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Michael McKee Allegedly Strangled Monique Tepe — 8 Years Of Death Threats She Never Reported
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According to the unsealed affidavit in the Tepe murder case, witnesses told investigators Michael McKee strangled Monique during their seven-month marriage, forced unwanted sex, and told her he could end her life whenever he wanted. She divorced him in 2017. She never filed a public police report. She never sought a protective order. For eight years, she carried the weight of knowing someone had promised to kill her — while rebuilding her entire life, marrying Spencer, and raising two children.
Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott has spent over thirty years working with domestic violence survivors in shelters, clinical settings, and courtrooms. She's also a survivor herself — her ex-husband died by revenge suicide after she asked for divorce. She understands what living under direct threat costs in ways that clinical training alone cannot capture.
Strangulation is one of the most significant lethality predictors in DV research. If the allegations are accurate, Monique was in extreme danger from the moment she left McKee. She likely knew it. Her family knew something was wrong — Rob Misleh said publicly they didn't fully understand the threats were real until it was too late. Scott explains why there's always a gap between what victims communicate and what the people who love them actually hear, what constant threat assessment does to someone over nearly a decade, and why so many survivors never report even when they know they're in danger.
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