WEBVTT - Friend Releases Surprising Text Messages From Husband Arrested In Missing Wife Case

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<v Speaker 1>Hey there, folks. It is Friday, April tenth, and his

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<v Speaker 1>own friend haint By in his story. But that welcome

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<v Speaker 1>to this episode of Amy and TJ. Rose. We've kept

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<v Speaker 1>a close eye on this story from the moment we

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<v Speaker 1>heard that a Michigan woman went overboard and a dinghy

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<v Speaker 1>with her husband in the Bahamas. He's now been arrested.

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<v Speaker 1>We heard from the woman's daughter, who raids some questions.

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<v Speaker 1>Now we are hearing from his friend, the accused friends,

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<v Speaker 1>who quite frankly robes some of the stuff he said

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<v Speaker 1>is more damning than anything we've heard so far.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, this was fascinating.

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<v Speaker 3>First of all, why his friend would share these text

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<v Speaker 3>messages he received from Brian Hooker, who, yes, has been

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<v Speaker 3>under arrest since Wednesday in the disappearance of his wife,

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<v Speaker 3>fifty five year old Lynette Hooker. He has not been

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<v Speaker 3>charged yet, we should point out and police it's a

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<v Speaker 3>little interesting what the Behamian officials said, but they said

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<v Speaker 3>they had forty eight hours to either charge him or

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<v Speaker 3>release him. That would be at some point today, But

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<v Speaker 3>then they added they can also extend that for another

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<v Speaker 3>ninety six hours if they think it's necessary, so he

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<v Speaker 3>could be behind bars for a few more days before

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<v Speaker 3>charges are filed. But these new text messages, whoo, they

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<v Speaker 3>say a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>And right now this case is a case of he said,

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<v Speaker 1>and she can't say anything because she is presumed dead.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a search and recovery at this point. But

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<v Speaker 1>this was last Saturday. Robes Brian Hooker fifty eight and

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<v Speaker 1>Lynette Hooker fifty five, fifty five. They've been married now,

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<v Speaker 1>how long?

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<v Speaker 2>Twenty five years?

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<v Speaker 1>All right, So they go out in the boat. These

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<v Speaker 1>are avid boat they know what they're doing on the water.

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<v Speaker 1>His story is they go out on the water around sundown.

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<v Speaker 1>She some kind of way falls over into the water.

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<v Speaker 1>They get separated. He couldn't recover her. She has the

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<v Speaker 1>key to the boat on her when she goes into

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<v Speaker 1>the water, according to him, and then he has to

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<v Speaker 1>essentially paddle back to shore. Took several hours. That's his

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<v Speaker 1>story and he's sticking to it. Robes. Not long after that,

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<v Speaker 1>the daughter of Lynnette started speaking and saying, this doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>make She didn't flat out of cues, but she at

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<v Speaker 1>least raised some questions. Okay, that catches us up. He

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<v Speaker 1>is now in custody. His friend has now done in

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<v Speaker 1>an interview Roads with CBS News and shared text messages

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<v Speaker 1>he said he got from Brian Hooker after this whole accident. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>I will let you know we will read this whole

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<v Speaker 1>the text messages to you. That's one thing. The interview

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<v Speaker 1>and the list of things the friend ticks off as

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<v Speaker 1>to why his friend's story is bullshit. You have to

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<v Speaker 1>pay attention it is.

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<v Speaker 3>I actually couldn't even believe I was reading it as

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<v Speaker 3>I was thinking to myself, this is his friend who's

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<v Speaker 3>saying this. But yes, we'll start with the messages that

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<v Speaker 3>he shared. His name is Daniel Danforth, by the way,

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<v Speaker 3>and they met twenty twenty three, so they've been friends

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<v Speaker 3>for a couple of years. They're all voting advocates and

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<v Speaker 3>love voting, so that's why they have this shared love

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<v Speaker 3>and that's how they all became friends. So he says,

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<v Speaker 3>on Monday, he sees the headlines that Lynette has fallen overboard,

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<v Speaker 3>so he reaches out to Brian and says, well, there's

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<v Speaker 3>a little something before that, but we can get to

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<v Speaker 3>that later. First of all, this is what Brian Hooker

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<v Speaker 3>responded to him with, Yes, brother, I'm afraid so off

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<v Speaker 3>the dinghy in some choppy seas. On the way back

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<v Speaker 3>to the sailboat, the wind blew me away from her

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<v Speaker 3>and she swam towards the sailboat, and we lost sight

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<v Speaker 3>of each other pretty quickly. As it was just about sundown.

