Investigation completed in the case of Kenzie, the American woman murdered in Budapest
The Budapest Police Headquarters (BRFK) has completed its investigation into the case of the American woman, Kenzie, murdered in the Hungarian capital last November. The police have submitted a motion to the prosecutor’s office for an indictment against the Irish man who is strongly suspected of committing the homicide, the BRFK announced on its website on Thursday.
During questioning, the man admitted to killing the woman but claimed it was an accident that occurred during “intimate relations”. He also showed police the location in a forest near Szigliget where he had buried the victim’s body, hidden inside a suitcase, the statement recalled.
They noted that the 31-year-old American woman was last seen on 4 November 2024, at a nightclub in Budapest. After her disappearance was reported, police immediately launched a search. However, more and more suspicious circumstances indicated that the tourist, who had arrived in Hungary from the United States, might have fallen victim to a crime. Two days later, Budapest police arrested a then 37-year-old Irish citizen on suspicion of homicide.
According to the investigation by BRFK’s Homicide Department, the Irishman met his future victim at a downtown nightclub. By “mutual agreement” (as the man said), they went to his rented apartment in Budapest’s 7th district, where he tied her up and then intentionally strangled her. He also took recordings of the helpless victim, which investigators later found on his mobile phone.
Detectives also examined the suspect’s internet search history, which revealed that he had looked up how the Budapest police handle missing persons cases, the locations of surveillance cameras in the capital, and even whether wild boars in a forest would consume a corpse.
Throughout the criminal proceedings, the suspect remained in custody. He was also subjected to forensic psychiatric and psychological examinations, but experts concluded that no condition excluding criminal responsibility could be established, the BRFK statement said.
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