Fox News True Crime Newsletter: Lynette Hooker's new search, Alex Murdaugh clerk, phony Tom Selleck scam
Federal investigators are set to conduct a new search for Lynette Hooker in the Bahamas after GPS data from her husband's phone raises questions about his account of her disappearance. Meanwhile, Alex Murdaugh's former court clerk faces a civil lawsuit following the reversal of his murder convictions. Additionally, a teenager accused in the death of Anna Kepner aboard a cruise ship will remain free until his trial.
- ▪Federal investigators have received approval to deploy a dive team in the Sea of Abaco for Lynette Hooker.
- ▪New GPS data allegedly contradicts her husband Brian Hooker's account of the night she went missing.
- ▪Alex Murdaugh's former court clerk is facing a civil lawsuit after his murder convictions were reversed.
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True Crime Newsletter Fox News True Crime Newsletter: Lynette Hooker's new search, Alex Murdaugh clerk, phony Tom Selleck scam Anna Kepner's stepbrother appears in court, Manhattan's 'Golden Boy' tells all, Randy Gail Sperino's cold case arrest By Fox News Staff Fox News Published May 29, 2026 5:41pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! MISSING AMERICAN IN THE BAHAMAS: Lynette Hooker and Brian Hooker seen in a picture taken in 2023 on a small boat. (John Waters)Federal investigators have received approval from Bahamian authorities to deploy a dive team to a new search area in the Sea of Abaco for Lynette Hooker, a U.S. official close to the investigation confirmed to Fox News Digital.
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