Horrible news was announced on June 27, 2019 in the case of Mackenzie Lueck. Salt Lake City Police confirmed Mackenzie’s remains were found at suspect Ayoola Ajayi’s home, after he murdered her and attempted to burn her remains in his backyard. (You can read disturbing information we found out about killer Ayoola Ajayi here).

A beautiful bright light was extinguished by this monster. Below is the Mackenzie Lueck Press Conference Transcript, which aired live around 11:30am MST. Mackenzie’s friend currently is currently raising funds for her funeral expenses. You can help by visiting The Mackenzie Lueck GoFundMe page.

[ Begin Mackenzie Lueck Press Conference Transcript ]

Christina Judd [Public Relations Director; Salt Lake City Police Department]: Good morning. I am Christina Judd, I’m the public relations director for Salt Lake City Police Department. Thank you for being here today. We have several federal, state, and local partners that are here with us today who have helped and supported in this case. Special thanks are given to acting Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge Bob Meacham, from the FBI. District Attorney Sim Gill, Commissioner of Public Safety Jess Anderson and Chief Craig Black of North Salt Lake City. I will now turn the time over to Chief Mike Brown who will be giving the statements today.

Chief Mike Brown [Salt Lake City Police Department]: Thank you all for being here today. It’s with heavy heart that I address you today. After an exhaustive week of investigation, we are filing charges of aggravated murder, aggravated kidnapping, obstruction of justice, and desecration of a body in the homicide of Mackenzie Lueck. The man charged with these horrific and tragic crimes is …