Alyssa Yang's body is washed ashore in the Bahamas, yet her alleged killer, Brandon Peters, is tried in the United States. The Bahaman authorities should have had jurisdiction. However, parts of the Bahamas such as Bimini is less than 50 nautical miles from Miami, Florida. So while the body washed up in the Bahamas, the boat may have remained in US waters and therefore the crime committed in the US.