The Tepe Murders: The Case Against Michael McKee

She chose love again. She chose parenthood. She chose a partner who mentored kids and showed up for his community every day. She chose joy while carrying years of alleged terror.That's not foolishness. That's the most courageous thing a human being can do.This is the final episode of our five-part series on coercive control—and it's for everyone still building.But building doesn't mean the fear disappears. According to the unsealed affidavit, surveillance footage shows Michael McKee walking through the Tepes' yard while Monique was at a football game in Indianapolis. She left at halftime. There's no documented tip-off. Her body just knew.That response isn't paranoia. That's what years of alleged coercive control do to a human nervous system. The hypervigilance that never switches off. The amygdala stuck in overdrive. PTSD rates among domestic violence survivors that match combat veterans. Triggers hiding in ordinary moments that outsiders can't see.This episode examines the long shadow—what life looks like when the relationship is over but the person who entered it has been systematically disassembled. We cover trauma-informed therapy and its limits. The shame survivors carry that was installed by someone who needed them to believe they were the problem. The revolutionary act of setting boundaries after years of being punished for having them.And we talk to the people nobody talks to: the partners of survivors. People like Spencer Tepe who inherit the fear alongside the person they love. That behavior isn't baggage. It's battle damage. And loving someone through it is its own form of courage.Monique wasn't defined by what she allegedly survived. She was defined by what she built after.You are not the names you were called. You are not the rules you followed. You are not the fear you carried. You are what you build after.Join 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/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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.#MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #MichaelMcKee #YouAreWhatYouBuildAfter #HealingAfterAbuse #CoerciveControl #SurvivorIdentity #TraumaRecovery #TepeCase #HiddenKillers

If something in this episode sounds familiar—not from a case file, but from your own life—that recognition is the first step.According to witnesses closest to Monique Tepe, her seven-month marriage to Michael McKee allegedly progressed from overwhelming devotion to death threats, strangulation, and forced sex. There is not a single police report. No restraining order. No documented complaint. From the outside, this looked like a short marriage between a surgeon and a yoga instructor that simply didn't work out.That's coercive control working exactly as designed.This educational series uses the Tepe case as a connective thread to examine a pattern affecting millions of people who will never make the news. We map the escalation from love bombing to surveillance, from charm to cage. The constant texts that feel like being chosen. The overwhelming attention that feels like devotion. The "I've never felt this way about anyone" that feels like finally being seen.In real time, none of it looks like red flags. It looks like everything you wanted.We break down the full toolkit of coercive control as lived experience rather than clinical checklist: isolation from the people who know you best, monitoring disguised as care, financial dependence built through small concessions, weaponized intimacy, identity erosion so gradual you don't notice who you've stopped being, and the invisible rulebook you learn through consequences rather than words."At least he doesn't hit me" is the most dangerous measuring stick in domestic violence. It tells you that unless there are bruises, what's happening isn't abuse. It is. And understanding that distinction—between physical violence and systematic destruction of autonomy—is what this series is about.Join 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/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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.#MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #MichaelMcKee #CoerciveControl #LoveBombing #TepeCase #DomesticViolence #AbuseRecognition #RedFlags #HiddenKillers

Spencer mentored kids through Big Brothers Big Sisters. Monique was described as a devoted mother by everyone who knew her. They went to football games. They celebrated birthdays. They built a home. And Monique did all of it while carrying years of alleged fear from her previous marriage to Michael McKee.She didn't wait for the fear to leave before she started living. She built alongside it. That's not denial. That's defiance.The final episode of our 5-part series is about what she built — and what every survivor builds when they refuse to let the abuse have the last word. Identity after erasure. Therapy and its limits. Shame that doesn't belong to you. Boundaries rebuilt from nothing. And the community of survivors who understand what you've been through in ways no one else can.This one isn't about what was taken. It's about what was built. For Monique. For Spencer. For everyone still building.You are not the names you were called. You are not the rules you followed. You are not the fear you carried. You are not the shame you were made to feel. You are what you build after. And building is a choice you can make today.Join 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/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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.#SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #MichaelMcKee #TepeCase #SheBuiltItAnyway #HealingAfterAbuse #CoerciveControl #SurvivorIdentity #TepeMurders #YouAreWhatYouBuildAfter

Spencer married Monique knowing she was afraid. According to family members, she talked about being terrified of her ex-husband for years. He took that on. He lived in the house that allegedly became a surveillance target. He loved someone whose nervous system never stopped scanning for danger.This episode examines the aftermath of coercive control — the PTSD, the hypervigilance, the December 6th moment when Monique allegedly sensed McKee at her home from 200 miles away. We speak directly to the partners and families of survivors — the people who inherit the fear alongside the person they love. The ones who don't understand why the doorbell triggers a freeze response, why family photos can't go on social media, why someone who's been free for years still can't sleep through the night.That behavior isn't baggage. It's battle damage. And loving someone through it requires a kind of patience nobody prepares you for.Your fear is not weakness. Monique's instincts were right.Join 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/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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.#SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #MichaelMcKee #TepeCase #TheLongShadow #Hypervigilance #December6 #CoerciveControl #PTSD #YourFearIsNotWeakness

She recognized it fast. She got out fast. She filed for divorce. She moved. She did everything right. And according to prosecutors, it wasn't enough.This episode takes on the question that every survivor dreads and every outsider asks: "Why didn't she just leave?" We dismantle each assumption behind it. The financial traps. The custody threats. The restraining orders that don't restrain. The trauma bonding that operates like addiction. The credibility gap. And the legal system that waits for the worst thing to happen before it acts.Research consistently shows that separation is the highest-risk moment in domestic violence. Monique Tepe knew the danger and left anyway. The system failed what came after.That question — "why didn't she just leave?" — places the weight of a crime on the victim. It assumes leaving was available, safe, and sufficient. None of those assumptions are reliable. And every time it gets asked, it tells every person currently trapped: if something happens to you, people will ask what you did wrong. Not what he did. Not what the system failed to do.The question is broken. And it's aimed at the wrong person.Join 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/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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.#HiddenKillers #MoniqueTepe #MichaelMcKee #SpencerTepe #WhyDidntSheLeave #CoerciveControl #LethalityRisk #SystemFailure #DomesticViolence #VictimBlaming

The McKee-Tepe relationship looked normal from the outside. Photos. Events. Friends. A medical student and a young professional building a life. Then, allegedly, seven months of living together revealed something the courtship had concealed.This episode maps how coercive control escalates — from love bombing to monitoring, from charm to cage. We trace the McKee-Tepe timeline and break down why the early phase of an abusive relationship feels like the best thing that ever happened to you, and why the transition to control happens so gradually you don't feel the walls going up.You didn't miss the signs. They were engineered to be invisible. And the person who exploited your trust is the one who should carry the weight of what happened — not you. This episode is for anyone still blaming themselves for not seeing what was specifically designed to stay hidden.Join 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/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis 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.#SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #MichaelMcKee #TepeCase #CoerciveControl #LoveBombing #Escalation #DomesticViolence #TepeMurders #RedFlags