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<v Speaker 3>I drifted and tried to paddle with one oar for

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<v Speaker 3>the next seven hours until I washed up behind the

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<v Speaker 3>shore of the next island over and was able to

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<v Speaker 3>get some help. Finally, we are all still searching. A

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<v Speaker 3>lot is going on right now, but I thank you

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<v Speaker 3>for checking in on us. Being on the news is

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<v Speaker 3>a huge burden, and I just had my first ever

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<v Speaker 3>news organization call me a few minutes ago. He went

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<v Speaker 3>on to say, our family is in hell right now.

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<v Speaker 3>Search and Rescue just called and said they had searched

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<v Speaker 3>a bunch of air is today and no joy. They

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<v Speaker 3>are going back out tomorrow, but a storm is coming

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<v Speaker 3>in Wednesday.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So now let's go back up to the first

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<v Speaker 1>part of that, and you tell me. Robes as he's

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<v Speaker 1>describing to his friend in private and a text message

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<v Speaker 1>that he thought would never get public, he's explained it

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<v Speaker 1>to him what happened. How does that mesh with the story.

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<v Speaker 1>At least authorities are saying that they were told. Does

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<v Speaker 1>that match with what he told police about the incident?

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<v Speaker 3>No, I don't think so, because, according to police, Brian

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<v Speaker 3>Hooker told them that she fell into the water and

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<v Speaker 3>they immediately drifted apart. He didn't say that she was

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<v Speaker 3>okay when she got in the water and started swimming

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<v Speaker 3>towards the sailboat. That is a completely new piece of

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<v Speaker 3>information that if he told that to police, police did

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<v Speaker 3>not reveal that publicly. So that is a very new

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<v Speaker 3>and different version of what we've been told.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, the other thing in there had to do what

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<v Speaker 1>suggestion did he make in there about weather? Because it

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<v Speaker 1>was hard for people understand she immediately falls out a boat.

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<v Speaker 1>Why can we just reach out and grab her. How

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<v Speaker 1>did you all of a sudden get separated? So what's

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<v Speaker 1>his description in the text, at least about weather?

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<v Speaker 3>First he said that it was the choppy seas that

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<v Speaker 3>kind of threw her overboard, which seems a little suspicious.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if we had reports of wild weather

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<v Speaker 2>where you would actually.

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<v Speaker 3>Fall out of an eight foot hard bottomed dinghy. But okay,

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<v Speaker 3>who's a woman who's very skilled in boating and swimming,

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<v Speaker 3>and she's been doing it her entire life. Then he says,

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<v Speaker 3>the wind blew me away from her, and she swam

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<v Speaker 3>towards the sailboat.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, wait towards the sailboat. Yes, a different the.

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<v Speaker 2>Other well, that's their yacht.

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<v Speaker 3>So they were in the dinghy having just left a place,

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<v Speaker 3>and they were on their way to the sailboat.

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<v Speaker 1>I did not catch this before. Okay, that's different. When

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<v Speaker 1>you were explaining this, I was reading it. I took

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<v Speaker 1>it as he was swimming. She was swimming maybe trying

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<v Speaker 1>to get back towards him and the ding He's saying,

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<v Speaker 1>she fell out this boat that's closed by, and she

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<v Speaker 1>tried to go swim to one that's farther away.

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<v Speaker 2>Correct. Huh, it makes no sense.

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<v Speaker 1>Huh. Okay, I didn't piece that together first time.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, yes, So then the friend, uh this is oh wow.

