The Justice File is a platform for truth, accountability, and reform—focused on how the law affects vulnerable children. Founded by former Massachusetts Juvenile Court Judge Carol Erskine, a Top Ten Massachusetts lawyer and author of A Cruel Injustice, the site features analysis, trial commentary, and investigative reporting on child welfare, constitutional rights, and domestic violence. Drawing on 21 years on the bench, Judge Erskine exposes systemic failures and calls for justice through articles, media appearances, and legal commentary.
Sweet Harmony Montgomery should still be alive. Instead, her tragic death has left her half-brother Jamison—now adopted by two loving dads—grieving the sister he adored. Unaware of the public outrage surrounding her case, Jamison simply says, “I wish she wouldn’t have died.” When a Massachusetts court gave custody of Harmony to her violent father in New Hampshire, her fate was sealed. Even in death, officials and lawyers have worked to silence her story to protect their own failures.
As a former Juvenile Court Judge who heard thousands of DCF cases in Mass., I can say this plainly: The state must answer whether the Walshe boys are safe, together as the law prioritizes, and whether DCF and the courts have complied with the legal mandate for permanency in 22…
Walshe claims the google searches were done in a panic after finding Ana dead. Yet his "Can you identify a body with broken teeth” isn’t a panic reaction— it shows awareness of inflicted injury. It's strong evidence of deliberate premeditation, an element of the murder charge.
My sincere thanks to ABC’s Nightline for having me on last night to discuss the Walshe case. It was an honor to join a program that has spent decades bringing important stories to the public with clarity, depth, and integrity. Here is the link to last night's segment:…
Two husbands & fathers. 2 dead. 2 guilty pleas to disposing bodies. 2 men with the same twisted script, right down to the Home Depot run. With no body will the Walshe plea strategy work? Read the chilling parallels in the Montgomery and Walshe cases on https://thejusticefile.com/2025/11/30/does-the-no-body-no-murder-strategy-playbook-work/
