Mystery and Suspicion Deepen in Disappearance of Michigan Woman on Sailing Trip with Her Husband in the Bahamas

A Michigan couple with a “volatile relationship” on a  sailing trip in the Bahamas. A supposed dinghy accident sending the woman into the water after a trip to shore. A husband who didn’t report her missing until more than eight hours later. And six weeks later, still no sign of her body.

What could possibly be wrong with that picture?

Mystery and suspicion have only deepened in the April 4 disappearance of Lynette Hooker, 55, and the story told by her husband Brian, 58, offshore from Hope Town in the Bahamas.

Not since the 2005 disappearance of 18-year-old Natalee Holloway in Aruba has an international case generated so much attention not only in the viral world of true crime podcasters and social media, but also in mainstream network outlets featuring developments on the evening news.

Here is the timeline, based on news and police reports:

The couple, who