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<v Speaker 3>The friend Daniel Danforth, then asked him if he had

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<v Speaker 3>anywhere to stay. It was just kind of checking in

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<v Speaker 3>on him, and Brian wrote this, I got the boat

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<v Speaker 3>back to marsh Harbor yesterday after the fire department brought

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<v Speaker 3>me back my dinghy. Notice I he was saying, my

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<v Speaker 3>not our I'm on a moorning ball at a place

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<v Speaker 3>called conk in on the boat. My sister and brother

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<v Speaker 3>in law are flying in later this morning to stay

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<v Speaker 3>for a couple of days. I'll probably stay with them

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<v Speaker 3>for a night or two while weather happens, but then

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<v Speaker 3>I plan on heading back out to the site and

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<v Speaker 3>continuing to search. I will most definitely need help in

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<v Speaker 3>the future, but I just don't know what it is yet.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm trying to take it one day at a time,

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<v Speaker 3>keep the faith. Search and rescue is out today before

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<v Speaker 3>some big winds to come tomorrow. It's interesting because the

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<v Speaker 3>friend says, Okay, well, I'm going to be getting a sailboat.

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<v Speaker 3>We're going to be moving around, but let us know

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<v Speaker 3>if we can help you, And then he just says,

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<v Speaker 3>congratulations on your sailboat, captain, and thanks for your kind offers.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll be in touch as events unfold.

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<v Speaker 3>It just seemed a little Some people pointed out that

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<v Speaker 3>just seemed a little strange, like, really.

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<v Speaker 1>Tom seems off. But really, I don't want to suggest

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<v Speaker 1>how anybody might feel if you just lost the love

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<v Speaker 1>of your life in an accident in the water.

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<v Speaker 2>Congratulations on the new sailboat, captain.

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<v Speaker 1>Who am I to say? But it gets better now

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<v Speaker 1>you listed at least I think four right things that

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<v Speaker 1>the friend says that it actually goes through and says this, this, this,

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<v Speaker 1>and this don't make sense. All right, take it from

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<v Speaker 1>the top. These are all blew my mind.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, yes, this is why his friend, mister Danforth said

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<v Speaker 3>he is very suspicious. First of all, he said that

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<v Speaker 3>he thought of Brian around Sunday. I guess it was

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<v Speaker 3>on the weekend, so it was after Lynette went missing,

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<v Speaker 3>but before the headlines really started.

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<v Speaker 2>So he just noticed Brian.

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<v Speaker 3>He got a Facebook notification on his phone that said

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<v Speaker 3>Brian Hooker liked a comment that his wife shared about boating.

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<v Speaker 3>So he said, Brian was actually on my mind because like, oh,

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<v Speaker 3>Brian's liking a comment my wife put on Facebook on Sunday,

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<v Speaker 3>and then all of a sudden the headline started popping up,

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<v Speaker 3>and so dead forthtold CBS News, you know, my wife's missing.

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<v Speaker 2>Facebook's the last.

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<v Speaker 3>Thing I'm worried about. You're going to find me on

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<v Speaker 3>the water writing around, not on Facebook. So he thought

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<v Speaker 3>that was first initially very suspicious, like that's so weird.

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<v Speaker 3>He was liking my wife's comment while his wife was missing,

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<v Speaker 3>was about boting. I just don't give something random about

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<v Speaker 3>how she loves voting.

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<v Speaker 1>It's odd even to be on Facebook, but that's one

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<v Speaker 1>thing to go through and have them Okay, Yes, that

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<v Speaker 1>is incredibly odd, even if you know you're going to

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<v Speaker 1>be a suspect.

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<v Speaker 2>It's stupid, it really is.

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<v Speaker 3>Then he also questioned why Brian moved his boat immediately

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<v Speaker 3>after Lynette went missing.

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<v Speaker 2>He just thought that was a range thing to do.

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<v Speaker 3>You're worried about repositioning your boat somewhere, Yes, the larger sailboat.

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<v Speaker 2>He just thought that was strange.

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<v Speaker 1>Why is that on his mind at all?

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<v Speaker 2>Exactly?

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe he needed to He was renting a slip for

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<v Speaker 1>a little while and it was running out.

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<v Speaker 3>This is an avid boater who just said, that's not

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<v Speaker 3>something that makes sense. So that's what he was explaining.

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<v Speaker 3>With his experience with boats, he just thought that was

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<v Speaker 3>a strange thing. Then he also said that the messages

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<v Speaker 3>he received did not jibe with what Brian told police.

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<v Speaker 3>He said that, yes, Brian told authorities Lynnette was swept overboard,

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<v Speaker 3>but then he wrote to me that she was swimming

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<v Speaker 3>back to the sailboat. Those two things don't make sense.

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<v Speaker 3>They aren't the same statement. So he pointed that out

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<v Speaker 3>the differences between what Brian texted him and what police said.

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<v Speaker 1>Brian report, Can I ask you to go back up

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<v Speaker 1>to his statement? Yes, the text message. Yeah, How did

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<v Speaker 1>he describe her swim? How did he say it?

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<v Speaker 3>He said, the wind blew me away from her, and

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<v Speaker 3>she swam towards the sailboat, and we lost sight of

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<v Speaker 3>each other pretty quickly, as it was just about sundown.

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<v Speaker 1>Go back for me. Second, how does he say in

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<v Speaker 1>the text messes she ended up in the water.

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<v Speaker 2>She fell off the dinghy in some chopping seas. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>she fell off in choppy seas.

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<v Speaker 1>Swam to the other boat.

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<v Speaker 2>It makes no sense.

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<v Speaker 1>She fell and instead of getting into the boat she

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<v Speaker 1>fell out of She swam a distance how far.

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<v Speaker 3>Who knows, because he was drifting the winds were pulling

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<v Speaker 3>him away from her. Here's the other thing I wanted

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<v Speaker 3>to point out, because the way it was described to

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<v Speaker 3>at least the way it had been reported, was that

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<v Speaker 3>it was in the middle of the night.

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<v Speaker 2>It was pitch black.

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<v Speaker 3>He says it was about sundown, so he could see her.

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<v Speaker 2>Why would he not?

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<v Speaker 3>And well, this is what the friend gets into, he said.

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<v Speaker 3>The biggest question for him Why didn't he try to

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<v Speaker 3>go and get her. If he could paddle the boat

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<v Speaker 3>with an oar, why would he not paddle towards her?

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<v Speaker 2>Why would he paddle towards shore?

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, Now I'm not damn. That's a good point too.

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<v Speaker 1>Even if you don't jump into the water after her,

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<v Speaker 1>you have the ability to he had a paddle to

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<v Speaker 1>actually direct the boat that you're in. Okay, Look, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't I'm not an avid see guy.

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<v Speaker 2>Ye Okay.

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<v Speaker 3>And then the other the other question he had was

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<v Speaker 3>where were their phones? He said, every time he has

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<v Speaker 3>spent any moment with them on the water, on the land,

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<v Speaker 3>wherever they are, they always have their phones with them,

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<v Speaker 3>both of them, Because he said, they're always posting videos online.

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<v Speaker 3>Their phones are never ever away from them. How is

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<v Speaker 3>it that these two people were on a boat and

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<v Speaker 3>neither of them had a phone, because obviously he could

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<v Speaker 3>have called nine one one, He could have called for

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<v Speaker 3>help and they could have immediately rescued her.

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<v Speaker 1>People don't have phones. I wonder if they know where

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<v Speaker 1>her phone is, if it's been recovered, she would have

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<v Speaker 1>taken a phone.

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<v Speaker 2>They haven't found her, and I don't know if she

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<v Speaker 2>had her phone with.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we don't know, but he didn't have his his.

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<v Speaker 3>And he's saying that is incredibly suspicious. Why would he

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<v Speaker 3>not have his phone? It took him seven hours, according

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<v Speaker 3>to Brian, to paddle back to this island that where

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<v Speaker 3>he was able to eventually get help, and the reason hours.

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<v Speaker 1>But the reason he had to paddle and that didn't

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<v Speaker 1>make sense either. That the friend, this was a big

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<v Speaker 1>part of Brian's story robes. He told the authorities, I

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<v Speaker 1>had to paddle back because I didn't have the key

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<v Speaker 1>to the boat.

