Death of Kelsey Smith-Briggs

Kelsey Shelton Smith-Briggs
Born	Kelsey Shelton Smith-Briggs (2002-12-28)December 28, 2002 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	October 11, 2005(2005-10-11) (aged 2) Meeker, Oklahoma, U.S.
Cause of death	Homicide - Blunt force trauma to the abdomen
Resting place	New Hope Cemetery
Nationality	U.S. citizen
Parent(s)	Lance Briggs and Raye Dawn Smith

Kelsey Shelton Smith-Briggs (December 28, 2002 – October 11, 2005) was a child abuse victim. She died at the home of her biological mother Raye Dawn Smith, and her stepfather Michael Lee Porter.

Her death was ruled a homicide.^[1] Kelsey had been "closely" observed by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services^[2] from January 2005 up to and including the day of her death.^[3][4]

References

1. Tulsa World Toddler's Death Ruled Homicideretrieved 2009-09-05 Archived 2012-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
2. Clay, Nolan (2007-07-01). "Secret Report Rips DHS". The Oklahoman. Archived from the original on 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
3. Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth Office of Juvenile System Oversight, Review of Child Death of Kelsey Smith-Briggs March 27, 2006 Final Summary^{[permanent dead link]} Retrieved 3 September 2009 ^{[dead link]}
4. "Who failed Kelsey? Toddler's death occurs despite intensive state activity". Tulsa World. 2005-12-04. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2009-09-05.