# Florida prosecutors seek to admit violent images in Sonia Exelby murder trial

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/florida-man-accused-of-murdering-british-music-tutor-sonia-exelby-had-photos-of-women-being-impaled-on-his-phone/
- Published: 2026-11-06T10:26:16+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T10:47:40+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16271021/Florida-man-accused-murdering-British-music-tutor-Sonia-Exelby.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: UK, World

## Key points

- Prosecutors say Hall had images depicting violence against women.
- A judge will decide whether the images can be used at trial.
- Hall is accused of kidnapping and murdering Sonia Exelby.

## Summary

Court documents say Dwain Hall, accused of kidnapping and murdering British music tutor Sonia Exelby in Florida, had sexually violent images on his phone, including images of women being stabbed and impaled. Prosecutors want the images admitted at his trial, arguing they may show his motive and intent; the case raises a dispute over whether this material is relevant evidence.

Exelby, 32, travelled from Portsmouth to Marion County and was found in a shallow grave on 17 October 2025, six days after meeting Hall at a remote cabin near Ocala. Prosecutors allege Hall groomed her and that she paid him $4,000 for her torture and death; her family say she was groomed, while police found evidence she had been suicidal. Hall’s defence argues the images do not reflect what happened, and a judge is due to rule on their admissibility before jury selection on 16 November.

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