Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis delivers the definitive analysis of two murder cases dominating headlines: the Michael McKee case in Ohio and the Kouri Richins trial in Utah. On McKee: Eric examines the prosecution’s case against Monique Tepe’s ex-husband from both sides of the courtroom. The affidavit details Read more…
The Paul Caneiro trial just delivered some of its most disturbing testimony yet. A blood stain expert told jurors that eleven-year-old Jesse Caneiro was still moving – still bleeding – still trying to reach the front door when he died. The patterns don’t lie. A handprint. A finger mark. Movement Read more…
The Kouri Richins murder trial begins February 23rd. But two weeks out, the prosecution’s case is taking hits from multiple directions. The defense just filed a motion alleging witness intimidation. Lead detective Jeff O’Driscoll allegedly texted a witness saying essentially: answer our calls so we can prep you, or next Read more…
Two men. Two elite educations. Two alleged murder sprees months apart. Bryan Kohberger—criminology PhD, studied crime scene processing at the doctoral level—pled guilty to killing four Idaho students in November 2022. Michael McKee—vascular surgeon with more than a decade of surgical training—stands charged with murdering his ex-wife Monique Tepe and Read more…
Jenna Sands, Chief Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney for Fairfax County, presented closing arguments in the Brendan Banfield murder trial. Banfield, a former IRS agent, is charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the February 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan at their Herndon, Virginia home.Prosecutors allege Read more…
John Carroll, Defense Counsel for Brendan Banfield, presented closing arguments today in the Brendan Banfield murder trial. Banfield, a former IRS agent, is charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the February 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan at their Herndon, Virginia home.Prosecutors allege Banfield Read more…
The prosecution laid out their case. Now the defense has to tear it apart. Michael McKee pleaded not guilty to the aggravated murders of Monique Tepe and Spencer Tepe. His attorneys are now preparing for the pretrial battles that could determine whether a jury ever hears the most damaging evidence Read more…
Brendan Banfield told the jury his story. Now they have to decide if they believe it. Day two of Banfield’s testimony gave the court his full account of February 24th, 2023 — the moment he says he walked into his bedroom, saw a stranger holding his wife with a knife, Read more…
Michael McKee sits in Franklin County jail charged with the aggravated murders of his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer Tepe. The unsealed affidavit lays out surveillance footage, witness statements about years of alleged death threats, stolen license plates, cell phone data showing his phone went dark during the Read more…
The Kouri Richins murder case just took a sharp turn nobody saw coming — and it’s not about the defendant. It’s about how the prosecution has allegedly been treating its own witnesses. Defense attorneys filed a motion this week revealing text messages they say show lead detective Jeff O’Driscoll threatening Read more…