More than a year after a Roosevelt woman was found dead, her husband is speaking publicly for the first time amid renewed online accusations questioning his rol
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Roosevelt man speaks publicly for first time since wife's suspicious death
More than a year after a Roosevelt woman was found dead, her husband is speaking publicly for the first time amid renewed online accusations questioning his role in her death.
Mike Hyde says he is being falsely accused on social media, even as police continue to identify another man as their primary suspect — a man investigators say is no longer in the country.
Hyde sat down with 2News to address the accusations, saying he wants justice for his wife and his name cleared.
The renewed attention follows an
on-camera interview that aired in January in which Henry Resuera, the suspect identified by police, denied responsibility for the murder and claimed he was framed. According to investigators, he fled the country just hours following Kimberly Hyde's death.
Vernal police later responded to Resuera's remarks about being framed, saying Resuera remains the sole suspect based on the evidence and that several of his statements were contradicted by verified facts.
Hyde maintains that he reported his wife, Kimberly Hyde, missing on Oct. 7, 2024, after she failed to return home. The following day, her body was found inside her vehicle about 40 miles away. Police later named Resuera and a minor as the sole suspects in the case.
Hyde and Resuera were neighbors at the time of the killing, according to authorities.
While Hyde was initially treated as a person of interest, both he and police say he has cooperated fully with the investigation.
“I voluntarily allowed photographs of my body to show that there were no bruises or cuts or anything,” Hyde said. “I gave fingerprints, and I’ve been cooperative 110% the whole time.”
Hyde said investigators recently suggested he take a polygraph test following renewed public attention on the case. He agreed.
“I passed with no signs of deception or false statements,” Hyde said.
In recent months, members of Kimberly Hyde’s family
raised concerns about Hyde’s behavior to another Idaho news outlet, including his decision to begin dating weeks after his wife’s death.
Hyde said he was in shock and despair following the murder and eventually felt he needed to try to move forward.
“I did start dating after about five weeks,” Hyde said. “I kept my promise to Kim, and I did not get remarried until that year had passed. It was actually about 13 months.”
Hyde also addressed criticism surrounding his actions during the search for his wife, including claims that he appeared disengaged or focused on online activity rather than family communication.
“What people saw was me on the computer, but I wasn’t updating social media groups,” Hyde said. “I was looking at bank statements and credit card statements to see if there were any hits that could give police a clue to her whereabouts.”
Hyde said after their home was declared a crime scene, he spent long hours sitting outside because police were closely monitoring him as a potential suspect.
Hyde also responded to claims that blood evidence in the couple’s home indicated a violent struggle that he failed to report.
Hyde said the first blood evidence he noticed was the night he reported his wife missing, when he returned to the bedroom around 10 p.m. and saw a small spot of blood on the comforter. He said police, who had already responded earlier that night, returned and collected the comforter.
Hyde said he did not sleep in the bed that night and instead searched for his wife.
“I drove around all night looking for her vehicle at family and friends’ homes around the community,” Hyde said.
Hyde said he did not return home until about 4 a.m. and slept for a few hours in a guest bedroom. He said it was not until the following day that he went back into the master bedroom and moved several decorative pillows, where he then saw additional blood that had soaked through the sheets and into the mattress pad.
Hyde said police were immediately notified when that additional blood was discovered.
When asked if he had anything to do with his wife's death. Hyde responded “No. Nothing.”
As authorities work to bring the suspect back to Utah from the Philippines. Hyde said his message is simple: he wants the suspect to comply with law enforcement.
“I wish he would accept responsibility for his actions and stop lying,” Hyde said. “Don’t fight extradition back to the country. Come back and have a fair trial and accept the consequences that come with that.”
Hyde shared he is in the process of moving out of the Roosevelt home, saying it was difficult to remain in the small community and in the house where his wife was killed.
Police say the investigation remains active and urge anyone with information to contact the Vernal City Police Department at 435-789-5835.
