Kansas child welfare officials say they investigated the family of a 5-year-old Kansas girl five times during the 13 months before she was raped and killed.
A children’s book sits on the ground in a grove of trees where a homeless camp once stood on a vacant lot, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, in Topeka, Kan. Neighbors believe that 5-year-old murder victim Zoey Felix and her father were camping in the grove of trees in the weeks before her killing. In this photo provided by Desiree Myles, 5-year-old Zoey Felix poses for a photo after neighbors bought her a new outfit and cleaned her up in September 2023. A homeless man was charged Thursday, Oct.
Kelly said she plans to push for legislation next year that would expedite the release of information when a child dies of abuse or neglect. Her administration pushed for such a change in 2021, but a bill never passed. Judge Christopher Turner concluded that releasing the records would jeopardize the safety of witnesses or sources or “cause the destruction of evidence.”
Another complaint alleging an unsupervised child was lodged with the agency on Nov. 8, 2002. Just six days earlier, Zoey’s mother had called to report that the then 4-year-old was missing, a police incident report shows. Zoey was found unharmed a short time later. He also wrote that in looking into her car, he saw two open bottles of vodka, one half-full and the other, three-quarters full. The officer said that in interviews, Zoey said her mother had been drinking from both bottles before and while driving.
Zoey’s father was evicted from his apartment in May. Another tip the agency received that month alleged there were no operating utilities in the mother’s home, but the agency found the home to be “livable,” with utilities, food and no signs of drugs. Again, the family declined services.
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