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A Marion County man was arrested on first-degree murder and kidnapping charges in the death of an English woman.

The victim, Sonia Exelby, was found in a shallow grave after traveling to the U.S. to meet the suspect, investigators say.

Investigators used phone records, surveillance footage, and financial transactions to link Dwain C. Hall to the crime.

Hall, who initially denied knowing the victim, later admitted to meeting her online and being the last person to see her alive.

Dwain C. Hall was a busy man on Nov. 18.

About 9:45 a.m., the 53-year-old man, handcuffed and wearing a red-and-white jail uniform inside the Marion County Jail, appeared via Zoom in front of County Judge Lori Cotton for his first appearance hearing. The judge was at the courthouse.

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