Friends described Mackenzie Lueck as an energetic and caring person who was always there for them.
The announcement by police that a Salt Lake City man was arrested on suspicion of killing University of Utah studenthas sparked grief from her sorority sisters in Utah as well as her family in California.Authorities now allege a man killed her and burned her body in his backyard.was being booked into jail on suspicion of aggravated murder, kidnapping, obstruction of justice and desecration of a body.
The arrest comes two days after investigators served a search warrant at a home in the Rose Park neighborhood of Salt Lake City and seized evidence that they said related to Lueck’s disappearance. While authorities did not specify what evidence was found, KUTV-TV reported that detectives booked 27 boxes of assault rifle ammunition and a pitchfork into evidence, along with bags of other items.
Records show that the last person Lueck communicated with using her cellphone was Ajayi, authorities said, although the man denied having any contact with her in an interview with detectives. He also told authorities he didn’t know what Lueck looked like and hadn’t seen photos of her online, despite having at least one photo of her in his possession, Brown said.
It wasn’t immediately known when or how Lueck was killed. Police did not provide a possible motive for the slaying.
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