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Man allegedly admits to killing neighbors at Inland Empire nudist resort over a hot dog
KTLA ^ | 06/17/2025 | Cameron Kiszla

Posted on 06/17/2025 12:01:10 PM PDT by BenLurkin

The man who allegedly killed his neighbors at an Inland Empire nudist resort last August reportedly did so over a hot dog.

Michael Sparks, 62, allegedly killed Daniel Menard, 79, and Stephanie Menard, 73, in August 2024, and human remains were found under Sparks’ home at the Olive Dell Ranch Nudist Resort, according to investigators.

Sparks and the Menards did not get along, but as detailed in a court hearing Monday, the final straw was a hot dog, the Press-Enterprise reports.

A fellow inmate at the West Valley Detention Center reported to authorities that Sparks admitted to the killings and disclosed that he brutally beat the couple with a rake, a hoe and a hammer, Redlands police Detective Thomas Williams testified.

“[The other inmate] said Mr. Sparks told him the incident started over a hot dog that Daniel Menard had purchased for him,” Williams said. “He said Mr. Sparks felt that the hot dog was a jab at him, making him feel like he was worth only a dollar hot dog, and that’s what set him off that day.

He also admitted to drowning the Menard’s dog, Cuddles, in a sink, Williams testified.

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TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: california; crime; danielmenard; michaelsparks; nudist; sensuoushotdog
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To: BenLurkin

Sometimes a hot dog is just a hot dog.


21 posted on 06/17/2025 12:09:12 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: BenLurkin

Nothing worse than a hot dog with a big vein.


22 posted on 06/17/2025 12:09:24 PM PDT by IC Ken (If the government can just print Money why do I have to pay taxes?)
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To: BenLurkin
The victims.


23 posted on 06/17/2025 12:09:37 PM PDT by OldHarbor
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To: PGR88

But not Beanie Wienies.


24 posted on 06/17/2025 12:09:49 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

My mind went right for the Vienna Sausage comment.

Boy - talk about a weenie roast.


25 posted on 06/17/2025 12:11:03 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant - Never Fearful)
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To: BenLurkin

This makes me think of an episode of What’s my line. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE7A4UFY0II


26 posted on 06/17/2025 12:11:06 PM PDT by EvilCapitalist (Pets are no substitute for children)
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To: BenLurkin
"Michael Sparks, 62, allegedly killed Daniel Menard, 79, and Stephanie Menard, 73..."

Not exactly the most attractive people to see at a nudist resort.

27 posted on 06/17/2025 12:11:23 PM PDT by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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To: BenLurkin
Man admits to killing neighbors at Inland Empire nudist resort over a hot dog...

He'll still vote Democrat from prison, even if he is executed.

28 posted on 06/17/2025 12:13:08 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (President Trump Decisively Won Popular & E.C., Celebrate Recivilization!)
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To: BenLurkin

The number one subject of arguments resulting in death, in nudist colonies.


29 posted on 06/17/2025 12:13:41 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: fidelis

I would venture that 80% or more of people at a nudist resort you don’t want to see naked.


30 posted on 06/17/2025 12:20:19 PM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: BenLurkin

Wow. I suspect the perp may have read far too much into the gift of a hot dog


31 posted on 06/17/2025 12:20:43 PM PDT by j.havenfarm (24 years on Free Republic, 12/10/24! More than 10,500 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: BuchananBrigadeTrumpFan

LOL!


32 posted on 06/17/2025 12:22:26 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Correction! America is a nation of LEGAL IMMIGRANTS! All of mine came here legally. No free stuff.)
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To: BuchananBrigadeTrumpFan

apparently no good hot dog goes unpunished ...


33 posted on 06/17/2025 12:23:57 PM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: BenLurkin

(con brio)
Mein bratwurst has a first name, it’s
F.R.I.T.Z.
Mein bratwurst has a second name, it’s
S.C.H.N.A.C.K.E.N.P.F.E.F.F.E.R.H.A.U.S.E.N.
Dankeshoen


34 posted on 06/17/2025 12:27:25 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: BenLurkin

THAT.WAS.NO.HOT.DOG!!


35 posted on 06/17/2025 12:33:09 PM PDT by spacejunkie2001
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To: BenLurkin

Was it over the size of his hotdog?


36 posted on 06/17/2025 12:35:01 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: BuchananBrigadeTrumpFan

Who orders a naked dog?


37 posted on 06/17/2025 12:36:22 PM PDT by dblshot
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To: BenLurkin

In Colton, California in between San Bernardino and Riverside.

The park also claims to have long term RV residents - folks living out of their RVs. I am sure that is cheaper than either a house or a mobile home park (which usually don’t allow long term RV hook ups).


38 posted on 06/17/2025 12:37:11 PM PDT by Wuli (uire)
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To: BuchananBrigadeTrumpFan

It was all fun and games at the nudist colony, until someone bought a hot dog...


39 posted on 06/17/2025 12:37:33 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: BenLurkin

A little extra mustard may have helped... Then again... Crazy is as crazy does.


40 posted on 06/17/2025 12:41:48 PM PDT by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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