The Man With Many Chances

Fundamental failures throughout the criminal justice system allowed a veteran felon to continue his predatory habits with little intervention. Then a young girl died.

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Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting Wins National Edward R. Murrow Award

KyCIR and 89.3 WFPL's "Man With Many Chances" series honored with one of the country's top broadcast journalism awards.
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Richard Hooten, the 'Man With Many Chances,' Sentenced to Life in Prison

Richard Carley Hooten, a longtime felon and focus of our "Man With Many Chances" investigative series, will spend the rest of his life behind bars.Hooten,…
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KyCIR Reporter Wins Regional Edward R. Murrow Award

KyCIR's R.G. Dunlop and 89.3 WFPL were honored today with a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for the "Man With Many Chances" series.
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Richard Hooten's Criminal Career Ends With Plea in Murder Case

R.G. Dunlop

Longtime felon was focus of recent KyCIR investigation into flaws in the court system that allowed him to roam free and eventually kill.
Southern Indiana Authorities Missed Opportunities to Arrest Richard Hooten Before Teen's Murder

R.G. Dunlop

Richard Carley Hooten had two warrants out for his arrest and a wife who ratted him out to police. Yet for six months, he still evaded capture by Clark County authorities.
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Indiana's Legal System Gave Richard Hooten Many Chances—Then a Teenager Died

R.G. Dunlop

An investigation by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting found that fundamental failures throughout Indiana’s criminal justice system allowed the veteran criminal to continue his predatory habits with little intervention.