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A firearm was recovered from Michael McKee's Chicago condo. The NIBIN ballistics database allegedly matched it to shell casings found where Spencer and Monique Tepe were shot sixteen times. That's how fast this case unraveled—two bodies on December 30th, an arrest 350 miles away on January 10th.McKee allegedly went dark on his phone for 18 hours during the murder window. Swapped stolen plates from two different states onto his vehicle. Had over a decade of surgical training in precision and planning.Investigators still caught him in 11 days.True Crime Today examines both sides: the forensic investigation that caught a man who allegedly tried not to be caught, and the defense strategy that will try to create reasonable doubt anyway.Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer breaks down the investigative architecture. The surveillance footage analysis that first flagged McKee's vehicle. The NIBIN ballistics hit. The coordination between Columbus Police, FBI, Chicago PD, and Illinois authorities.Coffindaffer explains what an 18-hour phone blackout actually tells investigators—and how they reconstruct movements when someone has deliberately created a digital gap. The stolen Ohio and Arizona plates looked like counter-surveillance. They became their own forensic trail.Then defense attorney Eric Faddis reveals the playbook McKee's team is preparing. The pretrial fight to exclude testimony about alleged abuse never reported to police. The hearsay battle over three statements Monique allegedly told friends—that McKee could "kill her at any time," that she would "always be his wife."She can't testify. Can her words still convict him?For every piece of evidence, Eric reveals the innocent explanation the defense might offer. If acquittal isn't realistic, what does a "win" look like?#MichaelMcKee #SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #TepeMurders #TrueCrimeToday #JenniferCoffindaffer #EricFaddis #NIBINBallistics #FBIForensics #DefenseStrategyJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Newly unsealed documents in the Monique Tepe and Spencer Tepe murder case reveal the prosecution's evidence and the alleged psychology of a killer who refused to let go.According to witnesses, Michael McKee told Monique three things during and after their marriage: he could "kill her at any time," he would "find her and buy the house right next to her," and "she will always be his wife." Surveillance allegedly captured McKee walking through the Tepes' yard on December 7th, 2025—twenty-three days before the murders—while Spencer and Monique attended the Big Ten Championship game in Indianapolis. Monique reportedly left early, upset about something involving her ex-husband.The affidavit lays out a prosecutor's roadmap: stolen license plates from two states, a cell phone that went completely dark during the murder window, a vehicle tracked arriving before and leaving after. Witnesses told investigators that during their marriage, McKee allegedly strangled Monique and forced unwanted sex on her. Strangulation remains the strongest predictor of future lethality in domestic violence cases.Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis examines the case through the prosecution's lens. He identifies which evidence he'd anchor the entire case around, addresses the hearsay problem with statements Monique allegedly made to friends about death threats spanning years, and explains whether prior abuse allegations—never criminally charged—can even reach a jury. Firearm specifications allege an automatic weapon or silencer was used, signaling calculated premeditation.The case reveals a brutal truth: doing everything right—leaving, divorcing, starting over—doesn't always protect you from someone who never recognized your autonomy.Spencer and Monique Tepe were found shot to death in their Columbus home on December 30th, 2025. Their two young children were found unharmed. McKee has pleaded not guilty.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #ColumbusOhio #UnsealedAffidavit #DomesticViolence #AggravatedMurder #TrueCrimeToday #CircumstantialEvidence #MurderCaseJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Monique Tepe told friends what her ex-husband said to her. That he could kill her at any time. That she would always be his wife. That he'd find her and buy the house right next to hers.Now she and Spencer Tepe are dead. Monique can't testify. And those three statements might be the most damaging evidence prosecutors have.This episode takes you inside both the investigation that caught Michael McKee and the defense strategy that will try to keep those words away from a jury.Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer explains the forensic architecture: how investigators connected a surgeon in Chicago to a double homicide in Columbus in just 11 days. The surveillance footage. The NIBIN ballistics hit linking a gun in McKee's condo to shell casings at the crime scene. The 18-hour phone blackout during the murder window. The stolen plates from Ohio and Arizona—counter-surveillance moves that created their own trail.Then defense attorney Eric Faddis reveals what McKee's team is planning. The hearsay battle over Monique's statements to friends. The fight to exclude testimony about alleged abuse that was never reported to police. The innocent explanations they might offer for the phone gap, the surveillance footage, the vehicle tracking.McKee waived his bail hearing. That's not a small decision. Eric explains what that strategic choice signals about how his attorneys see this case.The indictment alleges either an automatic weapon or a suppressor—charged in the alternative. Why would prosecutors structure it that way? What are they holding back?If acquittal isn't realistic, what does a "win" look like for Michael McKee? Is there a path to lesser charges—or is his defense team just trying to avoid the worst possible outcome?#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #TepeMurders #HearsayEvidence #JenniferCoffindaffer #EricFaddis #FBIForensics #DefenseStrategy #HiddenKillersJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Newly unsealed court documents in the Monique Tepe and Spencer Tepe murder case reveal both the evidence prosecutors are building on and the psychology allegedly behind the killings.According to witnesses, Michael McKee made three statements to Monique during and after their marriage: that he could "kill her at any time," that he would "find her and buy the house right next to her," and that "she will always be his wife." Surveillance footage allegedly captured McKee walking through the Tepes' yard on December 7th, 2025—twenty-three days before the murders—while Spencer and Monique were at the Big Ten Championship game in Indianapolis. Monique reportedly left that game early, upset about something involving her ex-husband.The affidavit reads like a prosecutor's blueprint: stolen license plates from two states, a cell phone that went dark during the murder window, a vehicle tracked arriving before and leaving after. Witnesses told investigators that during the marriage, McKee allegedly strangled Monique and forced unwanted sex on her. Strangulation is the single greatest predictor of future lethality in domestic violence cases.Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis analyzes the case through the prosecution's lens. He breaks down which evidence he'd build the entire case around, examines the hearsay problem with statements Monique allegedly made to friends about death threats, and explains whether prior abuse allegations never criminally charged can reach a jury. The firearm specifications—alleging either an automatic weapon or silencer—signal premeditation and transform how a jury perceives the crime.This case reveals the brutal reality that doing everything right—leaving, divorcing, rebuilding—doesn't always protect you from someone who never recognized your right to leave.Spencer and Monique Tepe were found shot to death in their Columbus home on December 30th, 2025. Their two young children were found unharmed. McKee has pleaded not guilty.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #ColumbusOhio #UnsealedAffidavit #DomesticViolence #AggravatedMurder #WeinlandPark #TrueCrime #HiddenKillersJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Defense attorney Eric Faddis joins Hidden Killers to break down three of the most followed cases in true crime—the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping, the Charity Beallis family deaths, and the newly unsealed McKee affidavit.Nancy Guthrie, 84, was taken from her Tucson home. She's the mother of Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie. Investigators confirmed forced entry, DNA evidence, and bitcoin ransom demands sent to media outlets. Pacemaker sync data may establish the timeline. No suspects have been identified. Faddis analyzes the legal landscape—cryptocurrency evidence, medical device data at trial, and how law enforcement's conflicting public statements become defense material.Charity Beallis and her twins were shot to death December 3rd in Arkansas—one day after her divorce was finalized. Her father says she was shot twice. Two months, no arrest. The history includes a 2025 arrest for allegedly choking Charity, substantiated child maltreatment, and a prior wife dead in 2012 under similar circumstances. Faddis walks through what's causing the delay and what defense strategy emerges from this background.The McKee affidavit documents alleged obsession spanning eight years. Surveillance footage shows Michael McKee in the Tepes' yard while they were away. Stolen plates on his vehicle. Years of threats. A phone that went dark during the murder window. Automatic weapon or silencer specifications. No forced entry. Faddis breaks down what the prosecution is building and identifies potential defense challenges.Three cases. Three different evidence profiles. Three different stages of investigation and prosecution.Eric Faddis provides the legal framework for understanding each—what prosecutors have, what they need, and what the people at the center of these investigations should be thinking about their exposure right now.#NancyGuthrie #CharityBeallis #MichaelMcKee #SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #EricFaddis #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #CriminalDefense #LegalAnalysisJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Ohio plates. Arizona plates. Both allegedly stolen. Both allegedly used on the same SUV—the one surveillance footage captured near the home where Spencer and Monique Tepe were found dead with sixteen gunshot wounds between them.Michael McKee is a surgeon. A planner. Someone who allegedly went dark on his phone for 18 hours during the murder window. Someone who allegedly scrubbed the distinctive sticker off his vehicle after the arrest.He still got caught in 11 days.Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins Hidden Killers Live to explain exactly where McKee's counter-surveillance allegedly failed. The NIBIN ballistics database hit that linked a firearm in his Chicago condo to the Tepe crime scene in Columbus. The multi-jurisdictional coordination that moved faster than most single-agency homicides. The forensic trail that was waiting for investigators before they even knew his name.What does an 18-hour phone blackout actually tell investigators? Coffindaffer explains how they reconstruct movements when someone has deliberately created a digital gap—and why silence can be just as incriminating as data.Then defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis reveals how McKee's team will try to create reasonable doubt. The hearsay fight over three devastating statements Monique allegedly told friends before she was killed. The motion to exclude testimony about abuse that was never reported or prosecuted. The innocent explanations that might be offered for every piece of physical evidence.McKee waived his bail hearing. Eric explains what that signals. The indictment alleges either an automatic weapon or a suppressor—charged in the alternative. What does that unusual structure reveal about what prosecutors are holding?If acquittal isn't in the cards, what does a "win" look like for this defense team?#MichaelMcKee #SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #TepeMurders #StolenPlates #JenniferCoffindaffer #EricFaddis #HiddenKillersLive #NIBINBallistics #DefenseStrategyJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

The unsealed affidavit in the murders of Spencer and Monique Tepe exposes both the prosecution's case and the alleged psychology of control that preceded the killings.Michael McKee allegedly made three statements to Monique during and after their marriage: that he could "kill her at any time," that he would "find her and buy the house right next to her," and that "she will always be his wife." These aren't expressions of heartbreak—they're declarations of ownership.Surveillance allegedly captured McKee at the Tepes' Columbus home on December 7th, 2025, twenty-three days before the murders, while the couple attended the Big Ten Championship game in Indianapolis. Monique reportedly left that game early, upset about something involving her ex-husband. The affidavit details stolen license plates from two states, a cell phone going dark during the murder window, and a vehicle tracked arriving before and leaving after the killings.Witnesses told investigators McKee allegedly strangled Monique and forced unwanted sex on her during their marriage. Strangulation is the single greatest predictor of future lethality in domestic violence cases.Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis breaks down the prosecution's strategy—which evidence anchors the case, how hearsay rules affect statements Monique allegedly made to friends about death threats, and whether prior abuse allegations never criminally charged can reach a jury. The firearm specifications allege either an automatic weapon or silencer, signaling premeditation.This case forces a hard truth: leaving, divorcing, rebuilding your life—none of it guarantees protection from someone who never accepted your right to leave.Spencer and Monique Tepe were found shot to death in their home on December 30th, 2025. Their two young children were found unharmed. McKee has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder charges.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #ColumbusOhio #UnsealedAffidavit #DomesticViolence #AggravatedMurder #TrueCrime #HiddenKillersLive #MurderCaseJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Breaking today: The Franklin County Coroner has released the full autopsy reports for Spencer and Monique Tepe, the Columbus couple found shot to death in their Weinland Park home on December 30th. The findings are devastating. Spencer sustained seven gunshot wounds. Monique sustained nine. All sixteen wounds were to their upper bodies. Both had defensive injuries to their hands and arms — evidence they saw the attack coming and tried to fight back.The coroner determined both victims died within "seconds to minutes" of being shot. Pathologists recovered bullets described as "large caliber" from their bodies. The wound patterns — front-to-back and back-to-front trajectories — indicate both victims moved during the shooting. They tried to get away. The shooter kept firing until the magazine was empty.Michael McKee, Monique's ex-husband, has been charged with two counts of aggravated murder and has pleaded not guilty. Court documents allege he stalked the couple for weeks before the killings, entered their home while they attended the Big Ten Championship game, and used stolen license plates on the vehicle seen near their residence. Witnesses told police McKee had threatened Monique for years after their 2017 divorce, telling her he could "kill her at any time" and that she would "always be his wife."Today we break down what the autopsy reveals about the crime — and what the documented behavior pattern reveals about the psychology of the man accused of committing it.#TepeMurders #MichaelMcKee #SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #TepeAutopsy #TrueCrimeToday #ColumbusOhio #AggravatedMurder #DomesticViolence #BreakingNewsJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Monique Tepe allegedly knew for eight years that her ex-husband had threatened to kill her. She divorced Michael McKee in 2017 after just seven months of marriage. Witnesses told investigators he strangled her, forced unwanted sex, told her he could end her life. She never filed a public report. She rebuilt everything — new husband, two kids, a life. On December 30th, she and Spencer were found dead in their Columbus home. McKee pleaded not guilty despite surveillance footage, a ballistics match, and documented threats.Mica Miller made fourteen police reports in her final months. Reported GPS trackers, harassment, fear for her life. Told her family if she ended up with a bullet in her head, it wasn't her. Two days after serving Pastor JP Miller divorce papers, she was dead. Ruled suicide. JP just pleaded not guilty to federal cyberstalking while the indictment alleges tracking devices, a nude photo posted without consent, fifty-plus contacts in one day, and lies to investigators.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott — author of "The Minds of Mass Killers" and a DV survivor herself — connects these cases. She explains the psychological burden of living under threat, why victims don't report, how coercive controllers weaponize systems against their targets, and the forensic profile of defendants who treat prosecution as competition. Two women. Two failures. One pattern.#MoniqueTepe #MicaMiller #TrueCrimeToday #ShavaunScott #MichaelMcKee #JPMiller #CoerciveControl #DomesticViolence #SystemFailure #ForensicPsychologyJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Sixteen bullets. Two victims. Two children left crying in a house with their dead parents. The autopsy reports for Spencer and Monique Tepe are now public — and they paint a brutal picture of what happened inside that Weinland Park bedroom on December 30th. Every wound was to the upper body. Both victims had defensive injuries. The trajectories show they moved, turned, tried to escape. The shooting continued anyway.This episode breaks down the forensic signature of the crime and what it tells us about the psychology of the person accused of committing it. Michael McKee — Monique's ex-husband — allegedly waited eight and a half years after their divorce before allegedly executing her and her new husband. Court documents describe years of alleged threats, stalking behavior, and an obsession that never faded. He allegedly told her she would "always be his wife" and that he could "kill her at any time."Forensic psychologists call this pattern a "grievance collector" — someone who catalogs wounds to their ego and nurtures them for years until the grievance becomes justification. McKee's alleged behavior fits this profile precisely. The surveillance weeks before the murders. The stolen license plates. The phone going dark the night of the killings. The sticker scraped off his vehicle afterward.What makes this case uniquely disturbing is the combination of explosive violence and meticulous control. A full magazine emptied, but confined to the bedroom. Children left unharmed but orphaned. And a suspect who allegedly drove home and went back to work. That's not rage. That's architecture.#MichaelMcKee #SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #TepeCase #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimePodcast #ForensicPsychology #GrievanceCollector #ColumbusHomicide #DomesticViolenceMurderJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

