Montgomery had a bad childhood. Her stepfather allegedly raped her for years. To better handle the situation, Montgomery started drinking alcohol. When Montgomery was 14, her mother discovered the abuse. Instead of helping her, her mother threatened her with a gun. From her early teen years, her mother forced her to prostitute herself. She told other people about her situation, but no one seemed to help. Montgomery tried to escape the situation, and married early, when she was 18 years old. But both her first, and a second marriage led to further abuse. Montgomery had four children. She falsely claimed to be pregnant several times, according to both her first and second husbands.