Lynette Hooker Case Remains Unresolved Six Months Later as Feds Reconstruct Scene, Former FBI Agent Says

“This is not a case that has been put to rest,” said Nicole Parker, a Fox News contributor and former FBI special agent.

She was discussing the disappearance that has gripped the nation and left many people asking, “Where is Lynette Hooker?”

Six months have passed since the 55-year-old Michigan mother vanished during a sailing vacation in the Bahamas with her husband.

Hooker has not been seen or heard from since April 4.

Her husband, Brian, told investigators that she “went overboard” from a dinghy in Hope Town after the couple went out for drinks that evening. He said they were returning to their sailboat, “Soulmate,” at the time.

Bahamian authorities initially detained and questioned Brian Hooker before releasing him. He has not been charged with a crime or accused of wrongdoing.

“The fact that the public does not see exactly what is happening does not mean investigators are not working behind the scenes,” Parker said.

The U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service remains actively involved in the investigation. In May, the agency seized “Soulmate,” the couple’s sailboat.

In early June, investigators dispatched divers to search the area for evidence that could help locate Lynette. Agents also brought the Hookers’ dinghy back to the United States and sent it to a forensics laboratory for testing.

“Some evidence was sent to the FBI laboratory in Quantico for analysis, and that process takes time,” Parker said.

Investigators, she added, are working to “reconstruct a potential crime scene that occurred in the waters.”

Parker previously served as the FBI’s Crimes on the High Seas Coordinator, giving her firsthand experience with the challenges and delays that can accompany cases like this.

“There were times when I wanted things to move faster as an investigator. I wanted answers and results. But cases of this kind take time,” she said.

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In July, Lynette’s mother, Darlene Hamlett, publicly said she believes her daughter returned to “Soulmate” before disappearing.

“She made it back to the boat, and there was foul play,” Hamlett told News Media. She did not explain how she reached that conclusion, saying only that the Coast Guard has restricted what she can publicly discuss.

“Remember, there was no one else on the water with them,” Parker said.

She said the limited release of information “doesn’t mean that there isn’t work going on behind the scenes,” she said.

As the search for any clues in Lynette’s case continues, Parker said investigators are working around the clock.

“They’re doing everything that they can to bring answers. At the end of the day, that’s what Lynette deserves.”

Brian appears to be living a peaceful and quiet life staying at his mother’s home in Citrus Heights, California – northeast of Sacramento.

News Media spotted Hooker walking dogs, chatting with neighbors, making trips to a local pharmacy, and even collecting neighbors’ trash items up and down the street.

He has not made any recent public statements about his wife’s disappearance.

News Media has reached out to Brian Hooker’s attorney for comment. The FBI and Coast Guard declined to comment.