Silver Alert CA - Stephanie Menard, 73, Daniel Menard, 79, & Cuddles, white Shih Tzu, Olive Dell Ranch nudist resort, unlocked car found, Redlands, 24 Aug 2024

[CHEL]

 

[kimmo]

Wow. Suspect was under the home

 

[Inthedetails]

Residents in the area are now able to return home.

 

[nhmemorymaker]

Why did they destroy the place then.....

question of the day..

 

[Inthedetails]

LE has information that leads them to believe the couple is deceased.

 

[nhmemorymaker]

shucks... why did they stop streaming the pc.

 

[Leilei]

They haven't found the dog yet, either :'(

 

[Ruby_PA]

Cuddles is not a shih tzu

I thought the same thing when I saw the first picture, he looks like a chihuahua. But then I saw another picture where his hair is longer and I think he might be a chihuahua - shih tzu mix.
I have a Pug - Bichon Frise mix and she looks 99% like a Pug when her hair is short. But when it grows long she looks like a terrier.
RIP Stephanie, Dan & Cuddles. I'm actually hoping that Cuddles may still be alive somewhere...

 

[charminglane]

I wonder if the new management wanted to live in the Menard's house because it was clean and nice so tried to evict in different ways?
Upgrade or expansion on their minds.

 

[kimmo]

It seems that many in the community had issues with the new management. Was this who the Menards were being harassed by?

 

[Inthedetails]

I'm wondering if the perp posted photo or video that makes LE so confident the couple was murdered?

jmo

 

[CHEL]

I think the perp probably told someone he killed them which led to the tip to the police.

 

[truthfinder2019]

BREAKING: Redlands police believe the couple who disappeared about a week ago from Colton are dead and their bodies are still somewhere inside the suspect’s home.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/suspect-arrested-in-search-for-missing-elderly-couple-from-colton/

Omg…..

 

[truthfinder2019]

Where did they find the guy?? Cannot find the info
Edit:
In a press conference Friday morning, a city official said Sparks surrendered voluntarily and was found underneath the home. Investigators are "confident" that their bodies are somewhere on his property.

Neighbor charged with murder after Inland Empire couple vanishes from nudist ranch

Investigators confirmed 62-year-old Michael Royce Sparks was arrested and charged with murder after Stephanie and Daniel Menard's vanished from their home at the Olive Dell Nudist Ranch in Redlands.

www.foxla.com

 

[LAhiker]

Where did they find the guy?? Cannot find the info

According to the guy giving the press conference, they found him under his own home. Apparently there's some sort of space down there, but its nature has not been clarified.

 

[Moonstrawbs]

According to the guy giving the press conference, they found him under his own home.

It sounds like he built some sort of bomb shelter/hideout, or maybe even something more malicious...jmo.

 

[MsMarple]

Michael Royce Sparks, 62, was arrested for murder overnight after authorities swarmed the neighborhood Thursday. Police said foul play was suspected in the disappearance of Stephanie Menard, 73, and her husband, Daniel, 79.

Sparks was booked at the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga. Additional details about their disappearance, or the suspect's connection to them were not immediately available.

Man arrested for murder after SWAT storms CA nudist ranch looking for missing couple

A man has been arrested for murder in connection to the disappearance of a missing Southern California couple after a SWAT team moved into a nudist ranch and ripped apart a home.

abc7news.com

 

[kimmo]

Sparks was found underneath his home and he surrendered after lengthy negotiations, according to Redland Police. He has been booked at West Valley Detention Center.

Stephanie Menard, 73, and Daniel Menard, 79, were reported missing on Sunday, according to police. During a press briefing on Thursday, the Redlands Police Department said foul play was suspected after being tipped off by a source in the couple's neighborhood.

Police are in the process of searching for the couple's bodies, which they believe are on the suspect's property. Search teams, including cadaver dogs, are on the property.

Man arrested for murder in case of couple missing from California nudist community

 

[LAhiker]

It sounds like he built some sort of bomb shelter/hideout, or maybe even something more malicious...jmo.

Most of these homes are RVs or are built next to and extending RVs. If Sparks's home is like that, part of it might naturally have an area underneath. Maybe someone can tell from photos of the police vehicle breaking down the walls of his home. To me it looked like there was an RV in front and a regular house in the back, but I don't know.

The area is also a bit hilly, which might make it easier to make a partial basement or lower area.


JMO

 

[truthfinder2019]

This is really a very weird story alltogether. I must admit I was still a tiny bit hopeful for the Menards….
How the hell a neighbour of that age can turn into a cold blooded murderer, I really wonder what happened. The houses look built very close, maybe they were complaining about noise