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FDLE Arrests Ocala Man in Killing of Visiting U.K. Woman

Investigators say a UK alert through INTERPOL led to evidence linking Dwain Hall through financial transactions, surveillance footage, DNA on a shovel, a knife with blood.

Overview

  • Dwain Hall, 53, was taken into custody on Nov. 17 on first-degree murder and kidnapping charges and is being held without bond, according to FDLE and court proceedings.
  • U.K. authorities alerted Florida agents on Oct. 13 after the woman missed her flight home, and her remains were found Oct. 17 in Marion Oaks; her death was ruled a homicide.
  • Affidavits say charges to the victim’s accounts were routed to Solverwolf Roadside Assistance, a company tied to Hall, after earlier failed attempts on her cards.
  • Evidence cited by investigators includes a shovel Hall allegedly bought before the pickup, with the victim’s DNA later found on it and a matching shovel label recovered at the burial site.
  • Reports describe recovered video showing the victim bruised and distressed, messages expressing fear and regret, and a knife Hall mailed to an associate that tested positive for blood.