"She Will Always Be My Wife" — What McKee Told Monique Tepe Before She Died
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🗓️ 7 February 2026
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Monique Tepe told friends what her ex-husband said to her. That he could kill her at any time. That she would always be his wife. That he'd find her and buy the house right next to hers.
Now she and Spencer Tepe are dead. Monique can't testify. And those three statements might be the most damaging evidence prosecutors have.
This episode takes you inside both the investigation that caught Michael McKee and the defense strategy that will try to keep those words away from a jury.
Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer explains the forensic architecture: how investigators connected a surgeon in Chicago to a double homicide in Columbus in just 11 days. The surveillance footage. The NIBIN ballistics hit linking a gun in McKee's condo to shell casings at the crime scene. The 18-hour phone blackout during the murder window. The stolen plates from Ohio and Arizona—counter-surveillance moves that created their own trail.
Then defense attorney Eric Faddis reveals what McKee's team is planning. The hearsay battle over Monique's statements to friends. The fight to exclude testimony about alleged abuse that was never reported to police. The innocent explanations they might offer for the phone gap, the surveillance footage, the vehicle tracking.
McKee waived his bail hearing. That's not a small decision. Eric explains what that strategic choice signals about how his attorneys see this case.
The indictment alleges either an automatic weapon or a suppressor—charged in the alternative. Why would prosecutors structure it that way? What are they holding back?
If acquittal isn't realistic, what does a "win" look like for Michael McKee? Is there a path to lesser charges—or is his defense team just trying to avoid the worst possible outcome?
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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 Killers podcast and true crime today. |
| 0:09.2 | This is Hidden Killers Live with Tony Burski, Stacey Cole, and Todd Michaels. |
| 0:18.2 | Michael McKee has pled not guilty. |
| 0:20.4 | He's sitting in the Franklin County Jail without bond facing |
| 0:23.4 | two counts of aggravated murder, aggravated burglary, and firearm specifications. His defense team |
| 0:29.3 | now has to look at everything in that unsealed affidavit and figure out what they can challenge, |
| 0:37.0 | what they can exclude, and how to |
| 0:38.7 | create reasonable doubt in a case where the court of public opinion has already convicted their |
| 0:43.2 | client. |
| 0:44.1 | Eric Fattis, defense attorney, former prosecutor. |
| 0:46.5 | Obviously, you've been on both sides of this. |
| 0:48.3 | You know what prosecutors are planning and know how, you know, how to defend something like this, too. |
| 0:54.9 | I mean, to the best extent that one possibly could, |
| 0:58.3 | and that's what oftentimes a defense attorney has to do. |
| 1:01.5 | Go in and deal with the cards you are dealt. |
| 1:06.2 | Eric, Mackey has pled not guilty and has waived his bail hearing, reserving the right to address bail |
| 1:13.9 | at a later date. For people watching who don't understand the strategy here, what is the strategy |
| 1:21.4 | here? Why waived the bail hearing when you're sitting in jail? What does that tell you about |
| 1:26.0 | how the defense is approaching this case in the early stages? |
| 1:30.4 | You know, I'm wondering if perhaps they want to let things cool off a bit. |
| 1:36.4 | You know, this thing is so in the public eye and there are all these national reports. |
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