Officers said Ms. Michalski was killed during a “close encounter” with the suspect but did not provide further details.

They found that the couple met at a nightclub, danced together and then went to the apartment the man had rented.

He was arrested and detained there Thursday evening.

After being questioned, the suspect showed detectives where he had placed Ms. Michalski’s body. police statement, external in question.

The report also stated that the man placed the nurse’s body in the wardrobe while cleaning his apartment in an attempt to “eliminate traces” of the alleged murder before going into the woods.

Ms. Michalski was reported missing by her friends after she did not return to where they were staying.

Police said they uncovered evidence during their investigation that “raises suspicion of murder.”

After Ms. Michalski’s disappearance, the man asked questions such as “what does a body smell like after decomposing?”, “how do the police handle missing persons cases?” and ran a series of online searches for things like “removing the smell of rotting meat.”

He also allegedly investigated whether pigs ate dead bodies and the appearance of wild boars along Lake Balaton, a body of water near Szigliget.

In the footage published by the Hungarian police, a handcuffed man is seen guiding the police through the forest. Sniffer dogs and forensic investigators are available.

A Facebook group called Find Mackenzie Michalski says the 31-year-old actress often uses the pseudonym Kenzie.

On Saturday, his friends held a candlelight vigil near the US embassy in Budapest.

Additional reporting by Jack Burgess