Episode Details

Attorney Eric Faddis joins Hidden Killers for an in-depth analysis of two major cases — the Nick Reiner prosecution and the murder charges against Dr. Michael McKee.

On Reiner: Alan Jackson withdrew from representing Nick under circumstances he's "legally and ethically prohibited" from explaining — then declared Nick "not guilty of murder" on the courthouse steps. Nick appeared in a suicide prevention smock. There's a sealed medical order. His medications aren't stabilized. Eric examines whether this shifts to a formal competency challenge, what Jackson's ten sealed subpoenas might have uncovered, and why the gas station surveillance footage showing Nick calm hours after the murders is evidence that cuts both ways.

On McKee: Police announced a preliminary NIBIN ballistic link connecting a weapon from McKee's property to the Tepe murders. Surveillance footage captured a vehicle traced to him arriving before and leaving after the killings. Charges were upgraded to premeditated aggravated murder — death penalty eligible in Ohio. Eric breaks down what prosecutors need to prove "prior calculation and design" and what defense options remain.

On domestic violence: Monique Tepe's family says she was emotionally abused by McKee. But the divorce records show no allegations — just "incompatibility." She filed for divorce rather than dissolution and hired a private judge to expedite. Eight years later, court activity brought them back together. Six months after that, she was dead.

Eric examines why victims don't document abuse, whether court filings can be weaponized, and where the legal system's limits are when threats go unreported. For anyone recognizing their own situation, Eric offers advice on what steps victims can take.

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