An Irishman was arrested for the alleged murder of an American tourist in Hungary

Authorities have arrested a 37-year-old Irish man in connection with the murder of an American nurse in Hungary.

Police have launched a missing person’s investigation into the disappearance of Mackenzie Michalski, 31, on November 5 after she was last seen at a nightclub in central Budapest.

Officers moved to arrest the man at his apartment after reviewing security footage from local nightclubs.

The man was detained on November 7 and questioned by the police.

In a translated press release, the police confirmed that the man confessed to the alleged murder, but said it was an accident.

Investigators believe Michalski and the suspect met at a nightclub and danced before going to the man’s rented apartment.

The man allegedly tried to cover up Michalski’s death by renting a car, placing her body in a coffin and hiding it in a wooded area on the outskirts of Szigliget, according to police.

He also “tried to remove the traces of the murder; he cleaned his apartment and hid her body in the closet while he went to get the suitcase.”

Video released by police shows the suspect leading authorities to the location of the body.

Police said the suspect searched the Internet before he was arrested about how to dispose of bodies, police procedures in missing persons cases, whether pigs really eat dead bodies and the presence of wild pigs in the Lake Balaton area.

They said he also searched the Internet inquiring about the jurisdiction of the Budapest police.

Crime scene photos released by police show a rolling suitcase, several items of clothing including a pair of fleece-lined boots and a small purse next to a credit card with Michalski’s name on it.

Michalski family members told The Associated Press that she had only recently arrived in the country on vacation.

After Michalski’s disappearance, loved ones started a Facebook group to gather tips on her whereabouts.

Her parents traveled to Hungary to help with the search, but found out on the way that she had been killed.

At a candlelight vigil in Budapest on Saturday night, the victim’s father, Bill Michalski, told The Associated Press he was “still overcome with emotion” over his daughter’s death.