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Who is Matthew Coleman? Santa Barbara man kills his 2 children over “Serpent DNA”
Santa Barbara man, Matthew Coleman, is now facing two counts of first-degree murder after informing the FBI that he killed his three-year-old son Kaleo and 10-month-old daughter Roxy after transporting them to Rosarito, Mexico.
Coleman is accused of murdering his 2-year-old son and 10-month-old daughter last month, according to a statement issued by the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California on Wednesday.
According to an FBI affidavit, the 40-year-old told investigators he was enlightened by QAnon and other conspiracy theories and believed his children had serpent DNA.
According to the FBI affidavit, Coleman “said that he felt his children were going to grow into monsters so that he had to kill them” in a taped interview.
“M. COLEMAN explained that he was enlightened by QAnon and Illuminati conspiracy theories and was receiving visions and signs revealing that his wife, A.C. possessed serpent DNA and had passed it onto his children. M. COLEMAN said that he was saving the world from monsters.” The affidavit further stated.
“M. COLEMAN claimed that he knew it was bad, but it was the only way to rescue the world.”
During the interview, he admitted using a spearfishing gun to commit the murders, the FBI said.
The FBI stated that his 2-year-old child “did not die immediately.” Coleman said that he “had to shift the spear about” to complete the killing and that he injured his hand in the process.
He might face the death sentence under the law.