GUILTY UT - MacKenzie "Kenzie" Lueck, 23, Salt Lake City, 17 June 2019 *ARREST* #20

[Seattle1]

Also, I'm beginning to think that he tasered her as soon as she got in the car or otherwise incapacitated her. Otherwise, why would she turn off her phone a minute after meeting him? My son said he could think of no scenario where he would be asking a girl for her phone or to turn off her phone (especially at 3 AM in a deserted park). He said every girl he knew would just say no. Also, under what pretense did he convince her to take a Lyft to a park that's farther from the airport than his house? He could have lied and told her the park was a half-way point to his house. Otherwise, why would she agree to that? Wouldn't she just say she'd take the Lyft to his house? I mean, we know why HE didn't want that, but what reason did he give her not to take the Lyft directly to his house but to a park instead? Did she have no intention of going to his house at all? Seems too much of a coincidence that her phone went silent the minute after she gets in his car. Maybe the police got all this out of him during his confession. I would imagine they did. Guess I'll have to wait for the book - where's Ann Rule when you need her?

Mackenzie never had a chance. AA had already decided he was going to kill her before she ever got inside his vehicle.

If I recall correctly, it may have been ML that chose the location for them to meet as she reportedly had used this park (Hatch Park) before for meet-ups. This was discussed extensively earlier during the investigation.

AA will never see freedom again and that's the best we could hope for. Hope ML's family is surrounded by love and support. Such a horrific tragedy.

ITB, Makenzie.

 

[Seattle1]

Also, I'm beginning to think that he tasered her as soon as she got in the car or otherwise incapacitated her. Otherwise, why would she turn off her phone a minute after meeting him? My son said he could think of no scenario where he would be asking a girl for her phone or to turn off her phone (especially at 3 AM in a deserted park). He said every girl he knew would just say no. Also, under what pretense did he convince her to take a Lyft to a park that's farther from the airport than his house? He could have lied and told her the park was a half-way point to his house. Otherwise, why would she agree to that? Wouldn't she just say she'd take the Lyft to his house? I mean, we know why HE didn't want that, but what reason did he give her not to take the Lyft directly to his house but to a park instead? Did she have no intention of going to his house at all? Seems too much of a coincidence that her phone went silent the minute after she gets in his car. Maybe the police got all this out of him during his confession. I would imagine they did. Guess I'll have to wait for the book - where's Ann Rule when you need her?

ML reportedly texted AA, and a minute later she turned her phone off and it was never turned on again. I don't think we know if she was in his car when her phone turned off. AA turned off his phone when they arrived at his house.

Ayoola Ajayi pleads guilty to killing University of Utah student MacKenzie Lueck


Neal said Wednesday that Ajayi and Lueck first met in 2018 on the dating website. They had chatted and decided to meet at the park, Neal said, without specifying whether that was the first time they had seen each other in person.

Lueck’s phone was turned off at the park after she texted Ajayi. His phone, which investigators later tracked to the park at that time, was turned off when he arrived back at his home in Salt Lake City.

 

[SoCalGirl]

Mackenzie never had a chance. AA had already decided he was going to kill her before she ever got inside his vehicle.

If I recall correctly, it may have been ML that chose the location for them to meet as she reportedly had used this park (Hatch Park) before for meet-ups. This was discussed extensively earlier during the investigation.

AA will never see freedom again and that's the best we could hope for. Hope ML's family is surrounded by love and support. Such a horrific tragedy.

ITB, Makenzie.

But why meet up at the park at all? His house was closer to the airport than Hatch Park. Why not just take a Lyft to his house from the airport? What did he tell her to convince her to meet somewhere other than his house? That's why I thought maybe she never had any intention of going to his house. They were supposed to meet at the park, do whatever there, and he'd drive her home or she'd take another Lyft home. Again, that's why I think he incapacitated her in the car immediately - turned off her phone and drove her to his house where she never had any intention of going.

 

[JudgeJoe]

But why meet up at the park at all? His house was closer to the airport than Hatch Park. Why not just take a Lyft to his house from the airport? What did he tell her to convince her to meet somewhere other than his house? That's why I thought maybe she never had any intention of going to his house. They were supposed to meet at the park, do whatever there, and he'd drive her home or she'd take another Lyft home. Again, that's why I think he incapacitated her in the car immediately - turned off her phone and drove her to his house where she never had any intention of going.

