HOPE TOWN, Bahamas — Speculation is starting to swirl over where Brian Hooker, husband of Lynette Hooker, may be following the mystery around her Bahamas disappearance.A source claiming to be a close friend of Brian's said he may have left the U.S.by way of the California-Mexico border by land or — possibly — by water.It is possible given Hooker's extensive boating experience, the source said.A rigid-hull inflatable U.S.
Coast Guard boat coast cruises through the waters of Elbow Cay in The Bahamas, Wednesday, June 3, 2026.The boat, launched from the cutter, Margaret Norvell, is in the area to conduct a search in relation to the missing American boater, Lynette Hooker who was last seen alive in early April.
(AJ Skuy for Fox News Digital)USCGC Margaret Norvell (WPC-1105) is moored off the coast of Elbow Cay in The Bahamas, Tuesday, June 2, 2026.The Sentinel-class cutter is in the area to conduct a search in relation to the missing American boater, Lynette Hooker, who was last seen alive in early April.
(AJ Skuy for Fox News Digital)FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XThe close friend said, "You're telling me, Brian, 6'4", Marine Corps tattoo, ultra-white hair, smirk of the century — has not had one person at a Safeway, a QT [QuikTrip], or a Buc-ee's, or In-N-Out, spot him?"A rigid-hull inflatable U.S.Coast Guard boat coast cruises through the waters of Elbow Cay in The Bahamas, Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
The boat, launched from the cutter, Margaret Norvell, is in the area to conduct a search in relation to the missing American boater, Lynette Hooker who was last seen alive in early April.(AJ Skuy for Fox News Digital)GOT A TIP?Another source, who asked not to be identified by Fox News Digital, said in times past, they had the ability to cross the U.S.
border from San Diego, California, into Tijuana, Mexico for day trips.During those trips, border personnel didn't always require a show of passport, or even ID, the source said.SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLE...