Matthew Roland Murdered His Daughter, Kristina Hepp
April 29, 2009 by Morbid
TRENTON, Florida – 911 received a phone call at 5:30 am Monday morning in regards to a young girl not breathing. By time medical personnel arrived at the trailer of Matthew Roland and his girlfriend, Chelci Folds, Matthew’s 4-year-old daughter was already dead. Matthew has now been arrested and facing charges of aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter of a child. The abuse the girl endured are heinous enough, but now it is reporting she would have survived them had she received quicker medical attention.
Matthew Roland
This girl was found with significant injuries that paint a picture of a girl who was getting her ass beat by Matthew on a regular basis. She had fresh and old bruises on her body and her left eye was sunken into her face. Her upper lip was torn on the inside of her mouth where it should have attached to her gums and bruises on Kristina’s leg appeared to match the shape and size of an electric hair straightener that was found in the bathroom along with a patch of hair still attached to a piece of scalp tissue.
But even with all that, she could have lived. Medical Examiner Dr. Martha Burt told investigators that Kristina’s multiple injuries were survivable if she had received timely medical attention. Matthew has only had custody of his daughter for the last 4 months after a paternity test proved he was the father. Kristina’s biological mother, Elizabeth Brown, told reporters she has a troubled life and that Kristina had lived with her and her brother until she sent Kristina to live with her paternal grandmother. After a series of court appearances, Matthew gained custody of Kristina.
Check out the source article for even more details of fail that surrounded this girl, including the girlfriends account of what happened up to the point Kristina died. Be warned, it’s sad.
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5:24 am on April 29th, 2009
Rest in peace Kristina, I am so sorry little one you are in heaven now with the angels and you cannot be hurt anymore….
So sad so sad
For the DAD may you DIE a very painful terrible death….Oh well no one cares about you NO MORE to the girlfriend of this piece of garbage, I am sure you probably seen abuse and DID NOTHING, I have no respect for you at all, may you remember little Kristina and remember always the pain she must have went through with NO HELP from you at all, remember that each and every day of your existing life……
8:00 am on April 29th, 2009
He reportedly told police that he “got into it” with her. A 4 year old. What an asshole.
Oh and thanks for that paternity test link. I was totally lost as to what you were referring to and thought “paternity test” surely must be some phrase you had made up, but that link brought everything together for me.
9:14 am on April 29th, 2009
I bet the little girl was pretending to use the hair straightener and he ripped it out of her little hand ….her hair was still attached to the iron, it was jerked out so hard scalp tissue and hair was found in the sink.
Too sad she was taken away from grandma, she ‘d still be alive.
….and to the Mother of Kristina: Fucking stop breeding ya nasty bitch…
It’s because your stupid & selfish your child is dead….You just pop out kids with whoever you fuck , don’t ya? …Just breed & leave….Try Birth Control at the local Health Dept.
9:25 am on April 29th, 2009
Both parents should die horribly.
9:38 am on April 29th, 2009
“Roland’s adult criminal record began in 2004 and included six arrests by the end of 2008. Charges filed against Roland have included domestic violence, burglaries, batteries, as well as possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia on at least three occasions.”
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“Brown said Roland had had no contact with Kristina until his paternity had been established late last year. Then, Brown claimed, Roland went to Orlando and took Kristina from her maternal grandmother. During subsequent court hearings, Roland was given custody of Kristina.”
What asshat judge made THAT call? He / she should be charged as an accessory.
I’m so tired of the judicial system failing the children it’s supposed to protect. Children aren’t possessions. They aren’t pets. And they deserve better than this.
10:20 am on April 29th, 2009
Is he that sadistic that he wanted custody of her to put her through torture? He didn’t have to take care of her, she had a home. God I think I am going to cry, my heart breaks for the pain she endured.
10:39 am on April 29th, 2009
I am guessing that the whore mama demanded the paternity test so she could legally extort money from him – i.e. child support. He probably got all pissy and decided to punish the whore by taking the kid, and then took it out on the poor baby.
10:42 am on April 29th, 2009
That is a very plausible scenario, considering the parents of this little girl.
10:44 am on April 29th, 2009
I had to register to this site just to comment on what a disgusting excuse for a human this so-called “man” was. What an adorable, beautiful girl, I am sorry your life was not filled with dolls, candy and happy memories as a 4-year olds life should be. Rest in peace angel.
