Family members reflected back on the life of Santa Clarita murder victim Michelle Dorsey and asked for the public’s continued help to accommodate the three Dorsey boys in the wake of their mother’s death at the hands of their father.
Since the death of Dorsey, her sister, Jessica Jordan, has taken custody of her three children, who have been effectively orphaned by the events of last week.
“Carson, Logan and Cameron are my nephews,” Jordan said. “We’ve taken them into our home.”
Dorsey was described by many who knew her as a caring person who would do anything for anyone who needed help, especially her three children.
“Michelle was such a sweet and kind and loving person,” Jordan said about her sister. “She would do anything for anyone… She was more than willing to come out and help anyone do anything, and she was just such an amazing person, just one of a kind.”
Carson is the oldest at 13-years-old, and is very interested in dirt biking, according to Jordan.
“He’s just a super sweet kid, and he’s kind of on the quiet side so we’re always trying to ask him questions about things just to get him to come out of his shell a little bit more,” is how Jordan explains her nephew.
11-year-old Logan is into BMX riding right now, and he loves going out in the fields and building his own dirt jumps for riding.
“He is just the sweetest kid you could ever ask for. He’s so loving and caring and he’s always wanting to help people,” Jordan said.
According to his aunt, the youngest of the three, 9-year-old Cameron loves to spend his time in the pool and cracking jokes with friends and family.
“Cameron loves swimming. He just recently got this little electric bike that he’s been riding up and down the street,” Jordan said. “He is the character of the three of them. He likes to make jokes.”
When Dorsey was not working, she spent most of her time with the boys, Jordan said.
“She was the best mother that you could’ve ever asked for,” Jordan said. “She did so much with those boys, she took them fishing and she took them camping… She was so dedicated to them and just loved them with her whole heart and soul.”
After the boys’ mother was murdered last week at the hands of their father, James Matthew Dorsey, Jordan has taken custody of the children, which has doubled her responsibility as a mother from three to six kids.
“I have two twin boys, they’ll be 2 in May, and then I have a 5-year-old daughter and she’s the only girl in the whole group,” Jordan said.
Jordan’s brother also has two boys, so all seven cousins tend to gang up on the only girl cousin when the families get together.
“She gets teased a little bit so she’s going to have to toughen up a little bit around all these boys that we have in our family,” Jordan said.
Now with having three additional children, Jordan requires an SUV capable of seating all six children in addition to her and her husband.
Jordan is also asking for the public’s continued financial help, whether it be by donating to the Santa Clarita Disaster Coalition or by donating gift cards for groceries now that Jordan needs to feed three growing boys in addition to her own three young children.
Since Friday, a day after the death of Dorsey, the community has begun rallying behind the Dorsey boys and their extended family, which has brought an overwhelming amount of gratitude to Jordan.
“The outpouring of love and support that we have felt through this process has been so amazing,” Jordan said, holding back tears. “The Sheriff’s Department has been working with us and they have been doing just a phenomenal job of keeping us informed and letting us know what’s going on. The outpouring of love that my sister is receiving and these kids and our family, it means the world to us. It’s been amazing.”
James Matthew Dorsey has been charged with several felonies related to the events of Thursday morning, including first-degree murder, attempted kidnapping, home invasion, evading law enforcement and assault on a peace officer, according to Jordan.
Some other items that the family have on their wish-list of needs for the care and support of the children and their new home include:
- Groceries (gift cards)
- New Clothes (Mens medium or 32/16-18 mens small/10-12)
- Shoes (9 ½ / 6 / 4 ) mens sizes
- School supplies
- Swim trunks
- Computer/printer
- iPhone for Carson and Logan
- Haircuts, etc.
- Security screen door
For Santa Clarita residents wanting to help by donating any of the items mentioned above can do so by dropping them off to the KHTS Radio Station.
KHTS Radio is located at 24320 Main Street, Newhall, and can be contacted at 661-298-1220.
Residents wanting to donate online can donate to the Santa Clarita Disaster Coalition by clicking here.
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IPhone? Seriously? How about a basic no contract Android.
geezus dude, their mom just got hacked to death and your making a fuss about a iPhone. get real
Why does a kid NEED an iPhone??? Why not just a simple phone to call & text.
I agree…many adults don’t even have an iPhone…and it doesn’t really seem like they need clothing/shoes, sounds like their mother took good care of them and provided them with those type of basics (and then some seeing as they had motorbikes and stuff, things many kids or adults are not fortunate enough to have). Groceries I can see, and maybe help to get a van or something but the other stuff? Maybe just needs assistance from sheriffs dept to get access to their belongings from home…
I agree they don’t need a phone. Don’t spoil them. I hope the aunt takes good care of the money that people will donate.
Honestly guys, I say let the kids have their iphone. They just lost both parents in such a horrific way. If an Iphone is what it takes to give them a little bit of comfort, then give them and dang iphone. Such petty things people bicker about but don’t really care to put themselves in the shoes of those kids.