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.