Monique Tepe Case: The Strongest Evidence Against Ex-Husband Michael McKee

The prosecution's case against Michael McKee is now public. The unsealed affidavit in the Monique Tepe and Spencer Tepe murders details surveillance footage, death threats, stolen plates, cell phone blackouts, and vehicle tracking. But is it enough to convict?

Former prosecutor turned defense attorney Eric Faddis breaks down the evidence piece by piece on True Crime Today. He identifies which single piece of evidence he'd build the entire case around if he were leading the prosecution—and explains where even the strongest cases can fall apart.

The affidavit includes witness statements that McKee allegedly told Monique he could "kill her at any time," that he'd "find her and buy the house right next to her," and that "she will always be his wife." But Monique is dead. She can't testify. Eric explains the legal pathways prosecutors might use to get these statements in front of a jury—and the hearsay objections the defense will certainly raise.

There are also allegations of prior physical and sexual abuse during the marriage that were never reported to police or prosecuted. Can that evidence come in to show pattern and intent? Or is it too prejudicial?

The firearm specifications are striking—prosecutors charged in the alternative that either an automatic weapon or a silencer was involved. Eric explains what that signals about premeditation and how juries perceive that kind of detail.

This is a circumstantial case. No eyewitness to the actual killings. Eric explains why that's not necessarily a weakness—and what keeps prosecutors up at night even when the affidavit looks like a roadmap to conviction.

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