer was a sweet 10 year old boy who went missing after fishing at a local boat dock near his home in Kankanee County, Illinois in August of 1995. He was later found murdered. 14 years before, in May 1981, 5 year old Tara Sue Huffman was also found murdered in the same area. These 2 families had no idea that through the loss of their 2 children that they would forever be connected to fight for reform and change in the justice system. Join us in the closet this week as we discuss these 2 beautiful children and a monster that slipped right through the system's grasp.

Sources:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15694881/christopher-richard-meyer

https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/buss-timothy.htm

https://www.dailycrime.com/murders-of-tara-sue-huffman-and-christopher-meyer-by-timothy-buss-retold/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84275294/tara-sue-huffman

https://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/06/22/doctor-says-boy-stabbed-52-times/

https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/mother-of-murdered-aroma-park-boy-gets-his-gear-after-18-years/article_45f134da-28a0-5836-84ad-c7ec6af5d50a.html

https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/bourbonnais-revitalizing-an-area-child-safety-center/article_0b9c7e59-b41a-5216-b2a8-cd76348999e6.html

https://apnews.com/article/c80075c7aedd4d3e901a5fc4b0ca0a1e

www.newspaper.com (multiple articles from The Chicago Tribune, Herald and Review, The Pantagraph, and various local papers)

Murderous Minors: Killer Kids Podcast, Episode 64, Paroled Tara Sue Huffman and Episode 65, Shattered Christopher Meyer (Timothy Bus) - contains interviews with both families

Investigation Discovery’s Shattered: River of Sorrow, Season 2, Episode 2 (2017)

Daniel Holtzclaw was a police officer in Oklahoma City. Late one night he pulled someone over on his way home after his shift. The next day she made a complaint against him and then an investigation began and his life was changed forever. Join us as we discuss interesting and controversial case.

Sources:

20/20: What the Dashcam Never Saw

https://www.enidnews.com/news/timeline-daniel-holtzclaw-allegations/html_5a35b2a6-6f3f-11e4-aa93-a30aec246b5d.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Holtzclaw

https://abcnews.go.com/US/oklahoma-city-cop-spending-263-years-prison-rape/story?id=38517467

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/daniel-holtzclaw-oklahoma-city-council-approves-settlement-excessive-force-lawsuit-former-officer/

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/12/11/459334314/former-oklahoma-city-police-officer-found-guilty-of-multiple-rapes

https://www.enidbuzz.com/daniel-holtzclaw-case/

https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/jannie-ligons-helped-bring-former-police-officer-daniel-holtzclaw-justice-honored-atlanta-weekend/

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/crime/2022/09/25/former-okc-police-officer-daniel-holtzclaw-to-fight-convictions-again/69512405007/

https://apnews.com/article/38abab5e04ce42c5a6d5897d38bf4e04

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/12/11/daniel-holtzclaws-mistake-assaulting-the-grandmother-who-finally-reported-him/

https://www.uncufftheinnocent.org/daniel-holtzclaw

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2023/02/07/oklahoma-city-settles-with-accusers-of-ex-police-officer-daniel-holtzclaw-now-in-prison-for-rape/69882123007/

https://kfor.com/news/local/oklahoma-city-reaches-settlement-in-daniel-hotlzclaw-case