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Therapist Analyzes McKee's Alleged Obsession, Tepe's Hidden Fear, and Two Orphaned Children

True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews

Tony Brueski

News, True Crime, News Commentary

4.2612 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

A complete psychological examination of the Tepe murder case — perpetrator, victim, and aftermath.

Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott brings over thirty years of clinical experience to analyze every dimension of this devastating case. She's worked in forensic settings, domestic violence programs, and trauma recovery. She's the author of "The Minds of Mass Killers." And she's a survivor of domestic abuse herself.

We examine the alleged perpetrator psychology. Michael McKee apparently couldn't let go for eight years after a seven-month relationship. He never remarried. Prosecutors allege he drove six hours, entered the Tepe home without forced entry, shot both victims at 3:52 AM, and drove back. What does the wound collector profile tell us? How do high-functioning individuals compartmentalize obsession? What allegedly triggered action after years of fixation?

We explore the victim experience. Monique Tepe knew she was in danger. Family says she talked about being terrified for years. But she never filed a police report. Why don't victims engage systems? What is coercive control? What did she carry every day while building what looked like a happy life?

And we confront the aftermath. Two children orphaned. Over a thousand at the funeral. And the devastating truth that Monique did everything right — left fast, told people, rebuilt her life — and it wasn't enough. What could she have done differently? The honest answer might be nothing.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

This is Hidden Killers Live with Tony Brewski, Stacey Cole, and Todd Michaels.

0:10.0

Seven months of living together, eight years of alleged obsession.

0:17.4

Michael McKee is charged with murdering his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband, Spencer.

0:23.7

Allegedly eight years after she escaped, what family members describe as emotional abuse and death threats.

0:31.0

There's no indication he ever remarried.

0:34.0

We have recently heard from an ex-girlfriend now who described him as

0:38.5

boring. Prosecutors say he drove six hours, entered without forced entry, killed them both at

0:46.0

352 a.m. while their kids slept and then got back in the car and drove back. What happens inside

0:52.4

a mind that allegedly can't let go psychotherapist

0:56.8

shavon scott is with us to help break all of this down she's the author of the minds of mass

1:03.7

killers and her most recent nightbird her autobiography available wherever books are sold

1:10.8

today we're going to the psychology of the Nightbird, her autobiography available wherever books are sold.

1:16.8

Today we're going to go into the psychology of the obsessive X.

1:18.2

We're going to talk about that.

1:22.0

We're also going to talk about the victim experience. What happened with the with and her life during and after the relationship and all also

1:31.7

what the family is now dealing with in the aftermath of this tragedy let's

1:39.7

start out with the two-year marriage on paper the the the seven-month marriage, the two-year relationship,

1:47.2

seven months actually living together, and allegedly eight years of fixation and ended in double

1:53.3

homicide. Shavon, what does that math tell you about what allegedly happened inside this man's

1:59.3

had? Very short time of the commitment together

2:02.4

of marriage, about two years of relationship in total, but eight years of silence and then striking.

2:10.1

Yeah, yeah, the first thing that came to mind, and as we always say, we can't diagnose him,

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