True Crime with Rachel Shannon
THE MOST HORRIFIC MURDER: She Was Locked in a Closet Covered in Feces and STARVED to Death
22 Apr 2025
In the darkest corners of neglect, a tragedy unfolded that shook the very foundation of our belief in humanity's compassion. The heartbreaking story of 5-year-old Kinsleigh Welty reveals the harrowing reality of child abuse and systemic failure, leaving the community questioning how innocence can be met with such cruelty. Join me as we honor Kinsley's memory, delve into the details of this devastating case, and call for change to protect the most vulnerable among us. Go watch my other episodes on Spotify: The Disturbing Case of Stephanie ParzeShe Tried to Warn Them About her Son, Then he was MURDERED. THE CASE OF GUNNAR SCHUMACHER7 Year old’s Strange Death Reveals Mom’s DISGUSTING Secret: Did She Starve her for Attention?!
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All children deserve to be in a home where they will be loved, cared for, and have all of their basic needs met. They deserve to live in a clean, safe environment where they will be free from harm and protected from any dangers that come their way. But tragically, not every child is afforded that right.
Some children are born to parents who not only don't care about them, but who want to see them suffer. Parents who will go out of their way to make sure that their children are in pain and torment. It's so tragic, but what's even worse is when these parents are investigated, the red flags are waving in the faces of DCFS workers, yet nothing is done. That is what happened in this case.
Five-year-old little Kinsley Welty was born into a dirty, disgusting home with parents who neglected her. And even when workers with the Department of Child and Family Services saw the horrific living conditions, nothing was done. Kinsley's mother was allowed to continue her abuse and neglect until her little body just couldn't take it anymore. This is the story of Kinsley Welty.
Kinsley was born on December 30th, 2018 to parents Tony McClure and Bradley Welty in Mooresville, Indiana. She also had five siblings, Jordan, Jaden, Jordine, Bradley, and Philly. Those who knew little Kinsley described that she was loving, caring, and sweet towards everyone in her life.
She went out of her way to make sure that everyone around her was happy and she just wanted to make others laugh. She loved causing little bits of mischief, taking her dad's hat off as a little joke. She also loved singing You Need to Calm Down by Taylor Swift with her grandparents. Her favorite shows were Paw Patrol and Bubble Guppies, and she loved playing dress-up and getting her hair done.
She was your typical girly, sweet, five-year-old little baby. However, Kinsley's life was incredibly rough from the moment she was born. When Kinsley was first born, she lived with her mother and father, but according to family members, from the literal day Kinsley was born, her mother abused and neglected her.
When she was three weeks old, family members reported that Kinsley appeared to be malnourished. she straight up wasn't being fed. When officers followed up on the reports, they said that the state of the home in which baby Kinsley and her siblings were living were some of the worst conditions they had ever seen. Officers said that it appeared that the trash had never been taken out.
There were flies and gnats flying all around the kitchen and the living room. In the bathroom, there were feces all over the toilet that hadn't been cleaned. The couch and the mattresses were covered in dirt. Kinsley's toddler-age sibling and a one-year-old baby were running and crawling around on floors that were covered in garbage, dirt, and cigarette butts.
There were full ashtrays, moldy food, and sharp objects all within the reach of the children. Rooms within that home were described as, quote, hazardous nightmares for an adult, let alone a toddler and a newborn. At the time, it was clear that little Kinsley was extremely malnourished and dirty.
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