WEBVTT - UPDATE: Brian Hooker Released From Custody; Still A Suspect In Wife’s Bahamas Disappearance 

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, folks, it is Tuesday, April fourteenth, and he said

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<v Speaker 1>his wife fell off their boat more than a week ago.

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<v Speaker 2>She's been missing ever since.

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<v Speaker 1>He has been held by police for the past several days,

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<v Speaker 1>but he is sticking to his story and for right now,

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<v Speaker 1>police don't have another story to go with, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>why he has walked out of jail.

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<v Speaker 2>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>With that, welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ.

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<v Speaker 1>With the clock was ticking, deadline was approaching, they had

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<v Speaker 1>to either charge Brian Hooker or release him. And Brian

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<v Speaker 1>Hooker has been released now rose by Behaman authorities without

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<v Speaker 1>chargers in the disappearance of his wife.

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<v Speaker 3>That's correct. He was detained for a full five days

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<v Speaker 3>since last Wednesday. He was questioned for more than three

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<v Speaker 3>hours on Friday, and his attorney said he was questioned

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<v Speaker 3>again on Monday the same line of questionings. But Brian

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<v Speaker 3>Hooker is sticking with his story and there is no

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<v Speaker 3>evidence proving otherwise, according to his attorney, and that is

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<v Speaker 3>why police were forced to release him. They kept pushing

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<v Speaker 3>the goalpost. First it was forty eight hours. Then they

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<v Speaker 3>said we're going to extend it to I believe ninety

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<v Speaker 3>six hours. But by law, they had to release him

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<v Speaker 3>if they couldn't charge him, and so they claim he

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<v Speaker 3>is still a suspect, but he is out of custody.

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<v Speaker 1>This is one of those cases, Robes. It doesn't matter

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<v Speaker 1>how bad it might look into the public. It doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>matter how many much the headlines are working against you.

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<v Speaker 1>It does not matter how much people are talking about

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<v Speaker 1>you on social media and thinking you are behind the

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<v Speaker 1>disappearance of your wife. It does not matter if they

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<v Speaker 1>can't prove it. And Robes, we talked about this from

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<v Speaker 1>the very beginning. What can they prove if they do

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<v Speaker 1>not have this woman's body. All they have is his

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<v Speaker 1>story she fell out, They robes clearly at this point

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<v Speaker 1>can't prove anything otherwise. Are we only waiting to see

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<v Speaker 1>if they recover her body and that's the only chance

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<v Speaker 1>of charges here?

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<v Speaker 3>It seems like that is a possibility, because yes, they

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<v Speaker 3>still have not found the body of Lynnette Hooker despite

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<v Speaker 3>massive aerial and water searches. She is nowhere to be found.

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<v Speaker 3>He claims he wants her body to found to be found.

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<v Speaker 3>He claims he wants that for his own closure as well.

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<v Speaker 3>He didn't respond, by the way, to reporters questions, says

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<v Speaker 3>he was leaving the police station. Of course, can you

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<v Speaker 3>imagine the scene We've been there as reporters shouting at him.

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<v Speaker 3>He didn't say a word. His attorney did come back

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<v Speaker 3>and tell reporters that her client was very emotional and

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<v Speaker 3>that he needed time to de stress from this horrible experience.

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<v Speaker 3>That's the only word we heard directly from his attorney

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<v Speaker 3>upon his release last night. But you can only imagine

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<v Speaker 3>the folks who are going to be clamoring to get

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<v Speaker 3>to speak to him. I'm sure they know where he's staying.

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<v Speaker 3>His hell is still, he's in the midst of it.

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<v Speaker 1>This isn't over for him to be quiet for a while,

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<v Speaker 1>because they are still looking at the possibility of charging

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<v Speaker 1>him with something if they can't. The official statement we

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<v Speaker 1>got from Behamian authorities yesterday did not say much, but

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<v Speaker 1>they did let us.

