In memory of Kelsey Briggs

Kelsey Briggs lost her life before the age of three due to Child Abuse.
It is a Tragic story but one that must be shared.Hopefully Kelsey's story will touch your heart and you will be willing to step up to the plate and help children who can't help themselves.

Please Read her story below...

Kelsey Briggs was born in Oklahoma on December 28,2002 after her parents Lance Briggs and Raye Dawn Smith were divorced.
At the end of 2004 Raye Dawn Smith started dating a man named Michael Lee Porter.
The first reported incident of suspected child abuse regarding Kelsey was made on Jan.17,2005.
Kelsey Briggs grandmother Kathie Briggs was granted custody Jan.24,2005.
Raye Dawn Smith married Michael Lee Porter on April 18,2005.
On May 3,2005 Kelsey was taken out of her grandmothers care by OKDHS.
Kelsey was put in protective custody because of her leg injuries.
At that time Raye Dawn was having unsupervised visitation with Kelsey,sometimes in the presence of Mike Porter which went against the court order.
During this time Raye and Mike had Kelsey alot more than Kathie did.
May 4,2005 Kelsey was moved to her maternal Grandmother Gayla Smith.
Kelsey suffered months of documented abuse,which included two CONFIRMED cases of abuse.The two instances that were Confirmed abuse were the abrasions and bruises on her bottom in January 2005,and the two spiral breaks to her legs in April 2005.June 15,2005 Judge Craig Key sent Kelsey back to her mom and stepfather.The judge stated,"Kelsey's abuser was unknown."
Kelsey was visited by a social worker every week.
Her biological father Lance Briggs was a soldier in Iraq he was undergoing care at a treatment facility and was in the process of checking out from his duty in
Fort Benning,Georgia.Lance was schedueled to be home within days.
On October 11,2005 Kelsey was murdered by her Stepfather Micheal Lee Porter.Raye Dawn and Michael Porter were the only ones around Kelsey in the hour leading up to her death.
Raye went to pick Whitney up from school.Whitney is Mike Porter's Bio daughter from a previous relationship.
The cause of death was blunt force trauma to the abdomen,it was ruled a Homicide.
Kelsey Briggs died just days before her father was to return.
Two weeks later Porter was arrested on first degee murder.
Her mother was later charged with two felonies of Child Neglect and Enabling Child Abuse.
In April of 2006 Kelsey's body was exhumed for a second autopsy where sexual abuse was documented.
The Stepfather's charges were amended to add the sexual abuse.
Porter and Smith divorced after Kelsey's death.
On February 2,2007 a plea negotiation was entered and approved by the paternal family.
The stepfather plead guilty to a reduced charge of Enabling Child Abuse and received 30 years in prison.
He has no possibility of parole for 25.5 years.
Kelsey's mother Raye Dawn Smith went on trial July 9,2007.She has since been found guilty of enabling child abuse,she will serve 27 years in prison.Without the possibility of parole for 23 years.
The District Attorney Richard Smothermon says she knew,or should have known about Kelsey's abuse.

Alot of people failed Kelsey.Remember her story the next time you think a child is being abused.Please report it,if you don't, that child may suffer the same fate as Kelsey.Please don't let that happen.

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[sophie8798]

HannahJaneO123 - Kelsey hair when she was born was fully black and she had losts. it change blonde just because on alot of children it does as they get to about 2/3 same with hair colours it can happen. also alot of you dont see the all truth of Kelsey's story. she was abused by her stepdad we know that. but what you dont know is she was only scareaming,kicking,her hair falling 0out, vomting, having nightmares while she was with the Briggs & losts more happened.

[GTRJoe]

her mom let the child abuse happen and now theirs a web site called free kelsys mom from jail i say dont free her for her letting kelsy be abused and letting mike abuse her thats just ashamed i not going to free her

[theothernewkid]

Oh my gosh this is so sad and i also heard she died days before he dad came back from the army.. I hope the stepdad dies in jail for abusing this precious little girl and its just sick that anyone could abuse a kid. My friend used to get abused and u called the cops and they did nothing so i told anyone and he finally got sent to jail. Theese things make me sick

[iLUVjonNDkatePLUS8]

i heared that she got killed a few days b4 her dad come home from the army!<3

poor kelsey how an u beat/abuse a cute lil girl thats not right she had no right to die this young.she didnt do anything wrong to diserve thiz!

[IloveNickJonasHesHOT]

Who would do such a thing to the cutest little girl.this is the saddest thing i have ever saw.

[xgreg24x]

I love the video...My heart go out to her daddy..I can only imagine how much he misses his precious little girl. I hate that anyone could do this do such a fragile little girl. Thoughts and prayers are still with you.

[mirandalbs]

whats the song name?

[HannahJaneO123]

Heyy great video very sad too :( my dad is a child protection officer and he has to put up with this every day...

does anyone no why kelsey's hair was like dark brown as a baby then went blonde

again great video

R.I.P Kelsey Briggs

[nickslee79]

the step father be put to death? and is there anything worse for the mother?

its too sad to see a man in uniform that fights for the liberties of the US of A to have such a tragic ending for his very own daughter.

what happened to the judge that gave her back? what happened to kelseys liberties?

condolences,

nsl

[FMFD841]

Such a tragedy, the step father should be put to death. Anyone who could do that to such a beautiful child doesn't deserve the comforts of things like breathing. Anyone who dosen't believe in the death penalty or thinks he has rights, think of this, he has more oppertunity on a daily basis than this little girl did, and he took away her rights.