Lynette Hooker

Lynette Hooker disappeared in the Bahamas while vacationing with her husband Brian Hooker, who claims she fell from a dinghy. Her mother, Darlene Hamlett, alleges foul play and disputes Brian's account. The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating, and the dinghy Lynette was last on is undergoing forensic analysis.

Brian Hooker's recorded phone call suggests he was in the water with his missing wife Lynette Hooker the night she vanished in the Bahamas, contradicting his earlier account to authorities. Hooker claims rough waters caused Lynette to fall off their dinghy, but a maritime law expert called his story 'inconsistent' and 'damning' based on discrepancies in his statements.

Lynette Hooker disappeared in the Bahamas while boating with her husband Brian Hooker, prompting a federal investigation and renewed search efforts due to inconsistencies in his account. The US Coast Guard concluded a search without answers, and Brian denies wrongdoing while his daughter remains skeptical.

The U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service conducted a four-day search in the Bahamas for missing American Lynette Hooker, using divers, drones, and a cadaver dog. They seized the dinghy she and her husband were on for forensic examination. The husband claims she fell overboard during rough seas.

The US Coast Guard seized the dinghy that Lynette Hooker was riding when she disappeared in the Bahamas two months ago. Investigators are using cadaver dogs and divers to search the area, with her husband Brian Hooker under scrutiny.

The Coast Guard seized a dinghy associated with Brian and Lynette Hooker during the night of her disappearance. The boat is now central to an ongoing investigation into Lynette Hooker's disappearance in the Bahamas.

The Coast Guard seized a dinghy associated with Brian and Lynette Hooker during the investigation into her disappearance. The boat was taken into custody on Thursday, and Cristian Benavides provided an exclusive look at the ongoing probe into the Michigan woman's disappearance in the Bahamas.

The U.S. Coast Guard seized an eight-foot dinghy that Brian Hooker and his wife Lynette Hooker were aboard when she disappeared in early April. Investigators are examining the vessel as part of their probe into her disappearance.

The U.S. Coast Guard seized an eight-foot dinghy that Brian Hooker claims he and his wife Lynette Hooker were aboard when she disappeared in early April. The vessel is linked to Lynette Hooker's disappearance, which occurred in April.

The U.S. Coast Guard continues searching for Lynette Hooker, a Michigan woman who vanished in the Bahamas while sailing with her husband, Brian Hooker. Brian Hooker reported his wife missing after she fell overboard during bad weather, leading to his arrest by the Royal Bahamas Police Force. The U.S. Coast Guard has seized the couple's sailboat and dinghy as part of an ongoing criminal investigation.

Police in the Bahamas arrested Brian Hooker, the husband of U.S. woman Lynette Hooker, who vanished from a boat. Authorities are investigating her disappearance, with family members expressing concern and skepticism about the incident.

The U.S. Coast Guard and Bahamian authorities are searching land and sea for 55-year-old Lynette Hooker, who has been missing since April. Lynette's husband, Brian Hooker, reported she fell overboard from a dinghy, but GPS data contradicts his account. Investigators are using cadaver dogs and divers to rule out all scenarios.

A Broward Sheriff’s Office K-9 team with a cadaver dog is assisting the U.S. Coast Guard in the Bahamas to search for 55-year-old Lynette Hooker, who has been missing at sea for two months. Investigators are examining locations near the Hookers' seized sailboat, 'The Soulmate,' after GPS data from Brian Hooker's devices contradicted his account of her disappearance. Brian Hooker, Lynette's husband, was briefly arrested in the Bahamas but later released without charges and returned to the U.S. via the California-Mexico border.

The search for Lynette Hooker is expanding in the Bahamas as questions remain about her disappearance during a sailing trip with her husband, Brian Hooker. The case is being reported by CBS News.

A friend of Lynette Hooker, who disappeared in the Bahamas two months ago, discussed her case with CBS News as a U.S. Coast Guard team continues searching for her. Cristian Benavides provided an update on the ongoing efforts to find Hooker.

A specialized Coast Guard team is searching the Sea of Abaco in the Bahamas for evidence related to the missing person case of Lynette Hooker. The search involves divers and investigators, as reported by Cristian Benavides.

Brian Hooker, husband of missing Lynette Hooker, may have left the U.S. via the California-Mexico border by land or water, according to a friend. The U.S. Coast Guard is searching the Bahamas for clues, while a former prosecutor suggests federal authorities likely have him in their sights despite his release by Bahamian authorities.

A U.S. Coast Guard dive team is conducting searches in the Bahamas for Lynette Hooker. The search is ongoing as of Wednesday.

Lynette Hooker went missing on April 4 during a dinghy ride with her husband in the Bahamas. The couple, described as experienced boaters, had been in the country for about a month.

