Strangled For Minutes—Then a Cold Cover-Up

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An Irish man’s secret life of filming women and violent “rough sex” ended with the strangling of an American nurse in Budapest, and a court says it was murder, not some harmless game.

Story Snapshot

Irish law graduate Lorcan Murphy was convicted in Hungary of murdering American nurse Mackenzie Michalski during a night out in Budapest.
The court found he strangled her continuously for two to three minutes, then hid her body and cleaned his apartment.
Investigators uncovered disturbing videos of Michalski’s bound, lifeless body and secret recordings of other women, exposing a pattern of sexual “perversion.”
The case highlights growing concern about violent sex culture, the erosion of basic respect for women, and the need for strong law-and-order justice.

Hungarian Court Rules Death Was Murder, Not “Rough Sex Gone Wrong”

Hungarian judges heard clear evidence that 37-year-old Dublin native Lorcan Murphy strangled 31-year-old American nurse Mackenzie Michalski for at least two to three minutes in his rented Budapest apartment. Medical experts told the court that the injuries on her neck and body did not match any claim of an accident during consensual sex. Prosecutors said the two met in a busy nightlife district, went back to his place, and there he beat and strangled her while they were having what he called “intimate relations.”

Murphy tried to defend himself by saying the death happened during consensual bondage and discipline, sadism, and masochism (BDSM) activity, but the Budapest Metropolitan Court flatly rejected that story. The court ruled that the long, continuous strangling and the state of her injuries showed intent to kill, not a tragic accident in the bedroom. A Hungarian judge then sentenced him to 14 years in a high-security prison, with no chance of parole, and ordered him expelled from Hungary for 20 years after his sentence.

A Secret Life of Recording Women and Keeping Sick Videos

Once police started digging into Murphy’s past, they found a disturbing pattern that should worry any parent with a daughter traveling abroad. Investigators discovered videos on his phone showing Michalski naked, tied up, and lifeless, her body bound and motionless after the strangling. Officers also seized a hidden camera disguised as a pen, which held recordings of Murphy approaching other women around Budapest, apparently without their knowledge. These findings backed up what witnesses and reporters later called a life of “perversion” focused on control, humiliation, and secret filming.

Evidence given in court showed that after Michalski died, Murphy did not call for help or alert anyone. Instead, he cleaned the apartment, tried to cover up what happened, and dumped her body in nearby woods. Reports say he may have stayed in bed with her dead body for hours, and he admitted kissing her after she was already gone. That cold behavior after the killing was key for prosecutors, who argued it proved he knew exactly what he had done and was trying to get away with it.

Violent Sex Culture, Rare BDSM Deaths, and Law-and-Order Concerns

This case comes at a time when many Americans are alarmed by how often “rough sex” is used as an excuse when women end up dead. Forensic studies show that deaths linked to consensual bondage and discipline, sadism, and masochism are rare, but when they do happen, strangling from erotic asphyxiation is the main cause. Researchers reviewing cases from 1986 to 2020 found that strangulation accounted for most fatal BDSM incidents, and experts warn that cutting off air is simply not safe “play.”

Lorcan Murphy from Dublin 4 found guilty of the murder of Mackenzie Michalski in Budapest. pic.twitter.com/UnBAOWB7gb

— Johnny Bowe (@JohnnyBowe1) July 12, 2026

For conservative readers, the Budapest ruling is a reminder that strong courts and tough sentences still matter when culture pushes dangerous sexual trends. Murphy’s attempt to hide behind a consent claim mirrors other cases worldwide where killers say, “she asked for it” after brutal violence. In Hungary, the judge refused that excuse and focused on the facts: long strangling, brutal injuries, secret recordings, and a cold cover-up. That kind of clear standard helps protect women, defend basic human dignity, and push back against a culture that treats extreme sex as entertainment.