11:06 am on April 29th, 2009
Okay, the father has been arrested. What about his girlfriend? Shouldn’t she be locked up alos?
11:06 am on April 29th, 2009
*also
11:36 am on April 29th, 2009
If this asshole had never been around her then the judge should not have given her to him.. With all those priors he should have went through some serious investigations.. Grandma and the uncle should have been given custody of that beautiful child.
RIP Kristina
11:50 am on April 29th, 2009
I read the source article. Fucking heartbreaking, and completely infuriating. This poor little girl had such a shitty life. I hope this sorry sack of shit excuse for a father gets his asshole torn open with a splintery broomstick in prison.
11:55 am on April 29th, 2009
So mom had a “troubled life”……now her daughter has no life at all. A lot of us are troubled at some point in our life, I know I was. The birth of my 1st daughter put everything in perspective, and now I have 3 beautiful daughters who are my world–I get so sick of these so-called “mothers” that can’t get their shit together, so their innocent children are put in harms way. It hurts my heart to think of what this poor little girl must have gone through. Rest in peace little one, no one can hurt you anymore. And to these two assholes that never deserved the blessing of that little girl–rot in hell
11:58 am on April 29th, 2009
The girlfriend may just be an idiot. From the accounts, she is the one who was taking care of her, thinking at first she was just having asthma related issues. If I am not mistaken, she was the one performing CPR. Who know. But like a lot of the cases we feature, the characters never seem to be highly intelligent.
2:46 pm on April 29th, 2009
That is what struck me most too — how do you “get into it” with a 4 year old? But what’s most sad is that it seems to be a recurring theme in the stories features on DD, the asshole beat the child because the child wasn’t giving them “respect” or some such crap. Another sign of stupidity, not realizing that a small child is too young to be held to adult standards, especially when those “standards” are pure bullshit in the first place! Respect, my ass.
3:08 pm on April 29th, 2009
In all fairness to the Bio-Mom “Elizabeth Brown” the article does say she was unemployed and in the midst of a difficult pregnancy at the time and sent her with her brother to stay with her mom for a while, Durring that time Matt got custody of her. That doesnt make her a bad mother in my eyes. I might have done the same thing myself. Yes she made mistakes, but I dont see the bad mom thing here at all.
Brown said she and Kristina had been living with Brown’s brother in Kentucky until last year, when her brother decided to return to Florida to live with their mother in Orlando.
According to Brown, she was unemployed and in the midst of a difficult pregnancy at the time, so she sent Kristina to Orlando with her brother some time around November.
Brown said Roland had had no contact with Kristina until his paternity had been established late last year. Then, Brown claimed, Roland went to Orlando and took Kristina from her maternal grandmother. During subsequent court hearings, Roland was given custody of Kristina.
4:49 pm on April 29th, 2009
I went and checked the court records in Gilchrist County Records about the paternity suit and the temporary custody. It looks to me like Matt who had no previous contact with his daughter was going to be held accountable for child support. Past and present, so to get out of it he tried to get custody, not because he actually gave a rats ass about her but he didn’t want to pay for it and because he was unemployed and he couldn’t afford it anyways.
The records show Elizabeth fought against it and even though Matt got temporary custody Elizabeth was still was trying to get her daughter back and was close to achieving that goal. And I would say is the reason he was so mean to her and took it out on her that night.
11/10/2008
APPLICATION FOR DETERMINATION OF INDIGENT STATUS
02/12/2009
DOCUMENT: TEMPORARY CUSTODY ORDER SIGNED 2-11-09
04/13/2009
MOTION TO MODIFY OR DISSOLVE TEMPORARY INJUNCTION-ELIZABETH
04/14/2009
ORDER SCHEDULING HEARING ON MOTION FOR VISITATION
04/27/2009
MOTION BY RESPONDENT FOR EMERGENCY HEARING
5:03 pm on April 29th, 2009
I am a mother of a 4 year old, and this story has me in a very bad place right now. I want both of them dead, dead, dead, fucking dead as a door nail. Nah, just send them both over to my house and well, let’s just say that a trial won’t be required for this fuck up (understatement of the damn day).
I will not be the same after the shitty story. It has really tugged at my heart.
