Woman missing in Bahamas once told friend she no longer wanted to be at sea with husband as police weigh charges

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsWoman missing in Bahamas once told friend she no longer wanted to be at sea with husband as police weigh chargesBrian Hooker reported his wife missing on April 5, saying she had fallen overboard. He denies any wrongdoing and is said to be in a ‘fragile’ stateAndrea Cavallier Monday 13 April 2026 18:11 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2956713","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/bahamas-lynnette-hooker-disappearance-texts-husband-b2956713.html","title":"Woman missing in Bahamas said she didn’t want to be at sea with husband"}}CloseMissing US mom in the Bahamas joked she was ‘getting sick’ of her husband. Now, he’s been arrested in her disappearanceThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":...