Lynette Hooker's disappearance during a sailing trip in the Bahamas is being investigated as a possible murder, according to an official. Her husband reported her missing, as reported by CBS News' Cristian Benavides.

U.S. Coast Guard investigators are in the Bahamas searching for evidence related to missing American Lynette Hooker. An official stated the investigation now considers the possibility that Hooker was murdered.

U.S. Coast Guard investigators with cadaver dogs were seen at a Bahamian boat yard where a Michigan woman was reported missing after falling overboard. New GPS data from the couple's boat contradicted the husband's initial account, prompting a reopened search. The woman's daughter provided DNA to aid the investigation, while the husband's attorney denied any wrongdoing.

Lynette Hooker's disappearance in the Bahamas is being investigated as a possible murder. New digital forensic evidence appears to contradict Brian Hooker's account of his wife's disappearance, though details are unspecified.

Lynette Hooker's disappearance in the Bahamas is being investigated as a potential murder. New digital forensic evidence appears to contradict Brian Hooker's account of his wife's disappearance, though specifics were not provided.

The search for missing Michigan woman Lynette Hooker in the Bahamas is being treated as a 'potential murder investigation' by a U.S. official, with Coast Guard divers expanding their search. Cristian Benavides is covering the case and has exclusive video of the search efforts.

Coast Guard divers have arrived in the Bahamas to search for missing American Lynette Hooker. The operation involves a search effort in the region where she is unaccounted for.

Authorities in the Bahamas have resumed the search for missing woman Lynette Hooker, 55, after location data from her husband Brian Hooker's phone contradicted his statements about her disappearance. The U.S. Coast Guard is deploying divers to search the location indicated by the cellphone, while Bahamian police have questioned Brian Hooker but not filed charges.

The case of 55-year-old mom Lynette Hooker, who vanished on her way to a sailboat in the Bahamas, is being treated as a murder investigation by federal authorities. Investigators are examining the 'Soulmate' sailboat for clues linking her husband Brian to possible foul play.

Lynette Hooker's disappearance in the Bahamas is being treated as a murder investigation by authorities. A U.S. official has confirmed the case is under active review. The incident has prompted a breaking news report by Fox News.

The disappearance of American woman Lynette Hooker in the Bahamas is being investigated as a murder. Her husband claims she fell from a dinghy at night, but investigators are examining the seized sailboat Soulmate for digital evidence, though Brian Hooker has not been charged.

The sailboat Soulmate, owned by the Hookers, went dark in tracking data at 9:29 pm during Lynette Hooker's disappearance and did not resume until the next morning. An expert suggests this data blackout could be a key question for investigators.

Lynette Hooker disappeared after allegedly falling off a dinghy near the Bahamas. Her husband's sailboat, Soulmate, stopped transmitting location data for over 11 hours around the time she vanished. Investigators are examining the tracking data shutdown as a key question in the case.

Investigators are launching a fresh probe into the 'Soulmate' sailboat where Lynette Hooker and her husband lived before her disappearance. The search for Hooker is being intensified as part of the new investigation.

Lynette Hooker disappeared during a vacation in The Bahamas while on a sailboat with her husband Brian Hooker. Investigators are searching the couple's docked sailboat 'Soulmate' in Florida and a new area in the Sea of Abaco for clues. Brian Hooker, a U.S. citizen, was initially detained by Bahamian authorities but was later released as the U.S. seeks jurisdiction due to the U.S.-flagged vessel and citizens involved.

Federal investigators are searching a new area in the Bahamas for missing Lynette Hooker based on GPS data contradicting her husband's account. Becky Hill, a key figure in Alex Murdaugh's overturned murder convictions, is under scrutiny as retrial preparations begin. A 33-year-old cold case and a Tom Selleck impersonation scam linked to a potential murder-suicide are also under investigation.

The search for missing American mom Lynette Hooker is resuming in the Bahamas after authorities approved new sea areas to be searched. The decision follows GPS data contradicting the husband's account.

The US Coast Guard (USCG) may deploy divers to the Bahamas to search for Lynette Hooker, who was reported missing by her husband in early April after the couple allegedly went for a nighttime ride on a dinghy.

The US Coast Guard (USCG) is preparing to send divers to the Bahamas to search for Lynette Hooker, who was reported missing by her husband after a nighttime ride on a dinghy in early April.

GPS data from Brian Hooker's phone led U.S. investigators to search 25-foot-deep Bahamian waters for missing Lynette Hooker. The data contradicted Brian's initial account of Lynette falling overboard, prompting federal authorities to seek a new search area in the Sea of Abaco. The Coast Guard seized the couple's sailboat, Soulmate, and is collecting DNA samples from family members to aid the investigation.

The Coast Guard Investigative Service is seeking permission from the Bahamas to deploy U.S. divers to search new areas in the investigation for missing person Lynette Hooker. This marks an expansion of the ongoing search efforts.