McKee Murder Case: Prosecutor Breaks Down the Unsealed Evidence
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Tony Brueski
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🗓️ 7 February 2026
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Summary
Newly unsealed documents in the Monique Tepe and Spencer Tepe murder case reveal the prosecution's evidence and the alleged psychology of a killer who refused to let go.
According to witnesses, Michael McKee told Monique three things during and after their marriage: he could "kill her at any time," he would "find her and buy the house right next to her," and "she will always be his wife." Surveillance allegedly captured McKee walking through the Tepes' yard on December 7th, 2025—twenty-three days before the murders—while Spencer and Monique attended the Big Ten Championship game in Indianapolis. Monique reportedly left early, upset about something involving her ex-husband.
The affidavit lays out a prosecutor's roadmap: stolen license plates from two states, a cell phone that went completely dark during the murder window, a vehicle tracked arriving before and leaving after. Witnesses told investigators that during their marriage, McKee allegedly strangled Monique and forced unwanted sex on her. Strangulation remains the strongest predictor of future lethality in domestic violence cases.
Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis examines the case through the prosecution's lens. He identifies which evidence he'd anchor the entire case around, addresses the hearsay problem with statements Monique allegedly made to friends about death threats spanning years, and explains whether prior abuse allegations—never criminally charged—can even reach a jury. Firearm specifications allege an automatic weapon or silencer was used, signaling calculated premeditation.
The case reveals a brutal truth: doing everything right—leaving, divorcing, starting over—doesn't always protect you from someone who never recognized your autonomy.
Spencer and Monique Tepe were found shot to death in their Columbus home on December 30th, 2025. Their two young children were found unharmed. McKee has pleaded not guilty.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the big breakdown. |
| 0:02.2 | A long look back at some of the biggest stories we're covering for you at the Hidden |
| 0:05.9 | Killers podcast and True Crime Today. |
| 0:09.4 | This is Hidden Killers Live with Tony Brewski, Stacey Cole, and Todd Michaels. |
| 0:19.4 | The Tappy Murders is what we're going to be discussing here today. |
| 0:23.8 | We're going to take a look at it from the prosecution side and the defense's side, both areas, based on where it's sitting right now. |
| 0:31.8 | The unsealed affidavit and the teppy murder case reads like a prosecutor's dream. Surveillance footage, |
| 0:39.5 | allegedly placing the suspect at the victim's home three weeks before the killings, |
| 0:44.6 | witness statements about death threats spanning years, stolen's license plates, a cell phone |
| 0:49.7 | that went dark during the murder window, and a vehicle tracked arriving before and leaving after but |
| 0:57.2 | how strong is this case really what's the most damaging evidence and where could it all fall apart |
| 1:05.2 | eric fattis defense attorney former prosecutor is with us to help us break this part of the conversation down. |
| 1:13.7 | Eric, let's start with the affidavit. That was just unsealed in the TEPI case that lays out what |
| 1:20.1 | prosecutors believe happens, surveillance footage, witness statements about threats going back years, stolen |
| 1:26.4 | license plates, cell phone data, vehicle tracking. |
| 1:30.4 | You've read what's publicly available from a prosecutor's perspective. |
| 1:34.4 | How strong is this case? |
| 1:37.3 | You know, it seems to be getting stronger with every public release that the prosecution is issuing in terms of their evidence. |
| 1:46.2 | You know, these most recent developments, which show allegedly McKee, at the residence, |
| 1:52.4 | three weeks or so before these gruesome murders, I think is terribly problematic for the defense. |
| 1:58.9 | And, you know, there's locational information. There's |
| 2:01.9 | ballistics evidence. And so it's really all starting to mount against Mr. McKeith. How do you |
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