Michael Anthony Baulch was a 15-year-old from Houston who was murdered on July 19, 1973, during the series of killings now known as the Houston mass murders. His body was recovered from a Houston boat shed; he had been shot twice in the head. His older brother, Billy Gene Baulch Jr., 17, also became a victim and was found buried near High Island after being strangled.

The murders were carried out by Dean Corll with the involvement of accomplices Elmer Wayne Henley and David Brooks. The crimes were exposed when Henley shot Corll during a confrontation at Corll’s Pasadena home and then alerted police, leading to the discovery of the bodies. Henley and Brooks were later charged for their roles; Henley received six 99-year terms for six of the killings and Brooks received a 99-year sentence for one murder conviction.

Victim identification and forensic work have continued in the years since to help provide families with answers.