Found Deceased UT - REMAINS FOUND - MacKenzie "Kenzie" Lueck, 23, Salt Lake City, 17 June 2019 #13 *ARREST*

[Zella]

Okay, thanks, Zella (that's what I was assuming).

However, how would this lawyer in New York know what the Utah police are doing and who they have talked to?

All she's doing, really, is making sure that the police dot their i's and go talk (more) to those men. And probably pursue warrants on their digital media and phones. That is, if the Utah police in any way think this lawyer will influence the case.

I really don't think she knows anything specific to the case beyond what we know from mainstream media. I'm sure if ML did have SDs, they were some of the first people interviewed by police.

I suspect she's just spouting off. MOO

 

[akazia1978]

I really don't think she knows anything specific to the case beyond what we know from mainstream media. I'm sure if ML did have SDs, they were some of the first people interviewed by police.

I suspect she's just spouting off. MOO

I think she is going to find a way to victim blame. From what I have seen, it's a bit more than a SD/SB relationship. She met a monster...coupled with a few bad mistakes on her part, maybe in the least it will serve to give other girls a warning and not be all lost. I think the lawyer is going to throw ML under the bus so to speak MOO.

 

[StarryStarryNight]

Agreed! I have no doubt she is good at what she does in the state where she passed the bar.

Obviously not going to do her much good with another state across the country in a practice area she does not specialize in, but I get a real "doing a favor for a family friend vibe" from this. If I were her, I'd probably have opted out of a public statement on their behalf, but I'm sure it would be an awkward position for her to be in as the default family friend with a law background/career,

If AA’s family called her because they knew her somehow she was right to listen. But then she should have referred them to a lawyer in Utah. She can do virtually nothing for them from NY except be their PR representative. And if she does that she needs to dial way back the rhetoric. In my opinion.

 

[Roadette]

This Nigerian lady Lawyer needs to do an interview with the Daily Mail.....moo

That would be a match made in train wreck heaven. Then the attorney could link it on her blog and go on another rant about why AA is only accused because he’s an African American in SLC. Evidence be damned.

 

[MassGuy]

I think she is going to find a way to victim blame. From what I have seen, it's a bit more than a SD/SB relationship. She met a monster...coupled with a few bad mistakes on her part, maybe in the least it will serve to give other girls a warning and not be all lost. I think the lawyer is going to throw ML under the bus so to speak MOO.

Best of luck to her.

The tired “her skirt was too short” victim attack, ain’t gonna fly here.

What matters is that she ended up in the grip of this monster, and there isn’t a plausible way to point the finger in any other direction.

He was the last person she texted.

He denied knowing her, and had pictures of her on his phone.

Their phones were in that same park, at around the same time.

Her charred remains were found in his backyard, and neighbors spotted him tending to fires.

Add that with all the evidence we aren’t even aware of, and I’m convinced this case is as close to a slam dunk as it gets.

Victim blaming will only enflame the jury.

He’s done.

 

[Ragnarok]

I find it extremely telling that a lawyer would say that they are going to try to get it moved out of state. That must mean that the lawyer already thinks or knows that Federal prosecution is going to move forward, because murder charges are State charges. Unless the feds take over the case.

Moo

Who gets the first bite of the apple if there are both Federal and State offenses?

 

[Zella]

If AA’s family called her because they knew her somehow she was right to listen. But then she should have referred them to a lawyer in Utah. She can do virtually nothing for them from NY except be their PR representative. And if she does that she needs to dial way back the rhetoric. In my opinion.

Yeah, I'm in a much less high-stakes career field--editing--and as a general rule I won't take on projects for people I am friends or family with, simply because I think there needs to be some professional distance/boundaries to be effective.

I can't even imagine taking something as serious as a murder trail on as a favor--especially one that seems so open and shut--even if I lived in the state and was a criminal law specialist.

 

[MassGuy]

Who gets the first bite of the apple if there are both Federal and State offenses?

I think It’s gotta be the state here.

They investigated this, and they filed the charges.

They’ve got him dead to rights, and I don’t think the Feds are going to touch it.

No reason to.

 

[trujac]

The bizarre and confrontational situation of lawyer (possibly close family friend) Ms. Fashakin leaping to AA's defense gives me pause...I am wondering now how much help she has given him since 2009--re: the thefts and rapes he committed but managed to wriggle away from...

 

[10ofRods]

I believe the homicide charge will take precedence over any other crimes (trafficking sex, removing someone across state lines - which there's no evidence he did, for either). He didn't do this on federal land.

