Lynette Hooker’s Bahamas disappearance being investigated as possible murder, official says The disappearance of Michigan woman Lynette Hooker in the Bahamas is being investigated as a possible foreign murder of a U.S. national. Specialized U.S. Coast Guard divers are searching new locations based on GPS data that reportedly contradicts the account given by her husband, Brian Hooker. No charges have been filed, and officials stress this characterization is not a new development.

• Lynette Hooker, a U.S. national, has been missing in the Bahamas since April.
• The U.S. is investigating the case as a “possible foreign murder of a U.S. national.”
• U.S. Coast Guard divers are conducting searches in previously unsearched areas, guided by GPS data.
• The GPS data from a device belonging to Brian Hooker appears to contradict his account of the disappearance.
• Brian Hooker, Lynette’s husband, was arrested and released but has not been charged.
• Investigators have visited the Abaco Inn, the last known location where Lynette Hooker was seen alive.