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<v Speaker 2>Know he was being released. They were letting us know

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<v Speaker 2>why enrolled.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess we get an indication of this search not

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<v Speaker 1>necessarily is over. It is a search and recovery. But

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<v Speaker 1>until in otherwise they find her body, don't know how

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<v Speaker 1>they can move forward. But this was the official statement

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<v Speaker 1>we did get from Behamian authorities about the release of

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<v Speaker 1>Brian Hooker.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, the decision to release the individual was made following

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<v Speaker 3>consultation with the Department of Public Prosecutions, which recommended that

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<v Speaker 3>no charges be filed at this time, pending the outcome

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<v Speaker 3>of further investigations, and the police commissioner specifically told the

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<v Speaker 3>press that Brian Hooker remains a suspect in this case.

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<v Speaker 3>The investigation is ongoing, and look, yes, they need or

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<v Speaker 3>at least they're hoping to find Lynnette Hooker's body, but

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<v Speaker 3>they also did take some items from their boat, and

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<v Speaker 3>it looks like it didn't prove to be fruitful. So

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<v Speaker 3>they had a search warrant looking at his video recorders,

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<v Speaker 3>digital tablets, cell phones, related accessories, and they were hoping

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<v Speaker 3>that it could be evidence to point maybe to premeditation

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<v Speaker 3>or some sort of direction as to how why if

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<v Speaker 3>he planned it. Nothing. Obviously, if anything had come from

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<v Speaker 3>those devices, they would have been able to hold him

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<v Speaker 3>and actually charge him. So that is of note that

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<v Speaker 3>so far, at least nothing found on those devices led

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<v Speaker 3>police to be able to charge him. But there are

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<v Speaker 3>some text messages that we're hearing about, and these are

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<v Speaker 3>from Lynette with her friend and they were from January

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<v Speaker 3>of twenty twenty four to February of twenty twenty four,

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<v Speaker 3>and this speaks to what we have been hearing a

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<v Speaker 3>lot about their relationship before leading up to her disappearance.

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<v Speaker 3>And so we have some of those text messages where

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<v Speaker 3>she was talking with a friend that they met through

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<v Speaker 3>sailing about their marriage being over. She said, I guess

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<v Speaker 3>it was just too much closeness. We decided to call

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<v Speaker 3>it quits. I'm not going back, she said. She was heartbroken,

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<v Speaker 3>considering I quit my awesome career, sold my house and

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<v Speaker 3>gave away everything I owned to cruise. Slapping my head stupid.

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<v Speaker 3>Here's the really interesting text that Lynette sent her friend.

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<v Speaker 3>We were married twenty one years, our marriage lasted six

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<v Speaker 3>weeks cruising, and when her friend asked her if there

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<v Speaker 3>was any possible way they could reconcile, not at this time.

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<v Speaker 3>It was real bad. I can't be out there with him.

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<v Speaker 3>That last sentence, I can't be out there with them

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<v Speaker 3>is certainly haunting given the fact that now Lynette Hooker

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<v Speaker 3>is missing.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it could be completely irrelevant.

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<v Speaker 1>Anybody in a relationship, a long term one and maybe

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<v Speaker 1>their second or whatever marriage, they will go through all

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<v Speaker 1>kinds of strife. Now you're taking that into context of

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<v Speaker 1>her being missing. Now, yes, that can mean a lot,

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<v Speaker 1>But I get it, and I get why those things

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<v Speaker 1>are out there. I get why CBS is reporting that,

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<v Speaker 1>But that to me, if she were not missing, wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>raise alarm bells. That if she were not missing sounds

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<v Speaker 1>like a couple doing there back and forth. I understand

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<v Speaker 1>just in how that language sounds. I can't be out

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<v Speaker 1>there with him. It sounded like these two people got

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<v Speaker 1>along just fine, but forever reason they their personalities clashed

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<v Speaker 1>when it came to voting to being out on the

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<v Speaker 1>water together. And don't know exactly why, but yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>see why people would take that and maybe want to

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<v Speaker 1>run with it.

