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Zorro

(18,876 posts)
Wed May 6, 2026, 10:13 PM May 6

OnlyFans creator pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Escondido fetish death

A woman charged with causing the death of an Escondido man during an encounter that she recorded for her OnlyFans site pleaded guilty Wednesday to involuntary manslaughter.

Michaela Rylaarsdam, 32, who initially faced a murder charge in the case, is slated to be sentenced next month to four years in state prison in connection with the 2023 death of 55-year-old Michael Dale.

Prosecutors allege videos recorded of the incident showed Dale with his wrists bound, a plastic bag over his head and duct tape over his mouth for several minutes.

Rylaarsdam ultimately called 911 for help. Dale died at a hospital the following day.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/05/06/onlyfans-creator-pleads-guilty-to-involuntary-manslaughter-in-escondido-fetish-death/?share=oesa6s6nsartudpesnol

Sounds like a CSI episode.

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OnlyFans creator pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Escondido fetish death (Original Post) Zorro May 6 OP
Thats terrible SSJVegeta May 6 #1
At a conference last weekend, hoosierspud May 6 #2

SSJVegeta

(3,124 posts)
1. Thats terrible
Wed May 6, 2026, 10:15 PM
May 6

But also.... Christ thats... cant people do sex without trying to almost kill themselves?

hoosierspud

(248 posts)
2. At a conference last weekend,
Wed May 6, 2026, 11:23 PM
May 6

A medical examiner showed a case of a man in his 60's who hadn't shown up to teach Sunday school, so church members called the police to do a welfare check. The police found a body on a bed in women's clothing with a long blonde wig and tied up in a complex set of ropes. Yeah, it was the guy. Next to him was a knife and scissors, but he died of a heart attack and couldn't use them. Seems like he had done this before.

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