Federal authorities are now treating the disappearance of Lynette Hooker,

nearly two months now, as a murder investigation.

At this juncture, the federal authorities are not naming a suspect,

nor have they indicted anyone for this alleged murder.

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For nearly two months, the disappearance of Michigan wife sailor, Lynette Hooker, has remained one of the most troubling disappearances because it is more than just a disappearance.

And now the federal government, the U.S. federal government, I would imagine the U.S. attorney,

has categorized this as a murder investigation.

So according to federal reports, federal authorities are no longer treating this solely as a missing person case.

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