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The Tepe Murders: The Case Against Michael McKee

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On December 30, 2025, Dr. Spencer Tepe and his wife Monique were found shot dead inside their Columbus, Ohio home. Spencer, a 37-year-old dentist, was shot multiple times. Monique, 39, was shot at least once in the chest. Their two young children — a 4-year-old girl and a 1-year-old boy — were discovered alive in separate rooms, physically unharmed but left alone with the bodies of their parents. There was no forced entry. Nothing was stolen. Three 9mm shell casings were recovered from the bedroom. Eleven days later, police made an arrest that shocked no one in the family — but stunned everyon...

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Eric Faddis: From Nick Reiner's Insanity Defense To Dr. McKee's Ballistic Evidence — The Legal Breakdown 17.01.2026 49:10

Two major cases. One attorney breaking down the evidence, the strategy, and where the legal system fails. Eric Faddis joins True Crime Today for a comprehensive analysis. On the Reiner case: Alan Jackson withdrew under circumstances he's "legally prohibited" from explaining — but declared Nick "not guilty of murder" on his way out. There's a sealed medical order. Ten sealed subpoenas. Nick appeare...

Monique Tepe Filed For Divorce, Not Dissolution — Eric Faddis On What That Choice Reveals 16.01.2026 15:15

Monique Tepe filed for divorce rather than dissolution. She hired a private judge to expedite the process. From a legal standpoint, what do those choices typically indicate? Attorney Eric Faddis says this is a pattern he sees with clients trying to exit difficult or dangerous marriages. In this interview, he breaks down what the Tepe divorce documents reveal — and what they hide. The 2017 paperwor...

Dr. McKee Plans To Plead Not Guilty — Eric Faddis On What Defense Strategies Remain 16.01.2026 17:29

His attorney says Dr. Michael McKee plans to plead not guilty. Given the evidence made public — preliminary ballistic link, surveillance footage, vehicle records traced to the defendant — what defense strategies might be available? Attorney Eric Faddis breaks it down. Police recovered multiple firearms from McKee's property. A preliminary NIBIN link connects one weapon to the Tepe murders. Eric ex...

"She Just Had to Get Away From Him" — Family Speaks for First Time on Tepe Murders 15.01.2026 28:44

"She just had to get away from him." For the first time since the murders, Spencer Tepe's brother-in-law Rob Misleh went on national television and said what the family had been holding back. Monique told them Michael McKee was emotionally abusive. That he tormented her. That she was willing to do anything to escape. She did escape. Filed for divorce after seven months. Left Virginia. Moved back t...

The Divorce Case Reopened 6 Months Before the Murders | Michael McKee & The Tepe Family 15.01.2026 20:57

In her wedding vows to Spencer Tepe, Monique said: "I had quite a journey to get to you. Countless bad Bumble dates, wrong relationships, and waterfalls of tears." She'd earned that happiness. Left her first husband after seven months. Got out of Virginia — reportedly with help from her parents. Moved back to Ohio. Rebuilt everything. Married a dentist. Had two kids. Eight years passed. Then, acco...

Surgeon Charged in Ex-Wife's Murder — 8 Years After Divorce | Michael McKee & The Tepe Murders 15.01.2026 19:15

A Chicago surgeon is now behind bars, charged with murdering his ex-wife and her husband eight years after their divorce. Michael David McKee, 39, a board-certified vascular surgeon, was arrested in Rockford, Illinois and charged with two counts of murder in the deaths of Monique Tepe, 39, and Spencer Tepe, 37. The couple was found shot dead inside their Columbus, Ohio home on December 30, 2025. T...