I don’t think we’ll ever make sense of what ML was thinking, her logic, rationale, plan. We don’t have access to her electronic communications, nor will we hear about them, because AA’s guilty plea will take him straight to sentencing. So unless she left clues, and her family feels to make them public one day, we’ll never know. I do feel she probably convinced herself she was in control of the situation, and the men she met. Imo, the SBSD lifestyle “sells” that myth to the degree ML herself promoted it to other young women. It’s horrific what happened to ML that night. I hope her family is surrounded by kindness & healing.

 

[Seattle1]

But why meet up at the park at all? His house was closer to the airport than Hatch Park. Why not just take a Lyft to his house from the airport? What did he tell her to convince her to meet somewhere other than his house? That's why I thought maybe she never had any intention of going to his house. They were supposed to meet at the park, do whatever there, and he'd drive her home or she'd take another Lyft home. Again, that's why I think he incapacitated her in the car immediately - turned off her phone and drove her to his house where she never had any intention of going.

There's no logic here. It's a fact that ML was involved in risky behavior and hope others are using a buddy system today after knowledge of what happened to ML. We will never know what ML's intentions were. MOO

 

[Niner]

Friday, October 23rd:
*Sentencing Hearing (re murder & aggr. kidnapping) (@ 3pm MT) - UT – MacKenzie “Kenzie” Lueck (23) (June 17, 2019, Salt Lake City, reported missing June 20, 2019, found June 26, 2019 charred female human tissue & bone, part of her scalp with hair, burned cell phone & personal belongings (clothing) burned & buried in his Salt Lake City backyard; body found July 3, 2019 in Logan Canyon (about 85 miles north of Salt Lake City).) - *Ayoola Adisa Ajayi aka “Joy” & “AJ” (31/now 32) arrested & charged (6/28/19) & formally charged (7/10/19) with criminal homicide 1st degree felony aggravated murder, 1st degree aggravated kidnapping, 2nd degree desecration of a body & 3rd degree obstruction of justice. No plea entered yet. Held without bond.
Court hearings from 8/13/19 thru 9/2/20 reference post #42 here:
GUILTY - UT - MacKenzie "Kenzie" Lueck, 23, Salt Lake City, 17 June 2019 *ARREST* #20
9/16/20 Update: Third District Judge Vernice Trease on Wednesday granted Ajayi’s request for an interpreter in “substantive” court proceedings like an upcoming preliminary hearing to determine whether prosecutors have enough evidence for a trial. Ajayi is a U.S. citizen originally from Nigeria. Ajayi needs translation into his native language, Yoruban, so he can confer with his attorneys on the spot & suggest questions for them to ask in court. Next hearing on 9/22/20 @ 3pm & then preliminary hearing on 10/28/20.
10/7/20 Update: Ajayi plead guilty to aggravated murder & desecration of a corpse in an agreement with prosecutors that removed the *possibility of the death penalty. Prosecutors dropped charges of aggravated kidnapping & obstructing justice. He is to be formally sentenced 10/23/20. He is expected to be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
*Charged (8/13/19) with 19 counts of possessing child (sexual exploitation of a minor). Plead not guilty.
Court hearings from 8/13/19 thru 4/27/20 reference post #38 here:
GUILTY - UT - MacKenzie "Kenzie" Lueck, 23, Salt Lake City, 17 June 2019 *ARREST* #20
7/13/20 Update: A preliminary hearing in that case is set for 10/1/20. 9/16/20 Update: Next hearing on 9/22/20 @ 3pm. Then preliminary hearing on 10/1/20 @ 9am. 10/1/20 Update: Judge enters a not guilty plea for Ajayi. Waives his preliminary hearing and bound over for trial. Next scheduling hearing on 10/14/20.
10/7/20 Update: As part of the plea agreement, prosecutors dismissed 19 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor related to child allegedly discovered on his devices during the investigation into Lueck's death.
*Charged (8/20/19) with 1st degree felony aggravated kidnapping & 3 counts of 2nd degree felony forcible sexual abuse. Plead not guilty.
Trial was set to begin on 12/2/20 (2-day trial) was cancelled as he has plead guilty to charges on 10/7/20.
Court info from 8/20/19 thru 6/29/20 reference post #38 here:
GUILTY - UT - MacKenzie "Kenzie" Lueck, 23, Salt Lake City, 17 June 2019 *ARREST* #20
7/13/20 Update: On Monday, Trease also scheduled a separate trial on Dec. 2-3. In that case, he is accused of sexually assaulted a woman during a dinner date at his home in March 2018 after the woman saw news coverage of Lueck’s death, recognized Ajayi and got in touch with police. Ajayi has pleaded not guilty.
10/7/20 Update Ajayi also plead guilty to sexually abusing a different woman he met on a dating app. He was originally charged with three counts of forcible sexual abuse and aggravated kidnapping, but those were dismissed in this deal. Sentencing on 10/23/20.

