Bahamian Police Running Out of Time to Charge Brian Hooker | Crime Alert 04.13.26
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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🗓️ 13 April 2026
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
Brian Hooker remains in police custody after second questioning regarding wife Lynette's "overboard" disappearance. A California sheriff says an armed suspect killed a deputy and barricaded himself when an eviction notice was served. A suspect has been arrested in connection with the death of a teenage Illinois boy who vanished nearly a decade ago. Sydney Silvagni reports.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:03.4 | Guaranteed human. |
| 0:05.4 | Crime alert, hourly update. |
| 0:07.5 | Breaking crime news now. |
| 0:09.3 | I'm Sidney. |
| 0:10.9 | An American man remains in Bahamian custody today as investigators scrambled to piece together |
| 0:15.8 | what happened to his wife in the rough waters off elbow K. |
| 0:19.7 | Brian Hooker has been detained since Wednesday, |
| 0:22.2 | following his report that his 55-year-old wife Lynette fell overboard and was swept away by |
| 0:27.2 | strong currents. While the Royal Bahamas Police Force says they have probable cause for the detention, |
| 0:32.9 | Hooker's attorney, Terrell Butler, is pushing back, describing a man who is emotionally shattered. |
| 0:38.2 | He's heartbroken. And then to be arrested while assisting the police with their investigation, |
| 0:45.5 | it is very traumatic for him. Despite the detention, no charges have been filed. Attorney Butler |
| 0:51.6 | revealed that Friday's questioning didn't focus on forensic evidence |
| 0:55.0 | from the boat or digital devices, but rather on the couple's personal life. She's also |
| 0:59.9 | questioning the very foundation of the police investigation. Speculation, rumors, things about what |
| 1:06.3 | happened in the past, no. What they should be focusing on is the incident that happened. |
| 1:12.0 | And what happened on that day is that is where they would get evidence from to determine |
| 1:17.3 | what happened that day. |
| 1:18.6 | I think Shadir relying on the evidence. |
| 1:22.2 | And personally right now, I don't see it. |
| 1:26.4 | But my plan is categorically denied any accusation of wrongdoing. |
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