5:13 pm on April 29th, 2009
Somehow, I don’t think most folks would think “asthma” when faced with the injuries that Kristina had. I think CYA was what they were doing. Chelci Folds is a selfish idiot and should be sitting in jail with her “man”.
5:25 pm on April 29th, 2009
Exactly! I call bullshit on the girlfriend.
How does this: “girl was found with significant injuries that paint a picture of a girl who was getting her ass beat by Matthew on a regular basis. She had fresh and old bruises on her body and her left eye was sunken into her face. Her upper lip was torn on the inside of her mouth where it should have attached to her gums and bruises on Kristina’s leg appeared to match the shape and size of an electric hair straightener that was found in the bathroom along with a patch of hair still attached to a piece of scalp tissue” add up to this: “Folds told investigators that when Roland picked Folds up after getting off work Sunday afternoon, Kristina was in her car seat and “did not look right”.
Didn’t look right? Yeah, I would imagine not, with the extent of the injuries described.
5:33 pm on April 29th, 2009
Fucking asshole!
5:40 pm on April 29th, 2009
Well now you did it, Matthew Roland, you greasy-haired fuck. You lost your temper one too many times. Aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter of a child seem like pretty soft charges considering he BEAT THE GIRL TO DEATH. I hope you get yours Matthew Roland. I hope you get it good.
5:48 pm on April 29th, 2009
The bio mom is in our forums posting, so if anyone has some questions, she may answer them.
http://www.dreamindemon.com/forums/showthread.php?p=217147
And while I do feel bad for her for losing a child, I will point out that courts don’t normally take 4-year-old girls from their biological mother to go live with a man she never knew – unless there was really something fucked up going on on the bio mom’s end.
Not sure if she will even reveal all that info, but again, you got to REALLY fuck up as a mother to lose your daughter to someone that was just basically a sperm donor.
6:09 pm on April 29th, 2009
Yup.
6:45 pm on April 29th, 2009
Did anybody truly want that little girl? Or was she a pawn, to be used by all involved?
7:34 pm on April 29th, 2009
This makes me sick! This fucker should be charged with 1st degree murder! He should die for what he did, he’s just a worthless P.O.S. Poor baby, she didn’t have anyone to defend her. And as if the dumb ass girlfriend didn’t see the poor girls eye sunk in? Hopefully she doesn’t have any kids.
9:43 pm on April 29th, 2009
Obviously we’re dealing with two different states, here, but is anyone else a bit troubled that this guy is charged with manslaughter of a child while Gustavo Torres-Medel was charged with first-degree murder (as it should be, IMO).
I just don’t understand how deliberately beating a child to death, which almost always follows a prolonged period of abuse, is ever NOT first-degree murder. Are DA’s offices really so unsure they can get a first-degree murder conviction when the victim is a defenseless child?
And research has shown that minorities are likely to be charged more harshly for committing the same crimes as white people. I kind of hate to bring that up, but how fucked up is that? Why aren’t they ALL charged as harshly as the law allows? Prosecutors do have some discretion here, why they would ever choose the child abuse/manslaughter route, I just don’t get it.
Perhaps in certain states the first-degree murder law is written in a very specific way that won’t allow it in these cases…
10:14 pm on April 29th, 2009
So far Matt has been charged with this:
1) Statute 827.03 AGGRAVATED CHILD ABUSE
2) Statute 782.07.3 AGGRAVATED MANSLAUGHTER OF A CHILD
Both of them are First degree Felony’s and pretty serious charges, they can carry a up to a life term , if it goes to court and before a jury. I dought it will go that far though and eventually he will cop to a lesser Plea deal. He really doesn’t have much choice after the autopsy report and evidence found at the crime scene.
12:24 am on April 30th, 2009
But these don’t carry the possibility of the death penalty. Apparently, Torres-Medel is facing death for first-degree murder, and he won’t have nearly as easy a time copping a plea. I guess my point is that I see no reason why most of these assholes can’t be charged with first-degree murder for murder by deliberate, repeated child abuse.
I agree with Bill Maher, IMO it’s bullshit you are punished more harshly in this country for calmly planning and executing your crime than for “snapping” and killing in a rage. Honestly, I think the whole underlying reasoning behind “degrees” of murder is crap, as is the fact you can murder but have it be called something else if it involves certain circumstances. It seems people are more likely to be facing at most life in prison for “aggravated child abuse” rather than murder if their victim happens to be a child — how backwards is that?
At the end of the day, I’m just glad if they are at least put away for life, though even the possibility of parole, even in, say, 70 years, rubs me the wrong way especially when there is absolutely no reasonable doubt.
1:30 am on April 30th, 2009
Accually they do carry the death penalty if its a capital felony and re-offender. But I am not sure to what degree they are charging him with yet.
He does have one hell of a long arrest record ( 172 ) though. But most charges were dropped against him including the domestic abuse he had last year about this same time.
I am with you on this, this bastard murdered his sweet precious little girl and he should pay the ultimate price for doing that considering the heinous way he did it. It wasn’t just a momentary loss of control it was a cold and calculated torture to make her suffer as much as possible. No dought he only stopped because she passed out or he got tuckered out.
9:57 am on April 30th, 2009
Let me tell you what I know for a fact:
1. When Matthew Roland found out that his daughter was were given to the grandparents he went and showed up with the police and took her out of their home. He showed up at an friend house and said that the mother was in jail for drugs. Matt had showed up at my house around 11:30- midnight…..high and drunk, when asked where his daughter was…she was at the house in her room. You know I called the child services hotline and basically was told to “mind my own business” in a round about way from the Levy County office. There are people out there who went to Matt’s house that are nothing but low life, scum, p.o.s. (pieces of crap), that won’t report him because he is their “boy”, and the so-called wanna be women, can’t even call them women but sorry girls. I don’t know how they can sleep at night, let alone look at themselves in the mirror. Justin being one of those along with Christian Meirs and Barbara Coons, just to mention a few. Ya know I am a man, have kids and couldn’t bear to think of doing something like that to a precious child like she was.
4:48 pm on April 30th, 2009
May this piece of shit get the life beaten out of him in prison.
As for the “mother”, you are a piece of shit too! You’re 21, working on your 3rd kid with as many fathers…the oldest is gone and you sent away this precious girl. I hope you never recover from this hurt you should be feeling!
9:56 pm on April 30th, 2009
Hmmm. I’ll just be over here counting the moments until this spooge wads defenders show up. You know they’re out there and they are headed this way.
RIP Angel. I’m sorry that you had such crappy parents.
10:23 pm on April 30th, 2009
Kristina was failed by everyone that she ever came in contact with, how tragic… The circles under her eyes makes me so sad, an old soul at four years of age….
Fly to Jesus, Kristina! I’ll be praying that every person that failed you, gets what they gave and quickly!
9:45 am on May 1st, 2009
11:02 am on May 1st, 2009
A Bullet Is Too Good For This Piece of Shit !! Rest In Peace Angel
11:40 am on May 1st, 2009
Hi, inthecommunity, do you mind if I ask what your relationship to those involved is? You certainly seem to have a rational take on all this! Bravo for calling a spade a spade…
11:46 am on May 1st, 2009
Ugh, I know, I can’t believe a 4-year-old had dark circles! She probably never had a good night’s sleep in her short life…poor little thing. Please let these pieces of shit get what they deserve!
Considering the evidence that Matthew was seeking custody to get out of child support, it stands to reason that he never had any intention of actually caring for her. Seems likely he figured he would just get rid of her. Stupid plan, of course, but he is an idiot after all.
This has first-degree murder written all over it!
3:29 am on May 2nd, 2009
Great News , There bringing this case to a Grand Jury in 2 weeks, That means the charges can be upgraded to first-degree murder with the possibility of the state seeking the death penalty. WHooohooo!
Also the State Attorney Bill Cervone said they would not rule out the possibility of others being charged in the case. (AKA Chelci Folds )
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090501/ARTICLES/905019917/1002
Thanks for the info “ inthecommunity”. I hope none of the people who helped Matt get her get another nights sleep.
9:44 am on May 2nd, 2009
Thanks for the info Taz. Let’s hope that Checi gets charged. She fucking should.
9:32 pm on May 3rd, 2009
This just pisses me off, when will women stop giving birth to children they cannot afford to have. Tie your tubes, so shit like this does not have to happen. Have at it with every man you want, but not at the cost of children who have to live with a asshole like this, he should die for what he did to this child. I cannot understand why people who do not want children, even have them in the first place, take them to someone before you hurt them and end their life. End your life not their life!!!!!
