LIVE: McKee Defense Strategy Revealed | How to Create Doubt in Monique Tepe Case

Michael McKee pleaded not guilty. He's in jail without bond. The affidavit is damning. So what can the defense actually do? Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins us live to break down the defense's playbook in the Monique Tepe and Spencer Tepe murder case.

Before this case ever reaches a jury, there will be a war over what evidence they're allowed to hear. The affidavit includes allegations of prior strangulation and forced sex during the marriage—abuse that was never reported or criminally charged. Eric explains the motion to exclude that testimony and whether it has any chance of succeeding.

The hearsay fight is critical. Witnesses say Monique told them McKee threatened to kill her, said she'd "always be his wife," said he'd buy the house next to wherever she moved. But Monique can't testify. Eric breaks down the defense's arguments for keeping those statements out—and the exceptions prosecutors will invoke to get them in.

We'll examine the cell phone evidence. Prosecutors call the phone going dark "consciousness of guilt." The defense needs an innocent explanation. Eric reveals what that might look like and whether a jury would buy it.

The surveillance footage allegedly shows McKee walking through the Tepe property three weeks before the murders. If the defense can't get it excluded, how do they explain it? And can they separate McKee from the vehicle that was allegedly tracked arriving and leaving?

Join us live with your questions as we explore what reasonable doubt looks like in a case this circumstantial.

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