When tragedy strikes in our community, we're often quick to offer help to the victims and their friends and family. Often, however, it's easy to overlook the police officers who work tirelessly to keep the community safe and have exposure to terrible things.
A Weber County contractor said Ayoola Ajayi, the man arrested for the death of Mackenzie Lueck, asked him to build a soundproof room with a secret door in the basement of his Salt Lake home.
A northern Utah police department said it investigated a rape allegation five years ago against a man suspected of killing a Salt Lake City college student, but say the alleged victim declined to pursue charges.
A 31-year-old man who had been identified as a person of interest has been charged in the death of Mackenzie Lueck, after police confirmed DNA evidence was found at his home.
After an exhaustive investigation, police this morning arrested Ayoola Ajayi for aggravated murder and aggravated kidnapping, 12 days after the disappearance of University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck.
A longtime former prosecutor said a few moves made by law enforcement in the disappearance of Mackenzie Lueck seemed to be telling signs of where they were going in their investigation.
The next door neighbor of the man described as a "person of interest" by Salt Lake City police said he would be shocked if the man were involved in the disappearance of Mackenzie Lueck.
KSL TV has learned more about the owner of the home at 550 North and 1000 West in the Fairpark area, which Salt Lake City Police searched in connection to missing 23-year-old Mackenzie Lueck.
Detectives said the person of interest in the disappearance of University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck recently gave away a mattress and box springs.
Police have followed leads in the case of missing 23-year-old woman to a home in the Fairpark area, where investigators were in the process of executing a search warrant.
The ongoing search for Mackenzie Lueck has turned up a dating website the missing woman may have used, raising questions about whether or not it played a part in her disappearance.
At this point in the investigation, police have yet to find any evidence of a criminal act. Detectives have all the probable cause they need to keep the investigation going, but Mackenzie Lueck's disappearance so far is not a crime.