# Ohio woman missing since 2021 as mother alleges former boyfriend’s role

2026-08-06T01:25:37+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk

Kara Hyde was 23 and living at her mother Lisa Hyde's home on Grand Boulevard in Hamilton, Ohio, when she walked out at 1:30 p.m. on 5 December 2021 and was never seen again, Hindustan Times reported. Lisa alleged her daughter's then-boyfriend had stalked and controlled Kara, introduced her to fentanyl, and monitored her social media accounts, and said "he told her he would make her disappear." She said the man messaged her on Facebook on 12 December 2021 to say something had happened, and that eight months afterward, when she ran into him at a store, he handed over a ring she recognised as Kara's before denying any involvement. He remains in prison on unrelated charges. A $4,000 reward and a GoFundMe campaign for information about Kara's whereabouts are both still active, and no charge connected to her disappearance has been reported.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

Everything here comes from one source, Lisa Hyde, and Hindustan Times has not cited police statements, court records or an independent account from the boyfriend. The returned ring and the December Facebook message are the two pieces of circumstantial detail beyond her recollection, and neither has been corroborated by investigators. Naming him as culpable rests on her interpretation of his behaviour, not on any charge filed against him. A criminal charge specifically tied to Kara's disappearance, separate from the unrelated case that currently holds him in prison, would be the first fact to move this case from allegation toward proof.

## Coverage

- www.hindustantimes.com <https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/justice-unresolved-missing-ohio-woman-kara-hydes-mom-believes-her-ex-killed-her-he-told-her-he-would-make-her-disapp-101785916448724.html>

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