Daughter of Murder Victim Speaks to News 5 

The lifeless body of 59-year-old Belize City fisherman Godfrey Hyde was discovered over the weekend on Turneffe Atoll. Hyde was found face down at a wooden fishing camp with gunshot wounds, making him the first murder victim of 2025. Hyde’s body was later taken to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital in Belize City for a post-mortem.

Hyde’s daughter, Josephine Neal, told News 5 that she had not heard from him since he left in mid-November. She added that Hyde was expected to return home for his birthday on the 30th of November. “For some strange reason, I couldn’t get to him at no given time… I did call him for his birthday, but I didn’t get any response,” Neal added.

“His last words to me were to get his wallet from the taxi driver for me and hold on to it. That was the last time we talked,” Neal said.

According to Neal, her father was known for being social, always interacting with other fishermen. “He can be a total stranger, but he is always open. It doesn’t matter what”

She added, “Whosoever did it, I hope whatever you went there for, you got. I know he wouldn’t have fought with anybody. He would’ve given anything willingly. Even if it was something he found, he would have given it up. He wouldn’t have held on to something that is not his.”

Hyde had been working alone on the island before his body was discovered by Fedrick Dougal delivering supplies on Saturday morning.