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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That's the wurst joke so far.
Warning some folks are always on the edge of going full crazy in a blink of an eye.
Unfortunately I don’t remember the VW ‘mox nix’ sticks, but I do know what you’re talking about. 😁
Were you stationed in Germany?
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