The unsealed affidavit in the McKee case documents what prosecutors describe as nearly a decade of alleged obsession with Monique Tepe. Surveillance footage shows Michael McKee in the Tepes' yard days before the murders—while Spencer and Monique were out of town. Witnesses describe years of threats. Stolen plates. A phone that went dark during the killing window.Defense attorney Eric Faddis analyzes what this evidence means for the prosecution's case and where the defense might push back.The surveillance footage is central. McKee captured on camera walking through the victims' property while they attended the Big Ten Championship game in Indianapolis. That's pre-offense reconnaissance, and Faddis explains how prosecutors use that to establish prior calculation and design.The threats span years. Witnesses told investigators McKee said he could "kill her at any time," would "find her and buy the house right next to her," and that Monique "will always be his wife." How does that historical evidence get introduced—and what threshold does the prosecution need to meet?Firearm specifications are charged in the alternative: automatic weapon or silencer. The weapon hasn't been recovered. Faddis walks through what those specifications signal and how they affect sentencing.Digital evidence creates circumstantial support. McKee's phone showed no activity from December 29th through noon on December 30th—covering the 3:50 a.m. estimated time of death. How do prosecutors frame silence as guilt?The vehicle evidence is layered. A silver SUV tracked to McKee appeared near the Tepe home displaying stolen plates. After arrest, scrape marks showed a distinctive sticker had been removed.No forced entry was found. The aggravated burglary charge suggests prosecutors have a theory about how McKee gained access.McKee waived extradition and pleaded not guilty. Eric Faddis breaks down what comes next.#MichaellMcKee #SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #TepeMurders #OhioMurder #EricFaddis #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #AggravatedMurder #LibertyTownshipJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Monique Tepe allegedly knew for eight years that Michael McKee had threatened to kill her. According to the unsealed affidavit, witnesses said he strangled her during their seven-month marriage, forced unwanted sex, and told her he could end her life whenever he wanted. She divorced him. She never filed a public police report. She rebuilt — married Spencer, had two children — while carrying that weight. On December 30th, she and Spencer were found dead in their Columbus home. McKee has pleaded not guilty despite surveillance footage, a ballistics match, and years of documented threats.Mica Miller called police fourteen times in her final months. She reported tracking devices. Harassment. Fear for her life. She told her family if she ended up with a bullet in her head, it wasn't by her — it was JP. Two days after serving Pastor JP Miller divorce papers, she was dead. Ruled a suicide. JP just pleaded not guilty to federal cyberstalking while the indictment alleges tracking, non-consensual nude photo distribution, fifty-plus contacts in a single day, and lies to investigators.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott — author of "The Minds of Mass Killers" and a DV survivor whose ex-husband died by revenge suicide — connects these cases. She explains the psychological burden of living under direct threat, why victims don't report, the forensic profile of defendants who treat prosecution as competition, and how coercive controllers weaponize every system designed to help their targets. Two women. Two systems that failed. Two men who allegedly believed consequences were for other people.#MoniqueTepe #MicaMiller #MichaelMcKee #JPMiller #HiddenKillersLive #ShavaunScott #CoerciveControl #DomesticViolence #SystemFailure #MindsOfMassKillersJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Michael McKee is charged with aggravated murder in the deaths of Spencer and Monique Tepe. The unsealed affidavit details what prosecutors describe as eight years of obsession—surveillance footage, stolen plates, years of threats, and a cell phone that went dark during the murder window.Defense attorney Eric Faddis joins Hidden Killers Live to break down the prosecution's strategy and identify where the defense has room to challenge.The surveillance evidence is striking. Footage shows McKee walking through the Tepes' yard on December 6th or 7th while the couple was at the Big Ten Championship game. Pre-offense reconnaissance supports aggravated murder charges.Witnesses described threats spanning years. McKee allegedly said he could "kill her at any time" and that Monique "will always be his wife." Those statements came during and after their marriage—long before the murders. Faddis explains how prosecutors introduce historical threat evidence and what objections defense attorneys raise.The firearm specifications—automatic weapon or silencer, charged in the alternative—suggest the weapon hasn't been recovered. What does that hedging tell us about the investigation?McKee's phone showed no activity from December 29th until after noon December 30th. The murders occurred around 3:50 a.m. on December 30th. How do prosecutors argue digital silence equals consciousness of guilt?Vehicle evidence connects multiple points. A silver SUV with a distinctive sticker was tracked to McKee's address and workplace. The same vehicle appeared near the Tepe home on surveillance displaying stolen plates. After arrest, fresh scrape marks showed the sticker had been removed.No forced entry at the Tepe home. The aggravated burglary charge signals prosecutors believe McKee gained access another way.McKee pleaded not guilty and waived the bail hearing. What does that defense posture signal at this stage?#MichaelMcKee #SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #TepeMurders #OhioMurder #EricFaddis #HiddenKillersLive #TrueCrime #AggravatedMurder #CriminalDefenseJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Vinnie Politan analyzes the autopsy results of Spencer Tepe and Monique Tepe and discusses the arrest of Monique's ex-husband, Michael McKee.#CourtTV - What do YOU think?Binge all episodes of #VinniePolitanInvestigates here: https://www.courttv.com/trials/vinnie-politan-investigates/Watch the full video episode here: https://youtu.be/cVAfsRsvBWcWatch 24/7 Court TV LIVE Stream Today https://www.courttv.com/Join the Investigation Newsletter https://www.courttv.com/email/Court TV Podcast https://www.courttv.com/podcast/Join the Court TV Community to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo5E9pEhK_9kWG7-5HHcyRg/joinFOLLOW THE CASE:Facebook https://www.facebook.com/courttvTwitter/X https://twitter.com/CourtTVInstagram https://www.instagram.com/courttvnetwork/TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@courttvliveYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/COURTTVWATCH +140 FREE TRIALS IN THE COURT TV ARCHIVE https://www.courttv.com/trials/HOW TO FIND COURT TV https://www.courttv.com/where-to-watch/This episode of Vinnie Politan Investigates Podcast was hosted by Vinnie Politan, produced by Kerry O'Connor and Robynn Love, and edited by Autumn Sewell. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael McKee entered a not guilty plea to two counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of Spencer and Monique Tepe. On paper, this might seem routine — defendants plead not guilty every day. But when you look at what investigators say they have, the psychology behind that plea becomes the story.According to court documents: surveillance footage tracking McKee's vehicle arriving in Columbus before the murders and leaving after. A firearm recovered from his Chicago condo that police say matches crime scene evidence. A cell phone that showed zero activity during the exact hours prosecutors allege the Tepes were killed. Footage from weeks earlier reportedly showing McKee in the Tepes' yard while they attended the Big Ten Championship. And witness statements describing years of alleged threats — including that he could "kill her at any time."So why fight?Today we examine the "game player" psychology — a pattern seen in defendants like Scott Peterson, Chris Watts, and Ted Bundy who faced crushing evidence but approached their trials as competitions rather than reckonings. For these defendants, other people were never fully real. The courtroom isn't punishment. It's the final level.If McKee fits this profile, his not guilty plea isn't denial. It's the only move left for someone who allegedly spent years believing he was smarter than every system designed to stop him.The trial will determine guilt or innocence. But the psychology may have been visible all along.McKee is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.#TrueCrimeToday #MichaelMcKee #TepeHomicide #SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #NotGuiltyPlea #CriminalPsychology #ColumbusOhio #AggravatedMurder #DomesticViolenceJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/​Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Surveillance footage. A ballistics match. A cell phone that went dark during the murder window. Years of documented threats. Michael McKee looked at all of it and pleaded not guilty. He waived his bail hearing but reserved the right to revisit it. That's not desperation — that's calculation.Shavaun Scott wrote "The Minds of Mass Killers" and has spent thirty years evaluating violent offenders in forensic settings. She explains what's typically driving a not guilty plea when the evidence looks this strong — legally, psychologically, or both. There's a personality profile that consistently shows up in defendants who treat prosecution as intellectual competition rather than moral reckoning. Bundy performed. Peterson observed. Watts calculated. The quality of detachment in the courtroom isn't random.McKee is a surgeon. Over a decade of elite training. He's operated on human bodies under extreme pressure. Scott analyzes whether that professional background feeds into the kind of compartmentalization that allows someone to sit calmly while facing murder charges. And she addresses the theory that won't go away: the detachment that lets someone appear unaffected at trial is the same detachment that allegedly allowed them to pull the trigger. If other people aren't fully real to you, neither their deaths nor your accountability for those deaths carry the weight they should.#MichaelMcKee #HiddenKillers #ShavaunScott #MindsOfMassKillers #NotGuiltyPlea #NarcissisticGrandiosity #TepeMurders #ForensicPsychology #TedBundy #CourtroomBehaviorJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