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<v Speaker 3>So the friend says, that is a his daughter first

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<v Speaker 3>of all, or his stepdaughter. Her daughter also said that

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<v Speaker 3>was strange that she never had the key, and the

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<v Speaker 3>friend reiterates this and says, okay, the key is usually

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<v Speaker 3>in the boat with a lanyard on it, like that

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<v Speaker 3>is where the key stays. No one has the key,

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<v Speaker 3>no one wears the key. That's not what you do

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<v Speaker 3>as a boater or a boating enthusiast. You have the

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<v Speaker 3>key in the nition with a lanyard. His thought was,

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<v Speaker 3>he was the only thing I could see happening is

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<v Speaker 3>that when Lynette was either being pushed off or if

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<v Speaker 3>there was some sort of an altercation or a fight

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<v Speaker 3>that in a desperate attempt to try and stay on

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<v Speaker 3>the boat, or at least to stop him from leaving her,

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<v Speaker 3>she grabbed the keys as she was going overboard. And

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<v Speaker 3>when he said that that made so much sense. We

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<v Speaker 3>don't know but it. But to say that she had

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<v Speaker 3>the keys on her is a weird thing.

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<v Speaker 1>The daughter had said, Brian is the one that always drives,

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<v Speaker 1>he would always have the key. That made sense, first

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<v Speaker 1>of all. But robes, you do not have to be

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<v Speaker 1>a big time avid boater. If you've gone and rented

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<v Speaker 1>a pontoon boat on Lake Oconee in Georgia, you get that.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't even touch the key. When they take it

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<v Speaker 1>is in the ignition and it is turned and stays

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<v Speaker 1>in that position.

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<v Speaker 2>Correct.

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<v Speaker 1>Nobody takes a key and puts it in your pocket.

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<v Speaker 1>Now what would happen? You would drop it in the water. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>it just doesn't have You're right. And those things also

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<v Speaker 1>have little attachments that even if you do drop it,

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<v Speaker 1>it's still attached to something.

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<v Speaker 2>Correct.

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<v Speaker 1>Rose, The key part got me. I was like, wow,

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<v Speaker 1>I did not think about that. Nobody is sitting in

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<v Speaker 1>a dinghy with the key to the dinghy in your

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<v Speaker 1>pocket where you could drop it. Nope, nobody does that.

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<v Speaker 3>So he pointed that out, and I just thought everything

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<v Speaker 3>that Brian Hooker's own friend, Daniel Danforth had to say

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<v Speaker 3>just suddenly made sense because his story hasn't up until now.

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<v Speaker 3>But do we want to know what's going on with

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<v Speaker 3>Brian Hooker right now? He is behind bars and his

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<v Speaker 3>attorney got to meet with him in person for the

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<v Speaker 3>first time on Thursday. We will tell you what his

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<v Speaker 3>attorney is telling us about Brian Hooker right now. And

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<v Speaker 3>welcome back everyone to this episode of Amy and TJ.

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<v Speaker 3>We are talking about that mystery in the Caribbean near

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<v Speaker 3>the Bahamas, where we have a missing fifty five year

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<v Speaker 3>old Michigan woman, Lynette Hooker. Right now, her body has

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<v Speaker 3>yet to be found. Authorities have been searching it now

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<v Speaker 3>for searching for her body for nearly at least searching

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<v Speaker 3>for her for nearly a week now, and this is

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<v Speaker 3>certainly a recovery effort at this point. Her husband was arrested.

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<v Speaker 3>He is behind bars. He's been there since Wednesday and

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<v Speaker 3>he has not been formally charged. But his attorney was

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<v Speaker 3>finally able to meet him. They had an interesting story.

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<v Speaker 3>His attorneys shared about Brian's arrest.

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<v Speaker 1>Didn't make sense either. I mean, was it? And when

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<v Speaker 1>I said, why even tell that? What was the point?

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<v Speaker 1>And you said, whoa is Brian?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, poor Brian, and so yes. His attorney is telling

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<v Speaker 3>the story saying his client almost drowned falling in the

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<v Speaker 3>water as police were taking him into custody.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what he said. He used those words. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>I have his exact quote.

