Nudist accused of murdering neighbors allegedly flipped over hot dog ‘jab’

The nudist charged with brutally murdering his neighbors at their California resort allegedly told another inmate he did it over a hot dog — which he took as a cruel “jab” at him.

Michael Royce Sparks, 62, is accused of bashing in the heads of Daniel Menard, 79, and wife Stephanie Menard, 73, whose dismembered remains were then found under his home on the Olive Dell Ranch nudist resort in Colton.

He allegedly told another inmate that “the incident started over a hot dog that Daniel Menard had purchased for him,” Detective Thomas Williams told a court hearing Monday, according to the Press Telegram.

“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,” Williams continued.

Sparks allegedly told the inmate he then “went outside and struck Mr. Menard in the head until his head caved in.”

Menard’s horrified wife then “came out yelling, ‘No! No!’” — and Sparks began bashing them both “with a rake, a hoe and a hammer,” he allegedly told his fellow inmate, according to the detective.

Sparks then allegedly detailed how he then brought their bodies into a homemade concrete bunker below his home and chopped up their bodies and stuffed them in plastic bags.

The suspected killer also claimed that he drowned the Menards’ white Shih Tzu, Cuddles, in a sink before tossing her body in the woods where coyotes would eat her, Williams testified.

Superior Court Judge Alexander R. Martinez ruled there was sufficient evidence to hold Sparks for trial on two charges of murder and one count of animal cruelty, according to the Press Telegram.

Sparks has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

After a four-day search for the missing couple, police engaged in an hours-long standoff with Sparks who had barricaded himself inside the bunker.

He tried to kill himself rather than be arrested but his gunshot misfired, cops said.

When he eventually surrendered, Williams asked him where the Menards were and if they were in trouble.

“He told me they were underneath the trailer and that they didn’t need any help,” Williams told the court.

“He replied back that they were in pieces,” Williams testified.