According to the unsealed affidavit, witnesses told investigators Michael McKee strangled Monique during their seven-month marriage, forced unwanted sex on her, and told her directly he could end her life. She divorced him in 2017. She never filed a public police report. She never got a protective order. She rebuilt her entire life — married Spencer, had two children, built a career — while carrying the knowledge that someone had promised to kill her.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott has spent thirty years working with domestic violence survivors. She's also a survivor herself — her ex-husband died by revenge suicide after she asked for divorce. She understands what living under threat costs in ways that textbooks cannot capture.Strangulation is one of the most significant lethality predictors in DV research. If the allegations are true, Monique was statistically in extreme danger from the day she left. She likely knew it. Scott explains what constant threat assessment does to a person psychologically over eight years — how survivors become experts at reading moods, calculating risk, and managing situations others don't even notice. She breaks down why Monique's family didn't fully understand the threats were real until it was too late, and why there's so often a gap between what victims communicate and what the people who love them actually hear.#MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #MichaelMcKee #TepeMurders #ShavaunScott #DomesticViolence #Strangulation #DeathThreats #CoerciveControl #DVSurvivorJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Today on Hidden Killers Live, defense attorney Bob Motta examines two major murder cases that are dominating headlines — the Brendan Banfield conviction and the Michael McKee arrest in the Monique Tepe double homicide.Brendan Banfield is going to prison for life. The former federal agent was convicted of aggravated murder after the jury believed his au pair over his testimony. She got murder dropped to manslaughter and walked free the day she testified against him. The defense called her bought and paid for. Twelve jurors didn't care. Bob breaks down why the defense strategy failed and whether Banfield's decision to take the stand sealed his fate.Then we examine the appeal. Banfield's team will argue the witness deal was too coercive, that evidence was buried, that the digital forensics investigation was compromised. Bob explains each argument and gives an honest assessment of the odds. The "harmless error" doctrine kills most appeals, and Banfield's team faces that mountain.Finally, we turn to Michael McKee, charged with murdering his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband. The evidence looks damning — surveillance footage, phone records, witnesses saying Monique told them McKee had threatened her for years. But Bob explains what defense attorneys see that the public doesn't. The reliability problems with video evidence. The hearsay challenges. The eight-year gap between the divorce and the murders that cuts both ways.This is comprehensive defense analysis of two active murder cases from an attorney who won't sugarcoat the odds.#BrendanBanfield #MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #TrueCrimeToday #BobMotta #BanfieldVerdict #TepeMurders #AggravatedMurder #DefenseAttorney #TrueCrimeJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Michael McKee didn't negotiate. He didn't collapse. With surveillance footage, a ballistics match, and years of documented threats on the table, he pleaded not guilty and waived his bail hearing while reserving the right to revisit it. That's a chess move from a defendant who apparently thinks he can win.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott — author of "The Minds of Mass Killers" — has spent three decades studying violent offenders. She explains the psychology of defendants who refuse to fold. Ted Bundy represented himself. Scott Peterson watched his trial like it was happening to someone else. Chris Watts tried to manipulate homicide detectives while his family's bodies were still being recovered. These aren't isolated behaviors — they're patterns.What is narcissistic grandiosity and where does it come from? Is it developed or innate? McKee completed over a decade of elite medical training as a surgeon. Scott analyzes whether that professional background — the ability to compartmentalize, to view complex situations as problems to be solved, to operate with precision under extreme pressure — potentially feeds into the kind of detachment we see in certain courtroom defendants. For someone like this, what does "winning" even mean if conviction is likely? And as this case moves toward trial, what courtroom behaviors would confirm we're dealing with this psychological profile?#MichaelMcKee #TrueCrimeToday #ShavaunScott #NotGuiltyPlea #TedBundy #ScottPeterson #ChrisWatts #NarcissisticGrandiosity #TepeMurders #ForensicPsychologyJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Strangulation during the marriage. Forced sex. Direct death threats. According to the unsealed affidavit, witnesses told investigators Monique Tepe experienced all of this — and divorced Michael McKee after just seven months. But she never filed a public police report. She never obtained a restraining order. She rebuilt her life, married Spencer, had two children, and kept carrying the weight of knowing someone had promised to kill her.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott has worked with domestic violence survivors for over thirty years — in shelters, clinical settings, and courtrooms. She's also a survivor. Her ex-husband died by revenge suicide after she asked for divorce. She knows what living under that kind of threat actually costs in ways clinical training alone cannot teach.People always ask why victims don't report. The answers don't fit into a news segment. Scott breaks down the actual reasons — the ones grounded in how the system works, how abusers manipulate, and how survival mode changes what's possible. She explains why strangulation is one of the most significant lethality predictors in DV research, what it means that Monique got out in just seven months, and why Rob Misleh said the family didn't fully understand the threats were real. The gap between what victims communicate and what loved ones hear is where cases like this fall through.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #HiddenKillers #DomesticViolence #ShavaunScott #Strangulation #CoerciveControl #TepeMurders #DVSurvivor #ProtectiveOrdersJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Defense attorney Bob Motta joins Hidden Killers for a deep examination of two major murder cases — the Brendan Banfield conviction and the Michael McKee arrest in the Tepe murders.We start with Banfield. The former IRS agent just got convicted of aggravated murder in the deaths of his wife Christine and Ryan Banfield. The jury deliberated nine hours and came back guilty on everything. They believed the au pair — the woman who got murder dropped to manslaughter and walked free in exchange for her testimony. The defense hammered her credibility. It didn't matter.Bob breaks down exactly where the defense went wrong. The strategy of attacking the prosecution's story without offering an alternative. Banfield's decision to take the stand and tell the jury this whole thing was "absolutely crazy." The DNA that wasn't on the knife. The digital forensics fight that went nowhere. Every decision that led to this verdict.Then we examine the appeal. Life without parole in Virginia means exactly what it sounds like. Banfield is 40. Unless something changes, he dies in prison. Bob explains what his appellate team will argue — the coercive witness deal, the potentially buried evidence, the reassigned forensic investigator — and why most of it probably won't work.Finally, we shift to Michael McKee, charged with murdering his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband. Bob examines the surveillance footage, the hearsay testimony, and the phone evidence prosecutors are relying on. What looks like an open-and-shut case has complications a defense attorney will exploit.#BrendanBanfield #MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #BobMotta #BanfieldAppeal #TepeMurders #AggravatedMurder #HiddenKillers #DefenseAttorney #TrueCrimeJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Michael McKee faces two counts of aggravated murder for the shooting deaths of Spencer and Monique Tepe. The evidence against him — according to court filings and police statements — includes surveillance footage, ballistics evidence, a cell phone that went dark during the murder window, and years of documented threats against his ex-wife Monique.He pleaded not guilty.This episode explores a psychological pattern that emerges in cases where evidence is overwhelming but defendants refuse to fold. Forensic psychologists call it narcissistic grandiosity with antisocial features. We call it the game player. These are defendants who view prosecution not as consequence but as competition — the final arena to prove they're the smartest person in the room.We examine the parallels to Scott Peterson's detached courtroom demeanor, Chris Watts treating investigators like marks he could con, and Ted Bundy transforming his trial into performance art. The common thread: a fundamental inability to view other people as fully real. Victims become obstacles. Murder becomes a move. Trial becomes the championship round.According to the unsealed affidavit, McKee allegedly told Monique he could "kill her at any time," that he would "find her and buy the house next to her," and that she would "always be his wife." If prosecutors' allegations are accurate, the game started long before December 30th, 2025.The same psychology that allows someone to treat their murder trial as a puzzle may be the same psychology that allowed them to allegedly commit the crime.McKee is presumed innocent until proven guilty. All claims are sourced from public records.#HiddenKillers #MichaelMcKee #SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #TrueCrimePodcast #ForensicPsychology #GamePlayer #ColumbusHomicide #DomesticViolenceMurder #CriminalPsychologyJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/​Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Surveillance footage placing him at the scene. A NIBIN ballistics match. A cell phone that went dark during the murder window. Years of documented threats against his ex-wife. Michael McKee looked at the state's case and pleaded not guilty anyway. He waived his bail hearing but reserved the right to revisit it later — a calculated procedural move, not a white flag.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott wrote "The Minds of Mass Killers" and has spent thirty years evaluating violent offenders in forensic settings. She explains why certain defendants refuse to fold even when the evidence looks insurmountable. There's a profile. Ted Bundy represented himself and cross-examined witnesses about his own alleged murders. Scott Peterson watched his trial like it was happening to someone else. Chris Watts tried to manipulate homicide detectives while his family's bodies were still being recovered. The courtroom detachment isn't random — it's diagnostic.McKee is a vascular surgeon. Over a decade of elite medical training. He's operated on human bodies under extreme pressure, making life-and-death decisions with precision. Scott analyzes whether that professional identity feeds into the compartmentalization required to sit calmly while facing aggravated murder charges. What is narcissistic grandiosity and where does it come from? For someone like this, what does "winning" even mean? And the theory that won't go away: the detachment that allows someone to appear unaffected at trial may be the same mechanism that allegedly let them pull the trigger.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #HiddenKillersLive #ShavaunScott #NotGuiltyPlea #TedBundy #ChrisWatts #NarcissisticGrandiosity #TepeMurdersJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

