The Irish killer, the Budapest murder, the spy camera and the 1,000-woman tally

The Irish killer, the Budapest murder, the spy camera and the 1,000-woman tally

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In early November 2024, Dublin man Lorcan Tadgh Murphy was in a bar in downtown Budapest, scanning the room. He was alone, supposedly in the city on business, but something of a more personal nature else caught his eye. Among the patrons in the bar that evening was a 31-year-old American nurse by the name of Mackenzie Michalski. She was enjoying her last night out as her trip around Europe came to an end. Across the room, Michalski and Murphy made eye contact and a flirtation began. The pair...