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Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield

I know a thing or two about true crime... I’ve been reporting on it for 36 years. This is the podcast where I take you on a journey through mystery and injustice... and dive deep into critical clues with an irreverent style that I don’t share on TV! Join me for my personal take on many of these stories and my personal connection to several as well! I’m Ashleigh Banfield, and I’m Drop Dead Serious! New Episodes Every Thursday!

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28:16

Suspected Murder: Coast Guard Returns to Bahamas With...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2026/06/02

Sources confirm the Lynette Hooker case is now being treated as a suspected murder investigation, and the search is zeroing in on new areas tied to Brian Hooker’s timeline, GPS data, and the story he has told since the night Lynette "vanished." The Coast Guard is returning to the Sea of Abaco with a dive team, CGIS investigators, an ROV, and Maggie the cadaver dog. And now, new details from boatyard surveillance video are raising even more questions about Brian’s behavior the morning he says he

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21:48

Caught on Camera: Coast Guard Intercepts Soulmate at...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2026/05/29

Exclusive Coast Guard video shows the moment Soulmate was intercepted at sea, 40 miles off the coast of Florida, after Brian Hooker’s boat left the Bahamas and headed back toward the United States. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the newly obtained video of the Coast Guard stopping and seizing Soulmate, the 46-foot sailboat Brian and Lynette Hooker lived aboard before Lynette vanished in the Sea of Abaco. Ashleigh also digs into the new trouble for Brian Hooker,

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39:51

Breaking: GPS Data Sparks New Coast Guard Dive...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2026/05/28

New GPS data tied to Brian Hooker’s movements after Lynette Hooker vanished has triggered a major new development in the Bahamas investigation: a potential Coast Guard dive search in the Sea of Abaco and DNA collection from Lynette’s immediate family. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the latest reporting in the Lynette Hooker case, including the new GPS data, the search areas now under scrutiny, missing gear from Soulmate, and why investigators may be closing in

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45:45

Soulmate Is Gone: Coast Guard Moves Brian Hooker’s...

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2026/05/26

Soulmate is gone, and that may be the biggest signal yet that the Lynette Hooker case is moving into a new phase. The 46-foot sailboat Brian Hooker shared with his missing wife has now been moved from the Coast Guard station in Fort Pierce to Fort Lauderdale, after investigators spent days treating the vessel like a crime scene, removing items, bagging evidence, and keeping the boat under scrutiny. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield discusses growing questions around Brian

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38:49

Haunting New Photo Wrecks Husband’s Story About Wife...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2026/05/23

A damning new photo shows the water near Soulmate looking eerily calm at the very time Brian Hooker claims his wife, Lynette Hooker, “bounced” out of their dinghy in rough seas and vanished into the Sea of Abaco. In this episode, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the image that may blow a hole straight through Brian’s “angry seas” story, along with the new questions surrounding the dinghy, the electric motor, the missing battery telemetry, the FLIR camera on Soulmate, and the latest search areas in the

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41:31

More Lies Exposed: Husband's Story Keeps Falling...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2026/05/21

Brian Hooker told the world Lynette “bounced” off the back of the dinghy and vanished in the Sea of Abaco, but now a boatyard security guard’s account is raising new questions about the story Brian told in the first hours after she disappeared. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the latest contradictions in the Lynette Hooker case, from the 7 p.m. timeline problem to the dry bag mystery, the flare discrepancy, the alleged 9-hour drift, and the new questions

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39:00

Cameras & Weights on Soulmate? New Clues Could Expose...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2026/05/19

Haunting New Clues: Brian Hooker says Lynette Hooker vanished on April 4, 2026, after “bouncing” off the back of their dinghy in the Sea of Abaco. But the clues aboard Soulmate, the 46-foot sailboat anchored near Aunt Pat’s Bay, may raise much darker questions. This episode digs into cameras aboard Soulmate, possible Blink camera footage, Apple Watch and Starlink questions, power logs, apps, engine data, scuba tanks, dive weights, dumbbells, and what the Coast Guard Investigative Service may be

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68:24

Bombshell: “Massive Splash” Heard Near Soulmate After...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2026/05/16

A witness says they heard a “massive splash” near Soulmate around 9:30 p.m. the night Lynette Hooker vanished, and now one of the first rescuers on scene is raising major questions about Brian Hooker’s story. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield speaks with Jim Todd of Hope Town Volunteer Fire & Rescue, one of the first people to pull Brian Hooker onto the rescue boat after he reportedly washed up in Marsh Harbour. Todd breaks down the new timeline details, the flare reports,

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51:29

"He Took Something Very Valuable From Me": Lynette’s...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2026/05/14

Federal agents just turned Brian Hooker’s floating home into a crime scene. Exclusive photos and videos show Soulmate, the 46-foot sailboat Brian and Lynette Hooker lived on, taped off at Coast Guard Station Fort Pierce as federal agents boarded the vessel, searched below deck for hours, and removed evidence in bags. Brian says Lynette “bounced” off the back of their dinghy and vanished in the Sea of Abaco, Bahamas. But if this happened in the dinghy, why is Soulmate now being processed like a

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51:34

Federal Agents Swarm "Soulmate" & Collect New...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2026/05/13

