A DEVOTED FATHER SNAPS, KILLING HIS YOUNG CHILDREN MONSTER IN THE FAMILY
“He said his job was to protect and provide for his family. How did that change?” - FAMILY FRIEND
On a balmy evening in June 2020, Matthew Taylor Coleman rounded up a group of his surfing buddies and their families, along with his own, for an impromptu picnic at Santa Barbara’s Arroyo Burro Beach. As the sun set over the Pacific, the 40-year-old surf instructor held his infant daughter Roxy close to his chest while his 2-year-old son Kaleo frolicked in the sand near the water’s edge. During a group prayer before dinner, Coleman thanked God for his many blessings – and asked for continued protection for his children and all his other loved ones. “It was the perfect evening,” says a friend who was there. “Matt wasn’t one to let a good sunset go to waste. He could always come up with a last-minute
