Lorcan Tadgh Murphy
IrelandcriminalMale1.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Lorcan Tadgh Murphy, a 31-year-old from Killiney, Co Dublin, gained notoriety for the brutal murder of Mackenzie Michalski, an American nurse, during a violent encounter in Budapest. He was sentenced to 14 years in prison for his actions, which he attempted to justify using the controversial 'rough sex' defense, claiming that Michalski had consented to the violence.
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Lorcan Tadgh Murphy was jailed for murdering US nurse Mackenzie Michalski in Hungary.
Lorcan Murphy’s use of ‘spy pen’ to record women in Dublin part of ‘path to future crime’ – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·Ireland· 2026-07-27
Ireland· 2026-07-27
Lorcan Tadgh Murphy was sentenced to 14 years in a Hungarian jail for the brutal killing of Mackenzie Michalski.
What caused the Lorcan Murphy I knew to become a killer? – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·Ireland· 2026-07-18
Ireland· 2026-07-18
Lorcan Tadgh Murphy was jailed for 14 years for the murder of Mackenzie Michalski, whom he strangled and filmed.
The ‘rough sex’ defence didn’t work for Lorcan Murphy. He wasn’t the first to try it – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·Ireland· 2026-07-15
Ireland· 2026-07-15
