“The Kelsey Briggs Story.” (True Story Original)
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Everything you ever wanted to know about Kelsey’s case, from the breaking news of Kelsey’s tragic murder to the present updates in her case, can be found here:
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.
The original song that was set to Kelsey’s Story was “Somewhere over the Rainbow” by: Eva Cassidy
due to youtube’s copyrights issues I had to pick a song from their collection.
Please read Kelsey’s 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, whom she met at a local bar.
The first reported incident of child abuse regarding Kelsey was made on Jan.17,2005.
DHS confirmed Kelsey was abused and stated her mother Raye Dawn was the perpetrator due to her conflicting stories of Kelsey’s injuries.
Kelsey Briggs grandmother Kathie Briggs was granted emergency custody Jan.24,2005.
Raye Dawn Smith married Michael Lee Porter on April 18,2005.
Kelsey was having overnight visitation with Raye and Porter even though a court order stated Porter was not to be around Kelsey.
On May 3,2005 Kelsey was taken out of her grandmother Kathie’s care by OKDHS.
Kelsey was put in protective custody because of her broken legs that were confirmed from abuse.
May 4,2005 Kelsey was then moved to her maternal Grandmother Gayla Smith.
Kelsey suffered months of documented abuse.
June 15,2005 Judge Craig Key went against DHS recommedation and sent Kelsey back home to her mother and stepfather.
The judge confirmed Kelsey was being abused and stated,
“Perpetrator Unknown.”
Kelsey was visited by a social worker approximately once every week.
Kelsey’s biological father Lance Briggs was a soldier in Iraq he was undergoing care at a treatment facility for a back injury and was in the process of checking out from his duty in Fort Benning,Georgia.
Lance was schedueled to be home within
a week or two.
On October 11,2005 Kelsey was murdered.
Raye Dawn and Michael Porter were the only ones who had contact with Kelsey in the hour leading up to her death.
The cause of death was blunt force trauma to the abdomen,it was ruled a Homicide.
Two weeks later Porter was arrested on first degee murder.
Kelsey’s mother Raye Dawn was later charged with two felonies, 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 25.5years.
Kelsey’s mother Raye Dawn Smith went on trial July 9,2007.
She was found guilty of enabling child abuse, she will serve 27 years in prison, without the possibility of parole for 23 years.
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.
With the help and persistence of Kelsey’s paternal grandma Kathie,
a new law “The Kelsey Briggs Child Protection Act” was established
into Oklahoma Law to help prevent this type of failure in the Oklahoma State System.
Created By: Shonya Kay Lougheed
Fazieex | February 7th, 2009 at 11:45 am #
her mum and her stepfather should be hung, thats all i can say..
sarahlwlls3 | February 7th, 2009 at 11:45 am #
i would agree with the person that said they needed to be hung but even that is too good for them.they both need to have the crap beat out of them every single day just like they did that baby.somebody needs to break both their legs and kick them in the gut.that shit pisses me off.fucking grown ass people beating up on a baby.
sklsweet | February 7th, 2009 at 11:45 am #
Aww thats soo sad =[
she was soo cute too.
R.I.P Briggs.
I think the mom and the step father should have the death execution. They killed a little innocent girl. And i personally think it was man slaugter that the stepfather was mad at kelsey because she wasnt his.
macalee22 | February 7th, 2009 at 11:45 am #
i come on youtube every day and watch this i cant stop thinking about her.when i’m at school i feel like i’m going to cry how could they do that
macalee22 | February 7th, 2009 at 11:45 am #
the song really goes along with this video.
zzzme11 | February 7th, 2009 at 11:45 am #
:(…oh im really sad right now cuse that just really tore me up inside i cant believe that had happened to that pour little girl that guy should stay in prison till the day he dies!!…”R.I.P kelsey…no one will ever forget you”
danyislaughing08 | February 7th, 2009 at 11:45 am #
i hope her mom rots in hell with her bastard husband. and all my love to her daddy, war is enough but having to lose a beautiful baby girl like that is cruel. and what a horrible way to die…
gloryssv | February 7th, 2009 at 11:45 am #
si es una lastima que esto le haya sucedido a una niña tan inocente que lastima que muera gente tan inocente y que existan personas tan malas como las que le hicieron daño….
DJdea01 | February 7th, 2009 at 11:45 am #
it was better with song somewhere over the rainbow
KenzieVannahAbbey | February 7th, 2009 at 11:45 am #
Oh my gosh, I’m crying right now- That’s so sad…
wawasubs1997 | February 7th, 2009 at 11:45 am #
so so so sad *+*+<)
Munkii11211 | February 7th, 2009 at 11:45 am #
]: poor lil girl…
DipsieDoo | February 7th, 2009 at 11:45 am #
Oh my god, this is so sad i hope her mom and stepdad, do rott in hell, they shouldent have brang her back to her mother..
hockeyrulz2525 | February 7th, 2009 at 11:45 am #
Kelsey, you’ll always be known by everyone, you had to put up with this to a point where it ended your life.
We all love you, hockeyrulz2525
R.I.P
tetshio | February 7th, 2009 at 11:45 am #
Kelsey Briggs sweet child R.I.P. we all feel sorry. to the father respect bro very nice photos and videos of you and your daughter
somebodysangel99 | February 7th, 2009 at 11:45 am #
sí está muy triste, esto rompe mi corazón que alguien podría hacer daño a un niño.
brooklynduff12 | February 7th, 2009 at 11:45 am #
if i waz the father i would personaly kill her step dad. he should have been killed for doing such a horrible thing . the wrong person died .
xoxMobScenexox | February 7th, 2009 at 11:45 am #
omgg thats soo sad : (
she was such a beautiful girl
R.I.P <3
jedts0357 | February 7th, 2009 at 11:45 am #
i hate it….the story made me teary-eyed…
very inhuman…
hope this was the last case…peace for Kelsey!
McTACOsharts | February 7th, 2009 at 11:45 am #
Why would you hit a kid?
loveskuls11223344 | February 7th, 2009 at 11:45 am #
made me want t ocry, i almost am… tear
:*(
loveskuls11223344 | February 7th, 2009 at 11:45 am #
micheal lee porter that name is soooo like… iv’e heard it before
tubebellator | February 7th, 2009 at 11:45 am #
i still don’t care
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