Harmony Carlini

Harmony Lee "Harm" Carlini was the younger sister of Jason and Tom Carlini, and the youngest child of Nathan and Alice Carlini.

## Biography

Harmony was born on June 5, 1982, while the Carlini family was in the process of moving from Portland, Oregon to The Carlini Property in northern California. When Harmony was born, the family was living in a motel in nearby McCloud, California. According to Tom, Harmony's name was intentional to represent what the Carlini family hoped to finally achieve in California.

When Harmony was a young girl, she would play Kingdoms with her brothers in the woods. Harmony and Tom were less than a year apart in age, and their mother referred to them as her "Irish Twins", despite the family being of Italian descent. Tom and Harmony were inseparable, with Tom often sneaking into Harmony's room at night to spend the night with her instead of with his brother.

## Disappearance

### Main article: Disappearance of Harmony Carlini

On July 13, 1992, Harmony followed her father out to the driveway to see him off as he was leaving for several days. She was last seen by Nathan Carlini around 6:00 AM at the end of the driveway, after which she never made it back to the house.

Around 8:00 AM, Harmony's brothers woke up. Believing her to have gone back to bed, they set about watching TV and putting their chores off for as long as possible. At around 9:30 AM, Alice woke up and told the boys to do their chores. She then went into Harmony's room to wake her up and discovered that she was missing. Alice searched the house and the yard immediately surrounding it, and found no clues to Harmony's whereabouts. Her shoes and jacket were missing as well, as Nathan made her put them on as a condition for following her. Immediately after confirming that Harmony was no longer in the house, Alice Carlini dialed 911.

When the 911 call went out, Sheriff Callahan was in nearby McCloud, California. He responded quickly, but without lights and sirens, and was at the Carlini Property within ten minutes. Alice met him on the front porch, and the two searched the woods immediately surrounding the house. After this, Callahan took a statement from Alice and both of her sons. Alice then called Nathan while Sheriff Callahan and his ride-along for the day, California Highway Patrol Officer Evan Davis, searched the woods with Jason and Tom to no avail.

The California Highway Patrol called in a helicopter which flew over the property several times, as well as a K9 unit to search for Harmony. They were unable to find her or any clues of her whereabouts. Volunteers came in from all over northern California to search the woods, and when the story leaked to the press the Carlini family received an outpouring of support. After two weeks, the case was left open. Under California Law, Harmony Lee Carlini was declared dead five years later in 1997. The official opinion of the sheriff's department at the time was that she had been taken by a wild animal, possibly a mountain lion.

## Personality

Harmony was a sweet girl, if not rambunctious. She was a tomboy who loved getting dirty and building things with her hands, and when her father taught the Carlini children lashings and pioneer construction techniques, she was the first to pick it up. She enjoyed water and was an avid swimmer, and spent many afternoons fishing with her brothers. Harmony Carlini hated dresses and preferred to wear her favorite pair of blue jeans everywhere she went.

## Trivia

* Harmony is named after author Hazel Baumgartner's friend's sister, though he based much of her personality on his own youngest sister.