According to the unsealed affidavit in the Tepe murder case, witnesses told investigators Michael McKee strangled Monique during their seven-month marriage, forced unwanted sex, and told her he could end her life whenever he wanted. She divorced him in 2017. She never filed a public police report. She never sought a protective order. For eight years, she carried the weight of knowing someone had promised to kill her — while rebuilding her entire life, marrying Spencer, and raising two children.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott has spent over thirty years working with domestic violence survivors in shelters, clinical settings, and courtrooms. She's also a survivor herself — her ex-husband died by revenge suicide after she asked for divorce. She understands what living under direct threat costs in ways that clinical training alone cannot capture.Strangulation is one of the most significant lethality predictors in DV research. If the allegations are accurate, Monique was in extreme danger from the moment she left McKee. She likely knew it. Her family knew something was wrong — Rob Misleh said publicly they didn't fully understand the threats were real until it was too late. Scott explains why there's always a gap between what victims communicate and what the people who love them actually hear, what constant threat assessment does to someone over nearly a decade, and why so many survivors never report even when they know they're in danger.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #HiddenKillersLive #DomesticViolence #ShavaunScott #Strangulation #CoerciveControl #TepeMurders #DVSurvivor #DeathThreatsJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Two major murder cases. One defense attorney. Tonight on Hidden Killers Live, Bob Motta examines the Brendan Banfield conviction and the Michael McKee arrest — and takes your questions about both.Brendan Banfield just got convicted of aggravated murder. The former federal agent is facing life without parole after the jury believed the au pair over him. She walked free with time served. He's going to die in prison. Bob breaks down where the defense strategy failed, whether testifying hurt Banfield, and what his appeal chances actually look like.The au pair deal, the buried evidence angle, the digital forensics investigator who got reassigned when his findings didn't match the prosecution's theory — we're examining every argument Banfield's appellate team will make. Bob doesn't sugarcoat the odds. The "harmless error" doctrine kills most appeals, and getting past that barrier is nearly impossible.Then we shift to Michael McKee, charged with murdering his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband. The surveillance footage looks damning. The phone records look damning. Witnesses say Monique told them McKee had threatened her for years. But what does a defense attorney actually see when they look at this evidence?Bob breaks down the reliability problems with video identification, the hearsay challenges prosecutors will face, and the eight-year gap between the divorce and the murders that complicates the premeditation argument.Join us live for comprehensive analysis of both cases — and bring your questions.#BrendanBanfield #MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #HiddenKillersLive #BobMotta #BanfieldVerdict #TepeMurders #TrueCrimeLive #DefenseAttorney #LivePodcastJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Three cases. Three stages. One expert who's spent thirty years reading dangerous people. Robin Dreeke, former FBI special agent and head of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, breaks down the behavioral evidence in the McKee, Greenberg, and Banfield cases. Michael McKee allegedly threatened his ex-wife Monique Tepe for eight years before the December 30th killings — Robin explains what the language of ownership reveals and why the reconnaissance trip matters. Ellen Greenberg was found with 20 stab wounds and ruled a suicide — now federal investigators are reportedly probing whether officials committed crimes. Robin explains how corruption cases get built. Brendan Banfield called the murder accusation "absolutely crazy" — then his alibi collapsed and prosecutors showed love letters to the au pair. Robin analyzes what the defendant's testimony actually revealed. This is expert analysis across three high-profile cases that are commanding national attention right now.#RobinDreeke #FBI #MichaelMcKee #EllenGreenberg #BrendanBanfield #TrueCrimeToday #MoniqueTepe #AuPairAffair #FederalInvestigation #BehavioralAnalysisJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Michael McKee is in custody, charged with the aggravated murder of his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband. The affidavit paints a dark picture — surveillance footage, a vehicle traced to McKee, witnesses saying Monique told them he'd been threatening her for years. The public has already made up its mind.Today on True Crime Today, defense attorney Bob Motta examines what a courtroom will actually see when this case goes to trial. The surveillance footage everyone's treating as conclusive — how reliable is it? Video evidence isn't as straightforward as TV makes it look. Bob explains the difference between footage that looks damning and footage that proves guilt beyond reasonable doubt.The hearsay testimony is another issue. Monique reportedly told friends that McKee threatened her. She's dead. She can't testify to any of that. Prosecutors will try to get those statements in through hearsay exceptions, but defense attorneys have ways to challenge them. Bob breaks down how that fight will play out.McKee's phone allegedly went silent during the time of the murders. It's the kind of evidence that makes headlines, but Bob explains why it's more complicated than it sounds. Phones die, people forget them, signals drop. Digital evidence that seems airtight often isn't.There's also the eight-year gap between the divorce and the murders. No restraining orders we know of, no recent incidents documented. Does that help McKee's defense or undermine it? And what does "aggravated murder" actually require prosecutors to prove? Bob explains the difference between "he did it" and "he planned to do it."#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #TepeMurders #TrueCrimeToday #BobMotta #AggravatedMurder #SurveillanceEvidence #DefenseAttorney #DoubleHomicide #TrueCrimeJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Robin Dreeke spent thirty years in the FBI reading behavior, building cases, and getting people to reveal themselves. Today he tackles three major cases in one comprehensive interview. The Michael McKee case: the surgeon allegedly told his ex-wife Monique Tepe he could kill her "at any time" — eight years after their divorce. Robin explains the behavioral profile of possessive obsession and what the reconnaissance trip to her home signals. The Ellen Greenberg case: the feds are reportedly investigating whether people who handled her death committed crimes. Robin breaks down how corruption cases unfold and what makes people flip. The Brendan Banfield case: the defendant called the accusation "absolutely crazy" and then his alibi fell apart. Robin analyzes what the testimony, the letters, and the blood evidence reveal. Three different cases at three different stages — all examined through the lens of someone who's spent decades understanding how killers think, how institutions cover up, and how the truth eventually surfaces.#RobinDreeke #FBI #MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #EllenGreenberg #BrendanBanfield #AuPairAffair #TrueCrime #BehavioralAnalysis #HiddenKillersJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Michael McKee has been charged with murdering his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband. The surveillance footage, the phone records, the witnesses claiming Monique said he'd threatened her for years — it all looks like an open-and-shut case. The public has already decided he's guilty.But defense attorney Bob Motta looks at cases differently. His job is to examine evidence the way a courtroom will, not the way cable news does. And when he looks at this case, he sees questions that haven't been answered yet.The surveillance footage is one thing. Prosecutors are leaning hard on video showing McKee's car allegedly coming and going, him supposedly walking through their yard weeks earlier. Bob explains what people get wrong about video evidence — resolution issues, identification problems, the difference between "looks like" and "proof beyond reasonable doubt."Then there's the hearsay. Monique allegedly told friends that McKee threatened her. She's not alive to testify to that. Can prosecutors just use what other people say she said? Bob breaks down how hearsay exceptions work, when those statements get in, and what a defense attorney does to challenge them.The phone going silent during the murders sounds damning. But digital evidence is more complicated than prosecutors make it seem. Phones die. People leave them places. Bob explains the other side of that story.Eight years passed between the divorce and the murders. No restraining orders that we know of, no recent documented incidents. Does that gap help McKee or hurt him? Bob examines the timeline and what it means for proving premeditation.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #TepeMurders #BobMotta #DefenseAttorney #SurveillanceEvidence #HearsayTestimony #AggravatedMurder #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimeJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Michael McKee is charged with murdering his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband. The evidence looks damning. The public has already convicted him. Tonight on Hidden Killers Live, defense attorney Bob Motta examines what a courtroom will actually see — and takes your questions about the case.The surveillance footage is being treated like a smoking gun. But Bob explains what people get wrong about video evidence. Resolution matters. Angles matter. Identification from grainy footage is more complicated than prosecutors make it seem. The difference between "that looks like him" and "proof beyond reasonable doubt" is where cases get won or lost.Then there's the hearsay problem. Monique allegedly told friends McKee threatened her for years. She's dead. She can't testify to that. Prosecutors will try to get those statements in, but defense attorneys have ways to fight them. Bob breaks down how hearsay exceptions work and what a defense team will argue.The phone going silent during the murders sounds incriminating. But digital evidence is rarely as straightforward as headlines make it appear. Phones die, signals drop, people forget devices. Bob explains the other side.Eight years passed between the divorce and the killings. No restraining orders we know of. Does that help McKee or hurt him? This is an aggravated murder charge — prosecutors have to prove premeditation, not just that he did it. Bob examines what that actually requires.Join us live as we break down this case and take your questions.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #HiddenKillersLive #BobMotta #TepeMurders #SurveillanceEvidence #HearsayTestimony #TrueCrimeLive #AggravatedMurder #LivePodcastJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

