Renewed Search for Lynette Hooker Planned After GPS Data Contradicts Husband's Account

U.S. investigators are relaunching the search for Lynette Hooker, a Michigan woman who vanished in the Bahamas, after newly obtained GPS data appears to contradict her husband Brian Hooker's version of events from the night she disappeared. According to a U.S. official familiar with the case, the GPS data from one of Hooker's electronic devices revealed movements that do not align with his statements regarding his whereabouts during the incident.

The investigators are requesting permission from Bahamian authorities to dispatch a dive team to explore new areas in the Sea of Abaco, where the GPS data indicates potential locations to search for Lynette Hooker's body. Family members have also been asked to provide DNA samples to assist in the investigation. While the FBI processes other evidence in Quantico, the GPS information has highlighted areas that have not yet been searched by divers.

Brian Hooker has asserted that his wife fell from their dinghy and was swept away, making it impossible for him to restart the engine. However, the discovery of the new GPS data raises significant questions about his account, which he shared with local authorities after reporting her disappearance. He has not been charged with any crime and was previously detained by Bahamian authorities for questioning, later released without charges.

The renewed search is part of a broader investigation, which has also seen the Coast Guard seizing the couple's sailboat as authorities seek to determine if technology aboard may contain relevant evidence.