"At least he doesn't hit me." That's what millions of people tell themselves to survive another day inside a relationship that's slowly dismantling who they are. No bruises means it's not abuse. No police report means it's not real. No one on the outside can see it — so maybe you're the problem.You're not the problem.According to witnesses, the abuse Monique Tepe allegedly survived during her seven-month marriage to Michael McKee left no physical evidence. It left something harder to see — and harder to escape. This episode defines coercive control through the lens of the Tepe case and the millions of people who experience these same dynamics without ever making the news.We walk through isolation, monitoring, financial control, weaponized intimacy, identity erosion, and invisible rules — not as a checklist, but as what they feel like when you're living inside them. If something sounds familiar, that recognition is the first step. What you experienced has a name.#SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #MichaelMcKee #TepeCase #CoerciveControl #InvisibleAbuse #DomesticViolence #TepeMurders #EmotionalAbuse #YoureNotCrazyJoin 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/TrueCrimePodListen 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 her marriage to Michael McKee after approximately seven months. The divorce was finalized in June 2017. According to friends and family who spoke with investigators, the marriage allegedly involved strangulation, sexual violence, and death threats that continued after separation. An unsealed Franklin County affidavit states McKee told Monique he could kill her at any time, would find her and buy the house next to hers, and that she would always be his wife.Monique rebuilt. She married Dr. Spencer Tepe in December 2020. They had two children and made a home in Columbus's Weinland Park neighborhood. On December 30, 2025, both were found shot to death inside that home. Their children were found alive.This episode focuses on Monique's experience through the lens of psychology and neuroscience. We examine how years of alleged threats and abuse create a neurobiological condition where the brain recalibrates its understanding of danger — a process called normalization of deviance. We explore why post-separation is the most lethal window in domestic violence cases, why "just leave" fundamentally misunderstands the psychology of sustained threat, and how Monique's reported awareness of the danger coexisted with the absence of any institutional mechanism to stop it.Court records allege McKee surveilled the Tepe home for weeks using stolen license plates and was captured on video at the property during the Big Ten Championship weekend. We trace how he allegedly moved between Virginia, Colorado, Nevada, and Illinois over a decade with no system connecting domestic violence allegations to his active medical licenses.Michael McKee has pleaded not guilty. He is presumed innocent until proven guilty.#MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #MichaelMcKee #TepeCase #DomesticViolenceAwareness #NormalizationOfFear #ColumbusOhioHomicide #SystemFailure #AggravatedMurder #JusticeForSpencerAndMoniqueJoin 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/TrueCrimePodListen 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.

Everything investigators have been building is now on paper. The affidavit in the Michael McKee case has been unsealed and the Franklin County Coroner has released full autopsy reports for Spencer and Monique Tepe. The evidence spans eight years of alleged obsession and ends with sixteen gunshot wounds in a bedroom where two children slept feet away. Spencer was struck seven times. Monique was struck nine times. Both had defensive wounds on their hands and arms — evidence they were awake and fighting when the shooting started. A full magazine was discharged. Every round fired. The violence was contained to the bedroom but total within it — controlled enough to avoid waking the children initially, explosive enough to empty a weapon completely. That behavioral signature is what forensic psychologists call a "grievance collector" — someone who warehouses every perceived slight for years until the obsession becomes action. The affidavit traces that trajectory. Surveillance footage places McKee on the Tepe property while Spencer and Monique were at the Big Ten Championship game. Witnesses describe years of threats, including McKee allegedly telling Monique he could "kill her at any time" and that she would "always be his wife." Those statements don't exist in isolation — they form a documented escalation pattern prosecutors will present as evidence of premeditation. Stolen license plates were linked to McKee's vehicle. A silver SUV bearing a distinctive sticker was tracked between his address, his medical practice, and the area surrounding the Tepe home. Following his arrest, investigators found fresh scrape marks where the sticker had been removed — what prosecutors will characterize as post-offense evidence destruction. McKee's cell phone went completely silent from December 29th through the afternoon of December 30th. The murders are estimated to have occurred at approximately 3:50 a.m. on December 30th. That digital blackout window is not accidental in the prosecution's theory. The firearm specifications are charged in the alternative — automatic weapon or silencer-equipped firearm. Defense attorney Eric Faddis explains that this prosecutorial hedging reveals the limits of what investigators have confirmed about the weapon and creates specific defense opportunities. McKee was a vascular surgeon licensed in four states with a decade of elite medical training. He waived extradition from South Carolina, entered a not-guilty plea, and reserved the right to address bond at a later hearing. Faddis walks through what that defense posture communicates, how historical threat evidence faces admissibility challenges, where digital silence arguments succeed and fail, and how evidence of apparent tampering gets framed by both sides at trial. The autopsy tells us Spencer and Monique died violently, defensively, and together. The affidavit tells us the prosecution believes it can prove exactly who did this, why, and how long he allegedly planned it.#SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #MichaelMcKee #McKeeAffidavit #TepeAutopsy #LibertyTownship #ColumbusOhio #EricFaddis #AggravatedMurder #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/TrueCrimePodListen 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 Robin Dreeke—Chief of the Bureau's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program—delivers comprehensive behavioral analysis on the McKee/Tepe double homicide and the Nancy Guthrie abduction in this full interview.The McKee/Tepe autopsy findings are brutal. Monique Tepe shot nine times, including once in the face at close range. Spencer Tepe shot seven times, with defensive wounds to his hand and arm suggesting he tried to shield his wife in their final moments. A full magazine emptied while two children slept feet away.Robin analyzes what the wound patterns reveal about Kevin McKee's alleged mental state during the attack. Why was Monique shot more times and at closer range? Does the face wound indicate personal rage? What do Spencer's defensive injuries tell us about the sequence?We examine the "wound collector" profile—someone who catalogs grievances for years before acting. The affidavit alleges McKee spent eight years making threats, surveilling the Tepes, and telling Monique she would "always be his wife." Robin explains what sustains that obsession and what finally triggers action.McKee is a surgeon. Someone trained in emotional compartmentalization and precision under pressure. His phone went dark during the murder window. The SUV allegedly used had stolen plates. The window sticker was scraped off after arrest. Can anything break someone who allegedly planned this for nearly a decade?We also cover the Nancy Guthrie abduction—an 84-year-old woman taken from her Tucson home with ransom notes sent to media outlets demanding bitcoin. Robin decodes the behavioral signals and explains how investigators read witnesses and separate truth from deception.Two cases. One expert. The behavioral analysis that reveals what most people miss.#KevinMcKee #SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #TepeMurders #RobinDreeke #FBIProfiler #NancyGuthrie #WoundCollector #Autopsy #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.

