Michaela Rylaarsdam, a mother of three and OnlyFans model, is now facing a murder charge following the death of 56-year-old Michael Dale during what was meant to be a high-paying BDSM encounter.
In April 2023, police responding to a 911 call found Rylaarsdam, 29, performing CPR on an unresponsive male later identified as Michael Dale, according to court documents obtained by the The San Diego Union-Tribune.
The victim was taken to a local hospital where he was declared brain dead, and a few days later he was taken off life support.
According to police, Dale requested to be “mummified” using Saran Wrap. Rylaarsdam allegedly wrapped him tightly, taped his mouth, and glued women’s boots onto his feet as part of the session. At some point, he was left with a plastic bag over his head, secured with layers of duct tape, along with saran wrap around his neck.
By the time Rylaarsdam called 911, four hours had passed, and Dale was already in distress. Despite her attempts at CPR until paramedics arrived, Dale was pronounced brain-dead the following day and subsequently taken off life support. The medical examiner later determined the cause of death to be homicide due to asphyxia.
He reportedly paid Rylaarsdam $11,000 to engage in what appears to be bondage, discipline, dominance, submission, sadism, and masochism — more commonly referred to as BDSM.
She recorded the interactions to use as content for her OnlyFans site, police allege in a court document. Video showed Michael in the secured bag for at least eight minutes, investigators said.