 

[girlhasnoname]

I believe this perp was well on his way to becoming a serial killer. I'm sorry the DP is off the table, but I find some comfort in knowing he will never be free again.

Perhaps once sentencing is finalized, the Lueck family can begin to try and move forward with their lives.

 

[Emi]

Cathy Russon @cathyrusson 8m
#AyoolaAjayi is in court for his sentencing hearing. Ajayi pleaded guilty to the aggravated murder of #MacKenzieLueck in June 2019. Lueck met Ajayi at a park in North Salt Lake, UT in the early morning hours. Lueck's burned body was found in Logan Canyon, approx 85 miles away.




Cathy Russon @cathyrusson 10m

Live streaming of the proceedings is prohibited by the judge.

 

[Emi]

[URL='https://twitter.com/bmullahy2news']Brian Mullahy [URL='https://twitter.com/bmullahy2news']@bmullahy2news [/URL][/URL]11m
Breaking: Loved ones speaking now in Ayoola Ajayi sentencing for murder of MacKenzie Lueck. Cousin calls him “monster".

Father of #MacKenzieLueck tells Ayoola Ajayi says “I have no compassion for you, as you had no compassion for my daughter.”

#MacKenzieLueck father says “I sleep better knowing your sorry a— will be looking over your shoulder.”

Brian Mullahy @bmullahy2news 9m
#MacKenzieLueck father says “I’m not so sure you have much to look forward to in the afterlife, if you believe in that.”

Father of #MacKenzieLueck says his daughter would have been amazing wife, mother and nurse.

Brian Mullahy @bmullahy2news 7m
Emotional mother of #MacKenzieLueck says she aches for the times “a mother looks forward to” but will not experience.

Prosecutor says Ayoola Ajayi “simply wanted to know what it felt like to kill” and tragically he targeted #MacKenzieLueck. “This was murder for murder’s sake.”

Erin Cox @erincoxnews 31m
HAPPENING NOW: waiting outside the courtroom where Ayoola Ajayi will be sentence today.
He plead guilty to the murder of MacKenzie Lueck earlier this month. @fox13 @MacLueck #MacKenzieLueck



Brian Mullahy @bmullahy2news 1m
Prosecutor says Ayoola Ajayi cast himself as a “gentleman” on dating app.

Brian Mullahy@bmullahy2news 2m
“There really is no justice” for #MacKenzieLueck says prosecutor. “This does not bring closure.”

Erin Cox @erincoxnews 33m
Replying to @erincoxnews
We are not allowed to record video of the court proceedings today, but can record audio. I'm told the Lueck family is here for the sentencing. @MacLueck @fox13

Cathy Russon @cathyrusson 41s
#AyoolaAjayi just spoke at his sentencing, "Mr. and Mrs. Lueck, I'm sorry for what I did...." #MacKenzieLueck


Brian Mullahy @bmullahy2news 4m
Prosecutor says sentence without parole will “ensure he dies in prison.” #MacKenzieLueck

Cathy Russon @cathyrusson 13s
#AyoolaAjayi is sentenced to life without parole for the murder of University of Utah student #MacKenzieLueck.




https://twitter.com/erincoxnews/status/1319704204135460864

 

[Emi]

Erin Cox @erincoxnews 32s
BREAKING: Ayoola Ajayi is sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty to the murder of Mackenzie Lueck. He has plead guilty to three of the most egregious crimes in the criminal code @fox13 @MacLueck
Erin Cox @erincoxnews 4m
For the FIRST TIME we hear from Ayoola Ajayi himself: "I'm sorry for what I did... I know this won't bring her back." @fox13 @MacLueck

Erin Cox @erincoxnews 27m
"Each minute that passed over the following 10 days felt like hours," says Chloe Stevens, cousin to Mackenzie Lueck. "It haunts me daily I wasn’t able to protect her." Lueck went missing after returning home from her grandmother's funeral.

Erin Cox @erincoxnews 12m
Replying to @erincoxnews
"Most homicides that we have dealt with have clearly identifiable motives but that doesn’t exist in this case," says prosecutor Marc Mathis. "This was murder for murders sake."@fox13 @MacLueck

Erin Cox @erincoxnews 10m
"This does not bring closure, it simply allows for a process where Ayoola Ajayi has taken accountability," said prosecutor Marc Mathis. "That may allow the Lueck’s to not move on, but to move forward."

 

[Emi]

Ginna Roe @GinnaRoeKUTV 3m
BREAKING: Ayoola Ajayi sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole for death of #MackenzieLueck READ HERE:

Man accused of killing Mackenzie Lueck to be sentenced Friday
The man accused of killing 23-year-old University of Utah student MacKenzie Lueck in 2019 will find out his fate Friday. Ayoola Ajayi's sentencing hearing is scheduled to begin at noon in Salt Lake...
kutv.com

Erin Cox [URL='https://twitter.com/erincoxnews']@erincoxnews [/URL]4m
Judge Vernice Trease says because of how egregious Ajayi's crimes are, the sentences will be served consecutively.

Erin Cox @erincoxnews 6m
Criminal homicide/Aggravated murder — Life in prison w/o parole Abuse/desecration of a human body — Indeterminate term in the Utah State prison, not more than 5 yrs
Forcible sex abuse — Indeterminate term in the Utah State prison, not less than 1 year + not more than 15 yrs

Erin Cox @erincoxnews 8m
BREAKING: Ayoola Ajayi is sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty to the murder of Mackenzie Lueck. He has plead guilty to three of the most egregious crimes in the criminal code @fox13 @MacLueck

 

[Peppery]

If I was her mother, hearing him say he's sorry for what he did, like he accidentally stepped on her shoe would've sent me over the edge. God bless the Lueck family, they are far braver than I could ever be.

 

[JudgeJoe]

If I was her mother, hearing him say he's sorry for what he did, like he accidentally stepped on her shoe would've sent me over the edge. God bless the Lueck family, they are far braver than I could ever be.

Couldn’t be said better. Can’t imagine the stress & rage leading up to this day. Sincere prayers...

 

[Seattle1]

Brian Mullahy @bmullahy2news 11m
Breaking: Loved ones speaking now in Ayoola Ajayi sentencing for murder of MacKenzie Lueck. Cousin calls him “monster".

Father of #MacKenzieLueck tells Ayoola Ajayi says “I have no compassion for you, as you had no compassion for my daughter.”

#MacKenzieLueck father says “I sleep better knowing your sorry a— will be looking over your shoulder.”

Brian Mullahy @bmullahy2news 9m
#MacKenzieLueck father says “I’m not so sure you have much to look forward to in the afterlife, if you believe in that.”

Father of #MacKenzieLueck says his daughter would have been amazing wife, mother and nurse.

Brian Mullahy @bmullahy2news 7m
Emotional mother of #MacKenzieLueck says she aches for the times “a mother looks forward to” but will not experience.

Prosecutor says Ayoola Ajayi “simply wanted to know what it felt like to kill” and tragically he targeted #MacKenzieLueck. “This was murder for murder’s sake.”

Erin Cox @erincoxnews 31m
HAPPENING NOW: waiting outside the courtroom where Ayoola Ajayi will be sentence today.
He plead guilty to the murder of MacKenzie Lueck earlier this month. @fox13 @MacLueck #MacKenzieLueck



Brian Mullahy @bmullahy2news 1m
Prosecutor says Ayoola Ajayi cast himself as a “gentleman” on dating app.

Brian Mullahy@bmullahy2news 2m
“There really is no justice” for #MacKenzieLueck says prosecutor. “This does not bring closure.”

Erin Cox @erincoxnews 33m
Replying to @erincoxnews
We are not allowed to record video of the court proceedings today, but can record audio. I'm told the Lueck family is here for the sentencing. @MacLueck @fox13

Cathy Russon @cathyrusson 41s
#AyoolaAjayi just spoke at his sentencing, "Mr. and Mrs. Lueck, I'm sorry for what I did...." #MacKenzieLueck


Brian Mullahy @bmullahy2news 4m
Prosecutor says sentence without parole will “ensure he dies in prison.” #MacKenzieLueck

Cathy Russon @cathyrusson 13s
#AyoolaAjayi is sentenced to life without parole for the murder of University of Utah student #MacKenzieLueck.

 

[Seattle1]

Itb, Mackenzie. #justiceforourgirl

 

[LadyL]

Ayoola Ajayi pleads guilty to killing Mackenzie Lueck and the murder was planned before they met

that picture of him at the link is sooooo creepy

 

[PommyMommy]

MONSTER! I will say it again; There is no Hell hot enough for Ayoola Ajayi. MOO

 

[swedeheart]

Family of Mackenzie Lueck confront the 'monster' who killed her as he is sentenced to life | Daily Mail Online

 

[oviedo]

He will die in prison- well deserved
IMO

 

[Emi]

Mackenzie Lueck: University of Utah student’s admitted killer will spend the rest of his life in prison

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 in a plea agreement that let him avoid the death penalty, as CrimeOnline previously reported.

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