Federal Agents Swarm "Soulmate" & Collect New Evidence | Missing in Bahamas, Lynette Hooker

Federal agents from the U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Services (CGIS) have raided the sailboat *Soulmate*, the vessel owned by Lynette Hooker’s husband Brian, treating it as a crime scene after five weeks of investigation. The raid, captured in exclusive footage, shows agents collecting evidence in sealed bags, processing digital forensic data from onboard systems like Starlink, motion-sensor cameras, and a newly installed battery log system. Host Ashleigh Banfield argues that if Brian Hooker’s claim of Lynette bouncing off the back of a dinghy during a storm is false — and the evidence suggests it is — then the boat’s digital exhaust and physical logs could prove he returned to *Soulmate* after the alleged incident, contradicting his story and implicating him in a cover-up. The episode details forensic possibilities: motion-triggered cameras under the Bimini, Starlink connection logs, and battery usage patterns that would register human activity, such as showers, phone use, or cooking — all of which would be inconsistent with a boat abandoned after 4:15 p.m. Banfield also explores potential burial sites, including remote beaches on Lubbers Quarters, Snapper Point Marina, and the secluded western shore of Elbow Key, where cadaver dogs could detect decomposition even underwater.