Man allegedly admits to killing neighbors at Inland Empire nudist resort over a hot dog

KTLA ^ | 06/17/2025 | Cameron Kiszla

[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.

[Big Red Badger]

...just a Hot Dog..
.
What has Happened to Common Sense People?
Put yer clothes On
Zip Up
And leave the Chihuahua Alone!

[ANKE69]

>> "(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." <<

😅😅😅
Das ist mir völlig wurst.

[tumblindice]

Ihr Hovercraft ist voller Aale!

[Gene Eric]

let go of my hotdog!

[tumblindice]

Anyone putting ketchup on a hot dog should be shot.

[The Antiyuppie]

“Here for the hot dog jokes...”

Well, it depends upon where the hot dog was…

[9YearLurker]

Ha!

[dfwgator]

If he put ketchup on the hot dog, that’s justifiable homicide.

[OKC Patriot]

While in college I happened to date a cute girl that worked at Oscar’s Mayer in Quality Control. Yes I dated an official weenie inspector!!

[ANKE69]

😂🤣

Im Miederhöschen auf den Ro-Ro-Schiff leben die Aale und Würstchen nicht..... or something

[NonValueAdded]

I guess it all depends on where the hot fog was trying to be placed.

“Hey, that’s not what I meant by bun!!!”

[PghBaldy]

First thong I thought of was the “Patty Duke Show.”

[Big Red Badger]

A Twinkie Weiner Sandwich !
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Weird Als’ ‘UHF’
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I’M Overflowing with Whimsical Memories.
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Blazing Saddles or The Jerk is next.

[mykroar]

Is that a footlong?

And then some . . . .

[tumblindice]

Remember striped semaphore turn signal sticks on VWs? They were spring loaded and popped out if you pulled a lever inside.
Then you were supposed to reach outside, pull them in and re-cock them.
Germans didn’t bother, so GIs called them ‘mox nix (machts nichts: What does it matter) sticks’.

[Veto!]

..............”They’re right up there with the Uranus threads”

I’m just here for the laughs. Funniest thing I’ve read so far. Excuse the expression, LMAO.

[rdcbn1]

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

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It’s one of those unwavering laws of nature - the more some people want you to see them naked , the less they should be seen naked.

[9YearLurker]

I hope you passed.

[cherry]

Clothes on humans serve to protect us from sun damage,nicks and bruises,cold,etc..

people that parade around without clo5hes are just exhibitionist and perverts..mentally unstable..jmo

[faithhopecharity]

“Mustard, sir, or Vaseline?”