New forensic evidence appears to contradict Brian Hooker's account of where he was the night his wife Lynette went missing in the Bahamas.
The development introduces new questions regarding the circumstances of Lynette Hooker's disappearance in the Bahamas. Brian Hooker has maintained a specific account of his location during the incident. Cristian Benavides reported the details for CBS News.
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A man in his mid-40s has been remanded in custody on probable cause for the unsolved double murder at a farm in Brattås outside Härnösand in the summer of 2005. The arrest was enabled by DNA-based genealogy research following a new law change last year. Prosecutor Hanna Flordal confirms the man's DNA matches the trace from the crime scene.
Brian Hooker, husband of missing Lynette Hooker, walked free from Bahamian police custody on Monday evening after days of questioning. No charges were filed, but he remains a suspect in the ongoing probe. The search for Lynette, who vanished overboard on April 4, continues amid family scrutiny.
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Robert William McCaffrey Jr., a 54-year-old man from North Carolina, faces charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping and burglary in the 1990 killing of Lisa Marie McBride in New Jersey. Authorities arrested him last week in Manteo following breakthroughs in DNA technology. The case had remained unsolved for decades until recent forensic testing identified him as the suspect.
A Norfolk jury convicted Kristie Lynch, 46, of first-degree murder in September 2025 for killing her disabled lodger, Jose Moreno, 45. On Friday, Norfolk Circuit Court Judge David Lannetti sentenced her to 25 years in prison, matching the term her husband James Lynch, 53, received for his role in the crime. Prosecutors described the attack as one of the most heinous murders imaginable.
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Herbert Swilley has been convicted of first-degree murder in the death of his husband, health care executive Timothy Smith. Investigators said Swilley drugged Smith with a lethal dose of allergy medicine before strangling him and staging the scene to look like a sexual encounter gone wrong. The case is featured in a new episode of the A&E series Killer Investigations.
Clifton Wayne Hampton, 51, was sentenced to life in prison with parole possible after at least 38 years for strangling his wife Christina to death. The killing followed an argument where she called him 'pathetic' and sought a divorce. Rogers County District Judge Lara M. Russell imposed the sentence on Thursday after Hampton pleaded guilty to first-degree murder.
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Jacob Baker was arrested Thursday following a large-scale manhunt on Hawaii's Big Island in connection with the deaths of three elderly men. The 36-year-old from Pahoa faces murder and burglary charges after authorities found him hiding in a small cave.