The autopsy results are in. Spencer Tepe was shot seven times—including defensive wounds to his hand and arm that suggest he may have been trying to shield his wife in their final moments. Monique Tepe was shot nine times, including once in the face at close range. Both were dead within seconds to minutes. The shooter emptied what appears to be a full magazine and walked out while two young children slept feet away.Former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke—who served as Chief of the Bureau's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program—analyzes what these wound patterns reveal about Michael McKee's alleged psychological state during the attack.Why was Monique shot more times and at closer range? Does the face wound suggest personal rage? What do Spencer's defensive injuries tell us about the sequence—and about his final act of trying to protect his wife?Sixteen rounds into two people isn't impulsive. Robin explains what that volume of fire indicates about mental rehearsal, emotional control, and whether a surgeon's professional conditioning shaped how this attack was executed.The affidavit alleges McKee spent eight years making threats—that 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." Robin discusses the "wound collector" profile and what finally triggers someone who's been fantasizing about violence for nearly a decade.McKee's phone went dark during the murder window. The SUV allegedly used had stolen plates. The window sticker was scraped off after arrest. These are counter-forensic behaviors suggesting someone who believed he could get away with it.Can anything break that psychological wall?#MichaelMcKee #SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #TepeAutopsy #RobinDreeke #FBIProfiler #WoundCollector #16Gunshots #DefensiveWounds #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, witnesses told investigators Michael McKee strangled Monique Tepe during their marriage, forced unwanted sex on her, and told her directly he could end her life whenever he wanted. She divorced him in 2017 after seven months. No police report. No protective order. She told friends and family she was afraid—then got up every morning and lived anyway.That's the part of this case that doesn't make headlines. What does it cost to function—to work, to fall in love again, to marry Spencer, to raise two children—while carrying the knowledge that someone has promised to kill you?Strangulation is one of the most significant predictors of future lethality in domestic violence research. If McKee did what witnesses allege, Monique was statistically in extreme danger from the moment she left. She knew it. Rob Misleh said publicly the family didn't fully understand the threats were real until it was too late.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott has spent thirty years working with survivors of intimate partner violence. She's also a survivor—her ex-husband died by revenge suicide after she asked for divorce. She explains why there's so often a gap between what victims communicate and what the people who love them hear. What does eight years of constant threat assessment do to someone psychologically?Then there's McKee's response. Surveillance footage, ballistics match, cell phone going dark, years of threats—and he pleaded not guilty. Waived bail but reserved future rights. Chess move, not surrender. Scott analyzes defendants who treat courtrooms like arenas rather than places of accountability. The theory that keeps coming back: the detachment that lets someone sit calmly facing murder charges is the same detachment that allegedly let them pull the trigger. Other people aren't fully real.#MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #MichaelMcKee #ShavaunScott #Strangulation #DomesticViolence #CoerciveControl #DVSurvivor #WeinlandPark #JusticeForMoniqueJoin 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 evidence against Michael McKee looks damning. Surveillance footage allegedly linking his vehicle to the Columbus home where Spencer and Monique Tepe were found shot to death. A firearm from his Chicago condo matched through national ballistics databases. Witnesses describing years of alleged threats—that he could "kill her at any time," that Monique would "always be his wife." His phone going silent during the murder window.Yet McKee pleaded not guilty. He waived extradition immediately. He waived his bail hearing while reserving future rights. Most people see surrender. Defense attorneys see something else.Bob Motta breaks down what a defense lawyer actually sees when examining this case. The surveillance footage—how reliable is it? The hearsay testimony from friends—Monique's not alive to testify, so can prosecutors even use it? The phone going dark sounds damning, but digital evidence cuts both ways.Then there's the psychology. Forensic experts call defendants who view prosecution as competition rather than consequence the "game player"—the pattern seen in Scott Peterson, Chris Watts, Ted Bundy. Men facing overwhelming evidence who refused to fold. The same detachment that allows someone to treat a murder trial as an intellectual exercise may enable the crime itself. For the game player, other people aren't pieces. They're not fully real. The trial isn't punishment—it's the championship round.This is an aggravated murder charge. Prosecutors must prove premeditation—not just that he did it, but that he planned it. Eight years passed between the divorce and the murders. That timeline cuts both ways.Spencer and Monique Tepe were found shot to death in their Weinland Park home on December 30th, 2025. Their two young children were found unharmed. McKee has pleaded not guilty and is presumed innocent until proven guilty.#MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #MichaelMcKee #BobMotta #NotGuiltyPlea #AggravatedMurder #WeinlandPark #ColumbusOhio #DefenseStrategy #JusticeForMoniqueJoin 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, witnesses say Michael McKee made threats to Monique Tepe. That he could kill her at any time. That she would always be his wife. That he'd find her wherever she went.She didn't report them.December 6th, 2025: Monique and Spencer Tepe are at the Big Ten Championship in Indianapolis. According to court documents, surveillance cameras captured McKee at their Columbus home that same day—walking through their yard while they were 300 miles away. Monique left the game at halftime, upset about something involving her ex-husband.Three weeks later, she and Spencer were dead.This episode isn't about blaming Monique. It's about understanding why victims of stalking so often don't report—and whether it would have mattered if she had.Former FBI Behavioral Analysis Chief Robin Dreeke breaks down the psychology of McKee's alleged obsession. The eight-year timeline. The alleged abuse during the marriage—strangulation, forced sex. The threats that witnesses say continued for years. The December 6th surveillance that allegedly preceded the killings.Robin explains the distinction between threats made as manipulation and threats made as rehearsal. What does the pattern tell us about who Michael McKee allegedly is—and when did fantasy allegedly become planning?We also examine what Ohio law actually requires for protection orders, what police can do when someone is being stalked by a person who technically hasn't broken the law, and why the gap between knowing you're in danger and the system being able to help is so deadly.If you're in a situation like Monique's right now—what are your options? What can you actually do?#MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #MichaelMcKee #RobinDreeke #TepeMurders #DomesticViolence #Stalking #WhyVictimsDontReport #FBIBehavioralAnalysis #TepeCaseJoin 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 Michael McKee said to her over the years. 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 Monique and Spencer Tepe are dead—sixteen gunshot wounds between them. Monique can't take the stand. But her friends can. And those three statements might be the most powerful evidence prosecutors have.This episode examines both the investigation that caught McKee and the defense strategy that will try to keep Monique's words away from the jury.Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer breaks down exactly how investigators connected a Chicago surgeon to the Tepe murders in Columbus in just 11 days. The surveillance footage that flagged his vehicle. The NIBIN ballistics hit linking a firearm from his 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 the playbook. The hearsay battle over Monique's statements to friends—can they come in when she's not here to testify? The fight to exclude testimony about alleged abuse that was never reported or prosecuted. The innocent explanations McKee's team might offer for the phone gap, the surveillance footage, the vehicle tracking.McKee waived his bail hearing. What does that signal? The indictment alleges either an automatic weapon or a suppressor—charged in the alternative. What are prosecutors 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 limit the damage?#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #TepeMurders #HearsayEvidence #JenniferCoffindaffer #EricFaddis #FBIInvestigation #DefenseStrategy #TepeCaseJoin 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 evidence and the alleged mindset behind the killings.Witnesses told investigators that 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 words don't reflect heartbreak. They reflect ownership.Surveillance allegedly captured McKee at the Tepes' Columbus home on December 7th, 2025—twenty-three days before the murders—while the couple was at 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.Witnesses described death threats spanning years. They told investigators McKee allegedly strangled Monique and forced unwanted sex on her during the marriage. Strangulation is the single greatest predictor of future lethality in domestic violence cases.Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis analyzes the prosecution's case—which evidence anchors everything, the hearsay challenges with Monique's statements to friends, and whether prior abuse never criminally charged can reach a jury. Firearm specifications allege an automatic weapon or silencer, signaling premeditation.This case confronts a devastating reality: Monique did everything right. She left. She divorced. She rebuilt. And none of it protected her from someone who never recognized her 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 to aggravated murder charges.#MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #MichaelMcKee #ColumbusOhio #UnsealedAffidavit #DomesticViolence #AggravatedMurder #WeinlandPark #TrueCrime #JusticeForMoniqueJoin 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 provides comprehensive legal analysis on the McKee/Tepe murder case alongside coverage of the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping and Charity Beallis family deaths.Spencer and Monique Tepe were shot to death December 30th in Liberty Township, Ohio. Michael McKee—Monique's ex-husband—is charged with aggravated murder. The unsealed affidavit documents what prosecutors describe as eight years of obsession: surveillance footage showing McKee in the Tepes' yard while they were away, stolen license plates tracked to his vehicle, witness statements describing years of threats, and a phone that went silent during the murder window. Firearm specifications allege automatic weapon or silencer. No forced entry found. Faddis breaks down the prosecution's roadmap and identifies where defense attorneys will push back.Nancy Guthrie, 84, was taken from her Tucson home. Savannah Guthrie's mother. Forced entry. DNA evidence. Bitcoin ransom sent to media. Pacemaker tracking data. No suspects. Faddis analyzes the legal challenges.Charity Beallis and her twins were shot to death the day after her divorce was finalized. Her father says she was shot twice. Two months, no charges. Documented history of alleged domestic violence and a prior wife's death under similar circumstances. Faddis explains the delay.The McKee affidavit provides the most detailed evidence picture of the three cases. Pre-offense surveillance. Historical threats admitted through witnesses. Digital silence during the killing window. Vehicle evidence with apparent post-offense tampering. Faddis walks through how each piece supports the prosecution's theory—and where it's vulnerable.Three cases at different stages. Eric Faddis provides the legal framework for understanding what prosecutors have, what they need, and what comes next.#SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #MichaelMcKee #TepeMurders #NancyGuthrie #CharityBeallis #EricFaddis #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #OhioMurderJoin 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.

