Florida authorities on Monday arrested a man on charges of first-degree murder and kidnapping in connection with the killing of a woman from the United Kingdom who vanished last month during a trip to the state.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said agents took 53-year-old Dwain Hall, from Ocala, into custody on Nov. 17 after investigators linked him to the death of the woman, whose remains were found in Marion County , located south of Gainesville , just days after she was reported missing. Hall was already in jail on charges of fraudulent use of credit cards and unlawful use of a two-way communication device, allegations tied to the victim's stolen credit cards, FDLE said in a press release .

According to FDLE, U.K. authorities contacted Florida investigators through I

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