Hooker is considered a person of interest in the disappearance of his wife, Lynette, but he has not been charged with a crime
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- Brian Hooker has left the Bahamas days after he was released from police custody
- Hooker had been in the country since the disappearance of his wife, Lynette
- His attorney says he left the country to visit his ill mother and that it is unclear when he would return
Brian Hooker has left the Bahamas days after he was released from police custody.
Hooker, whom authorities have described as a person of interest, had been in police custody for questioning in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Lynette. He was released on April 13.
Lynette "reportedly fell overboard" while on a dinghy with her husband, traveling from Hope Town to Elbow Cay on April 4, police in the Bahamas said.
Hooker has not been accused of a crime and following his release from custody, his attorney said his intention was to continue searching for his wife.
"Mr. Hooker's primary focus remains the search for his wife of 25 years," his attorney, Terrel A. Butler, said in an April 14 statement. "He is dedicating his full emotional and physical energy toward coordinating with relevant parties to find her."
On Wednesday, April 15, Butler confirmed that her client had left the Bahamas to visit his mother, who is ill, and that it was unclear when he would return.
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Karli Aylesworth, Lynette's daughter and Hooker's stepdaughter, tells PEOPLE she is in the Bahamas and had thought Hooker would remain there.
Aylesworth says she has not spoken to Hooker since his release from police custody.
Hooker, through Butler, "categorically and unequivocally denies any wrongdoing."
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