Spencer and Monique Tepe were shot to death in their Liberty Township, Ohio home on December 30th. Michael McKee—Monique's ex-husband—has been charged with aggravated murder. The unsealed affidavit documents what prosecutors describe as eight years of alleged obsession: surveillance footage, stolen plates, threats to kill, and digital silence during the murder window.Defense attorney Eric Faddis breaks down the prosecution's case and where the defense might find vulnerabilities.Surveillance footage is central. Cameras captured McKee walking through the Tepes' property on December 6th or 7th while Spencer and Monique were in Indianapolis for the Big Ten Championship game. That's documented pre-offense reconnaissance—and it supports prior calculation and design charges.Witnesses described years of threats. McKee allegedly told people he could "kill her at any time," that he would "find her and buy the house right next to her," and that Monique "will always be his wife." Those statements span their marriage and the years after. Faddis explains how historical threats get introduced at trial.The firearm specifications are charged in the alternative: automatic weapon or silencer-equipped firearm. The weapon hasn't been recovered. What does that hedging tell us?McKee's cell phone showed no activity from December 29th until after noon on December 30th—a window covering the estimated 3:50 a.m. time of death. How do prosecutors use digital silence?A silver SUV tracked to McKee appeared near the Tepe home displaying stolen plates. After arrest, fresh scrape marks showed a distinctive sticker had been removed from the vehicle.No forced entry was found. The aggravated burglary charge suggests prosecutors have a theory about access.McKee waived extradition and pleaded not guilty. Eric Faddis analyzes the legal road ahead for the Tepe murder case.#SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #TepeMurders #MichaelMcKee #LibertyTownship #OhioMurder #EricFaddis #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #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.

Two cases. Two women who tried to survive. Two systems that failed them.Monique Tepe allegedly carried the knowledge for eight years that her ex-husband had threatened to kill her. According to the unsealed affidavit, witnesses said Michael McKee strangled her 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 rebuilt — married Spencer, had two kids, built a life — while carrying that weight. On December 30th, she and Spencer were found dead in their Columbus home while their children slept nearby. McKee has pleaded not guilty.Mica Miller made fourteen police reports in her final months. Reported trackers on her car. Harassment. Fear for her life. She told family if she ended up with a bullet in her head, it wasn't her — it was JP. Two days after serving Pastor JP Miller divorce papers, she was dead. Ruled suicide.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott — author of "The Minds of Mass Killers" and a DV survivor whose ex-husband died by revenge suicide — covers all of it. The psychology of surviving under direct threat. Why victims don't report. The forensic profile of defendants who treat prosecution as competition. How coercive controllers weaponize mental health systems, grooming, and institutional failures. The connection between these cases isn't coincidence.#MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #MicaMiller #MichaelMcKee #JPMiller #ShavaunScott #TepeMurders #CoerciveControl #DomesticViolence #FullInterviewJoin 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 autopsy reports are out. Spencer Tepe was shot seven times. Monique Tepe was shot nine times. Every single wound was to their upper bodies — chest, neck, face, arms, hands. Both had defensive wounds consistent with trying to protect themselves or each other. The trajectories tell a story of movement — they weren't standing still. They tried to escape. And whoever was shooting kept pulling the trigger until the gun was empty.This is the most detailed breakdown of the Tepe autopsy findings and what they reveal about the final moments inside that Weinland Park bedroom. Three shots clustered on Monique's right chest. Spencer shot in the left ear. Wounds at indeterminate range — close enough to be deliberate, methodical, personal. Forensic psychologists call this level of damage "overkill" — inflicting far more harm than necessary to cause death. It typically indicates rage, a personal connection to the victim, or both.Michael McKee, charged with two counts of aggravated murder, allegedly spent eight years after his divorce from Monique building toward this moment. Court documents describe alleged threats, alleged stalking, and an alleged surveillance operation in the weeks before the murders. His phone allegedly went dark the night of the killings. The vehicle tied to him had stolen plates and a window sticker that was scraped off after the crime.The autopsy tells us Spencer and Monique died within seconds to minutes. But the person accused of killing them allegedly spent years getting to that moment.#SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #TepeCase #TepeAutopsy #MichaelMcKee #ColumbusOhio #WeinlandPark #TrueCrime #JusticeForTepes #OhioHomicideJoin 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 evidence the state has presented is substantial: surveillance footage, a ballistics match through NIBIN, a cell phone that went dark during the murder window, and years of documented threats against Monique. Michael McKee pleaded not guilty anyway. He waived bail but reserved the right to revisit it — a calculated procedural move, not a concession.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott wrote "The Minds of Mass Killers" and has evaluated violent offenders for thirty years. She explains the psychology behind defendants who treat prosecution as competition. There's a profile. Bundy cross-examined witnesses about his own alleged murders. Peterson sat detached through testimony about Laci and Conner. Watts tried to manipulate investigators within days of the killings. The courtroom detachment isn't random — it's diagnostic.McKee is a surgeon. Elite training. Decade-plus of operating on human bodies under extreme pressure. Scott analyzes whether that professional identity feeds into the compartmentalization required to sit calmly while facing aggravated murder charges. The theory she addresses directly: the detachment that allows someone to appear unaffected at trial may be the same psychological mechanism that allegedly allowed them to pull the trigger. If other people were never fully real to you, their deaths don't carry the moral weight they should — and neither does your accountability.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #TepeMurders #ShavaunScott #MindsOfMassKillers #NotGuiltyPlea #NarcissisticGrandiosity #ForensicPsychology #SurgeonPsychologyJoin 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 contains details that should have triggered intervention years before Monique and Spencer Tepe were killed. Witnesses told investigators Michael McKee strangled Monique during their marriage, forced unwanted sex, and told her he could end her life whenever he wanted. She divorced him in 2017 after just seven months. She told friends and family she was afraid. She never obtained a protective order.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott — a DV survivor herself whose ex-husband died by revenge suicide — explains why the question "why didn't she report" misses the point entirely. The system isn't built for what survivors actually face. Strangulation is one of the most significant lethality predictors in domestic violence research. If what witnesses allege is true, Monique was in extreme danger from the moment she left. She likely knew it. She lived with that knowledge for eight years while rebuilding — new relationship, new marriage, two kids, career. From the outside, that looks like moving on. Scott explains what's actually happening underneath when someone builds a new life while still carrying old trauma.Rob Misleh said publicly the family didn't fully understand the threats were real. Scott breaks down why there's so often a gap between what victims communicate and what the people who love them hear — and what constant hypervigilance does to a person psychologically when they become their own threat assessment expert for nearly a decade.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #TrueCrimeToday #ShavaunScott #DomesticViolence #Strangulation #TepeMurders #CoerciveControl #WarningSigns #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.

