The Search For A Missing College Student Came To End After Authorities Said She Was Killed, Then Burned In A Man's Backyard
Police found human remains and items that belonged to 23-year-old Mackenzie Lueck in the ashes of a backyard burn.
by Salvador Hernandez | BuzzFeed News Reporter | June 28, 2019
Salt Lake City police take a man into custody in connection with missing University of Utah student MacKenzie Lueck in Salt Lake City. Kristin Murphy / The Deseret News via AP
A Utah man was arrested on suspicion of killing 23-year-old Mackenzie Lueck and then burning her body in his backyard, authorities said Friday, bringing a tragic end to the nearly two-week-long search for the university student.
Ayoola Ajayi, 31, was taken into custody Friday at his Salt Lake City home. In the backyard, investigators found a burn site and what appeared to be remnants of items that belonged to Lueck among the ashes, Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown said.
Human flesh, which matched Lueck's DNA profile, was also found in the ashes.
Police did not release a motive for the killing, or how Ajayi had first come into contact with Lueck.
Ajayi, who is believed to be the person who last communicated with Lueck, was booked on suspicion of aggravated murder, aggravated kidnapping, and obstruction of justice, Brown said.
"I will not be saying the killer's name again," Brown said after announcing the charges against Ajayi.
Brown said the 23-year-old's flight landed at around 2 a.m. and then she took a Lyft to North Salt Lake City, where she was dropped off at a park.
Brown said Lueck met with someone at about 3 a.m., and her cellphone stopped transmitting a signal and location at about that time.
The last person she communicated with, Brown said, was Ajayi at about 3 a.m.
"He admitted to having text conversations with Mackenzie on June 16 at approximate 6 p.m., but nothing after that time," Brown said, despite cellphone data obtained by detectives that showed otherwise. "[He] denied any personal contact with Mackenzie or meeting her at any time."
The last person she communicated with, Brown said, was Ajayi at about 3 a.m.
"He admitted to having text conversations with Mackenzie on June 16 at approximate 6 p.m., but nothing after that time," Brown said, despite cellphone data obtained by detectives that showed otherwise. "[He] denied any personal contact with Mackenzie or meeting her at any time."
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Hang the worthless nigger.
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