Florida ‘sadist’ charged after allegedly being hired by UK woman to torture and kill her

If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENTA Florida man is behind bars awaiting trial after allegedly killing a young woman who traveled from the United Kingdom to pay him to carry out their plan for her to be "sexually abused, tortured, and murdered," court records show.Sonia Exelby of Portsmouth, England, was reported missing in October 2025 by her family when she failed to return home from a trip to the United States, records show.Text communications to one of Exelby’s friends suggest she’d regretted her decision and wanted to back out of the deal she’d allegedly made with Hall to torture and kill her, records show.FLORIDA MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY LURED WOMEN WITH DATING APP COULD HAVE MORE VICTIMS: AUTHORITIESBut it apparently was too late.Days later, investigators found her body in a shallow grave in a wooded area in Ocala, Florida.Now 54-year-old Dwain Hall of Ocala, Florida, faces charges of premeditated, first-degree murder and kidnapping. His trial is scheduled for Nov.