'MONSTER SURGEON' LURKS EX-WIFE'S HOME, SPENT HOURS INSIDE WEEKS BEFORE DOUBLE MURDER, RPT
episodePreviously titled “"MONSTER SURGEON" LURKS EX-WIFE'S HOME, SPENT HOURS INSIDE WEEKS BEFORE DOUBLE MURDER, RPT” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 3, 2026
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Guaranteed human. Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. The so-called monster surgeon caught on camera lurking, stalking ex-wife Monique's home that she shared with her new husband of five years and their two little children. He's caught on a neighbor's surveillance camera lurking the home and going inside the curtilage. And he spends hours inside. This is weeks before the double murder when Monique and Spencer are found shot dead in their own beds. By the time friends arrive to find out where are they, they can hear the children wailing, screaming, where's mommy?
What shocking event occurred at the Tepe home before the murders?
I'm Nancy Grace. This is Crime Stories. I want to thank you for being with us.
We've thought that Spencer Tempe was shot multiple times and Monique was shot once. The affidavit for Monique now says that she was shot multiple times. Each have multiple gunshot wounds and are bleeding out.
This young mother of two has her body ripped apart in the middle of the night with her children next door and bleeds out. And tonight, a careful reading of this affidavit reveals that Monique and Spencer's neighbor's door cam or surveillance video catch the so-called monster surgeon ex-husband lurking around their home while they're out of town in Indianapolis at a Big Ten championship game. Number one, how did he know they were gone? Had it been posted online? We know Monique Had no social media presence. Was she afraid he was stalking her? I guess so. How did he know that? Had he hacked into their emails? That said, the neighbor surveillance video catches him, Michael McKee, the vascular surgeon, once married to Monique like 10 years ago, stalking their home.
We believe he gets in their home because that video shows him entering the quote, curtilage. What is curtilage? Let's take a look at the fence that encloses the Tepe backyard, their back area. You can see that their backyard is totally enclosed by a fence. And if you look at this wedding photo that had been posted online, not by Monique, And I'm sure McKee looked at it many, many times. You can see how tall the fence is. This area would be the curtilage. This is behind the Tepe home. Straight out to Troy Slayton joining us, trial lawyer out of L.A., founder of the Slayton Law Group. Troy, thank you for being with us. Typically, you don't have to have a separate warrant to search curtilage, but which could be, you know, the backyard.
It could be a garage. It could be a tool shed. It could be a playhouse. It could be any number of things that are not the home proper. This is what I think happened, Troy. I think the neighbor's ring cam or burglar cam sees McKee approach the Tepe home.
How did Monique's ex-husband's behavior escalate leading up to the tragedy?
You can see the fence from the front yard as well. So I'm betting money that they see him approach and at some point he jumps the fence. Because I don't see, looking at all the video, that there is a gate, a fence gate. You have to either jump the fence or go into the backyard through the home. That would be the curtilage. And this is why I think he stayed in the home for all of those hours and hours while they were out of town. Because the video catches him going in hours pass before he comes back out. So I can guarantee you he did not spend hours and hours in their backyard area. That's what I think happened. Let's take a look at that montage again. See what I mean? One jump over the fence, be it from that back alley or from the front of the home, and he's there.
Now, Troy, if you look to the left of the door, you see either a basement door or window. I'm betting that's how he gained entrance. What about it, Troy Slayton?
The reason why this is important, Nancy, is because prosecutors have alleged aggravated murder, which requires pre-planning.
What evidence was found regarding the timeline of the murders?
And the evidence that he was at the home a month before shows that this was planned. calculated, pre-planned. He had malice of forethought. And that's what raises it to the highest level of a murder charge in the state of Ohio, which is aggravated murder, which exposes him to the possibility of the death penalty where there's a moratorium currently or life without the possibility of parole.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:55
2
What shocking event occurred at the Tepe home before the murders?
0:55–3:38
3
How did Monique's ex-husband's behavior escalate leading up to the tragedy?
3:38–5:04
4
What evidence was found regarding the timeline of the murders?
5:04–12:28
5
How does the concept of curtilage relate to this case?
12:28–22:38
6
What implications does stalking have in domestic violence cases?
22:38–51:06
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