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<v Speaker 3>He said, Brian had a really traumatic experience being transported

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<v Speaker 3>here to Grand Bahama. He was taken to his vessel

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<v Speaker 3>for a search, and when he went there, he was

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<v Speaker 3>handcuffed and he was told he could have a change

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<v Speaker 3>of clothes, and he was requested to disembark while handcuffed.

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<v Speaker 3>When he fell overboard, he had to be rescued by officers.

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<v Speaker 3>So he's saying he actually needs to get medical attention

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<v Speaker 3>because he was injured. And he's claiming that he's asking

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<v Speaker 3>for his client to be looked at because it was

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<v Speaker 3>so traumatic. He went on to say, Brian appears completely

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<v Speaker 3>heartbroken and deeply distressed. His primary concern and source of

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<v Speaker 3>intense frustration is his inability to continue to search for

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<v Speaker 3>his wife of twenty five years. The trauma of her disappearance,

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<v Speaker 3>coupled with his current detention as a suspect, has left

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<v Speaker 3>him in an extremely fragile state.

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<v Speaker 1>So we should have something, know something one way or

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<v Speaker 1>another today because they are running up against that forty

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<v Speaker 1>eight hour deadline to see what happens. Look, just because

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<v Speaker 1>he is in custody, it does not mean he is

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<v Speaker 1>going to face a charge. It doesn't. And what evidence

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<v Speaker 1>do they have Romes, besides the circumstantial stuff, What evidence

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<v Speaker 1>do they have besides what might be on that boat,

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<v Speaker 1>What else do they have?

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<v Speaker 3>It's unclear right now, But what I do think is interesting.

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<v Speaker 3>His attorney addressed a lot of news outlets are reporting,

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<v Speaker 3>and this is verifiable that there was a domestic dispute

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<v Speaker 3>between Brian Hooker and his wife in twenty fifteen, and

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<v Speaker 3>actually Lynette was the one who is arrested and spent

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<v Speaker 3>a night in jail. But they said both of the

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<v Speaker 3>spouses were deeply intoxicated, accusing each other of assault, and

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<v Speaker 3>there was some visible injuries on Brian Hooker, and so

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<v Speaker 3>that's why Lynette was actually taken into custody. But his lawyer,

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<v Speaker 3>it was interesting, said this, he is the only witness

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<v Speaker 3>to what transpired, and he has said he has done

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<v Speaker 3>nothing wrong. So to refer to allegations of abuse or

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<v Speaker 3>a tumultuous relationship does not explain what happened on the

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<v Speaker 3>day and indicate whether or not he was somehow culpable

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<v Speaker 3>for anything that may have happened to her.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that is one hundred percent true. That is okay,

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<v Speaker 1>but it doesn't look good and it will be brought

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<v Speaker 1>up if there were to be a trial. So this

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<v Speaker 1>is why stuff like this does become really well with

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<v Speaker 1>the nature of their relationship. This leads to all kinds

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<v Speaker 1>of motives and all kinds of things. But just because

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<v Speaker 1>they could have had the worst, most abusive relationship ever,

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<v Speaker 1>it doesn't mean he pushed off a boat, and it

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't prove he pushed off a boat the man. It

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<v Speaker 1>sure goes a long way in explaining what is right

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<v Speaker 1>now an unexplainable accident for a woman who is very

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<v Speaker 1>knowledgeable in how to behave on the water.

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<v Speaker 3>You just said it, and the question will be can

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<v Speaker 3>authorities somehow have enough evidence to actually charge him with

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<v Speaker 3>a crime without Lynnette's body, without another witness.

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<v Speaker 2>That's tough.

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<v Speaker 3>That's a tall, tall, tall mountain to climb, but we

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<v Speaker 3>will let you know. We'll keep our eye on the

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<v Speaker 3>story and let you know what the Bahaman officials say

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<v Speaker 3>later today when it comes to Brian Hooker's detention there

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<v Speaker 3>in Grand Bahama. But in the meantime, thank you as

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<v Speaker 3>always for listening to us.

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<v Speaker 2>Everyone. I'm Amy Robach alongside TJ. Holmes. We'll talk to

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<v Speaker 2>you soon.