Defense attorney Bob Motta examines the Brendan Banfield conviction in depth and analyzes the Michael McKee murder case — two cases raising serious questions about evidence, defense strategy, and what happens when juries make their decisions.Brendan Banfield is going to prison for the rest of his life. The former IRS agent was convicted of aggravated murder after the jury believed the au pair's testimony over his. She got murder dropped to manslaughter and walked free the day she testified against him. The defense called her bought and paid for, hammered her credibility, showed the jury a witness with every reason to lie. None of it worked.Bob breaks down exactly where the defense lost this case. 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 murder weapon. The digital forensics investigator who got reassigned when his findings didn't match the prosecution's theory.Then we examine the appeal. What will Banfield's team argue? The coercive witness deal, the potentially suppressed evidence, the compromised investigation. Bob explains each angle and gives an honest assessment of the odds. The "harmless error" doctrine kills most appeals, and overcoming it after a jury heard weeks of testimony is nearly impossible.Finally, we look at Michael McKee, charged with murdering his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband. Bob examines the surveillance evidence, the hearsay problems, and what prosecutors still have to prove.#BrendanBanfield #BanfieldAppeal #MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #BobMotta #BanfieldVerdict #AggravatedMurder #DefenseAttorney #TrueCrime #BanfieldCaseJoin 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 has pleaded not guilty to two counts of aggravated murder in the shooting deaths of Spencer and Monique Tepe. Given what investigators have made public — surveillance footage, ballistics evidence, witness statements documenting years of alleged threats, and a cell phone that went dark during the murder window — that plea raises a critical question: What kind of mind fights when the evidence looks this strong?Forensic psychologists have a term for defendants who treat overwhelming cases as intellectual challenges rather than moral reckonings: game players. These are individuals with narcissistic grandiosity and antisocial features who view other people as pieces on a board, prosecution as competition, and trial as the championship round.This episode breaks down the psychological profile and applies it to the McKee case. According to the unsealed affidavit, witnesses told investigators McKee threatened Monique for years — saying 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." Surveillance footage allegedly shows him in the Tepes' yard weeks before the murders while they attended a football game in Indianapolis.If accurate, the game didn't start with the not guilty plea. It started years ago.We examine why defendants like Scott Peterson maintained detachment through crushing evidence, why Chris Watts negotiated even after confessing, and why Ted Bundy turned his trial into theater. The pattern is consistent: the same detachment that enables someone to view a murder trial as a game may be the same detachment that enabled the alleged crime.McKee is presumed innocent. All information is sourced from court records and official statements.#SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #MichaelMcKee #TepeCase #ColumbusHomicide #WeinlandPark #GamePlayerPsychology #AggravatedMurder #OhioTrueCrime #JusticeForTepesJoin 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 has been arrested for the murders of Monique Tepe and her husband. The case against him looks strong — surveillance footage, phone records, witnesses who say Monique told them he'd threatened her for years. But defense attorney Bob Motta's job is to look at evidence the way a jury should, not the way the internet does.Today we examine the McKee case through a defense lens. Not to argue he's innocent — that's for a courtroom to decide — but to understand what questions remain unanswered and what the prosecution still has to prove.The surveillance footage is being treated like a smoking gun. But Bob explains what people get wrong about video evidence. Identification from footage is more complicated than prosecutors make it seem. Resolution matters. Angles matter. The difference between "that looks like him" and "that's him beyond reasonable doubt" is where cases get won or lost.Then there's the hearsay problem. Monique allegedly told friends that McKee threatened her. She's not here to testify. Can prosecutors use her statements anyway? Bob breaks down hearsay exceptions and how defense attorneys challenge them.The phone going silent during the murders sounds damning on the surface. Bob explains why digital evidence is rarely as simple as it appears — and what a defense team will argue about that timeline.Eight years passed between the divorce and these killings. No restraining orders in the public record, no documented recent incidents. Does that gap support premeditation or undermine it? This is an aggravated murder charge. Prosecutors have to prove McKee planned this. Bob examines what that actually requires.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #TepeMurders #BobMotta #DefenseAttorney #AggravatedMurder #SurveillanceEvidence #HearsayTestimony #TrueCrime #TepeCaseJoin 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, former head of the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, delivers a comprehensive behavioral breakdown across three major cases — starting with the McKee-Tepe murders. The unsealed affidavit reveals eight years of alleged obsession: threats that he could "kill her at any time," promises to "buy the house right next to her," and surveillance of her property while she was at a football game three weeks before the December 30th killings. Robin explains the psychology of possessive violence and what the reconnaissance trip signals about premeditation. He also addresses the Ellen Greenberg case, where federal investigators have reportedly issued subpoenas to multiple agencies — not to investigate how she died, but whether officials committed crimes. And the Brendan Banfield case, where the defendant took the stand, called the accusation "absolutely crazy," and then watched his alibi collapse under cross-examination. Three cases at critical moments. One expert who's spent thirty years inside investigations exactly like these.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #EllenGreenberg #BrendanBanfield #RobinDreeke #FBI #TrueCrime #BehavioralAnalysis #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.

Michael McKee allegedly thought he planned the perfect crime. The evidence tells a different story. This is a comprehensive breakdown of every step investigators say McKee took—and how each one became the thread that unraveled his alleged plan in just 11 days.The reconnaissance: Surveillance video allegedly captured McKee entering the Tepe property on December 6th, 2025, while Spencer and Monique were at the Big Ten Championship game. He stayed for hours. He was filmed.The vehicle: A silver SUV with a distinctive window sticker was tracked through neighborhood cameras. Stolen Ohio and Arizona plates didn't matter—investigators identified the vehicle by its features and traced it to McKee's former address and workplace.The blackout: McKee allegedly left his phone at the hospital where he worked. No activity for 17 hours—exactly the window needed for a 900-mile round trip from Rockford to Columbus and back.The scrape marks: After the murders, fresh scrape marks appeared where the distinctive sticker had been. Consciousness of guilt, documented on the vehicle.The weapon: A firearm recovered from McKee's Chicago condo was matched through a national ballistics database to evidence from the crime scene. He kept the murder weapon at his primary residence.The arrest: Federal agents took McKee into custody at a Chick-fil-A near his workplace on January 10th—11 days after Spencer and Monique were found dead.This episode walks through the full evidence timeline, the charges McKee faces, and what the affidavit reveals about alleged years of threats, stalking, and obsession leading up to December 30th.#TepeCase #MichaelMcKee #SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #CaseUpdate #EvidenceBreakdown #ColumbusOhio #WeinlandPark #AggravatedMurder #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.

Robin Dreeke spent thirty years in the FBI, including running the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. He's studied how obsessive individuals think, how they escalate, and what their words reveal about their intentions. Today he breaks down the Michael McKee case — the specific language in the alleged threats, the significance of the December 6th reconnaissance trip, and what the full behavioral pattern tells us about the man charged with killing Monique and Spencer Tepe. According to court documents, McKee 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 will always be his wife" — eight years after their 2017 divorce. Witnesses also reported allegations of strangulation and forced sex during the marriage. Robin explains the clinical distinction between threats made as manipulation and threats made as rehearsal, why eight years of fixation is behaviorally significant, and whether anything in this pattern could have predicted what allegedly happened on December 30th. For anyone dealing with an ex who won't let go, this is essential listening about the limits of doing everything right.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #TepeMurders #RobinDreeke #FBI #BehavioralAnalysis #ColumbusOhio #TrueCrime #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.

Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer delivers a comprehensive analysis of two cases that expose how badly systems can fail.First, the Michael McKee investigation — the surveillance footage, the NIBIN ballistics match, the multi-agency coordination that led to an arrest eleven days after Spencer and Monique Tepe were found dead. Then the behavioral profile: eight years of alleged death threats, strangulation, and pre-offense surveillance. Why did no one intervene?Then the WSU lawsuit — the families of the Idaho Four have taken Washington State University to federal court, alleging 13 complaints about Bryan Kohberger were ignored. A professor predicted he'd become dangerous. Female students created their own warning systems. The institution allegedly had protocols and didn't use them.Coffindaffer connects the dots between both cases and what they reveal about accountability.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #BryanKohberger #WSULawsuit #JenniferCoffindaffer #TepeMurders #IdahoMurders #FBI #InstitutionalFailureJoin 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.

New court documents in the Spencer and Monique Tepe murder case reveal disturbing allegations about what Monique may have known before December 30th. According to the unsealed affidavit, witnesses told detectives that Michael McKee — Monique's ex-husband — allegedly threatened to kill her, told her she'd "always be his wife," and was captured on surveillance at her Columbus home while she was out of town. Friends say she left the Big Ten Championship game at halftime, upset about something involving McKee. Three weeks later, both she and Spencer were dead. Today we're asking the hard question: If she knew — why didn't she report it? And would it have mattered? We break down Ohio stalking laws, the psychology of why victims don't report, and what the system would have actually done if she had called. Plus — resources for anyone listening who may be in a similar situation right now.#TrueCrimeToday #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #MichaelMcKee #ColumbusOhio #Stalking #DomesticViolence #CourtDocuments #TrueCrime #VictimSafetyJoin 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.

