Salt Lake City police had been searching for MacKenzie Lueck for a week and half but they finally found her remains at the home of a Nigerian refugee, Ayoola Ajayi.
Neighbors told police that Ajayi was burning something in his backyard and police found the charred body after 11 days of searching. Ajayi and another person have been arrested in connection with the murder. MacKenzie was dropped off at Hatch Park at 3 AM after arriving on a flight from Salt Lake City.
On her dating profile, she said that she preferred older men and she had been seeing a couple of men casually.
Ajayi’s booking record in jail says he was born in Nigeria, reported Heavy.com:
There is a self-published book for sale on Amazon called “Forge Identity.” The author, Ayoola Ajayi, says in his bio: “Ayoola Ajayi was born and raised in Africa. He has been a salesman, an entrepreneur, and a writer. He has survived a tyrannical dictatorship, escaped a real life crime, traveled internationally, excelled professionally in several industries, and is currently curating a multi-platform advertising campaign for his debut novel, Forge Identity, a sample of which can be found on Kindle, Amazon, Facebook, and any current social media. He lives in salt lake.”
More from CBS News:
The Salt Lake City Police Chief fought back tears as he spoke about notifying MacKenzie’s parents of their daughter’s horrific murder:
Salt Lake City police chief describes call to parents of college student Mackenzie Lueck as “one of the most difficult phone calls I’ve ever made” https://t.co/7wxmq1XFj5 pic.twitter.com/GFu0dvzeBt
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 28, 2019
WATCH NOW: Utah authorities announce charges against man in the murder of missing college student Mackenzie Lueck https://t.co/7wxmq1XFj5 pic.twitter.com/XfUfAFuavh
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 28, 2019
BREAKING: Large SWAT presence near 1000 S. West Temple in SLC. Two people in custody. We’re working to confirm details right now. This is happening just hours before SLCPD has set a press conference to update media on Mackenzie Lueck case. #breakingnews #KSLTV Photo: Deseret News pic.twitter.com/vxMFIOGuTe
— KSL 5 TV (@KSL5TV) June 28, 2019