McKee Affidavit: Prosecutors Allege Eight Years of Stalking Before Tepe Murders
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Tony Brueski
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🗓️ 6 February 2026
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Summary
The affidavit charging Michaell McKee with aggravated murder in the deaths of Spencer and Monique Tepe has been unsealed. What's inside reads like a chronicle of obsession—surveillance footage, stolen plates, threats spanning years, and digital silence during the murder window.
Defense attorney Eric Faddis joins True Crime Today to analyze what this evidence means for both prosecution and defense.
Surveillance footage places McKee in the Tepes' yard on December 6th or 7th. Spencer and Monique were in Indianapolis for the Big Ten Championship game. That's not presence—that's reconnaissance. Faddis explains how pre-offense surveillance supports prior calculation and design charges.
The threat evidence spans nearly a decade. Witnesses told investigators McKee said he could "kill her at any time," would "find her and buy the house right next to her," and that Monique "will always be his wife." Those statements came during and after their marriage. How do prosecutors introduce historical threats—and what challenges will the defense raise?
Firearm specifications are unusual. The indictment charges automatic weapon or silencer-equipped firearm in the alternative. Faddis explains what that hedging signals and how it affects sentencing exposure.
McKee's phone went silent from December 29th until after noon on December 30th. The murders occurred around 3:50 a.m. How do prosecutors frame digital absence as evidence of planning?
Vehicle tracking connected a silver SUV to McKee's address and workplace. That vehicle appeared near the Tepe home displaying stolen plates. After arrest, investigators found fresh scrape marks where a distinctive sticker had been removed.
The aggravated burglary charge is telling. No forced entry was found. Prosecutors have a theory about how McKee got inside.
McKee pleaded not guilty and waived extradition. Eric Faddis breaks down the legal landscape.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Hidden Killers Live with Tony Bruske, Stacey Cole, and Todd Michaels. |
| 0:08.6 | The unsealed affidavit in the McKee case, the martyr of the Tappies has dropped like a bomb. |
| 0:15.4 | Eight years of alleged obsession, surveillance footage of McKee in the Teppe's yard while they were out of town stolen |
| 0:23.4 | license plates, a cell phone that went conveniently dark during the murder window and witnesses |
| 0:29.8 | and statements describing threats that read like a countdown to violence. Prosecutors aren't |
| 0:35.8 | just charging murder here. They're painting a portrait |
| 0:38.8 | of premeditation that spans nearly a decade. Criminal defense attorney Eric Fattis, former |
| 0:44.2 | prosecutor joining us to break down what this affidavit reveals about the prosecution strategy |
| 0:49.5 | where the defense might push back and what the firearm specifications. Automatic weapon or silencer, signal about where this case is headed. |
| 0:57.0 | Eric, let's start with the details of the surveillance footage that everyone is talking about, showing McKee walking through the Teppies yard on December 6th or 7th, while Spencer and Monique were at the Big Ten Championship game in Indianapolis. |
| 1:11.5 | This is a big one from a prosecution standpoint. |
| 1:14.3 | How powerful is evidence like this of a pre-offence? |
| 1:17.2 | The guy is in the yard, 300-some miles away from where he lives. |
| 1:20.7 | Four hours. |
| 1:21.9 | They're not home. |
| 1:23.4 | I can't think of anything creepier one could be doing and be caught doing when you're charged |
| 1:29.9 | with a murder. Probably the last thing that he wants to be noticed for on a Saturday or Sunday |
| 1:36.8 | afternoon doing. Right. I mean, if you're the prosecutor, this is prime evidence of premeditation. |
| 1:44.9 | This is evidence of someone casing the joint. |
| 1:47.7 | You know, you would argue that, hey, he would be there. |
| 1:49.8 | He would be learning about the layout of the property. |
| 1:52.6 | He'd be learning about where the doors are, where the windows are. |
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