Where is Lynette Hooker? The 55-year-old was last seen on April 4, 2026, while in the Bahamas with her husband, Brian. He told authorities she fell overboard, but holes in that story have the Coast Guard Investigative Service looking into the disappearance as a possible murder. This is a brand-new "The Truth of the Matter" podcast episode with Hena Doba. In this episode, host of the "Drop Dead Serious" podcast Ashleigh Banfield claims we could see charges for Brian Hooker sooner rather than later. Watch this full episode of "The Truth of the Matter": https://youtu.be/G8F5-Tf9LGA #LynetteHooker #BrianHooker #truecrime
Lynette Hooker’s mother, Darlene Hamlett, and her husband, Bill, sit down with Ashleigh after the latest search in the suspected murder investigation. They share their reactions to the dinghy now in Coast Guard hands, the evidence turned over by Bahamian police and the new route information that appears to blow up Brian’s story about drifting helplessly across the Sea of Abaco. Darlene and Bill also reveal what they know about a secret “off-the-grid” cabin tied to Brian’s family and deliver a chilling warning to Brian Hooker and the people around him: Watch your back. Brian Hooker says Lynette “bounced” off the back of their dinghy and vanished. Darlene says she is not going away, the Coast Guard is not going away, and if…
Exclusive Coast Guard video shows the moment Soulmate was intercepted at sea, 40 miles off the coast of Florida, after Brian Hooker’s boat left the Bahamas and headed back toward the United States. In this episode of "Drop Dead Serious," Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the newly obtained video of the Coast Guard stopping and seizing Soulmate, the 46-foot sailboat Brian and Lynette Hooker lived aboard before Lynette vanished in the Sea of Abaco. Ashleigh also digs into the new trouble for Brian Hooker, including GPS data, the dinghy’s alleged movements, the watch evidence and the growing questions about what really happened the night Lynette disappeared. Download June’s Journey for free now using my link…
Federal agents just turned Brian Hooker’s floating home into a crime scene. Exclusive photos and videos show Soulmate, the 46-foot sailboat Brian and Lynette Hooker lived on, taped off at Coast Guard Station Fort Pierce as federal agents boarded the vessel, searched below deck for hours, and removed evidence in bags. Brian says Lynette “bounced” off the back of their dinghy and vanished in the Sea of Abaco, Bahamas. But if this happened in the dinghy, why is Soulmate now being processed like a crime scene? In this episode of “Drop Dead Serious,” Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the Coast Guard Investigative Service search, the evidence removed from Soulmate, and the new holes in Brian Hooker’s story. Plus, Lynette’s mother,…
What really happened aboard the “Sailing Hookers” yacht the night Lynette Hooker vanished in the Bahamas? In this episode, Ashleigh Banfield is on the ground in Marsh Harbor and Elbow Cay, retracing the key locations tied to Lynette and Brian Hooker as this mystery deepens. From the yacht police boarded to the marina, the harbor and the surrounding islands, Ashleigh walks you through the setting of this case and why the geography may matter more than people realize.
