Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield

Lynette Hooker is still missing after disappearing in the water near Elbow Cay, and now her husband, Brian Hooker, has been released from custody by Bahamian authorities without charges. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the latest developments in the Lynette Hooker case, including Brian Hooker’s release, the unanswered questions surrounding Lynette’s disappearance, and the new details raising even more suspicion about what really happened that night in the Bahamas.

The FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit wants inside Rex Heuermann’s mind, and what he says could crack open a chilling new chapter in the Long Island Serial Killer investigation. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield is joined by renowned criminologist and serial killer expert Dr. Katherine Ramsland to discuss what federal profilers would really want from Rex Heuermann. She also breaks down how profilers spot lies, why narcissistic killers often try to control the narrative, and what Heuermann’s background, home life, fantasies, and alleged victim preferences could reveal about his psychology.

Haunting new details in the disappearance of Lynette Hooker are raising serious questions about what really happened the night she went missing in the Bahamas. In this episode, Ashleigh Banfield shares an exclusive interview with Lynette Hooker’s mother, Darlene Hamlett, who says Lynette had recently bought a one-way ticket home and was planning to leave her husband, Brian Hooker, before she vanished.

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Major new twist in the disappearance of Lynette Hooker: the U.S. Coast Guard has now opened a criminal investigation after Lynette’s husband claimed she was swept away in the Bahamas during a late-night dinghy ride. In this episode, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the troubling details that are making this case feel like far more than a tragic boating accident, including the husband’s story "bouncing" out of the boat, why that claim is raising serious red flags, what Lynette’s daughter is now saying, and why so many parts of this timeline still do not add up. Ashleigh is joined by Captain Andy Norris, a retired U.S. Coast Guard captain, attorney, and president of Tradewind Maritime Services, to break down the case.