{"podcast":{"title":"Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield","slug":"drop-dead-serious-with-ashleigh-banfield-6923792","podcast_index_feed_id":6923792,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5143594.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5143594","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/42178490.png","author":"Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield","episode_count":338,"summary":"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!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T04:19:35.759628+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/drop-dead-serious-with-ashleigh-banfield-6923792"},"episode":{"title":"Breaking: Lynette Hooker Was Dead Before Brian Hooker’s Story Even Began | Missing in Bahamas","slug":"breaking-lynette-hooker-was-dead-before-brian-hooker-s-story-even-began-missing-in-bahamas","published_at":"2026-07-10T21:21:04+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/drop-dead-serious-with-ashleigh-banfield-6923792/breaking-lynette-hooker-was-dead-before-brian-hooker-s-story-even-began-missing-in-bahamas","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/drop-dead-serious-with-ashleigh-banfield-6923792","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8926402","audio_url":"https://clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8926402.mp3?modified=1783718744&sid=5143594&source=rss","summary":"Breaking new information in the Lynette Hooker investigation is raising major questions about Brian Hooker’s timeline of the night his wife vanished in the Bahamas. Sources close to the investigation say that Lynette Hooker was dead before 8 p.m. on April 4, 2026, which would mean she was already dead before Brian’s story about a dinghy accident, a missing dry bag, lost passports, and an hours-long float to Marsh Harbour ever began. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh breaks down the newest timeline development in the suspected murder investigation, including evidence that Lynette made it back to the couple’s sailboat, Soulmate, signs of a fight and foul play onboard, and why Lynette’s Apple Watch could become a critical piece of evidence in determining her final moments. Ashleigh is also joined by retired Coast Guard Investigative Service agent Eric Gempp, who helped investigate the Nathan Carman “murder on the high seas” case, to discuss the parallels between the two cases, the importance of Brian Hooker’s earliest statements, and how federal investigators build a no-body case at sea.","meta_description":"Breaking new information in the Lynette Hooker investigation is raising major questions about Brian Hooker’s timeline of the night his wife vanished in th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3455,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/drop-dead-serious-with-ashleigh-banfield-6923792/episodes/breaking-lynette-hooker-was-dead-before-brian-hooker-s-story-even-began-missing-in-bahamas/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/drop-dead-serious-with-ashleigh-banfield-6923792/breaking-lynette-hooker-was-dead-before-brian-hooker-s-story-even-began-missing-in-bahamas.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}