To us, this report is a joke. It's bias and the behavior of the officer who wrote it toward Raye Dawn and the way she portrays Kathie compared to Gayla obviously show her bias. We're publishing this report to point out the mistakes in it and the amount of bias because KP members have published it as they see this report as one of the only reports that should be read. After reading it and seeing that Kathie could have written it herself, you'll understand the hatred that's geared at Raye Dawn in the State of Oklahoma. It's sad that even this officer chose to believe the media over the truth.

Before reading this report, there are two facts you need to know.

1. The probation and parole officer that wrote this report saw Raye Dawn without her attorney present and screamed at her, accusing her of hurting Kelsey. Raye Dawn was in tears and shaking while speaking to her and writing her statement. Raye Dawn described that interview as one of the worst moments in her life. When the officer returned for a follow-up interview, Raye Dawn told her that she could not speak to her without her attorney present and offered to call him. She didn't know she had that option during the first interview. The probation and parole officer decided she did not need any more information and left. We're assuming that's why there are mistakes in the report. Also, the statement from Gayla Smith about the jurors being "inbred" will be explained in Raye Dawn's appeal.

2. The probation and parole officer based her recommendation of the 27 year sentence and the other nonsense statement on Raye Dawn's denial of fault and unwillingness to accept culpability. Hello!!! Mike Porter sexually assaulted and murdered Kelsey. Raye Dawn wasn't even there. How can a grieving mother accept fault for the death of a child that in her mind and heart she did everything she knew to do to protect? We've received email after email from hundreds of people who have stated they had abuse in their homes or they were abused and at least one of the adults did not know. People like Mike Porter are manipulative and are good at hiding their naughty deeds. Raye Dawn had only seen abuse from Lance and she thought all abuse was evident and the abusers were drug addicts and/or had bad tempers like Lance. She had no clue that abuse could be hidden. Any person who is quick to judge Raye Dawn and says that they would have known has obviously not been in her shoes and we pray they never are.

  Notes: I will not attempt to point out all of the mistakes at this time, but they will all be pointed out at a later date.

The last paragraph is misleading. DHS determined the bruises to be the result of abuse, but the authorities determined them to be accidental.

Notes: On this page you start to see the bias in the report. If this officer wrote the report from official documents, she would know the date that Kathie was awarded guardianship. The officer completely skipped over the part about DHS removing Kelsey from Kathie's home because Kathie and Lance were suspects in the abuse. She completely skips over the part about Kelsey's legs being broken while at Kathie's home and makes it sound like both legs were broken at the zoo. That's untrue.

This is the first report I've heard of Kathie saying Kelsey was medicated on that August visit. The only times that there were witnesses to Kelsey being medicated were while Kelsey was with Kathie.

In my opinion, Kathie may as well have written this report for the officer. It's obviously directly from her and not official documentation.

Notes: When Kelsey said "Daddy Mike hurt my head," Kelsey was in DHS custody and Raye Dawn and Mike only had supervised visits. At that time, Kelsey hadn't seen Mike and Kathie had just been with Kelsey. Raye Dawn knew Kelsey hadn't seen Mike and she thought that Kathie had coached Kelsey to take the focus off herself because of Kelsey's legs being broken at Kathie's home.  When Kelsey reportedly made the comment about her feet, Kathie was the one who "heard" that.

Notes: Kelsey did not bite while with the Smiths. Kathie acts like Kelsey bit everyone and everything, maybe she did while with the Briggs, but she was not a biter with the Smiths. She did, however, self-mutilate by picking her toenails, scabs, and skin. She loved to pick at things.

If Kathie thought Kelsey would be dead, why didn't she appeal the decision? Everyone at that hearing had a right, but Kathie decided to quit Kelsey and not even show up for supervised visitation because DHS talked bad about her. If that were my grandchild, I would have been there for every visit and not spent all my time on the phone like Kathie was reprimanded about and I would have shown up for every hearing, unlike Kathie.

Notes: If the Briggs wanted justice for Kelsey, why befriend the man who sexually assaulted and murdered her and let him get off without a trial and go into a cushy prison under protection?

Notes: How could the custody battle over Kelsey contribute to Lance and Ashley's divorce? Is it because Kathie was trying to get custody for Ashley all along and when she lost both of them quit Kelsey? Raye Dawn said almost every time she would drop Kelsey off with Kathie, instead of Kathie heading toward her home when she left, she headed straight to Lance and Ashley's.

Notes: We're not blaming Raye Dawn's drug usage on Lance, but if she had not been married to a drug addict who has been in rehab five times and grew his own pot then maybe she would have never tried them. Raye Dawn was an adult and could make her own decisions, but she was also in an abusive relationship where Lance would punch her and give her black eyes and caused her to miscarry her first child as a result of that abuse. It's not like she was married to a normal person and she started using drugs on her own. She was a battered wife.

Notes: Smith denies culpability because she's not responsible for the actions of the manipulative and deceitful man she married. Raye Dawn thought Kelsey would be safe once she was away from the Briggs. There were five agencies visiting Kelsey daily and they didn't see the abuse either. How was an untrained person who had only seen the abuse from Lance supposed to see abuse that was hidden? The only one in that home that saw was Mike Porter's daughter. Nobody else saw, so how could Raye Dawn?

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