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<v Speaker 3>You make a good point. I mean, think about how

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<v Speaker 3>many marriages could handle being in those types of close

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<v Speaker 3>quarters where there's a lot of stress about making sure

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<v Speaker 3>when you're voting. That's a high stress environment. So now

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<v Speaker 3>you've got two people, even if you've been married for

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<v Speaker 3>twenty one years, if y'all were used to having separate careers,

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<v Speaker 3>separate lives, now all of a sudden boom, you're up

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<v Speaker 3>on each other twenty four hours a day, seven days

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<v Speaker 3>a week in a fairly stressful situation that could question

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<v Speaker 3>or challenge a lot of people's marriages. So yes, you

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<v Speaker 3>could look at it through that lens as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Well well yeah, but people are wanting to and I

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<v Speaker 1>get it, And look we are here because I guess

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<v Speaker 1>we're ten days removed from this incident, and the story

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<v Speaker 1>being that they were out on their dinghy this April fourth.

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<v Speaker 1>It wasn't quite sundown, it wasn't quite dark, but he

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<v Speaker 1>just claims thore we some bumpy seas and she bumped

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<v Speaker 1>and bounced, I believe is the word right off of

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<v Speaker 1>that dinghy on April fourth. And this is where robes

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<v Speaker 1>this from that beginning where the story gets a little questionable,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're not the ones questioning it is Lynnette's daughter

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<v Speaker 1>and also Brian's friends who are questioning his account. But

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<v Speaker 1>why is it she goes into the water and has

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<v Speaker 1>the key in her pocket. Nobody can make sense of that.

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<v Speaker 1>How does she get separated from him so quickly that

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<v Speaker 1>he couldn't reach out to get her. He had an

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<v Speaker 1>or which he could paddle back to shore, but you

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't paddle the direction of your wife who had just

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<v Speaker 1>gone into the water. She was a good swimmer, so

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<v Speaker 1>you're telling me she can't manage for just a moment

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<v Speaker 1>to get back onto this boat. His claim is also

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<v Speaker 1>that she started swimming towards their yacht and not back

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<v Speaker 1>towards the dinghy. That doesn't make sense. But if she

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<v Speaker 1>could go towards the yacht, why wouldn't he go towards

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<v Speaker 1>the yacht. None of this makes sense. That is the story.

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<v Speaker 1>But Rose, you can't. It's always just a matter of

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<v Speaker 1>what you can prove. And we're sitting here now talking

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<v Speaker 1>about text messages and all. This really started bubbling and

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<v Speaker 1>rose to the level because the daughter robes. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think if the daughter had not come out and spoke

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<v Speaker 1>as strongly as she had in questioning she stopped just

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<v Speaker 1>short of calling her stepdad a killer, but she went

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<v Speaker 1>a long way, and I think probably Behamian authorities listened

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<v Speaker 1>to her and it raised a bunch of alarm bells,

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<v Speaker 1>and she might have pushed this whole story forward.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh absolutely. She made an impassioned plea not only to

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<v Speaker 3>police but to the members of the media, asking for

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<v Speaker 3>an investigation. And that is what it looks like the

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<v Speaker 3>Behamian authorities did. And by the way. The US Coast

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<v Speaker 3>Guard heavily involved in this investigation as well, so they

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<v Speaker 3>were assisting the Behamian police. And look, I say assisting

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<v Speaker 3>as if it's over, it's not over. That's a really

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<v Speaker 3>important point. And the officials when announcing Brian Hooker's release,

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<v Speaker 3>made it very clear that this investigation is not over,

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<v Speaker 3>that it continues. They just weren't able to hold him

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<v Speaker 3>any longer. Not sure yet if there are any restrictions

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<v Speaker 3>about whether or not he can leave the Bahamas. His

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<v Speaker 3>attorney hasn't given any details as of that yet, but

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<v Speaker 3>certainly I did.

