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$10,000 Reward Offered

BY JOHN MILLER
Published Wednesday, November 12, 1997 in the Nevada County Picayune

A $10,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) who murdered Chester Hooker.

Hooker, 72, the owner of the Broadway Hotel, was brutally murdered on Sept. 6, 1997 while at the hotel. According to law enforcement officials, Hooker was beaten to death.

Anyone with information concerning the Hooker case can contact the Nevada County Sheriff's Office at 887-2616, or the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division at (870) 777-8944.


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