EUSTIS, Fla. – Law enforcement officials have arrested and extradited a man to Lake County in connection with the 2025 killing of a Eustis woman.
The body of Monica Islam was found in Mount Dora on May 2, 2025, after her daughter reported her missing.
Lake County sheriff’s detectives believe Islam left with her brother-in-law, Shahidul Islam, from the convenience store where she worked. Her body was found some time later.
It’s believed Shahidul Islam fled to New York shortly after Monica Islam’s death. Detectives say a search of his car turned up blood stains that resulted in a presumptive match to Islam’s DNA.
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Once detectives learned there was an active federal immigration warrant against Shahidul, they asked the U.S. Marshals Service to help find him. Agents took him into custody on May 6.
Detectives believe an ongoing dispute over some property in their home country of Bangladesh was a motive in the killing. They learned there was an incident in 2024 where Monica Islam’s husband, Rashedul Islam, hit her and stole jewelry and property documents, while Shahidul, Rashedul’s brother, held a gun to her head and told her not to call 911.
Detectives say Rashedul has also allegedly fled the country and has not returned.
Shahidul Islam is facing charges of first-degree murder.