NYPD: Dad claims to have killed girl for text-messaging boy

WBOC ^ | February 17, 2008 | AP

[forkinsocket]

NEW YORK (AP) - New York City police say a father whose daughter's burned body was found stuffed in the boiler of his apartment building killed the girl because he was upset with her for text-messaging a boy.

Police say 34-year-old Miguel Matias (muh-TY'-uhs) called 911 yesterday morning and claimed he strangled the 14-year-old the night before and dumped her body in the woods.

Police aren't sure whether the girl was dead before she was stuffed into the boiler. The medical examiner's office is trying to determine the cause of death.

Matias is separated from the girl's mother but had visitation rights. The girl lived in Pennsylvania with her mother and was visiting him in New York for the weekend.

Police say the father has a history of emotional problems and was institutionalized after trying to set a car on fire with his children inside.

[forkinsocket]

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[rocksblues]

WOW?

[Tax-chick]

Police say the father has a history of emotional problems and was institutionalized after trying to set a car on fire with his children inside.

So they let him out ... why?

[The_Republican]

That’s what happens when you give VISITATION rights to Fathers who try to set their kids on fire.

Liberals have such faith in therapy and medicine!

[SandRat]

Police say 34-year-old Miguel Matias (muh-TY'-uhs) called 911 yesterday morning and claimed he strangled the 14-year-old the night before and dumped her body in the woods.

Illegal?

TROP?

[LibFreeOrDie]

Matias is separated from the girl's mother but had visitation rights. Police say the father has a history of emotional problems and was institutionalized after trying to set a car on fire with his children inside.

He had visitation rights, alone, after trying to kill her?

[chae]

Not too surprised. Some judges believe that is worse for kids to not see their father than it is to be abused when they see their father.

[kittymyrib]

Well, it’s certainly wonderful that we don’t have insane asylums any more. Judging from recent news stories, NYC must have quite a collection of deranged murderers living among the general population.

[Friend_from_the_Frozen_North]

"TROP?

Was wondering the same thing; could this by an Honor Killing by a follower of The Religion of Peace?

[forkinsocket]

Anything is possible, but it is doubtful. The man’s name is hispanic.

[Graybeard58]

Was wondering the same thing; could this by an Honor Killing by a follower of The Religion of Peace?

While all followers of TROP are nuts, not all nuts are followers of TROP.

[Mark was here]

If we did not teach girls how to spell, this would never of have happened.

[org.whodat]

Was wondering the same thing; could this by an Honor Killing by a follower of The Religion of Peace?

ROFLOL, his name was Miguel Matias (muh-TY'-uhs), say it real slow, L-a-t-i-n-o, but I would bet he isn't legal.

[org.whodat]

The authorities said that Mr. Matias had been placed in an institution years ago after he poured gasoline in a car while he and two children were inside, including the 14-year-old whom he was accused of killing.

I was reading the name and didn't not catch this part. Damn!

[ThanhPhero]

There appears to be an increasing number of Spanish Moslem converts, especially from the prisons, but not limited to those.

[grellis]

Police say the father has a history of emotional problems and was institutionalized after trying to set a car on fire with his children inside.

Whose incredibly stupid idea was it to ever let this monster near any of his children ever again?

[RichInOC]

"Mr. Matias, you do know that 'Eight Simple Rules' was meant to be humorous, don't you?"

[Friend_from_the_Frozen_North]

"ROFLOL, his name was Miguel Matias (muh-TY'-uhs), say it real slow, L-a-t-i-n-o..."

Oh, sorry, I plead ignorance of all of the myriad types and forms of Hispanic names. But, then again, there was Jose Padilla the "Dirty Bomber" who was a Hispanic Convert to RTOP. I'm sure he probably had an assumed Arabic Name and the media either ignored it or never bothered to print it...