The book that predicted its own crime

The book that predicted its own crime: The Murder of Mackenzie LueckMackenzie Lueck returned to Salt Lake City on June 17, 2019, after attending her grandmother's funeral. At 3:00 AM, she was dropped off at Hatch Park by a Lyft. Her phone died at 2:58 AM. She never contacted her family again. The impossible: the man waiting for her in the park had published a book years earlier that described exactly the same crime for which he would be convicted.In this episode, we explore how digital evidence placed both of them in the same location simultaneously, how a contractor revealed a secret compartment commissioned months earlier, and how a well in the backyard with security cameras deliberately turned off unearthed charred remains. But the central question remains: was Mackenzie a deliberately chosen victim or randomly found on a predatory platform?Victim: Mackenzie Lueck Date: June 17, 2019 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Status: Sentenced to life in prison without parole - The security cameras were deliberately turned off before the perpetrator left his house. - A self-published book years earlier contained two characters who were murdered and burned with the exact same modus operandi. - The perpetrator bought a red gas can at 9:00 AM, hours after the crime, recorded on gas station camera. - A contractor was hired to build a compartment with a secret door, soundproofing, and concrete hooks, a job he declined in April 2019. Mackenzie Lueck, Salt Lake City 2019, premeditated murder, forensic investigation, digital predator, kidnapping, serial killer, unanswered mystery, criminal minds, justice, true crime Spanish If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: [email protected] listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 14-day free trial at obomedia.comOBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons  a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie