The man who admitted earlier this month that he killed of 23-year-old University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, KSL reported. Third District Judge Vernice Trease delivered the sentence to Ayoola Ajayi, who pleaded guilty to aggravated murder and abuse of a human body …
The accused killer of University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck pleaded guilty Wednesday to aggravated murder and abuse or desecration of a human body in a plea agreement that will let him avoid the death penalty. Ayoola Ajayi, 32, was initially charged with aggravated murder, kidnapping, obstruction of justice, and desecration of a human body …
The suspect accused of killing University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck allegedly assaulted another woman and preventing her from leaving his home a year before Lueck’s murder. The Salt Lake City Tribune reports that Ayoola Ajayi, 31, is facing new felony charges of aggravated kidnapping and three counts of forcible sexual abuse, following allegations that …
New details have emerged about the suspect and cause of death related to a University of Utah student who was last seen alive in Salt Lake City on June 17. As CrimeOnline has previously reported, 23-year-old Mackenzie Lueck’s body was found in a Utah canyon earlier this month, about 85 miles north of where she …
One of the things that’s often been said about slain University of Utah student MacKenzie Lueck is that she loved to help people. As CrimeOnline previously reported, her friends told of her interest in advocating for women’s rights and animal welfare. She had plans to work in the medical field after her 2020 graduation. MacKenzie’s …
New details are emerging about the suspect arrested in connection with the death of 23-year-old Mackenzie Lueck. As CrimeOnline has previously reported, 31-year-old Ayoola Ajayi is accused of murdering the University of Utah student and burning her remains — along with various items belonging to her — in a fire on his property in Salt …
Story contributed by Kim Leigh Martin, Co-founder and President of 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Missing Pieces Network. Utah police are desperately searching for a college student who disappeared on Monday and hasn’t been heard from since. Mackenzie Lueck, a 23-year-old student at University of Utah, was last heard from by family around 1:00 a.m. on Monday …
