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American nurse killed in Budapest while on vacation, police arrest suspect

American nurse killed in Budapest while on vacation, police arrest suspect

Summary

A 31-year-old American nurse named Mackenzie Michalski was killed while on vacation in Budapest, Hungary. Hungarian police arrested a 37-year-old Irish man who confessed to killing her during a private encounter and later tried to hide the crime.

Key Facts

  • Mackenzie Michalski was last seen on November 5 at a nightclub in central Budapest.
  • She was reported missing, prompting a police investigation and a Facebook group to help find her.
  • Police arrested a 37-year-old Irish man on November 7, who met Michalski at a nightclub that night.
  • The suspect said the killing happened accidentally during an "intimate encounter."
  • He tried to hide her body by cleaning the apartment, putting the body in a suitcase, and dumping it near Lake Balaton.
  • The suspect confessed and led police to the body’s location outside the town of Szigliget.
  • Police found internet searches by the suspect about how to dispose of a body and police procedures.
  • Michalski was a nurse practitioner, and her family is currently in Budapest.
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