{"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":319,"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":"2026-06-16T18:20:10.654450+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/drop-dead-serious-with-ashleigh-banfield-6923792"},"episode":{"title":"Brian Hooker Spotted in Michigan as Family Demands Answers | Missing in Bahamas Lynette Hooker","slug":"brian-hooker-spotted-in-michigan-as-family-demands-answers-missing-in-bahamas-lynette-hooker","published_at":"2026-06-09T17:26:25+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/drop-dead-serious-with-ashleigh-banfield-6923792/brian-hooker-spotted-in-michigan-as-family-demands-answers-missing-in-bahamas-lynette-hooker","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/drop-dead-serious-with-ashleigh-banfield-6923792","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8914448","audio_url":"https://clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8914448.mp3?modified=1781026140&sid=5143594&source=rss","summary":"Brian Hooker has been spotted in Michigan, far from the Bahamas where he said he would never leave without Lynette. After weeks of questions about where Brian went after Lynette Hooker vanished in the Sea of Abaco, Brian was seen at a Sierra store in Grand Rapids, Michigan with his daughter Rosie. Ashleigh also breaks down reports of Brian’s movements through California and Oregon, including the family connections that may explain why he has been bouncing from place to place while Lynette’s family is still waiting for answers. Then, Lynette’s father Dan Shepherd and stepmother Kathy sit down with Ashleigh to talk about the Coast Guard search, the dinghy now in federal custody, the evidence investigators say gives them confidence, and Brian’s behavior since the night Lynette disappeared. Dan also has a message for Brian Hooker: if this was not intentional, “step forward and face up. Man up.” But if he planned this, he says, “may you rot in hell.”","meta_description":"Brian Hooker has been spotted in Michigan, far from the Bahamas where he said he would never leave without Lynette. After weeks of questions about where B…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2497,"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/brian-hooker-spotted-in-michigan-as-family-demands-answers-missing-in-bahamas-lynette-hooker/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/brian-hooker-spotted-in-michigan-as-family-demands-answers-missing-in-bahamas-lynette-hooker.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}