US EditionMother of woman missing in the Bahamas details alleged past abuse
The U.S. Coast Guard opened a criminal investigation after Lynette Hooker vanished, and her family questioned Brian Hooker’s account of the boating trip.
- On Wednesday, the Royal Bahamas Police Force arrested Brian Hooker, 58, in connection with his wife Lynette Hooker's disappearance near Elbow Cay on Saturday.
- Brian told police that bad weather caused Lynette to fall from their 8-foot dinghy around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, shutting off the boat engine after she went overboard with the keys.
- Karli Aylesworth, Lynette's daughter, questioned the account, noting her mother was an experienced sailor unlikely to fall overboard; the U.S. Coast Guard opened a criminal investigation.
- Investigators resurfaced a 2015 domestic-violence incident in Kentwood, Michigan, where both accused each other of assault, revealing a volatile relationship history spanning approximately 25 years.
- Lawyer Terrel Butler stated Brian 'categorically and unequivocally denies any wrongdoing' and has been cooperating with authorities as the U.S. Coast Guard continues its criminal investigation.
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Daughter of Michigan woman missing in Bahamas sheds new light on couple’s marriage
As investigators seek answers in the disappearance of an American woman in the Bahamas whose husband says fell overboard while riding in a dinghy, her family is sharing insight into the couple’s relationship andtrying to make sense of what happened.
Arrested husband of missing US boater Lynette Hooker still ‘hopeful’ she’ll be found, lawyer insists
The arrested husband of missing American boater Lynette Hooker is still hopeful she’ll be found — and was trying to get back out to sea for his own search because he is “hopeless without her,” his lawyer said. Brian Hooker, 59, was taken into custody late Wednesday as a suspect in his 55-year-old…
NEWS HEADLINES: Husband arrested in connection with missing Michigan mom after daughter raises doubts – One America News Network
Photos via: Lynette Hooker – public Facebook profile. OAN Staff Lillian Mann 7:22 PM – Thursday, April 9, 2026 Authorities in the Bahamas have arrested the husband of missing American tourist Lynette Hooker after her daughter alerted police, expressing fears that “something might have happened” the night her mother vanished. The 59-year-old husband, Brian Hooker, was taken into custody in Marsh Harbour, Abaco, on Wednesday evening. The arrest co…
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