Eleven days. That's how long it took investigators to go from discovering Spencer and Monique Tepe's bodies in their Columbus home to arresting Michael McKee 350 miles away in Rockford, Illinois. No eyewitnesses. No forced entry. A suspect who allegedly went completely dark on his cell phone during the murder window and used stolen license plates to avoid detection.Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer breaks down the investigation piece by piece. The surveillance footage analysis that identified McKee's vehicle. The NIBIN ballistics database that allegedly linked a gun found in his Chicago condo to the crime scene. The multi-agency coordination between Columbus Police, FBI, Chicago PD, and Illinois authorities.We examine what investigators look for when a phone goes silent for 18 hours, how stolen plates from two states complicate vehicle tracking, and why the firearm suppressor allegation transforms this from a crime of passion into alleged premeditated execution. Coffindaffer explains what made this case move fast — and what typically turns investigations like this into cold cases.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #TepeMurders #ColumbusOhio #FBI #JenniferCoffindaffer #NIBINBallistics #TrueCrime #DoubleHomicideJoin 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.

A newly unsealed affidavit reveals Michael McKee was at Spencer and Monique Tepe's Columbus home on December 6th, 2025—three weeks before prosecutors say he returned to murder them both. According to the Columbus Dispatch, video showed McKee going into the home and leaving "a few hours later" while the Tepes were 200 miles away at the Big Ten Championship game. WOSU reports he walked through the yard. Either way, Monique found out. She left the game at halftime, upset about something involving her ex-husband. Twenty-four days later, Spencer and Monique were found shot to death in their second-floor bedroom. The 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." 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. The Tepes' two young children—ages 1 and 4—were asleep in the house, unharmed. McKee 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. This episode examines what the unsealed documents reveal about the alleged planning behind these killings, the psychology of someone who refuses to accept that a relationship has ended, and the brutal reality that leaving, divorcing, and rebuilding doesn't always protect you from someone who never recognized your right to leave.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #UnsealedAffidavit #TepeCase #DomesticViolence #Strangulation #ColumbusOhio #AggravatedMurder #JusticeForTepesJoin 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 children lost their parents on December 30th. Over a thousand people attended the funeral for Monique Tepe and her husband Dr. Spencer Tepe. And the man accused of making them orphans just hired Columbus's most formidable defense attorney. Michael McKee pleaded not guilty Friday to four counts of aggravated murder. His attorney, Diane Menashe, spoke for him. Menashe is the 27-year veteran 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. That's who McKee hired. Another doctor facing murder charges. Another case where the evidence seems overwhelming. The evidence police have described is staggering: 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, surveillance footage allegedly placing McKee in the alley behind the Tepe home, a firearm suppressor, and no forced entry. Defense attorney Bob Motta joins us to analyze how Menashe might attack this case—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. Menashe's philosophy: she doesn't put on a defense case. She picks apart the prosecution's evidence and lets it collapse under its own weight. McKee isn't fighting for freedom. He's fighting for degrees of punishment. This is what money buys in the American justice system—not innocence, but the absolute best fight money can afford.#SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #MichaelMcKee #DianeMenashe #WilliamHusel #BobMotta #AggravatedMurder #ColumbusOhio #TrueCrimeToday #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.

Michael McKee faces four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of Monique Tepe and Dr. Spencer Tepe. The evidence prosecutors have described is substantial—ballistic analysis allegedly linking a firearm from his property to shell casings at the scene, surveillance footage reportedly tracking his movements, and a firearm suppressor. Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant called the December 30th killings a "targeted" and "domestic violence related attack." The couple was found shot to death in their Columbus home while their two young children, ages four and one, were discovered unharmed inside. McKee pleaded not guilty at his January 23rd arraignment and remains in custody without bond. But the murder charges reveal something else: a broken medical licensing system that allowed McKee to keep practicing. His Nevada medical license had expired in June 2025. Court records show he was added to a malpractice lawsuit just months before the killings. He allegedly provided fake addresses on official documents. Yet for eleven days after the alleged murders, McKee was still employed as a vascular surgeon at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, Illinois. He went to work. He potentially operated on patients. How does a doctor evading a malpractice lawsuit with an expired license in one state get credentialed to perform surgery in another? We expose the National Practitioner Data Bank—a database Congress created specifically to catch problem doctors—that the public cannot access and many state boards never check. The numbers are damning: over 500 doctors disciplined in one state practicing elsewhere with clean records. More than 250 who surrendered licenses operating in new states with zero consequences. No federal law. No real accountability. Just a system designed to protect physician mobility over patient safety. This is the story of how Michael McKee got licensed. And how many other doctors just like him are out there right now.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #TepeMurders #MedicalMalpractice #NPDB #StateMedicalBoard #PassingTheTrash #TepeCase #PatientSafetyJoin 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 faces four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of Monique Tepe and Dr. Spencer Tepe—charges carrying life without parole. The evidence against him is reportedly overwhelming: ballistic matches linking a firearm from his property to shell casings at the scene, vehicle surveillance tracking his 300-mile drive from Chicago to Columbus, a confirmed ID as the figure in alley footage near the Tepe home, and a firearm suppressor that screams premeditation. Eleven days after the killings, investigators say they recovered the murder weapon. So what defense options does McKee actually have? 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 exactly what the state needs to prove, how prosecutors weaponize contradictory alibis, and why charges were upgraded from murder to aggravated murder. We examine the forensic evidence, the alleged pre-murder stalking, and family testimony describing emotional abuse during a seven-month marriage with no police reports to back it up. We also analyze McKee through the Dark Triad framework—narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy—to understand how these personality patterns typically manifest when someone faces consequences they cannot escape. A man who allegedly evaded a malpractice lawsuit nine times may be psychologically incapable of accepting accountability. The rationalization, projection, and denial that characterizes certain personality types may prevent him from ever taking a plea deal—even when dying in prison is the alternative. His ego may be his undoing.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #TepeMurders #EricFaddis #AggravatedMurder #DarkTriad #NarcissistDefense #TepeCase #ColumbusOhioJoin 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 and former prosecutor Eric Faddis delivers a complete breakdown of the Michael McKee murder case—prosecution evidence, defense strategy, and where it could all fall apart—plus analysis of the Kouri Richins trial chaos in Utah.On McKee: The affidavit details surveillance footage allegedly placing McKee at the Monique and Spencer Tepe property three weeks before the murders. Witnesses describe years of death threats. Stolen license plates. A cell phone that went dark. Vehicle tracking. Eric examines the prosecution's strongest evidence and identifies what he'd build the case around if he were lead prosecutor.Then he flips to the defense perspective. The motions to exclude prior abuse allegations that were never criminally charged. The hearsay battles over statements Monique allegedly made to friends. The strategies to reframe a phone going dark and surveillance footage at the property. If acquittal isn't realistic, what does a defense win look like?On Richins: Trial begins February 23rd with both sides wounded. The defense alleges witness intimidation—investigators allegedly threatened arrest and immunity revocation. Key witness Robert Crozier has recanted, saying he sold OxyContin, not the fentanyl that killed Eric Richins. Judge Mrazik limited the FBI profiler, excluded domestic violence evidence, and only partially admitted the "Walk the Dog" letter.No fentanyl recovered. No pills. Broken supply chain. Can Utah still prove murder?Eric Faddis has prosecuted cases like these and torn them apart. This is the dual-perspective analysis.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #KouriRichins #EricRichins #TepeMurders #MurderCases #DefenseStrategy #WitnessRecants #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.

