Mackenzie Michalski, a 31-year-old nurse from Oregon in the United States was killed by a man with an Irish citizenship while she was at in Budapest, Hungary on a holiday. Police in Budapest said that the 37-year-old suspect, a man identified only as LTM, has confessed to killing Michalski.
A GoFundMe launched to help with the search for Michalski will now be handed over to the Michalski family to cover the costs of the funeral.
Who Was Mackenzie Michalski?
Originally from Fredonia, New York, Mackenzie Michalski was resident of Portland, Oregon where she worked as a nurse. As per the media reports and the details provided in the fundraiser, Mackenzie Michalski was staying at an Airbnb in Budapest and was last seen at around 10 p.m. on November 4. After her stay at the Airbnb was over, her belongings were found in her room.
The police in Budapest said based on review of CCTV footage that Mackenzie Michalski met the man at a nightclub from where they returned to the man's apartment. The police claimed that the duo were 'intimate' before Michalski was killed. The man then put the Michalski' body in a suitcase and drove to Lake Balatona and disposed off the body.
The man was detained once he returned to Budapest and he confessed to the killing and showed the police where the body was hidden.
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"He confessed to killing the woman, but claimed it was an accident. After his interrogation, the suspect also showed the detectives where he had hidden the body, and after the body was found, a search was carried out," Lieutenant Colonel Sándor Gál of the Budapest police said at a presser.
"During the search, we also intended to use a cadaver dog, but as the suspect showed us the body, the dog was not used," he added. "The suspect was taken into custody, and his arrest was initiated after the interrogation."