INSTAGRAM model Alexis Sharkey’s husband has denied he and his wife fought before her naked body was found on the side of the road.
The newlywed, 26, went missing in Texas on Friday after reportedly having an argument with an as-yet-unidentified person before turning up dead.
Her body was found early on Saturday morning a few miles from her apartment by a garbage truck driver who spotted a pair of feet sticking out from under some bushes.
Friends had last heard from her at around 6pm on Friday, and after that phone calls began going straight to her voicemail.
The influencer – who had 21,000 followers on Instagram – had no visible injuries and her cause of death hasn’t yet been determined.
The Houston Police Department has said investigations into the death are ongoing.
Her husband, Tom Sharkey, 49, denied that he had an argument with his wife to KTRK-TV on Tuesday: “We didn’t fight when she left. I just told her she couldn’t drive under the influence… She left anyhow. This is where we’re at.”
While denying the fight, Tom told the outlet “there’s always other sides to everything.
“I don’t need to set the record straight,” he said. “I’ll let it play out the way it is. I know what my life was with my wife.”
Alexis’ husband Tom – who she married last December before moving to Houston in January – called “her the most amazing woman” in a tribute on social media following the discovery.
Sharing pictures of Alexis in her wedding dress, Tom wrote: “Never seen or felt such beauty! You are my world!
“You made life so incredible! Made sense of my existence! My purpose! And showed me how to truly love!”
On Sunday, Tom took to Facebook to slam those that were “wasting time talking about other things.”
“I just want to say this! While some of you were posting on social media helping us locate my world! And we appreciate all your help, Love and support! Others were waisting [sic] time talking about other things. Basically c**p talk!
“And if my wife would of seen this she would be disappointed in your actions! You all should be ashamed of yourselves! I have been assisting the deputies and making phone calls to fine [sic] out what happened to my wife. Next time…. stop and think! And realize! You don’t know it all!”
Sharkey often posted about Tom, who she married last year, but a friend said the pair were having issues, according to KHOU11.
“Recently, she opened up to us about it and divorce was being filed,” Tanya Ricardo told the outlet on Monday.
“She was a very private person. She didn’t share a lot about what was going on at home.”
Sharkey, the oldest of three sisters and a biology graduate, had moved to West Texas and become a full-time social media influencer.
She then moved to Houston with her husband in January.
