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Phone Data Contradicts Husband's Story in Wife's Disappearance
28 May
Summary
- Phone GPS data reportedly contradicts husband's account of wife's fall.
- Investigators planned to search a new area based on phone data.
- The couple was sailing back to their sailboat 'Soulmate' when the incident occurred.
Investigators are planning to search a new area in the Sea of Abaco, Bahamas, for missing resident Lynette Hooker, based on discrepancies found in data from her husband Brian Hooker's phone. Sources familiar with the investigation revealed that GPS data from a marine navigation app used on Brian Hooker's phone reportedly conflicts with his initial statement to local authorities.
Brian Hooker had told police that rough waters caused his wife to fall from their dinghy as they returned to their sailboat, the 'Soulmate,' on April 4. The alleged conflict in the phone data has prompted U.S. federal authorities to seek permission from Bahamian officials to expand the search to a new sector of the Sea of Abaco, characterized by 25-foot-deep waters.
Lynette Hooker's daughter has reportedly submitted DNA samples to aid the investigation. The couple's sailboat, 'Soulmate,' was located in early May and transported to Fort Pierce, Florida, but has since been moved to Fort Lauderdale. Brian Hooker was previously questioned by Bahamian police but was not charged in connection with his wife's disappearance.