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<v Speaker 2>See that, Oh you did.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, the attorney said, he's free to look, believe my goodness,

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<v Speaker 1>free to go. That's at least what is attorney flat

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<v Speaker 1>out told the reporters. He is a at this point,

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<v Speaker 1>a free man, free to do whatever the hell.

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<v Speaker 3>He wants to do, my goodness, So.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he leaves, how they going to get him back?

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<v Speaker 2>And who's handling this investigation?

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<v Speaker 3>The US Coast Guard is holding So that is my question.

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<v Speaker 3>Can they still charge him even if he's back in Florida,

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<v Speaker 3>back in the States. But as he had pointed out

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<v Speaker 3>so tearfully and certainly said to his friends, and we've

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<v Speaker 3>heard him before he stopped talking to the press, saying

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<v Speaker 3>that all he wanted to do even when he was

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<v Speaker 3>in custody. His attorney told reporters all he wanted to

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<v Speaker 3>do was assist in the search for his wife. So

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<v Speaker 3>if he were to head back to the States, probably

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<v Speaker 3>not a good look. But we were saying regardless, even

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<v Speaker 3>if charges are never brought against this man, this is

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<v Speaker 3>somebody who is always going to have the shadow of,

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<v Speaker 3>or at least the suspicion of being involved in his

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<v Speaker 3>wife's disappearance.

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<v Speaker 1>Any might have had absolutely nothing to do with it,

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<v Speaker 1>and this was the accident that he describes. But I

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<v Speaker 1>will listen to his daughter. I will listen to his

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<v Speaker 1>friend who suggests, as people who know him and know

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<v Speaker 1>that relationship, that this is not right and this something

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<v Speaker 1>is wrong, not just from their history, but in the

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<v Speaker 1>actual story that.

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<v Speaker 2>Is being told. They said this, none of this adds up.

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<v Speaker 3>That's correct, But in the story that he's told. When

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<v Speaker 3>we come back, we're going to tell you what Brian

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<v Speaker 3>Hooker sent to his friends and to fellow voters that

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<v Speaker 3>he claims will back up his story of what happened

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<v Speaker 3>that night when his wife fell Overboord and welcome back

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<v Speaker 3>everyone to this episode of Amy and TJ. Brian Hooker

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<v Speaker 3>the man who has been held, been questioned for hours

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<v Speaker 3>and been in custody for five days surrounding the disappearance

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<v Speaker 3>of his wife, Lynette, who he claims fell overboard in

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<v Speaker 3>rough seas in the Bahamas. He is now a freeman.

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<v Speaker 3>He was released last night. It was the Behamian law.

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<v Speaker 3>They could only hold him for a certain amount of

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<v Speaker 3>time and unless they were able to charge him with

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<v Speaker 3>murder charges, they were forced to release him. And it's

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<v Speaker 3>interesting because we heard his attorney even just the day prior,

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<v Speaker 3>given the questioning he was facing, she actually told reporters

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<v Speaker 3>she felt like her client was likely going to be

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<v Speaker 3>facing murder charges. So this was look But as the

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<v Speaker 3>hours ticked on and the days went on and no

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<v Speaker 3>charges were brought, it seemed pretty obvious that authorities just

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<v Speaker 3>didn't have the proof. They didn't have the evidence they

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<v Speaker 3>needed to actually formally charge Brian Hooker. And they certainly

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<v Speaker 3>went through what you would imagine police would do. They

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<v Speaker 3>they got evidence, they went through hours of exhaustive interrogations.

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<v Speaker 3>But if he's denying it, there's no evidence showing anything else.

