Judge Jessica Heinen sentenced Mickel Cherry, 27, to a pair of life terms requiring 50 years in prison before being considered for parole. He confessed to sexually assaulting and murdering 5-year-old Zoey Felix in October 2023 in a homeless encampment in Topeka. Photo by Evert Nelson/Topeka Capital-Journal
Tim Carpenter Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — A perpetually homeless man abused by his parents and shuffled as a youth among more than 17 foster homes…