Prediction: Lynette Hooker location & analysis

As a domestic violence survivor and now someone who works in social services, I know all too well the “choking” type of abuser. The kind that escalates over time. The kind where everyone is shocked when it finally ends in homicide except the people who have lived it. I’ve been following this case closely, and while this is entirely speculation on my part, I believe this man had a plan because he knew he would likely kill her one day and eventually enacted it.

This man is an ex-Marine and worked for AT&T. Because of that, there’s no part of me that automatically believes the GPS breadcrumbs that have been discussed publicly are necessarily legitimate or accurate representations of where investigators should be looking. I believe there is a strong possibility of misdirection. I wholeheartedly believe she is far south of where much of the attention has been focused. The more information that comes out, the more I feel like we’re being led everywhere except there.

My theory is that he chose a location connected to mangroves and a larger body of water. He mentioned his feet being cut up by terrain, and I fully believe he selected a place that required cutting through brush and difficult terrain to access. Not because it was convenient, but because it was difficult to search and difficult to reach.

I also don’t believe he would have taken unnecessary risks with his own safety. That’s why I keep coming back to a location connected to land but influenced by water, tides, and currents - particularly far further southeast (maybe south west) because he is leading us north west (literally I think it’s the complete opposite of where he’s leading us) - granted I don’t know the Bahamas and so it’s hard to imagine a specific area relying solely on maps.

I think he understood that nature could do a lot of the work for him. Mangroves are nursery habitats for juvenile sharks and countless scavenging species. Contrary to popular belief, sharks don’t hunt humans as prey. However, juvenile sharks can be more opportunistic and less selective. Add in tidal movement, fish, crustaceans, and other scavengers, and you’ve got an environment where exposed remains could be altered, scattered, and moved over time.

I believe he’s relying on currents to pull evidence out of the immediate area and wildlife to complicate recovery efforts.

I also think there’s a possibility he transported her farther than many people assume. I don’t believe he dragged a dinghy into some remote location. I think he used the water itself as transportation and that the secondary motor may have allowed him to cover a larger distance before using a more reliable route to create a diversion elsewhere. The reports of deeper water, unusual movements, and apparent detours make me wonder if some of those actions were testing equipment or intentionally creating breadcrumbs designed to send investigators in the wrong direction.

My gut tells me that when she is eventually found, investigators may also find other discarded evidence nearby, including items used during transport or disposal.

But I do believe she will surface somehow.

I don’t think this was random. I don’t think this was impulsive. And when I look at the history of alleged domestic violence, the reports of strangulation, and the behaviors we’ve heard about, I see someone who fits a pattern that many survivors recognize immediately.

I hope she’s found. I hope her family gets answers. And I hope the truth, wherever it leads, eventually comes to light.