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Family of slain Utah college student confronts her killer

Family of slain Utah college student confronts her killer

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Family members of a Utah college student who was found strangled and burned last year following a search for her that captured the nation’s attention called the man who pleaded guilty to her murder a “monster” Friday as they confronted him before he was sentenced […]

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Tech worker pleads guilty in Utah college student’s death

Tech worker pleads guilty in Utah college student’s death

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A tech worker pleaded guilty in the death of a Utah college student Wednesday, more than a year after her disappearance sparked a large-scale search that ended with the discovery of her charred remains in his backyard. Ayoola A. Ajayi is expected to be sentenced […]

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Student death suspect pleads not guilty in child porn case

Student death suspect pleads not guilty in child porn case

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A tech worker accused of killing a Utah college student pleaded not guilty Thursday to 19 unrelated counts filed after investigators said they discovered child pornography on his computer. A judge entered the pleas to sexual exploitation of a minor charges on behalf of Ayoola […]

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Suspect in student death will stand trial in assault case

Suspect in student death will stand trial in assault case

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-A man accused of killing a Utah college student has been ordered to stand trial on charges he sexually assaulted another woman he met on a dating site more than a year before the slaying. The 31-year-old man pleaded not guilty Friday to felony kidnapping and three […]

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Suspect in Utah student’s death charged in 2018 assault

Suspect in Utah student’s death charged in 2018 assault

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man who authorities say killed a Utah college student this summer was charged Tuesday with sexual abuse and kidnapping of another woman in 2018. Ayoola Ajayi, 31, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman he met on a dating app in March 2018 at […]

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Suspect in Utah student’s death charged with child porn

Suspect in Utah student’s death charged with child porn

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man accused of killing a Utah college student has been charged with 19 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor after investigators discovered child pornography on his computer. Utah prosecutors filed charges Tuesday accusing Ayoola Ajayi of having pornographic images on his computer of […]

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Police have searched dating sites in case of slain student

Police have searched dating sites in case of slain student

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities investigating the death of Utah college student Mackenzie Lueck have searched dating sites for both her and the man charged in her death. Court documents outlining evidence gathered against 31-year-old tech worker Ayoola Ajayi include a search of the site Seeking Arrangement, which bills […]

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Man charged in Utah college student’s death appears in court

Man charged in Utah college student’s death appears in court

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A tech worker charged in the death of a Utah college student has made his first court appearance. Ayoola A. Ajayi appeared by video from jail alongside a court-appointed attorney during a quick hearing Monday to set a future court date. He did not speak […]

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Tech worker charged with murder in death of college student

Tech worker charged with murder in death of college student

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A tech worker was charged Wednesday with murder and kidnapping in the death of a Utah college student whose body was found in a wooded area with her arms bound behind her. Prosecutors said Ayoola A. Ajayi, 31, was the last person Mackenzie Lueck communicated […]

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Utah police say body of slain college student recovered

Utah police say body of slain college student recovered

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The body of a slain college student has been recovered in a Utah canyon about 85 miles away from a backyard in Salt Lake City where other remains were found last week, police said Friday. The disclosure came in the case involving 23-year-old Mackenzie Lueck. […]

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