Brian Hooker, the husband to missing Michigan mother Lynette Hooker, has kept a low profile for months following her mysterious disappearance.
Comparatively, in a separate high-profile case, Conor Hanlon, the husband to slain New Jersey therapist Brooke Hanlon, has been spotted twice in one week.
In both cases, these husbands have kept quiet as questions remain unanswered about their wives. Both men have lawyered up. Neither has been charged with a crime
LYNETTE HOOKER MISSING IN BAHAMAS: TIMELINE OF MICHIGAN WOMANS DISAPPEARANCE, HUSBANDS ARREST
“If I was the criminal defense attorney for either one of these individuals, I would advise them to keep a low profile,” says criminal defense attorney and FOX News contributor Ted Williams.
In Brian Hooker’s case, his wife Lynette vanished from the Bahamas on April 4 while the couple was on a boating vacation.
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Brian told investigators that she fell from their dinghy while they were at sea.
Following her disappearance, he was arrested and subsequently released by Bahamian authorities after questioning.
He returned to the U.S. without his wife in mid-April. He has not been seen or heard from in the months following.
The U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service (USCGIS) has been leading the investigation into Lynette’s disappearance.
In early June, USCGIS relied on divers, underwater vehicles, drones and a cadaver dog while searching an area of Hope Town, Bahamas where Lynette was last seen alive.
They concluded the search and returned to the U.S. with the couple’s dinghy.
Brian’s attorney Matt Borgula previously told Fox News Digital, “We have been in communication with investigators and prosecutors on the case and will not discuss facts in the media while the investigation is ongoing.”
In the case concerning Conor Hanlon, his wife Brooke Hanlon, was found fatally stabbed inside the couple’s Chester, New Jersey home on June 6.
“Stabbing is a very personal direct attack where there may be physical evidence or where the person who was stabbed attempted
