American Nurse Murdered in Budapest, Suspect Arrested
TL;DR
Mackenzie Michalski, a 31-year-old US nurse from Fredonia, New York, was killed in Budapest after meeting a man in a nightclub. The suspect, a 37-year-old Irish man, confessed to the crime and led police to her body, which he had attempted to conceal. Michalski's father is struggling to understand the senseless act, while family and friends mourn her loss. The suspect claimed the death was accidental during an intimate encounter, but his internet searches suggested premeditation. Michalski was on a European trip and had been working as a neurosurgery nurse practitioner.
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