The unsealed affidavit in the Spencer and Monique Tepe murder case reveals disturbing details about how Michael McKee allegedly planned and executed the December 30 killings. And when you compare the alleged methods to what we know about Bryan Kohberger's Idaho murders, a pattern emerges—one that tells us something important about how educated killers think and why they still get caught.According to the affidavit, McKee's phone showed no activity for 17 hours during the murder window. It sat at St. Anthony's Hospital in Rockford, Illinois, while police say he drove 325 miles to Columbus, killed his ex-wife and her husband in their beds, and drove back. That's better phone discipline than Kohberger, who turned his off but created a traceable return route. But McKee allegedly drove a vehicle connected to addresses in his name, swapped stolen Ohio plates and Arizona temp tags that drew investigator attention, and scraped a distinctive sticker off his window after it was already captured on surveillance footage.The December 6 reconnaissance visit is key. Police say McKee spent hours on the Tepe property while the family was at the Big Ten Championship game—24 days before the murders. Monique allegedly left the game early, upset about something involving her ex-husband. Her friends told police McKee had threatened her for years. That he said he could "kill her at any time." That "she will always be his wife."The indictment confirms a silencer was used. NIBIN matched the gun at his Chicago condo to casings at the scene. Eight years after a seven-month marriage, prosecutors say McKee couldn't let go. This episode examines what the Kohberger case teaches us about the McKee allegations—and why intelligence doesn't equal escape.#SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #MichaelMcKee #TepeMurders #ColumbusOhio #BryanKohberger #DomesticViolence #StalkerPsychology #AggravatedMurder #JusticeForTepeJoin 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 entered his not guilty plea. Now his defense team faces the task of dismantling a prosecution case built on surveillance footage, witness statements, stolen plates, cell phone data, and vehicle tracking. Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis provides a comprehensive analysis of the defense strategy in the murders of Monique Tepe and Spencer Tepe.Eric explains why McKee waived his bail hearing—a calculated decision that reveals how the defense is approaching this case from day one. The real fight happens in pretrial motions, and Eric walks through what we should expect.The affidavit includes damaging allegations of prior strangulation and forced sex during the marriage—abuse Monique never reported to police. The defense will move to exclude that testimony as prejudicial and unproven. Eric analyzes the motion and its chances of success.We examine the hearsay battle over statements Monique allegedly made to friends about McKee's threats. She told people he said he could "kill her at any time," that he'd "find her and buy the house next to her," that "she will always be his wife." But Monique can't testify. Eric breaks down the defense's arguments and the exceptions prosecutors will invoke.For evidence the defense can't exclude, Eric reveals the reframing strategies. How do you explain a phone going dark during the murder window? How do you spin surveillance footage showing your client at the property three weeks before? Can you separate the defendant from a vehicle that was allegedly tracked arriving and leaving?And if acquittal isn't realistic—what does winning look like?#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #TepeMurders #DefenseStrategy #ReasonableDoubt #HearsayBattle #CriminalDefense #MurderDefense #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.

The affidavit is public. The evidence is laid out. Now it's time to understand what prosecutors actually have against Michael McKee in the murders of Monique Tepe and Spencer Tepe.Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis provides an in-depth analysis of the prosecution's case. We examine every major piece of evidence: the surveillance footage allegedly showing McKee at the Tepe property on December 7th while Monique and Spencer were at the Big Ten Championship game. The witness statements describing years of alleged death threats. The stolen license plates from Ohio and Arizona. The cell phone that showed no activity from December 29th until after noon on December 30th—the murders allegedly occurred around 3:50 a.m. The vehicle tracking data allegedly placing McKee's SUV in Columbus before and after the killings.Eric identifies which piece of evidence is most critical and explains how he would structure the prosecution if this were his case. We dig into the hearsay complications surrounding statements Monique allegedly made to friends about McKee's threats—statements the defense will fight hard to exclude.The affidavit includes allegations of prior strangulation and forced sex during the marriage. Eric explains whether prosecutors can use uncharged prior bad acts to establish motive and pattern, or whether the defense has a realistic shot at keeping that testimony out.We also examine the firearm specifications, the implications of a silencer allegation for premeditation, and why circumstantial evidence might actually be the prosecution's strength rather than its weakness.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #TepeMurders #ColumbusOhio #MurderCase #ProsecutionEvidence #AggravatedMurder #MurderEvidence #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.

The Franklin County affidavit in the Spencer and Monique Tepe murder case has been unsealed, and it contains the most detailed account yet of what investigators believe happened—and why.According to the documents, witnesses told investigators that Michael McKee made three specific statements to Monique: 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." The divorce was finalized in June 2017. The alleged murders occurred in December 2025. That's eight and a half years during which, according to witnesses, McKee allegedly never accepted that the relationship was over.The affidavit reveals surveillance allegedly showing McKee walking through the Tepes' yard on December 7th while they were at the Big Ten Championship in Indianapolis. Monique left the game early, reportedly upset about something involving her ex-husband. Twenty-three days later, she and Spencer were dead.Witnesses also told investigators that McKee allegedly strangled Monique and forced unwanted sex on her during the marriage—behaviors identified by researchers as the strongest predictors of future domestic violence homicide.This episode provides a complete breakdown of the unsealed affidavit: the alleged threats, the alleged surveillance activity, the stolen license plates, the cell phone going dark, and what all of it reveals about the psychology of someone who allegedly viewed divorce as something that happened to other people, not to him.#TepeMurders #SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #MichaelMcKee #UnsealedAffidavit #ColumbusOhio #WeinlandPark #DomesticViolenceHomicide #Stalking #JusticeForSpencerAndMoniqueJoin 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 Franklin County affidavit against Michael McKee has been unsealed, and it confirms what many suspected: he was already at Spencer and Monique Tepe's home weeks before the murders.December 6th, 2025. The Tepes were in Indianapolis for the Big Ten Championship — Ohio State versus Indiana, 8 PM kickoff. According to the Columbus Dispatch, video showed McKee entering their Weinland Park home and leaving "a few hours later." WOSU reports he walked through the yard. Monique left the game at halftime. Spencer told friends she was upset about "something involving her ex-husband."The affidavit details the alleged history between McKee and Monique. Witnesses told investigators he forced unwanted sex on her, strangled her, and made death threats throughout their brief marriage and for years after their 2017 divorce. He allegedly told her he could "kill her at any time" and that "she will always be his wife."A silver SUV with "distinct features" — including a window sticker — was spotted near the Tepe home multiple times with stolen Ohio and Arizona plates. On January 9th, detectives found that same vehicle at McKee's hospital workplace with fresh scrape marks where the sticker had been removed.No forced entry on December 6th. No forced entry on December 30th. The affidavit suggests December 6th may have been reconnaissance — confirmation that he could access the property whenever he wanted.Twenty-four days later, Spencer and Monique were dead. McKee has pleaded not guilty to all charges.#SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #MichaelMcKee #TepeMurders #JusticeForSpencerAndMonique #ColumbusOhio #WeinlandPark #December6 #UnsealedAffidavit #TepeFamilyJusticeJoin 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 analyzes both major murder case developments this week—with a focus on what McKee-Tepe tells us about high-stakes defense strategy.Michael McKee pleaded not guilty to four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of Monique Tepe and Spencer Tepe. His attorney is Diane Menashe—who got Dr. William Husel acquitted of fourteen murders by calling one witness and letting the prosecution's case collapse under its own weight. The prosecution has ballistics matching McKee's firearm to shell casings at the scene, surveillance footage, vehicle tracking, and a suppressor specification. Menashe's philosophy: don't present a defense, destroy the prosecution's case.We also cover Aaron Spencer's case because it illustrates the opposite approach—an active, affirmative defense of self-defense and defense-of-others. The Arkansas Supreme Court just removed his judge for constitutional violations. Spencer killed his daughter's alleged rapist and faces second-degree murder. The defense has to prove he acted lawfully while countering prior statements the prosecution will use for premeditation.Bob Motta breaks down both strategies. How Menashe could attack the McKee evidence. How the Spencer defense should proceed with a new judge. What both cases reveal about murder defense in America.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #DianeMenashe #BobMotta #AaronSpencer #HuselAcquittal #MurderDefense #AggravatedMurder #TepeCaseJoin 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 made his first move — and it tells us everything about how he plans to fight these charges.Three days ago, McKee pleaded not guilty to four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of Monique and Spencer Tepe. He didn't speak. His attorney Diane Menashe waived bond and signaled clearly: no plea deal. This is going to trial.So who is Diane Menashe and why does her involvement change everything?In 2022, she defended Dr. William Husel against 14 murder charges — patients allegedly killed with fentanyl overdoses at Mount Carmel hospital. The prosecution called 53 witnesses. Menashe called one. Husel was acquitted on every count. She's also kept multiple death row-bound clients alive, including Reagan Tokes' killer Brian Golsby.Her philosophy: make the prosecution prove everything, find the weakness in their strongest evidence, and never let intent go unchallenged.In this episode, we break down exactly how Menashe might attack the McKee case. The NIBIN ballistics system that produces "leads," not courtroom proof. The shadowy Ring camera footage. The missing motive that prosecutors still haven't explained. McKee's psychological deterioration in the years before the murders — malpractice suits, disappearing from colleagues, giving fake addresses to process servers.The Tepe family buried Monique and Spencer in front of over a thousand mourners. Their children were in the house that night.Now comes the fight for accountability. And McKee has hired Columbus's best to make sure it's as hard as possible.#TepeCase #MichaelMcKee #MoniquTepe #SpencerTepe #DianeMenashe #ColumbusOhio #JusticeForTepe #MurderTrial #TrueCrime #WeinlandParkJoin 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 now represented by the attorney who got Dr. William Husel acquitted of fourteen murder charges by calling one witness. Diane Menashe doesn't put on defenses. She tears apart prosecutions. She's said publicly that once defense attorneys start presenting evidence, they assume the burden of proving their client innocent—so she avoids it. She lets the state's case fall on its own weight.McKee faces four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer Tepe. The prosecution has ballistics through NIBIN linking a firearm from McKee's Chicago condo to shell casings at the crime scene. They have vehicle tracking data. Surveillance footage allegedly placing McKee in the alley behind the Tepe home. A suppressor specification carrying six additional years. No forced entry. And an eight-year gap between the divorce and the murders with no documented incidents between McKee and Monique.Defense attorney Bob Motta joins me to analyze how Menashe might attack each piece of evidence, whether the no-forced-entry problem actually helps the defense, and what the eight-year gap between divorce and murder means for both sides. We examine the prosecution's inexperience—Franklin County Prosecutor Shayla Favor is trying her first felony case ever—and whether that creates openings for a 27-year defense veteran. This is how the McKee-Tepe case is going to be fought.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #DianeMenashe #BobMotta #HuselAcquittal #AggravatedMurder #ColumbusOhio #NIBIN #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 pleaded not guilty Friday to the aggravated murders of Monique and Spencer Tepe. He appeared via video from Franklin County Jail, wearing prison scrubs, and never spoke. His attorney entered the plea for him and waived bond.That attorney is Diane Menashe — and her track record matters. In 2022, Menashe co-led the defense of Dr. William Husel, the Mount Carmel physician accused of murdering fourteen ICU patients. She called a single witness during the defense. Husel was acquitted on every count. That's who McKee retained to fight these charges.The prosecution team includes Franklin County Prosecutor Shayla Favor, who announced this will be her first felony prosecution. She previously handled property code cases. She's sitting third chair behind experienced homicide prosecutors Steve Schott and Dan Lenert, but the contrast in experience between defense and prosecution is already drawing attention.This episode covers the not guilty plea, what McKee's choice of attorney signals about his defense strategy, the new reporting on his pattern of evasion before the murders, and the legal significance of the suppressor allegation in the indictment. Police say the weapon used was equipped with a silencer — and that detail goes directly to premeditation.The Tepe family said they're committed to seeing this tragedy brought to justice. Now we watch how that justice unfolds.#TepeCase #MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #DianeMenushe #JusticeForTheTepes #ColumbusOhio #AggravatedMurder #DomesticViolence #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.