The probable cause affidavit in the Michael McKee case has been unsealed, and the details are damning. According to court documents filed in Franklin County, McKee allegedly stalked his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer for weeks before their December 30th murders—and drove 900 miles round trip in just 17 hours to carry out the killings.Here's what we now know from the affidavit:McKee allegedly entered the Tepe property on December 6th while the couple was at the Big Ten Championship game in Indianapolis. Surveillance video captured him on the property for several hours. Monique left the game at halftime, reportedly upset about something involving her ex-husband.Witnesses told investigators McKee had threatened Monique for years, allegedly telling her he could "kill her at any time" and that she would "always be his wife." At least one witness reported allegations of strangulation and forced sex during their marriage.On December 29th, McKee allegedly left his cell phone at the hospital where he worked in Rockford, Illinois. That phone showed no activity for 17 hours—the exact window needed to drive 450 miles to Columbus, commit the murders at approximately 3:50 a.m., and return.Investigators tracked a silver SUV with a distinctive window sticker to McKee. After the murders, fresh scrape marks appeared where the sticker had been. A firearm found at his Chicago condo was matched through ballistics to the crime scene.McKee was arrested 11 days later at a Chick-fil-A near his workplace. He has pleaded not guilty to four counts of aggravated murder and one count of aggravated burglary.#TrueCrimeToday #MichaelMcKee #TepeCase #BreakingNews #ColumbusOhio #AffidavitUnsealed #AggravatedMurder #SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #DomesticViolenceJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Eight years after their divorce, Michael McKee allegedly told Monique Tepe he could kill her at any time. Now he's charged with her murder — and the murder of her husband Spencer. Robin Dreeke, former FBI special agent and behavioral analysis expert, breaks down the unsealed affidavit in the case against the Illinois vascular surgeon accused of driving 900 miles to execute the couple in their Weinland Park home on December 30th. The documents reveal alleged strangulation and sexual assault during the marriage, years of threatening statements reported by witnesses, and a surveillance trip to their property while they were at a football game three weeks before the killings. McKee faces four counts of aggravated murder with firearm specifications including the use of a suppressor. Robin explains what the behavioral pattern tells us about obsession that doesn't fade, why high professional intelligence doesn't translate to criminal sophistication, and what Monique's gut reaction at halftime of that Big Ten Championship game tells us about how victims sense danger before they can prove it.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #TepeMurders #RobinDreeke #TrueCrimeToday #ColumbusOhio #FBI #DomesticViolence #AggravatedMurderJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer breaks down two cases where the warning signs were allegedly clear — and no one acted.The Michael McKee case: how investigators tracked a surgeon across state lines in eleven days using surveillance footage, ballistics databases, and digital forensics. Then the behavioral profile — eight years of alleged death threats, strangulation allegations, and pre-offense surveillance before Monique and Spencer Tepe were murdered.The WSU lawsuit: 13 formal complaints about Bryan Kohberger's stalking behavior in one semester. A professor's warning that he would become a predator. Female students creating their own protection systems. And an institution that allegedly had threat assessment protocols and didn't use them — until four students were dead.Coffindaffer analyzes what both cases reveal about how systems fail the people they're designed to protect.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #BryanKohberger #WSULawsuit #JenniferCoffindaffer #FBI #DomesticViolence #IdahoMurders #InstitutionalFailure #HiddenKillersJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Michael McKee allegedly told his ex-wife Monique Tepe he could "kill her at any time" and that "she will always be his wife" — eight years after their divorce. Now the vascular surgeon is charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the December 30th killings of Monique and her husband Spencer in their Columbus, Ohio home. Robin Dreeke, former FBI special agent and head of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, joins us to analyze the behavioral red flags in the unsealed affidavit — the language of ownership, the reconnaissance trip to their property while they were at a football game, and why someone with elite medical training allegedly made obvious investigative mistakes. Court documents reveal allegations of strangulation and sexual assault during the marriage, followed by years of threats that witnesses reported to investigators. Monique left the Big Ten Championship game at halftime because she was upset about "something involving her ex-husband." She sensed something. Robin explains how victims often know they're in danger before they can articulate why — and what this case teaches us about the limits of doing everything right when the person who wants to harm you refuses to let go.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #TepeMurders #RobinDreeke #FBI #TrueCrime #Columbus #DomesticViolence #HiddenKillersJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

For eight years after their divorce, Michael McKee allegedly refused to let go. According to witnesses cited in court documents, he told Monique Tepe he could "kill her at any time." That he would "find her and buy the house right next to her." That she would always be his wife. She told friends. She moved on. She remarried. She had children. And according to investigators, he was watching the entire time.The unsealed affidavit in the Spencer and Monique Tepe murder case reveals a pattern of alleged stalking, threats, and obsession that preceded the December 30th killings by years—and intensified in the weeks before they were found shot to death in their Columbus home.On December 6th, while the Tepes were at the Big Ten Championship game in Indianapolis, surveillance video allegedly captured McKee entering their property. Monique left the game at halftime, upset about something involving her ex-husband. Three weeks later, she and Spencer were dead.This is the hidden killer profile that domestic violence experts warn about: the ex who won't accept the end. The one who sees rejection as theft. The one who believes ownership doesn't expire with a divorce decree. McKee allegedly exhibited every warning sign—and according to court records, Monique knew it. She told people. She was afraid.This episode examines the psychology of obsessive ex-partners, why restraining orders often fail, and what the Tepe case reveals about the limits of doing everything right when someone refuses to let you go.#HiddenKillers #MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #DomesticViolence #Stalking #ObsessiveEx #TrueCrime #ColumbusOhio #CoerciveControlJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

The affidavit is unsealed and the details are damning. Michael McKee allegedly told Monique Tepe he could kill her "at any time," that he would find her and "buy the house right next to her," and that "she will always be his wife." This was eight years after their divorce. Robin Dreeke, former head of the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, breaks down the psychology of possessive violence — what these specific statements reveal about McKee's mindset, why the eight-year timeline is behaviorally significant, and what the December 6th reconnaissance trip to their property tells us about premeditation versus impulse. Documents allege McKee was spotted on surveillance entering the Tepe home while Spencer and Monique were at the Big Ten Championship game in Indianapolis — and he stayed for several hours. Monique left that game at halftime, upset about something involving her ex-husband. She sensed it. Robin explains how victims develop that gut-level awareness before they can point to concrete evidence — and why the standard safety playbook sometimes isn't enough when dealing with someone who refuses to accept that a relationship is over.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #TepeMurders #RobinDreeke #FBIAgent #TrueCrime #ColumbusOhio #HiddenKillersLive #DomesticViolenceJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Monique Tepe left the Big Ten Championship game at halftime, upset about "something involving her ex-husband." She was 200 miles away in Indianapolis when surveillance allegedly captured Michael McKee at her Columbus home on December 6th, 2025. According to the Columbus Dispatch, video showed him going into the home and leaving "a few hours later." Twenty-four days later, Monique and her husband Dr. Spencer Tepe were found shot to death in their second-floor bedroom. Their two young children—ages 1 and 4—were asleep in the house, unharmed. A newly unsealed affidavit details eight years of alleged threats. Witnesses told investigators McKee said he could "kill her at any time," that he would "find her and buy the house right next to her," that "she will always be his wife." These aren't the words of heartbreak. They're the words of ownership. Witnesses also told investigators that during the marriage, McKee allegedly strangled Monique and forced unwanted sex on her. Strangulation is the single greatest predictor of future lethality in domestic violence cases. Yet Columbus police confirmed there were no prior reports filed. No restraining orders. Nothing on paper. McKee, a vascular surgeon, was arrested at a Rockford Chick-fil-A eleven days after the murders. He's pleaded not guilty to four counts of aggravated murder and one count of aggravated burglary. If convicted, he faces life in prison. This episode examines the psychology of someone who refuses to accept that a relationship has ended, and the brutal reality that doing everything right—leaving, divorcing, rebuilding—doesn't always protect you from someone who never recognized your right to leave. December 6th wasn't the start. It was the final confirmation that he could reach her whenever he wanted.#MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #MichaelMcKee #UnsealedAffidavit #BigTenChampionship #DomesticViolence #TepeMurders #ColumbusOhio #TrueCrimeToday #AggravatedMurderJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

