BREAKING: Man charged with murder in missing U. of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck

Utah -- Salt Lake City police announced that they've taken a man into custody in connection with the disappearance of Mackenzie Lueck, a 23-year-old University of Utah student.

The man, whose name I will not refer to has been charged with her murder. In addition, he will be charged with aggravated kidnapping, desecration of a human body and obstruction of justice, Chief Mike Brown said.

Brown mentioned the accused man's name but said, "I will not be saying the killer’s name again."

The FBI partnered with the local police to come up with the forensic evidence and it appears they are quite confident they have the right person, but are continuing to explore the possibility that someone else may have been involved with the murder.

Mackenzie's DNA was found along with evidence the alleged killer tried to burn along with her body.

She was last seen meeting an unknown person around 3 a.m on June 17th near a Salt Lake City park after she had been dropped off by a Lyft driver.

Further details on the man's arrest – which came a day after his home was searched by police--weren't immediately available. Law enforcement had dug holes in the backyard of the home and removed items from the man's property for further investigation.

If he did it, he should pay the full price

According to a confirmed report by Fox News, the owner of that home had recently expressed a desire to build a secret, soundproofed room with hooks on its walls in the basement of it, a contractor revealed to the outlet on Friday. It should have made the contractor as suspicious as a flight instructor giving lessons to young, Middle East men who don't care to learn how to land a plane.

Brian Wolf, who owns a home repair business in Utah, said the individual reached out to him in April and asked him to give him an estimate for the potential renovation project.

“He slowly added on other requests, like building a secret door and adding hooks to the wall,” Wolf told Fox News, adding that the ultimately turned down the job offer because he was "weirded out" by the requests.

There will be more to come but I hope the media will not give this piece of crap any personal publicity.


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