Kelly Lynn Austin -- Deceased 3/27/83; Father Charles Austin Arrested for Her Murder

Hi all, I thank you for your concern's.I had posted anonymously on this site once. Now I am coming out, I am the half sister in this case,the other one,the child that lived.
I can not communicate how awful I feel about this plea bargain verdict,it makes me sick. There was so much evidence lost over the years,witness's dead,its too much to go into.
But I remember, I remember it all like it was yesterday,stuck in my mind forever. He is a monster and not getting nearly what he deserves. Kelly will never get to grow up, to the women she was supposed to be.
I have to give my victims impact statement in a couple of weeks at his sentencing hearing,and I have so much to say,but so little as well. Words can not say how much this has hurt my Mother or my self, it is endless. I have tried to put all this behind me for so many years,but it will always be a part of me. I still remember her scent,her smell of dust,baby magic, and the clean smell of child sweat,her laughter still rings in my ears.
To think he will only serve a couple of years? It is beyond comprehension.
And I know who you are Piper,Thank You for looking after my Mom.

Hi, survivor!

I think he got a slap on the wrist. Disgusting!

But after all of these years I understand that it would have been a tough case to prosecute, i.e., witnesses deceased, evidence may have been lost, etc.

I wish you well in your Victim's Impact Statement. It will be your opportunity to confront, via words, the monster!

Prayers and thoughts for Kelly's family!

Hi survivor, I'm so glad to hear from you. I am extremely disgusted as well, it's so wrong. Be strong and hold your head high in that courtroom.

You have sweet, vivid memories of little Kelly, no one can take those away. She will never be forgotten.

Hugs to you and your family.

Piper

(I sent you a message)

Hi Suvivor,

I am so sorry you have endured a pain most of us have not had to. Hearing you describe Kelly is so heartwarming and so obvious she is forever in her memory and heart. Writing an impact statement is a very difficult thing to do, but i so encourage you to do so and make sure you describe little Kelly like you just did for us. It is your final memorial to your baby sister and it can impact the outcome to some degree but it will give you a voice in this as well as Kelly who was taken from you and your mom from this monster. I have alot of experience with impact statements should you need any help or just want to run it by someone. I would be glad to help. I just want to tell you that Piper is a wonderful lady ad she has such a big heart and has done a beautiful job with the videos. It is strong women like you and her that can make d ifference in this world. Please let me know if I can help.

Survivor, you can do this. Give it all you have. What doesn't break us makes us stronger...

Hi Piper, I seem to be having some problem setting up an email on this site.So will have to reply to you publicly.
Thankyou for the Beautiful things you have said. I thought you were my Moms friend Barbara,but I guess I am wrong.Just was puzzled by your keen information and the photos you have, assumed you were Barbara as she has been so kind to my Mum.
I want to Thank you all for your support. This has been so hard on my Mom and myself.
I will do my best on the 16th, but i really dont know how I will react to seeing him,I have not seen him since I was a little girl and there is such a part of me that has a childs fear of him. During the hearing process it was advised that I not be there because I was the key witness.
When I face him I dont know if I will cry, or just act frozen.People who don't know me well sometimes think i come off cold.I'm not,it's just if you live through so much hell you put up some pretty thick (exterior) walls. I really don't know if I will cry,shake, maybe throw up or just appear emotionless. I'm not sure, I have so much rage and pain inside me for it all, for Kelly's loss,for my Mother who has suffered sooo much because of his actions,and of course myself who I know you all know from news articles that he molested me as well. I am okay with what happened to me ( lots of therapy). But my Mom and my Kelly, the pain is just endless.
As for addressing him, I know it will not effect him.He is a sociopath, a monster.My statement will not effect him at all.He will probably only regret that he left me alive to make it. He is not just a molester of children,he is sadistic, I have always known what he is,even when adults tried to rationalize I knew as a child that he was a monster.
This statement I make may get him a "little" more time, and maybe it will save some childs life. So, even though, when i stand up there I will be speaking for Kelly and my sweet Mom,well, I know the past is done and there is nothing I say or do that can change what he has done and the heartbreak he has caused for us. I can only hope that this absolute joke of a sentence saves at least one child.
I just hope that his being locked up even briefly can save someone.

Survivor, I am so sorry this monster destroyed your lives and broke your hearts and took your little Kelly away from you and your mom. I'm glad to hear that you sought therapy, I hope that has helped you in some way.

I can feel your pain and fears. And can only hope that by facing the deviant monster after all these years, you can release those feelings whether he listens or not. Trust me, he'll hear your words as you speak, as will the court. I doubt he wants to face you, he is a coward afterall. You have the upperhand on this one, tell it all.

I became aware of this case because his arrest was on the front page of our local newspaper and I started this thread to follow justice for little Kelly, and now for you and all the other victims that may be out there. He spent the last few years spending his time between 2 downtown bars. He was considered a transient and the police knew him well. As to leading a charmed life, he was not.

Here is a picture of the bar he was arrested in that Wednesday evening, sitting on a barstool at the end of the bar:



He shuffled between Legends and Buck's Sports Bar and Grill which was on the next corner. The police said he'd be seen going from each bar then would get his beer and go off for the night back to where ever he was staying.

Take a little comfort in the fact he was living the life of a miserable POS. Be strong and know that we are with you. Hugs to you and your mom.

hello i just want to thank everyone who sopported Kelly I want concern to know she will always be in my heart thank-you all of you Kelly, mom

there was no justice for my daughter and to be honest i,m very upset about it . i,m scared to death for the children in charles;chuck path don,t they see what a monster he is.this is not good To his family please be careful Daddys coming home watch your little ones don,t let him harm anyone else. Joyce

Barb ' I really would like to read one of your beautiful poems about Kelly right now. makes me feel better

joyceaustin - I'm so sorry for your loss and your pain.

During this time around the anniversary of Kelly's early trip to heaven. I rejoice in remembering the time that God allowed me to be blessed with the honor of taking care of such a loving, beautiful, and radiant little girl. She was the light of my life if only for a short time.

Living through that whole experience was an ordeal but it helped to form me into the mother that I am today. I was blessed again 13 years ago and have a son of my own he is handsome, charming and so intelligent that I cannot believe he came from my own womb. I cherish every moment that I have with him.

Since the arrest of that monster it has brought a lot of those feelings back to the surface and it has been hard not too feel outraged over the outcome. I try to take comfort in the fact that as long as he has been detained at least no one else has been hurt and maybe it has shined a bright enough light on him that those other children will be protected from him.

I know that I pray for their protection now and will until I take my last breathe. I also take comfort in knowing that Kelly was there to greet my mother, her grandmother another person who loved her more than anything and that I will join them as soon as God decides I have finished what he needs me to do here on earth.