The Michael McKee case presents a masterclass in forensic investigation. A suspect who allegedly created an 18-hour digital blackout. Stolen license plates from two states. A vehicle tracked through neighborhood surveillance footage. A firearm allegedly matched through a national database. And an arrest across state lines in just eleven days.Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer walks us through how investigators pieced together a case spanning Columbus, Chicago, and Rockford without a single eyewitness. She explains NIBIN ballistics methodology, how multi-jurisdictional investigations function in practice, and why the indictment's firearm suppressor allegation may be the most damning evidence of premeditation prosecutors have.This is how law enforcement builds a double murder case from digital breadcrumbs and forensic science.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #TrueCrimeToday #FBI #NIBINBallistics #ColumbusOhio #DoubleHomicide #JenniferCoffindaffer #TrueCrimeJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Strangulation allegations. Death threats. Statements that she would "always be his wife." Surveillance footage allegedly showing him at her home three weeks before her murder. Michael McKee is a board-certified surgeon who maintained medical licenses across multiple states while allegedly fixating on his ex-wife for eight years after their divorce.Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer analyzes the behavioral profile — what possessive language reveals about ownership mentality, why strangulation is the number one predictor of future lethality, and how someone with McKee's professional success allegedly hid this level of obsession.We examine why threats like this go unreported, what systemic gaps allow the pattern to continue, and what options actually exist for someone trying to escape an ex-partner they believe is capable of killing them.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #DomesticViolence #Stalking #Strangulation #JenniferCoffindaffer #FBI #TrueCrimeToday #IntimatePartnerViolence #SystemicFailureJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Newly unsealed court documents reveal the chilling psychology allegedly behind the murders of Spencer and Monique Tepe. According to witnesses who spoke with investigators, Michael McKee made three statements to Monique during and after their marriage: that he could "kill her at any time," that he would "find her and buy the house right next to her," and that "she will always be his wife." These aren't the words of heartbreak. They're the words of ownership. The affidavit also reveals that surveillance allegedly captured McKee at the Tepes' Columbus home on December 6th, 2025—three weeks before the murders—while Spencer and Monique were 200 miles away at the Big Ten Championship game. According to the Columbus Dispatch, video showed him going into the home and leaving "a few hours later." Monique found out. She left the game at halftime, upset about something involving her ex-husband. Twenty-four days later, she and Spencer were found shot to death in their second-floor bedroom. Their two young children were asleep in the house, unharmed. Witnesses told investigators that during the marriage, McKee allegedly strangled Monique and forced unwanted sex on her. Strangulation is the single greatest predictor of future lethality in domestic violence cases. Yet Columbus police confirmed there were no prior reports filed. No restraining orders. Nothing on paper. McKee has pleaded not guilty to four counts of aggravated murder and one count of aggravated burglary. This episode examines what the unsealed documents reveal about the alleged planning behind these killings, and the brutal reality that doing everything right—leaving, divorcing, rebuilding—doesn't always protect you from someone who never recognized your right to leave.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #UnsealedAffidavit #DomesticViolence #TepeMurders #Strangulation #ColumbusOhio #TrueCrime #HiddenKillersJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Court documents allege Michael McKee told Monique he could "kill her at any time." That he'd "find her and buy the house right next to her." That she would "always be his wife." Witnesses say he allegedly strangled her during their marriage. And according to the unsealed affidavit, surveillance cameras captured him at her property weeks before the murders — while she was 180 miles away at a football game. She left at halftime. Upset. Three weeks later, she and her husband Spencer were shot to death in their Weinland Park home. So why didn't she call police? Why didn't she get a protection order? This episode breaks down what Ohio law actually requires, why victims don't report, and whether anything could have stopped what allegedly happened. It's not victim blaming. It's the question nobody wants to ask — and the answer nobody wants to hear.#HiddenKillers #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #MichaelMcKee #DomesticViolence #Stalking #OhioMurder #TrueCrime #ProtectionOrders #SystemFailureJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Michael McKee allegedly drove 350 miles from Chicago to Columbus, executed his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer, and drove back — all while his cell phone showed zero activity for 18 hours. Investigators say he used stolen license plates from Ohio and Arizona. He allegedly kept the murder weapon in his condo for eleven days. And police still caught him.Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer breaks down how investigators built this case from surveillance footage, digital forensics, and a national ballistics database match. We examine the multi-jurisdictional coordination between four law enforcement agencies and why this case moved from bodies discovered to suspect arrested faster than anyone expected.Coffindaffer explains what a phone "going dark" signals to investigators, how stolen plates complicate vehicle tracking, and what the firearm suppressor allegation tells us about the level of premeditation prosecutors believe they can prove. This is the forensic blueprint of the McKee investigation.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #ColumbusOhio #FBI #JenniferCoffindaffer #TrueCrime #DoubleHomicide #NIBINBallistics #HiddenKillersJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Michael McKee allegedly told Monique he could "kill her at any time." Witnesses described death threats spanning years. Court documents allege strangulation during their marriage — one of the strongest predictors of future lethality. Three weeks before the murders, surveillance footage allegedly captured him in her backyard while she was out of state.The divorce was 2017. The murders were 2025. No criminal charges. No restraining orders. No intervention.Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer breaks down the behavioral warning signs that went unaddressed for eight years. She analyzes what phrases like "she will always be his wife" reveal about obsessive fixation, why high-functioning professionals can hide this kind of violence, and how Monique's remarriage and children may have functioned as triggers for someone who never accepted the relationship was over.The hardest part: Coffindaffer explains what realistic options exist for someone in Monique's position — and where the system consistently fails.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #DomesticViolence #Stalking #FBI #JenniferCoffindaffer #IntimatePartnerViolence #Strangulation #HiddenKillersJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Court documents paint a picture that extends far beyond December 30th, 2025. Michael McKee allegedly told Monique he could "kill her at any time," that he would "find her and buy the house right next to her," and that she would "always be his wife." Witnesses described strangulation and forced sex during their marriage. Surveillance footage allegedly captured him at her Columbus home three weeks before her murder — while she was 200 miles away at a football game.The divorce was finalized in 2017. There's no record of criminal charges, restraining orders, or intervention in the eight years that followed. Then Monique and Spencer Tepe were found dead.Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer breaks down the behavioral warning signs. She explains what possessive language reveals about how McKee allegedly viewed the relationship, why strangulation is the strongest predictor of future lethality, and how high-functioning professionals hide this kind of obsessive violence. We examine how Monique's remarriage and children may have functioned as triggers — and why the system consistently fails people in her position.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #TepeMurders #DomesticViolence #Stalking #FBI #JenniferCoffindaffer #Strangulation #IntimatePartnerViolenceJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Two bodies discovered in a Columbus, Ohio home on December 30th. Eleven days later, a vascular surgeon is in custody 350 miles away. No eyewitnesses. No forced entry. A suspect who allegedly went dark on his cell phone for 18 hours and used stolen license plates from two different states. How did investigators connect the dots this fast?Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer breaks down the forensic architecture of this case — the surveillance footage analysis that first identified Michael McKee's vehicle, the NIBIN ballistics database that allegedly linked a firearm found in his Chicago condo to the crime scene, and the multi-jurisdictional coordination between Columbus Police, FBI, Chicago PD, and Illinois authorities that culminated in an arrest in Rockford.We examine what it means when a suspect's phone shows zero activity during a murder window. Coffindaffer explains how investigators reconstruct movements when someone has deliberately created a digital gap. We dig into the stolen Ohio and Arizona plates allegedly used on McKee's vehicle and what that level of counter-surveillance tells investigators about premeditation.The indictment includes firearm specifications alleging either an automatic weapon or a suppressor — charged in the alternative. Why would prosecutors structure charges that way? What does it signal about the evidence they're holding?This case moved from discovery to arrest faster than most homicides involving a single jurisdiction. Coffindaffer walks us through what factors determine whether a case like this resolves quickly or goes cold — and why the forensic trail McKee allegedly left behind may have sealed his fate before investigators even knew his name.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #ColumbusOhioMurder #JenniferCoffindaffer #FBI #NIBINBallistics #TrueCrime #DoubleHomicide #HiddenKillersJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

