BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) – Budapest police have released new details after a Western New York native, who disappeared while traveling in Hungary, was murdered.

Family and friends of Mackenzie Michalski, 31, reported her missing to the U.S. Embassy on Tuesday.

Budapest police launched an investigation and obtained surveillance video of Michalski dancing with a man at several nightclubs before heading to her rented apartment.

A 37-year-old Irishman with the initials LTM was arrested at the apartment on Wednesday. According to police, he confessed to killing Michalski and led officers to his body.

An investigation revealed that LTM killed Michalski while the two were intimate, but told police it was an accident. He allegedly hid her body in his closet while he went out to buy a suitcase, then put her body in the suitcase and left it in the forest of Lake Balaton, in an area outside of Szigliget.

The investigation also revealed that LTM searched for the following online:

• “Do pigs really eat corpses?”
• “Texas woman killed by wild boar”.
• “Sighting of wild boars in the coastal towns of Lake Balaton.”
• “What does a corpse smell like after it decomposes?”
• “Get rid of the smell of rotten meat.”
• “Budapest webcams”.
• “What happens after a person is reported missing?”
• “How do police handle missing persons cases?”
• “How reliable are the police in Budapest?”

LTM was arrested. A State Department spokesperson confirmed to 7 News that it was aware of reports that Hungarian police detained a suspect in connection with the disappearance and that the U.S. Embassy is in contact with Hungarian police.
A vigil for Michalski will be held Saturday at Barker Commons in Fredonia. Organizers encourage people to bring candles.

The following statement was issued on behalf of Michalski’s loved ones:

On Thursday, 7 News spoke with Michalski’s friend, Gretchen Tower. The two were traveling through Europe and Hungary was their last stop.

Tower described the entire situation as a “nightmare.”

“We had three fantastic days in Hungary,” Tower said. “Explore, eat, walk around the city.”

Western New York native traveling to Hungary found dead, man arrested for murder

On Monday, the friends went their separate ways. Tower was on his way to Italy to visit some friends and Michalski stayed one more night in Budapest before catching a flight scheduled for the next day.

“He walked me down the stairs outside the Airbnb, we hugged goodbye and said I love you,” Tower said.

The two exchanged text messages Monday night.

“She was in a bar in the Jewish ruins neighborhood having a glass of wine,” Tower said. “It looked like he was having dinner.”

‘It’s a nightmare’: Search continues for Western New York native missing in Europe

Tower said he responded to a message from Michalski around 12:45 a.m. Tuesday. That was the last time they communicated. Tower then received messages from Airbnb that Michalski had not checked out.

“This is completely unusual for her, she would never do this, I don’t know what’s going on,” Tower said.

Later Tuesday, Tower called the U.S. Embassy to report Michalski missing.

Friends searching for Fredonia native missing while on vacation in Hungary

“She was kind, loving, bright, articulate and responsible,” Tower said.

A GoFundMe has been created to support his family. what you can find here.