A British woman who travelled to the United States with the intention of being killed was allegedly murdered by a man she met on a fetish website, according to court documents.
Sonia Exelby, 32, from Portsmouth, arrived in Florida on October 10 and met Dwain Hall, 53, who is accused of killing her. The pair drove to an Airbnb in Reddick, about 100 miles northwest of Orlando, where Hall allegedly recorded a video pressing Exelby to consent to being harmed.
Arrest documents state that Exelby left evidence on her computer indicating she was suicidal and travelling to the US to be abused, tortured, and possibly murdered. Her remains were found in a shallow grave in woodland in Marion County on October 17. An autopsy revealed she had been stabbed four times.
Authorities later found a knife with Exelby's DNA in a package sent to a friend of Hall in Ohio. Hall voluntarily arrived at the Marion County Sheriff's Office on the same day after allegedly attempting to use Exelby's credit card to withdraw $1,200. He initially denied meeting her but later admitted to messaging her about her desire to be killed.
Hall claimed he would have taken her to Alligator Alley to be eaten by wildlife. He was charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, fraudulent use of credit cards, and unlawful use of transmission devices. He has pleaded not guilty and is due in court on December 23.
