He Had a Wife, a Fiancée, and Then Three Women Were Dead

Michael Bullinger was living two completely separate lives. In Utah, he had a wife of seven years. In Idaho, he had a secret fiancée and her fourteen year old daughter. Neither woman knew about the other. Both believed they were building a future with him. In June 2017, Cheryl Baker, Nadja Medley, and Nadja’s daughter Payton were found shot and hidden beneath a tarp inside a shed on an Idaho property. Investigators believe the deception may have collapsed when Bullinger’s wife unexpectedly arrived at the farmhouse where he had been secretly living. After the killings, authorities say Bullinger calmly went about his morning routine before beginning what appeared to be a carefully planned disappearance. Days later, his wife’s car was found abandoned deep in Bridger Teton National Forest. Inside were survival supplies, weapons, cash, and personal items. Bullinger was gone. Did he take his own life in the wilderness, or did a man experienced in reinvention manage to disappear once again? Nearly a decade later, Michael Bullinger has never been found. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices