Santa Barbara residents are struggling to make sense of a tragedy involving Matt Coleman, head of a local surf school, and the killings of his two young children.
Matt Coleman lived with his wife and two small kids on a quiet street not far from the Santa Barbara beaches where he surfed.
Those closest to Coleman have said nothing publicly about what may have led to such a tragedy. His wife, Abby, and relatives did not respond to interview requests, and several of Coleman’s close friends, as well as his attorney, declined to comment. Some who agreed to speak asked to remain anonymous, not wanting to be associated with the incident.
Experts cautioned against speculating on how much of an influence, if any, QAnon had on Coleman’s decision to kill his own children. Luismi Arribas, who became friends with Coleman in Spain and later visited his family in California, said he had thought of Coleman as a good person who was “really strict with his religion and his beliefs.”
Several friends who said they had lost touch with Coleman in the last few years described him as someone who made friends easily and for whom religious faith was a pillar.The friends said Coleman didn’t seem to be overly interested in politics, although he cared enough to switch his party affiliation several times, according to voter registration records. He was an American Independent in 2000 and 2002 and a Democrat in 2004 and 2007.
He didn’t shy away from exuberance or grandiose declarations. After Kaleo born, Coleman wrote on Instagram in October 2018 that his name meant “sound” or “voice” in Hawaiian and that his son was “appointed to bring the sound of heaven’s dove.” In an October 2020 post, Coleman wrote that he felt his daughter, Roxy, “would represent a dawn, or even awakening, to years of great blessing for our family and nation.
Coleman had showed up around 8 p.m. Saturday at the City Express hotel in Rosarito with the two children, Mexican prosecutor Hiram Sánchez Zamora told reporters during a news conference. Coleman didn’t have a reservation.
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