Two Murder Trials, Two Legal Questions: Aaron Spencer Killed A Man Out On Bond For Alleged Crimes Against His Daughter — Defense Attorney Analyzes
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Tony Brueski
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🗓️ 22 January 2026
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
What does the law say about killing someone who was out on bond for alleged crimes against your child and then allegedly kidnapped her? What does it say about using a silencer to allegedly murder your ex-wife years after divorce? Defense attorney Bob Motta breaks down two cases that will test justification, premeditation, and reasonable doubt.
Aaron Spencer is one week from trial. His daughter was 13 when Michael Fosler allegedly victimized her. Fosler faced 43 felony charges. He posted bond. Three months later, Spencer found his daughter in Fosler's truck at 1 AM and killed him with 16 shots. Prosecutors have body cam footage from months earlier where Spencer allegedly talked about handling things himself. The defense has Arkansas law — which puts the burden on prosecutors to disprove justification beyond a reasonable doubt.
Dr. Michael McKee faces four counts of aggravated murder after prosecutors say he used a suppressor to kill Monique and Spencer Tepe while their children slept nearby. The indictment suggests premeditation down to the equipment. But there's no forced entry. No disclosed motive. No documented conflict in the years since the divorce. McKee gave an alibi that fell apart and only invoked silence after arrest.
Motta analyzes both: the evidence, the legal standards, and what it takes to win when prosecutors have surveillance footage in one case and an alleged suppressor in the other. Two trials. Two juries. Two different questions about when killing is legally justified — and when reasonable doubt exists.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Hidden Killers Live with Tony Burski, Stacey Cole, and Todd Michaels. |
| 0:10.0 | The trial of Aaron Spencer is about to begin, and we're going to be covering it for you. |
| 0:15.3 | If you're new to this case, here's what we got going on. |
| 0:17.6 | A father finds out a 67-year-old man has been assaying his 13-year-old daughter. |
| 0:27.4 | Said man gets arrested. |
| 0:29.0 | 43 felony charges, including R-A-P-E. |
| 0:34.8 | I hate that we have to spell this shit out for a... |
| 0:37.4 | I know. It's no kidding. I feel like a toddler. It's so annoying. R-A-P-E of a, I hate that we have to spell this shit out for me. |
| 0:37.5 | I know. |
| 0:38.0 | It's no kidding. |
| 0:38.9 | I feel like a toddler. |
| 0:40.7 | It's so in the interest of people getting the material, including that of a minor and exploitation. |
| 0:48.6 | And then the man posts bond. |
| 0:51.6 | $50,000. |
| 0:53.4 | And he's back on the street with a no contact order. |
| 0:56.4 | You know those pieces of paper that are super powerful. |
| 0:58.9 | Three months later, just after one in the morning, |
| 1:02.3 | Aaron Spencer's daughter is then missing from her bed. |
| 1:05.0 | And Spencer finds her in the truck of the man. |
| 1:09.7 | Who did that to her heading towards that man's house in the middle of the man. Who did that to her? |
| 1:11.4 | Heading towards that man's house in the middle of the night? |
| 1:14.6 | Nope. |
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