Exclusive: Mom Says Son-in-Law "Could Be Vicious," Warned Daughter to Leave | Lynette Hooker Missing

About this episode

This episode features an exclusive interview with Darlene Hamlett, mother of Lynette Hooker, discussing the circumstances surrounding her daughter's disappearance.

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.

People in this episode

Host: Ashleigh Banfield

Guest: Darlene Hamlett

Topics covered

• disappearance
• true crime
• family dynamics
• interviews
• missing persons

Keywords

• Lynette Hooker
• Darlene Hamlett
• Brian Hooker
• missing persons
• Bahamas
• true crime
• disappearance

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Bahamas

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