Bestowing Justice

A representative from the Johnson County where Kelsey’s body was found, prosecutor Phill Kline said, “This community has lost a vibrant and promising life, and a family has suffered unimaginable tragedy.” Even Police Chief John Douglass expressed his thoughts and shared, “I want to again express my condolences to the Smith family. I realize that this is not the preferred conclusion. While we cannot give them their daughter back, we can at least give them justice.”

Kelsey Smith Foundation

For the Smith family, they know that although they can never get Kelsey back, they can do something to help other families dealing with the same outcome as Kelsey. They feel that it was an injustice to them when Verizon refused to give over the information on the ping police did at the time of Kelsey’s disappearance. They decided to start the Kelsey Smith Foundation and bring the case to Congress to help other families in the same predicament.