I don't see how it can become federal in any way (except perhaps in a civil trial). Criminal trials will take precedence over civil ones (cf. O.J. Simpson case as the most famous example, I'd suppose - although there was nothing federal about O.J.)

Federal court is clogged with drug trafficking, financial fraud, money laundering, various criminal conspiracies, organized crime, etc. If AA is part of organized crime, he'll still stand his homicide case first.

MOO.

 

[MassGuy]

The bizarre and confrontational situation of lawyer (possibly close family friend) Ms. Fashakin leaping to AA's defense gives me pause...I am wondering now how much help she has given him since 2009--re: the thefts and rapes he committed but managed to wriggle away from...

The rape was dropped because the victim didn’t want to move forward with it.

It’s possible that she could have given him advice, but I don’t think she was in a position to pull any strings or anything.

These investigations never reached that point.

 

[Zella]

Bear with me if this is a dumb question, but would AA have been notified of the rape report/been aware of it? What I read said he was never interviewed.

Edited to add: Obviously, he'd know what he had done, but I'm wondering if he ever knew the woman went to the police.

 

[diggndeeperstill]

SLC Police Dept.‏Verified account @slcpd
SLCPD stood up a dedicated tip line specifically for #MissingPerson Mackenzie Lueck, case 19-111129. Please call 801-799-4420 with any information. #MackenzieLueck

10:26 AM - 24 Jun 2019 pst

FYI: The tip line specifically for ML's case still appears on the SLC PD twitter feed.

I can promise it isn’t working. I can’t really attach a screenshot of my email. Maybe someone needs to tweet them to post that its been taken down.

 

[Anance]

I think It’s gotta be the state here.

They investigated this, and they filed the charges.

They’ve got him dead to rights, and I don’t think the Feds are going to touch it.

No reason to.

Feds are looking for accomplices in relation to AA other activities.

 

[RANCH]

Bear with me if this is a dumb question, but would AA have been notified of the rape report/been aware of it? What I read said he was never interviewed.

Edited to add: Obviously, he'd know what he had done, but I'm wondering if he ever knew the woman went to the police.

I would hope that the police didn't tell him about the report especially if they didn't even interview him.

Who else would tell him? Friends of the victim that may have known what happened? That would be even worse. JMO

 

[Zella]

I would hope that the police didn't tell him about the report especially if they didn't even interview him.

Who else would tell him? Friends of the victim that may have known what happened? That would be even worse. JMO

That's what I was thinking since she specifically said she wanted to make a report for future reference but not press charges. I strongly suspect he may never have known that there was any official documentation of the rape allegation.

 

[wary]

Sursly? Anybody? Am I the only one bothered? Did I miss a response about it?

The mods changed the thread name, (on the home page,) to something less provocative.

 

[MsBetsy]

That's what I was thinking since she specifically said she wanted to make a report for future reference but not press charges. I strongly suspect he may never have known that there was any official documentation of the rape allegation.

I would think he definitely would have been at least notified and probably questioned since she filed a police report against him. They are usually required to investigate any police report.

The way I understood it is that she did not pursue the charges so they never arrested him. They would need evidence, which would probably be her testimony, which she apparently was not willing to do. Imo

 

[Charlot123]

She might as well have said “another galaxy.”

That’s no more ridiculous than what she’s hoping for.

Unless they find out that he did the same to another victim in TX?

Then, I’d say, move the trial to TX! Utah May take DP off the table, not TX.

 

[justaparent]

What other men could Ms. F be referencing? How would she know whether questioning was going on or not, or how many arrests may be in the future? While she's using a well known (and tricky) criminal defense tactic, it's clear from how soon she pulled it out that she's not, at all, an experienced criminal lawyer (or even a regular on an internet crime forum).

Unless and until federal charges are filed, AA stays in Utah and Ms. F must either have spoken in haste or in ignorance. There are no immediate reasons why this would be a federal case. There may be separate immigration proceedings against him, and if he's incarcerated in Utah, those would probably be out of a non-NYC field office.

That “feels” like an attempt to smear the victim. Referencing (other, many) men indicates they may want (eventually) to put ML in the category of escort, or perhaps deeper into that trade, where the pool of suspects could be larger (creating doubt and diverting talk from AA).

I’m going by what I’ve read here tonight because I have not heard the interview (and not sure I can stomach it right now). Just responding to a previous post, and my opinion only as to why a statement like that might be made.

Edits — I wasn’t clear (and maybe I’m still not clear!)