(00:00:00) Welcome (00:00:36) Kouri Richins (00:08:50) Michael McKee Kouri Richins Defense Filings - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vddTk82bnA Michael McKee booking video - https://youtu.be/l_E_H86QM3A?si=FaKfvcbaZLO_y10Z Michael McKee arraignment - https://youtu.be/_A5H7_V7L5o?si=qVBhUKQYImzjDlveThe episode opens with brief housekeeping notes before shifting into new developments in the Kouri Richins case. Jury selection is approaching, and defense attorneys have renewed their push to move the trial out of Summit County after survey data showed that more than 85% of respondents recognized the case, with about 60% following it closely.The state has filed a response, arguing it satisfied its Giglio disclosure obligations and accusing the defense of mischaracterizing witness-communication issues and creating unnecessary publicity shortly before trial.Michael McKee, is charged with multiple counts of aggravated murder and burglary in the killings of Spencer and Monique Tepe. We read through the probable-cause affidavit, including welfare-check discoveries, prior abuse allegations, surveillance footage linking a distinctive vehicle to the scene, and phone-location data showing long gaps in activity during the time of the homicidesAdditional details include alleged stalking weeks earlier, license-plate swaps, and the seizure of an SUV at McKee's workplace.Links: Kouri Richins Defense FilingMichael McKee booking videoMichael McKee arraignmentBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pretty-lies-and-alibis--4447192/support.ALL MERCH 10% off with code Sherlock10 at checkout  - NEW STYLES Donate: (Thank you for your support! Couldn't do what I love without all y'all) PayPal - paypal.com/paypalme/prettyliesandalibisVenmo - @prettyliesalibisBuy Me A Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/prettyliesrCash App- PrettyliesandalibisAll links: https://linktr.ee/prettyliesandalibisMerch: prettyliesandalibis.myshopify.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/PrettyLiesAndAlibis(Weekly lives and private message board)

The choice of attorney tells you everything about how a case is going to be fought. Michael McKee just hired Diane Menashe—the defense attorney who walked Dr. William Husel out of a Columbus courtroom after fourteen murder charges. Every single count. Not guilty. She called one witness. She also kept cop-killer Quentin Smith off death row. Now she's defending the vascular surgeon accused of murdering Monique Tepe and Dr. Spencer Tepe in their Columbus home on December 30th. McKee pleaded not guilty Friday to four counts of aggravated murder. The evidence police have described is substantial: ballistics allegedly linking a weapon from McKee's property to shell casings at the scene, vehicle tracking showing the 325-mile drive from Columbus to Illinois and back, surveillance footage allegedly showing McKee in the alley behind the Tepe home, a firearm suppressor, and no forced entry. So how does Menashe attack a case that looks this overwhelming? Defense attorney Bob Motta breaks down her likely strategy. The ballistics science that isn't as solid as prosecutors want juries to believe. The murky video identification. The eight-year gap between McKee's divorce and the alleged murders that complicates the premeditation narrative. And the mental health angle that could change everything. Menashe's philosophy is simple: she doesn't put on a defense case. She picks apart the prosecution's evidence piece by piece and lets it collapse under its own weight. That's how she got Husel acquitted on fourteen counts when the evidence seemed insurmountable. McKee isn't fighting for freedom. He's fighting for degrees of punishment. Two children lost their parents that night. The man accused of making them orphans just hired the best defense attorney in Columbus.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #DianeMenashe #WilliamHusel #BobMotta #TepeCase #AggravatedMurder #ColumbusOhio #DefenseStrategyJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Diane Menashe is a 27-year veteran of criminal defense in Columbus who specializes in cases that look unwinnable. In 2022, she co-led the defense of Dr. William Husel, the Mount Carmel physician charged with murdering fourteen ICU patients through allegedly lethal fentanyl doses. She called one witness. Husel was acquitted on all fourteen counts. She also kept cop-killer Quentin Smith off death row. Now she's representing Michael McKee—the vascular surgeon accused of driving 325 miles in the middle of the night to execute his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Dr. Spencer Tepe while their two young children slept nearby. McKee pleaded not guilty Friday to four counts of aggravated murder. The evidence police have described is staggering: ballistics allegedly matching a gun found at his property to shell casings at the scene, vehicle tracking from Ohio to Illinois, Ring camera footage, a firearm suppressor that screams premeditation, and no forced entry. So how does Menashe attack this case? Defense attorney Bob Motta breaks down her likely strategy—the ballistics science that isn't as solid as prosecutors want juries to believe, the murky video identification, and the eight-year gap between McKee's divorce and the alleged murders that complicates the premeditation narrative. Menashe's philosophy is simple: she doesn't put on a defense case. She picks apart the prosecution's evidence piece by piece and lets it collapse under its own weight. McKee isn't fighting for freedom. He's fighting for degrees of punishment. And Menashe is the best in the business at finding daylight in the darkness. Two children lost their parents on December 30th. The man accused of making them orphans just hired Columbus's most formidable defense attorney.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #DianeMenashe #WilliamHusel #BobMotta #AggravatedMurder #ColumbusOhio #TrueCrime #HiddenKillersJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

How do prosecutors prove premeditation when there are no eyewitnesses? When there's an eight-year gap between a divorce and a double homicide? When the defendant is a board-certified vascular surgeon with no criminal history who doesn't look like a killer? Michael McKee allegedly drove 300 miles from Chicago to Columbus to execute his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Dr. Spencer Tepe while their young children slept nearby. The evidence police have described is substantial—ballistic matches linking a firearm from McKee's property to shell casings at the scene, vehicle surveillance, a confirmed ID in alley footage, and a firearm suppressor that prosecutors will argue proves this was planned. Former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis spent years in the Special Victims Unit handling first-degree murder cases and has tried 45+ jury trials. He breaks down why charges were upgraded from murder to aggravated murder, how prosecutors establish motive across a timeline spanning nearly a decade, and what the state needs the jury to believe about Dr. Michael McKee. We also examine McKee's behavioral patterns through the Dark Triad framework—narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. A man who allegedly evaded a malpractice lawsuit nine times, fled his marriage after seven months, and may have spent years fixating on the woman who moved on without him. Every possible defense strategy runs into the wall of premeditation evidence. And the same ego that allegedly drove him to murder may prevent him from ever accepting a plea deal that could spare him from life without parole.#MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #MichaelMcKee #TepeMurders #EricFaddis #AggravatedMurder #DarkTriad #ColumbusOhio #TrueCrimeToday #MurderTrialJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Former prosecutor turned defense attorney Eric Faddis delivers dual-perspective analysis on two murder cases making national headlines: Michael McKee in Ohio and Kouri Richins in Utah.The McKee case looks strong on paper. Surveillance footage allegedly places him at Monique and Spencer Tepe's property weeks before the murders. Witnesses describe death threats going back years. Stolen license plates. A phone that went dark. Vehicle tracking data. Eric breaks down which evidence is most damaging from a prosecution standpoint—then switches sides to reveal the defense's playbook: motions to exclude prior abuse allegations, hearsay fights over statements from the deceased victim, and strategies to create reasonable doubt.The Richins case is in crisis. Trial starts February 23rd, but the defense just alleged witness intimidation—claiming investigators threatened arrest and immunity revocation to force cooperation. Key fentanyl sourcing witness Robert Crozier has recanted, now saying he sold OxyContin, not the fentanyl that killed Eric Richins. Judge Mrazik has limited the FBI profiler, excluded domestic violence evidence, and only partially admitted the "Walk the Dog" letter.No fentanyl was ever recovered. No pills. No forensic link. Five times the lethal dose in the victim's system—but a supply chain theory that just collapsed.Eric Faddis knows what prosecutors are building toward and what defense attorneys are planning to tear apart. This is the complete breakdown of both cases from someone who's worked both sides.#MichaelMcKee #KouriRichins #MoniqueTepe #EricRichins #TrueCrimeToday #MurderCases #ProsecutionStrategy #WitnessRecants #WitnessIntimidation #TrueCrimeJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.