6:28 pm on May 4th, 2009
OMG i had to register just so i can tell you that you are a fucking asshole!!!!
always have to blame the mom when you dont even know her you stupid bitch!!!! i dont care how many babys she has, i dont care if she sleeps with every tom dick and harry…like i know some people who do just to get wellfare but we wont get all racist on here….like i said it all boils down to that stupid fucker killed her not the mother!!!! she only has 3 kids oh im sorry 2 now because that asshole killed one!!!! i can guarentee that if beth had custody Kristina would be alive today!!! god u people are sooooo stupid just shut your mouths about people you dont even know…yes i am a relative of kristina and it pisses me off that everyone is blaming beth when they dont know shit!!!!!! so shut the fuck up!!!!!
6:42 pm on May 4th, 2009
6:54 pm on May 4th, 2009
Yes she was fighting with all she had…..she was in kentucky finishing some dental surgery anyway she got stuck inthat big ice storm and flooding and begged the courts to postpone the hearing and they would not. she had a folder of shit against him and couldnt make it there because of mother freaking nature and the stupid judge who should feel like total shit still went on without beth being there and he awarded custody to that murderer!!!!!! she would be here today if that stupid ass judge would of waited for beth…..
6:57 pm on May 4th, 2009
Why did Beth blame her father for losing custody? Did he side with the Matthew?
7:16 am on May 5th, 2009
I am Kristina’s maternal grandmother. Just so you know…Beth did not send away Kristina. She was being a very responsible parent when she asked me to keep Kristina until she could find an apartment. She had been staying with her brother. He made a last minute decision to come back to Florida, leaving her with only a day or two to find an apartment, etc.
She was not trying to get money out of Matt. Beth had lost her job(like
1,000’s of people) and had applied for assistance. The system ordered her to have a paternity test, she had no choice in the matter.
Yes, she has made some mistakes in her life, but she is now enrolled in college and has gotten her life together. It was the system that failed Kristina, not Beth. She did everything she could to prevent Matt from getting Kristina. The temporay custody hearing was held during the time when KY was in the middle of that major ice storm. There was no way she could get out of the state to attend the hearing. She asked the court to postpone the hearing and they would not. Beth had evidence that Matt had been neglectfull in his care of Kristina after he came and got her from me.
But since she could not get here, she couldn’t give that to the court. She has been fighting ever since Matt was given temporary custody to get Kristina back. We had a hearing set for today, that would probably have resulted in Kristina being returned to Beth.
Don’t blame Beth, blame the system that failed. Blame the people who should have spoken up. Blame the people who lied under oath at the hearing that gave Matt custody.
9:48 am on May 9th, 2009
you dont know what the hell you are talking about an if you have kids and any kind of common sense you would know it takes bruises a few hours to swell and turn color . chelci is a sweet 19 year old girl who has never had any children she was also the one supporting that piece of shit and that poor little girl kristina. she loved that little girl an yes she was taking care of kristina physically before she got a job then mathew took over all that with the fact that he was playing the bitch roll and sit at home doing nothing but beat my child while chelci worked to take care of them an had no idea what was going on behind her back. maybe she was a little ignorant in not catching on to the clues when mathew didnt want chelci to give kristina a bath anymore or dress her an kept long sleeves on her but didnt winter just end Duh! she just didnt see what was going on until it was to late. dont blame her blame the piece of shit that did it. obviously he wasnt going to broadcast what he was doing to ther world he hid it from everyone else so isnt it just as possible that he hid it from her to. she is young an has the rest of her life to live with the fact that she didnt see what was going on that is more then enough punishment for her an by the way she did ask what happened to her face an he told her she slipped in the bathtub an hit her head. she wanted to take her to the doctor mathew refused. if chelci knew how serious the situation was she would have called the cops but she didnt so get ur head out ur ass an dont judge till you have all the facts
12:17 pm on May 9th, 2009
Ain’t that the truth. I hope and pray he gets charged with and sentenced for it.
10:28 pm on May 9th, 2009
ok for one the girlfriend has a freaking name its chelci…and she was the one caring for the lil angel because as we know her father is a sorry sack of shit and would rather stay home a beat and kill his on child instead of being a real man a taking care of her…chelci did nothing wrong leave her the fuck alone…she was doing the best she could..she has to live with this the rest of her life,thats enough pain…
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