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<v Speaker 3>They don't have the body of Lynnette Hooker and there

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<v Speaker 3>were no other witnesses. What can they do? What options

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<v Speaker 3>did they have?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>Let me I guess I don't know how heated and

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<v Speaker 1>how dedicated they're going to be to the search moving forward,

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<v Speaker 1>But I guess that's just going to be key. That

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<v Speaker 1>might be it whether or not he faces charges as

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<v Speaker 1>whether or not they find her body, and even if

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<v Speaker 1>they find her body, is said mean there is evidence

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<v Speaker 1>of wrongdoing?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, And that is the big question now. Brian Hooker,

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<v Speaker 3>before he was taken into custody, sent out some maps

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<v Speaker 3>that he rendered and he sent this to his friends,

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<v Speaker 3>he said to Feller voters, and there were screenshots from

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<v Speaker 3>his GPS and he marked the route where he says

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<v Speaker 3>his dinghy went and he marked where Lynette went overboard,

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<v Speaker 3>and he said he made them to aid in the

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<v Speaker 3>search and rescue. But a lot of folks are looking

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<v Speaker 3>at this that. Yes, he's getting very specific and very

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<v Speaker 3>detailed about what happened and if evidence if they find

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<v Speaker 3>her body when they looked at the boat, if anything,

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<v Speaker 3>if there's anything that isn't reconciled with what he very

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<v Speaker 3>clearly marks that could be used against him. He's hoping

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<v Speaker 3>it bolsters the story that he says, this is exactly

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<v Speaker 3>what happened. But he shows that he traveled four miles

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<v Speaker 3>before he landed on the shore of another island seven

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<v Speaker 3>hours later. And it's just as you point out, questionable

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<v Speaker 3>why he wouldn't have made his way if he could paddle, yes, slowly,

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<v Speaker 3>but if he could paddle, why couldn't he paddle to

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<v Speaker 3>the boat? Why couldn't he paddle towards the same direction

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<v Speaker 3>his own wife, he says, was floating. If the current

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<v Speaker 3>was taking her there, why couldn't it have taken the

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<v Speaker 3>boat there as well? With the paddle. It's very puzzling

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<v Speaker 3>that his boat went in the opposite direction of his

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<v Speaker 3>wife and the opposite direction of their sailboat.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's why he won't do any interviews because somebody's

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<v Speaker 1>going to ask him all those questions and it's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be difficult to answer. So bottom line for him,

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<v Speaker 1>if he's not going to be charged, I mean, he's

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<v Speaker 1>going to go on with his life and I don't

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<v Speaker 1>expect to see him. I mean, what's the right thing

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<v Speaker 1>to do. Get in front of cameras and say, help

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<v Speaker 1>me find my wife. That's not We're not in a

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<v Speaker 1>situation where the he can call for the public's help.

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<v Speaker 1>So the only reason to get in front of a

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<v Speaker 1>camera is to improve his own standing in the public,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's going to backfire.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you feel for Lynette Hooker's a daughter, for her

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<v Speaker 3>family members, for her friends, because obviously people just want answers,

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<v Speaker 3>They want to know what happened. And look, we even

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<v Speaker 3>heard and I think this is really important from Brian

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<v Speaker 3>Hooker's stepdaughter. From Lynette Hooker's daughter, she has said it often.

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<v Speaker 3>She hopes this was just a tragic accident. She wants

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<v Speaker 3>to believe that her stepdad had nothing to do with this,

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<v Speaker 3>and so without without finding Lynette, without getting some of

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<v Speaker 3>those answers, then not knowing will most likely be the

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<v Speaker 3>hardest part, not just for Lynette's daughter, but if Brian

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<v Speaker 3>Hooker had nothing to do with this, he'll never probably

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<v Speaker 3>escape the suspicion of it, and so this is going

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<v Speaker 3>to be a tough story going forward if there aren't

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<v Speaker 3>any answers. Of course, we'll continue to follow any of

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<v Speaker 3>the developments that come out of the Bahamas, but for now,

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<v Speaker 3>Brian Hooker is a free man and Lynette Hooker's whereabouts

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<v Speaker 3>is still unknown and without everyone. Thank you for joining us.

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<v Speaker 3>We always appreciate you listening to us. We've got morning

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<v Speaker 3>run coming up in just a bit, so look for that.

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<v Speaker 3>But in the meantime, thank you as always. I made

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<v Speaker 3>me Robock alongside TJ. Holmes. We'll talk to you soon.