Coast Guard Divers Search Sea of Abaco as GPS Contradicts Brian Hooker’s Story in 55-Year-Old’s Case
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 3
Coast Guard Divers Search Sea of Abaco as GPS Contradicts Brian Hooker’s Story in 55-Year-Old’s Case
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 3
Summary
U.S. Coast Guard divers searched the Sea of Abaco on June 3 for new clues in the disappearance of Lynette Hooker, a 55-year-old American last seen alive in early April.
GPS data from husband Brian Hooker’s phone contradicted his original account that she fell overboard from their dinghy, pushing investigators to treat the case as a homicide.
Brian Hooker was detained and questioned in the Bahamas in April, then released and returned to the United States; he has not been charged with murder or any other crime.
Unnamed sources now speculate he may have left the U.S. via the California-Mexico border or by water, though former prosecutors said authorities likely know more than has been made public.
The case now spans Bahamian and U.S. jurisdictions, with investigators balancing the renewed offshore search against questions over Brian Hooker’s location and any future prosecution.