Family of 31-Year-Old American Tourist Killed in Hungary’s Capital Mourns Loss, Suspect in Custody

Family of 31-Year-Old American Tourist Killed in Hungary’s Capital Mourns Loss, Suspect in Custody
Mackenzie Michalski, an 31-year-old American tourist who was murdered while on vacation, hang at a candlelight vigil in Budapest, Hungary, on Nov. 9, 2024. Bela Szandelszky/(AP Photo
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BUDAPEST, Hungary—Family members of a 31-year-old American tourist who was killed while on vacation in Hungary’s capital mourned their loss while a 37-year-old suspect was in custody Saturday.

The victim, Mackenzie Michalski from Portland, Oregon, was reported missing on Nov. 5 after she was last seen at a nightclub in central Budapest. Police launched a missing person investigation and reviewed security footage from local nightclubs where they observed Michalski with a man later identified as the suspect in several of the clubs the night of her disappearance.