Dad Accused of Killing Family in Upscale Celebration Community May Have Lived with Bodies for Weeks

Photo: Facebook On Dec. 29, a sheriff’s deputy knocked on the door of a tidy storybook home in Celebration, Florida, in the shadow of the Walt Disney World resort, to check on the family inside. A relative had called from out of state saying she’d been unable to reach the family of five: Anthony Todt, 44, his wife, Megan Todt, 42, and their children, Alek, 13, Tyler, 11 and 4-year-old Zoey.

Dad Accused of Killing His Kids with Spear Gun over QAnon Theories 'Had No Warning Signs,' Says Friend

To the people who knewMatthew Taylor Coleman, the events of this week have been shocking. Coleman was arrested on Monday after he allegedly drove his 2-year-old son and 10-month-old daughter into Mexico over the weekend and killed them with a spearfishing gun. Friends and family are trying to reconcile the sudden violence with the man who they knew as a devoted dad who regularly posted pictures of his family on social media.

Dad Accused of Killing Kids with Spear Gun Over QAnon Theories 'Believed Some Weird Stuff,' Says Friend

Last winter,Matthew Taylor Colemanwas talking to friends about the normal challenges of being a dad to two young children. “The conversations were pretty typical,” says a friend who would regularly work out with Coleman. “Feedings, diapers, the basic stuff you’d expect of a guy with a newborn and a toddler. But he was so happy, so excited about his family.” But as 2021 progressed, the conversations changed. “He’d tell me about stuff he read online,” says the friend.

Dad Accused of Murdering Family, Dog in Florida Home Thought Apocalypse Was Coming: Prosecutors

Megan Todt and children. The slayings were shocking. On January 13, 2020, authorities found the badly decomposing bodies of a mother, her three children and their dog in the master bedroom of a charming two-story house in the planned community of Celebration, Fla. Todt had been living with the bodies of his 42-year-old wife, Megan Todt; 13-year-old son, Alek; 11-year-old son, Tyler; 4-year-old daughter, Zoe; and their dog, Breezy, for more than a week, authorities said.

Dad Allegedly Beat Wife with Hammer as She Slept — Then Told Young Son to Look Away from Killing

PEOPLE confirms Marc Alan Berkowitz has been in police custody since Thursday, when investigators say he killed Anastasiya Savitskaya inside their Plantation home. The report states that Berkowitz told police he would “rather have her dead than leave” him, and said if he couldn’t have her “then no one can.” Berkowitz allegedly told police he used a hammer to beat his wife in the head as she slept. The couple shares a bedroom with their son.