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Daughter of American woman missing in Bahamas arrives to help with search
Police say Brian Hooker remains a suspect as the search for Lynette Hooker continues and investigators look for evidence that could contradict his account.
- On April 4, Lynette Hooker vanished after her husband Brian Hooker claimed she fell from their dinghy while sailing between Hope Town and Elbow Cay in the Bahamas. Authorities released him Monday without charge, though he remains a suspect.
- Karli Aylesworth, the missing woman's daughter, questioned the account last week, describing the couple's more than 20-year marriage as "volatile" and telling NBC News she doubts her mother, an experienced sailor, would "just fall" from the boat.
- Visiting the couple's boat for the first time, Aylesworth told Dateline the situation is "making it a little bit more real," as police urge witnesses to contact the Criminal Investigations Department or Crime Stoppers at 328-8477 with information.
- Attorney Terrel Butler stated that Brian left the Bahamas to care for his sick mother, maintaining that authorities "had no evidence" against him and that he "categorically and unequivocally denies any wrongdoing."
- Maritime attorney Michael Winkleman suggested that "if additional evidence does come to light, then Hooker could certainly be arrested and charged in the U.S.," while the Coast Guard continues its criminal investigation and search efforts by land, air, and sea.
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Daughter of American woman missing in Bahamas arrives to help with search
Cadaver dogs in the Bahamas to help search for missing American Lynette Hooker, April 16, 2026. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — The daughter of Lynette Hooker, an American woman who is missing in the Bahamas, has arrived on the islands with her boyfriend to help with the search after her stepfather, Brian Hooker, left the country. Karli Aylesworth and her boyfriend, Steve Hansen, said they gave a statement to Bahamian police and plan on retracing her mo…
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Daughter of missing American woman touches down in Bahamas, slams stepdad after he fled amid investigation
Karli Aylesworth lashed out at stepfather Brian Hooker after he left The Bahamas despite vowing to search for her missing mother, Lynette Hooker, who he says fell overboard.
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