Officials: Owner of home where bodies found possibly spotted

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Canyon County Sheriff's office shows suspect Gerald "Mike" Bullinger, formerly of Ogden, Utah, who is considered a person of interest in the murder of three women discovered in June 2017, at a rural farmhouse in Caldwell, Idaho. Deputies with the Bonneville County Sheriff's Office said Friday, July 21, 2017, that Bullinger may have been seen near near eastern Idaho's Swan Valley. They've searched the area but so far have not located him. (Canyon County Sheriff via AP, File)

SWAN VALLEY, Idaho (AP) — Law enforcement officials say a man wanted in connection with the deaths of three women in southwestern Idaho may have been seen in the backcountry near eastern Idaho’s Swan Valley.

Deputies with the Bonneville County Sheriff’s office have searched the area but so far have not located 60-year-old Gerald “Mike” Bullinger.

The badly decomposed bodies of Bullinger’s wife — 56-year-old Cheryl Baker of Ogden, Utah — a teenager and another adult woman were found last month hidden outside a rural farmhouse in Caldwell, Idaho. The property belonged to Baker and Bullinger. Each victim died from a gunshot.

A Ford Focus that authorities said was connected to Bullinger was found at a remote campsite in northwestern Wyoming last week.

Investigators say they have not yet confirmed that the man seen near Swan Valley on Thursday was indeed Bullinger. Deputies say Bullinger is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached.

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