McKee Murder Case: What the Defense Sees That the Headlines Miss | Bob Motta

Michael McKee has been arrested for the murders of Monique Tepe and her husband. The case against him looks strong — surveillance footage, phone records, witnesses who say Monique told them he'd threatened her for years. But defense attorney Bob Motta's job is to look at evidence the way a jury should, not the way the internet does.

Today we examine the McKee case through a defense lens. Not to argue he's innocent — that's for a courtroom to decide — but to understand what questions remain unanswered and what the prosecution still has to prove.

The surveillance footage is being treated like a smoking gun. But Bob explains what people get wrong about video evidence. Identification from footage is more complicated than prosecutors make it seem. Resolution matters. Angles matter. The difference between "that looks like him" and "that's him beyond reasonable doubt" is where cases get won or lost.

Then there's the hearsay problem. Monique allegedly told friends that McKee threatened her. She's not here to testify. Can prosecutors use her statements anyway? Bob breaks down hearsay exceptions and how defense attorneys challenge them.

The phone going silent during the murders sounds damning on the surface. Bob explains why digital evidence is rarely as simple as it appears — and what a defense team will argue about that timeline.

Eight years passed between the divorce and these killings. No restraining orders in the public record, no documented recent incidents. Does that gap support premeditation or undermine it? This is an aggravated murder charge. Prosecutors have to prove McKee planned this. Bob examines what that actually requires.

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