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Mackenzie Michalski: A Hidden Darkness

In November 2024, Hungarian detectives searching for a missing American nurse traced her through CCTV from Budapest’s nightlife district. In the footage they saw Mackenzie Michalski, leaving a club and waling the city streets with a man. The pair entered an apartment building. After that, there was no further trace.

Detectives set about locating the unidentified man - the last person seen with Mackenzie. When they did, they found an Irishman from a wealthy south Dublin family.

Mackenzie had been spending one final night in a city she knew well and loved. The next morning, she missed her flight home. Her passport and belongings were still at her Airbnb, and her friends could not reach her.

Camera by camera, investigators pieced together her last known movements. But they could find no footage of her leaving the man's apartment.
In this episode, we follow the search for Mackenzie Michalski, examining how investigators pieced together the evidence from her last night in Budapest and uncovered a crime far darker than anything they first expected.

Presented by John Sweetman
Created by Darren Cleary
Written by Sam Hobson
Script Edited by Eoin Brennan
Produced by Sam Hobson
Senior Producer Siobhan Walsh
Executive Produced by Eoin Brennan
Sound Design and Editing by Neil Kavanagh
Audio Editing Support by Ed Smith
Legal, Marketing and Social Media Support by the Team at GoLoud
Artwork and Graphics by Eric Rowntree