A MISSING elderly couple is presumed dead and cops are searching for their bodies inside their neighbor’s home after he was arrested.
Cops bulldozed the suspect’s home and found him hiding underneath it as they searched for Stephanie Menard, 73, and her husband, Daniel, 79, from Redlands, California .
The Menards were last seen at 10 am on Saturday.
They were reported missing from Olive Dell Ranch nudist resort on Sunday after they didn’t show up at church.
Police found their car abandoned and unlocked near their home with the keys still inside, per KTLA .
Stephanie’s purse and both of their phones were found in the couple’s house.
The couple’s dog, a white Shih Tzu named Cuddles, is also missing, according to the Los Angeles Times .
What we know…
- Stephanie Menard, 73, and her husband, Daniel, 79, were last seen at 10 am on Saturday in Redlands, California
- They were reported missing on Sunday after they failed to show up for church
- Daniel is a diabetic who suffers from dementia and Stephanie needs to use a cane to walk
- Their dog Cuddles, a white Shih Tzu, is also missing
- Their car was found unlocked with the keys inside on their property
- Stephanie’s purse and the couple’s phones were still inside their home
- Police bulldozed a neighbor’s home after getting a tip that made him a person of interest
- On Thursday evening, suspect Michael Sparks, 62 — the Menard’s neighbor — was arrested
- Sparks was found under his home during the search, per police
- Police believe the couple is dead and in Spark’s home
- People close to the couple claim they were being harassed and were fearing for their safety due to a potential lawsuit they were playing a role in about the Olive Dell Ranch, a nudist resort