Coroner Determines What Killed Elderly Couple Who Disappeared From Nudist Ranch

Daniel and Stephanie Menard’s remains were unearthed from beneath a neighbor’s house after going missing in August.
Coroner Determines What Killed Elderly Couple Who Disappeared From Nudist Ranch
Daniel and Stephanie Menard, in their 70s, were last seen at a nudist RV camp near Redlands, Calif., on Aug. 24, 2024. Redlands Police Department
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An elderly couple that went missing from a nudist ranch in Southern California last month died of “blunt force trauma of the head,” according to the San Bernardino County coroner.

Police recovered the remains of Daniel Menard, 79, and his wife Stephanie Menard, 73, on Sept. 2 in the basement of their neighbor’s house at Olive Dell Ranch, a nudist community for families and couples located about 65 miles east of Los Angeles.
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