Irish Man Sentenced for Strangling Tourist | Portland News

Portland News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 9, 2026 · 1m

An Irishman got 14 years in prison for strangling an American tourist to death in Budapest — a brutal crime that unfolded after a nightclub encounter turned deadly. The 31-year-old victim, Mackenzie Michalski, was last seen leaving the club with her killer, who then beat and strangled her in his apartment. He tried to hide her body in a wardrobe, bought a suitcase to move it, and drove to Lake Balaton to dump her remains — but police were tipped off by his own online searches and his attempts to evade detection. After initially claiming it was an accident, he was convicted and sentenced to 14…