Exclusive video and photos show Coast Guard Investigative Services, CGIS, agents removing equipment, sealing items into evidence bags, and processing the boat after crime scene tape went up around it. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down why the CGIS search of Soulmate could be a major turning point in the Lynette Hooker investigation, including possible digital evidence and onboard systems that may reveal whether Brian and Lynette ever made it back to the boat.For a

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35:20

BREAKING: U.S. Coast Guard Seizes 'Soulmate' After...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2026/05/10

A major new development in the disappearance of Lynette Hooker: the U.S. Coast Guard has seized Soulmate, the 46-foot sailboat Lynette shared with her husband, Brian Hooker, after it reportedly left the Bahamas and was intercepted offshore on its way back to the United States. Exclusive photos and video show the boat being towed into the Coast Guard station in Fort Pierce, Florida, where it is now in U.S. custody as part of a criminal investigation. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh

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52:07

Soulmate HAULS ASS Outta the Bahamas After 5 Weeks |...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2026/05/09

BAT OUT OF HELL: Exclusive pictures and videos show Soulmate fleeing the Bahamas five weeks after Lynette Hooker vanished. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the stunning new movement of Soulmate, the sailboat Lynette shared with husband Brian Hooker, after it was seen leaving Marsh Harbour and heading west toward the United States. Ashleigh also reveals new photos and video from the Sea of Abaco, including eyewitness sightings near Whale Cay, as Lynette’s daughter,

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95:05

Hollywood Hills Horror: "Stinking" Mansion, Superstar...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2026/05/07

The D4VD case just exploded with the first clear look at what prosecutors believe happened to 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez before her decomposed body was found in the front trunk of David Anthony Burke’s Tesla. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the disturbing new prosecution timeline, including allegations involving chainsaws, a kiddie pool, a body bag, a shovel, Amazon purchases, text messages, and the chilling evidence prosecutors say may point to motive

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58:00

Husband Caught 'Relaxing' While Wife is Missing in...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2026/04/30

Brian Hooker told the world he would never stop searching for his missing wife, Lynette Hooker, but witnesses in the Bahamas are now telling a very different story. In this episode of Drop Dead Seious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down what Brian was allegedly doing in the days after Lynette vanished from the Sea of Abaco, including new witness accounts that he was seen hanging around the Conch Inn while others searched the water for his wife. We also dig into the timeline from Abaco Inn to Marsh

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46:18

Did Husband Shoot off Flares from Sailboat? New Video...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2026/04/29

Did Brian Hooker and Lynette Hooker actually make it back to their sailboat, Soulmate, the night she vanished? In this episode, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down a stunning new development in the disappearance of Lynette Hooker in the Bahamas: multiple witnesses reportedly saw flares coming from the Hookers’ sailboat before 9 p.m., even though Brian has claimed he and Lynette never made it back to the boat. Ashleigh also reveals new surveillance video from Lubbers Quarters, looking across the Sea of

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83:00

Brian Hooker’s Alarming Past: GPS Tampering Claim...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2026/04/28

Brian Hooker’s past with AT&T is raising new questions in the search for his missing wife, Lynette Hooker. In this episode, Ashleigh Banfield digs into new claims about Hooker’s alleged GPS tampering history, his tech background, and whether he may have known far more about phones, Wi-Fi, Starlink, and emergency communications than he initially let on. We also sit down with Blaine Stevenson, a sailor and friend of Brian and Lynette Hooker.Blaine Stevenson:

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68:19

Bahamas Mystery: Haunting New Pictures & Clues,...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2026/04/25

A newly uncovered photo from the Abaco Inn may show one of the most important pieces of the Lynette Hooker timeline: the dinghy Brian and Lynette Hooker reportedly used on their final night together. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down haunting new pictures and clues from the night Lynette Hooker disappeared in the Bahamas. Ashleigh is joined by Lynette’s daughter, Karli Aylesworth, and Karli’s boyfriend, Steve Hansen. Karli responds to recent comments from Brian

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46:30

Lynette Hooker's Apple Watch Was on Her Wrist, Then...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2026/04/24

A haunting new clue in the disappearance of Lynette Hooker is putting the yacht timeline under a microscope: the Apple Watch she was seen wearing the day she vanished ended up back on the Soulmate. In this episode, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the mystery of Lynette’s Apple Watch, the new photo from the day she disappeared, and the questions it raises about Brian Hooker’s account of what happened in the waters off the Bahamas. If Lynette was wearing that watch before she vanished, how did it get

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65:28

Bombshell New Photo Shows Missing Wife Wearing Apple...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2026/04/23

Lynette Hooker is still missing in the Bahamas, and now there is a bombshell new photo from the last day she was seen that shows a critical detail: Lynette appears to be wearing her Apple Watch. In this episode, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down why that image could matter, speaks exclusively with one of Lynette’s closest friends, Rachel Shaw. We also take a closer look at the dry bag at the center of Brian Hooker’s story, including a demonstration from the YouTube channel SailingCameo showing how

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34:28

Exclusive New Pics & Vids: No Lynette as Hubby Heads...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2026/04/21

Lynette Hooker is still missing in the Bahamas, and now there are exclusive new photos that could tighten the timeline from the last night she was seen. In this episode, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down a newly obtained image showing Brian Hooker walking toward the dock from the Abaco Inn, without Lynette by his side, carrying the yellow dry bag that has become a key detail in this case. We also reveal new photos and video from that same night showing the rough conditions on the Sea of Abaco and the

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