Coast Guard takes custody of dinghy amid new search for Lynette Hooker in Bahamas
Investigators say GPS data conflicts with Brian Hooker’s account as they examine the missing woman case as a possible homicide.
- On Thursday, U.S. Coast Guard investigators seized the 8-foot dinghy that Brian Hooker claims he and his wife, Lynette Hooker, were aboard when she disappeared in the Bahamas in early April.
- Brian Hooker initially reported that his wife fell overboard from the dinghy near Elbow Cay during a nighttime ride on April 4, leading Bahamian authorities to detain him for five days before releasing him without charges.
- Authorities are comparing Brian's account with electronic GPS and AIS data, which reportedly conflict with his story, while investigators also seized the couple's sailboat, Soulmate, last month.
- Prosecutor Tad DiBiase is exploring potential homicide charges, though a Coast Guard spokesperson stated Coast Guard Investigative Services cannot confirm the case is being investigated as a murder.
- Attorney Terrel Butler confirmed Brian is not conducting media interviews to focus on the search for Lynette Hooker, while friend Marnee Stevenson urged the public to stop speculating during the investigation.
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Lynette Hooker Missing: Why the Search in the Bahamas Resumed Two Months After the Enthusiastic Sailor's Disappearance
Two months after Lynette Hooker vanished during a sailing trip in the Bahamas, investigators have returned to the waters where she disappeared amid growing questions about what really happened that night. Federal investigators have reopened the search in a different part of the Sea of Abaco after new location data reportedly contradicted information previously provided by Hooker's husband, Brian Hooker. The disappearance of the 55-year-old Ameri…
Two months after the disappearance of an American woman in the Bahamas who unleashed a frantic search operation, the Coast Guard returned to the island country to explore the waters again in search of Lynette Hooker, this time in...
Why the search for Lynette Hooker just resumed 2 months after her disappearance in the Bahamas
Two months after the disappearance of an American woman in the Bahamas set off a frantic search effort, the Coast Guard has returned to the island country to scour the waters again for Lynette Hooker — this time in a new location.
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