Overview
- FDLE arrested 53-year-old Dwain Hall on Nov. 17 after U.K. authorities flagged the case through INTERPOL when the traveler missed her Oct. 13 flight home.
- Human remains were found Oct. 17 in the Marion Oaks area and were identified as the missing woman, whose death was ruled a homicide.
- Hall had already been jailed on fraud and unlawful communication-device charges tied to activity on the victim’s accounts, including a payment to Solverwolf Roadside Assistance linked to his Ocala address.
- Investigators cite evidence including a shovel with the victim’s DNA recovered at Hall’s home, a knife mailed to an associate that tested positive for blood, an autopsy indicating multiple sharp-force injuries, and corroborating video and messages.
- Hall remains in custody without bond, and the State Attorney’s Office for the Fifth Judicial Circuit is prosecuting with assistance from FDLE, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the FBI and Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary; media have identified the victim as Sonia Exelby, 32.