A Columbus dentist and his wife were found shot to death in their home on December 30th—and now her ex-husband, a vascular surgeon, has pleaded not guilty to four counts of aggravated murder. Michael McKee, 39, appeared via video for his arraignment on January 23rd, represented by defense attorney Diane Menashe. He waived bond and remains in custody. Dr. Spencer Tepe, 37, and Monique Tepe, 39, were killed in their Weinland Park home while their two children, ages four and one, were inside. The children were found unharmed. Police have called this a "targeted attack" and a "domestic violence related attack." Investigators say surveillance footage captured McKee's vehicle arriving before the murders and leaving shortly after. Multiple firearms were seized from his Rockford, Illinois property, with one weapon showing a preliminary ballistic link to shell casings found at the scene. McKee's medical license had expired in June 2025, and he was added to a malpractice lawsuit months before the killings. Monique and McKee divorced in 2017. Spencer and Monique were approaching their fifth wedding anniversary. Franklin County Prosecutor Shayla Favor will be part of the prosecution team handling what may become the highest-profile case in the county this year.#SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #MichaelMcKee #ColumbusOhioMurder #TepeMurderCase #DomesticViolence #TrueCrimeToday #AggravatedMurder #JusticeForSpencer #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.

Michael McKee allegedly drove 300 miles to kill his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer while their children slept down the hall. A seven-month marriage. An eight-year obsession. Birthday cards signed "Your Husband" years after the divorce. And a woman who did everything right — left, divorced, moved on, rebuilt — and still ended up dead. We're answering your questions on the Tepe case and putting it alongside two other tragedies that share the same devastating truth: the systems designed to protect people often don't. Nick Reiner allegedly murdered his parents after seventeen rehab attempts, a schizophrenia diagnosis, and a mental health system that couldn't stop what was coming. The WSU Kohberger lawsuit alleges a university received thirteen complaints about a predatory PhD student and protected itself instead of its students — until four kids were dead in Moscow, Idaho. Coercive control. Institutional negligence. Mental health failure. Three cases, three different contexts, one common thread: people who needed protection didn't get it. Your questions about restraining orders, enabling, Title IX, and the impossible reality that sometimes doing everything right still isn't enough.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #NickReiner #BryanKohberger #WSULawsuit #CoerciveControl #DomesticViolence #SystemsFailed #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.

A seven-month marriage. An eight-year obsession. Two children sleeping down the hall when their parents were allegedly murdered. Michael McKee is charged with two counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer — and your questions have been relentless. Why did McKee allegedly keep the murder weapon? Did he know the children were home? What does coercive control look like when it reaches its "final stage"? We examine the birthday cards signed "Your Husband" years after the divorce, the malpractice suits McKee was allegedly dodging, and the moment his medical career started crumbling while Monique's new life was thriving. We also talk about Spencer — not just as "the new husband," but as a doctor, father, and man who walked into a situation with a dangerous ex attached and stayed anyway. Monique's family says they knew immediately when they got the news. They'd watched her live in fear for years. And nothing could be done. This episode is about the limits of love, the failure of protective orders, and the impossible reality that sometimes doing everything right still isn't enough.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #TepeCase #CoerciveControl #StalkerMurder #OhioDoubleMurder #DomesticViolence #ListenerQuestions #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.

Everyone's focused on the alleged murders. But there's a question that's been nagging at us since Michael McKee's arrest: How was this man still practicing medicine?McKee is charged with the December 30, 2025 murders of Monique Tepe and her husband Dr. Spencer Tepe in their Columbus home. He was arrested eleven days later in Rockford, Illinois - still employed at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center, where he worked as a vascular surgeon. Eleven days. Still on staff. Still credentialed.But the problems started long before that. Since 2023, a Nevada malpractice attorney had been trying to locate McKee to serve him papers. The addresses provided didn't exist. Phone numbers went nowhere. McKee's Nevada license expired in June 2025. And yet Illinois issued him a medical license in 2024.In this episode, we examine the systemic failures of state medical boards that allowed McKee to slip through. The National Practitioner Data Bank - created specifically to catch doctors moving state to state - only tracks paid claims, not pending lawsuits. McKee's Nevada case was invisible to the system. And many state boards don't even bother to check the database.This isn't just about McKee. Over 500 doctors disciplined in one state are practicing elsewhere with clean records right now. The system is broken. And until McKee's arrest, nobody was asking how he got licensed in the first place.We're asking.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #TepeMurders #ColumbusOhio #VascularSurgeon #MedicalLicense #TrueCrime #JusticeForTepes #MedicalBoardFailuresJoin 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.