Where is Lynette Hooker? The 55-year-old was last seen April 4, 2026, while in the Bahamas with her husband, Brian. He told authorities she fell overboard and was swept away by bad weather while the couple was traveling in a dinghy to their yacht, “Soulmate.” Holes in his story have the Coast Guard Investigative Service looking into the disappearance as a possible murder. In this episode of "The Truth of the Matter," Hena Doba sits down with the host of the "Drop Dead Serious" podcast, Ashleigh Banfield. They dig into this case, covering the new search in the Bahamas by the U.S. Coast Guard this month, the GPS data that contradicts Brian’s account of what happened the night his wife disappeared, the status of “Soulmate” and the…
Sources confirm the Lynette Hooker case is now being treated as a suspected murder investigation, and the search is zeroing in on new areas tied to her husband Brian Hooker’s timeline, GPS data and the story he has told since the night Lynette "vanished." The Coast Guard is returning to the Sea of Abaco with a dive team, CGIS investigators, a remotely operated vehicle and Maggie the cadaver dog. And now, new details from boatyard surveillance video are raising even more questions about Brian’s behavior the morning he says he washed ashore without his wife. Host: Ashleigh Banfield Executive Producer: Lindzie Haller #murder #truecrime #lynettehooker NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
Exclusive video and photos show Coast Guard Investigative Services agents removing equipment, sealing items into evidence bags and processing Brian and Lynette Hooker’s boat after crime scene tape went up around it. In this episode of “Drop Dead Serious,” Ashleigh Banfield breaks down why the CGIS search of Soulmate could be a major turning point in the Lynette Hooker investigation, including possible digital evidence and onboard systems that may reveal whether Brian and Lynette ever made it back to the boat. Host: Ashleigh Banfield Executive Producer: Lindzie Haller
