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The neighbor of a California couple who vanished final weekend at a nudist resort outdoors of Los Angeles has now been charged with killing them.
Metropolis of Redlands spokesperson Carl Baker informed reporters Friday that cadaver canine are on the lookout for the stays of Stephanie and Daniel Menard on the Olive Dell Ranch in Colton following the arrest of 62-year-old Michael Sparks.
“We’re assured that they’re deceased and that they’re nonetheless right here on the property,” Baker mentioned. “We imagine the our bodies are on the location of his house.”
Baker added that Sparks was discovered hiding beneath his house Thursday evening after not responding to police for a number of hours. Officers finally breached Sparks’ house and “resulting from intensive harm, the construction will must be made secure earlier than searchers can enter,” based on the Redlands Police Division.
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Michael Sparks, 62, has been charged with the homicide of Daniel Menard, 79, and Stephanie Menard, 73. (Redlands Police Division)
Investigators say the Menards had been reported lacking by a good friend on Sunday and had been final seen at their house Saturday on the resort.
“The Menards’ unlocked automobile was positioned down the street from their residence the identical day. Stephanie Menard’s purse was positioned within her residence alongside together with her and Daniel’s cell telephones,” the Redlands Police Division mentioned. “The Menards’ canine, a small white Shih Tzu named Cuddles, can be lacking.”
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The Menards final had been seen on Saturday, Aug. 24, police say. Daniel is 79 and Stephanie is 73, based on the Los Angeles Instances. (Redlands Police Division)
Tammie Wilkerson, recognized by KABC as a good friend of the couple, informed the station “”There is not any means that Stephanie or Dan may have walked away from that automobile.
“She has a cane. It was at house, her purse, their cellphones — issues they might by no means have left at house,” Wilkerson added.
Sparks has now been charged with homicide. The motive for the alleged killings is unclear.
On its web site, Olive Dell Ranch describes itself as “Southern California’s favourite nudist resort for households and {couples}.
The Redlands Police Division says the Menards’ canine, Cuddles, has not been discovered. (Redlands Police Division)
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Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox Information Digital.
California nudist resort neighbor charged with homicide after couple disappears
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