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Hope Hooton
Coverage of Hope Hooton in the Nexus archive.
- Arizona leads nation in child deaths by parents in custody cases. A new bill aims to change that.
Arizona has the highest rate of child deaths by parents in custody cases in the U.S. Hope Hooton, mother of Alec and Lydia Mater, who were killed by their father Brock Mater in 2023, advocates for the Alec and Lydia Act to reform the family court system and prevent similar tragedies.