Did Husband Shoot off Flares from Sailboat? New Video & Witnesses | Lynette Hooker Missing

The disappearance of Lynette Hooker in the Bahamas has taken a dramatic turn with new video evidence and witness testimony suggesting Brian Hooker's account of their ordeal is deeply flawed. Contrary to Brian’s claim that he and Lynette were stranded in a dinghy for hours after she fell overboard, surveillance footage from Dean Zomsal’s home on Lubbers’ Quarters shows no visible distress flares—despite multiple witnesses reporting seeing them. The video, analyzed by Zomsal and his daughters, reveals a possible black dot resembling a dinghy crossing behind a catamaran and heading toward the yacht Soulmate around 7:44 p.m., just minutes after Brian said Lynette fell. This suggests they may have made it back to the boat, undermining his entire narrative. Further, wind patterns visible in the footage contradict his claim of drifting north to Lubbers’ Quarters—instead, the wind was blowing from the southwest, which would have pushed them toward the shore, not away. The episode also revisits troubling allegations of domestic violence, including bruising on Lynette’s back, her mother’s consultation with a battered women’s shelter, and prior incidents involving Brian choking her and their daughter. With cadaver dogs unable to detect a body for at least three hours, investigators have a narrow window to find evidence. The host urges viewers with video from Elbow Key’s western shore—especially between 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.