Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

We are in a verdict watch in the case of Dr. Gerhardt Konig's attempted murder trial, accused of trying kill wife Arielle by shoving her off a cliff and then bashing her in the head with a rock.
For her 36th birthday, anesthesiologist Gerhardt Konig whisks his wife, engineer Arielle, away for a romantic getaway.
He secretly plans the trip, arranging for family members and a hired nanny to stay with their two sons. The couple decides to hike a popular trail along the Koʻolau Mountains, leading to Pali Puka, a rock formation framing the east side of Oʻahu.
Konig hopes the trip will ease tension after months of couples therapy following his accusations that Arielle had an affair. Arielle denies the claims and struggles to understand their origin. She wants to regain her husband’s trust, but his jealousy and abuse, including sexual assaults, have only escalated.
During the hike, Arielle wants to push forward but stops when she sees the final steep stretch. She chooses to wait while Konig completes the climb. When he returns, he takes a picture of her in a tree and suggests they take a selfie at the trail’s edge, overlooking Oʻahu. Arielle smiles for the photo but immediately asks him to step forward so she can move away from the edge.
As she follows him, Konig suddenly turns, grabs her arms, and shoves her toward the cliff, saying, “Get back over there. I’m so f***ing sick of you!”
At first, Arielle thinks he is joking, but he pushes her again, pins her down, and pulls a syringe and vial from his bag, attempting to fill the syringe. She knocks it from his hands, but he digs into his bag again, possibly searching for another. Instead, he grabs a rock and repeatedly strikes her head.
Other hikers hear Arielle’s screams and rush to help. Konig, covered in blood, flees into the woods and video calls his adult son, Emile. Shocked by his father’s appearance, Emile listens as Konig starts to explain but stops mid-sentence and says, “I just tried to kill Ari, but she got away.” He then tells Emile he wants to jump off the cliffs and kill himself.
Joining Nancy Grace today:
Josh Kolsrud - Criminal Defense Attorney and Former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Founder of Kolsrud Law Offices, website: kolsrudlawoffices.com, Facebook and YouTube @KolsrudLawOffices
Dr. Geri-Lynn Utter - Clinical Psychologist specializing in psychological evaluations and risk assessments for individuals involved in the criminal justice system, Author of “Mainlining Philly: Survival, Hope and Resisting Drug Addition,” and “Aftershock: How Past Event Shake Up Your Life Today”, and Producer of “Utter Nonsense,” a documentary of exploration of addition and severe mental illness, available to stream on Apple TV and Prime Video, website:drgerilynnutter.com, Instagram & Facebook: DrGeriLynnUtter
Jon Buehler - Former Detective for Modesto Police Department, California (31 years in Robbery and Homicide), Lead detective in the Scott Peterson case
Todd Barr - Forensic Pathologist / Deputy Coroner for Franklin County Coroner’s Office in Columbus Ohio, Testified in Shawn Grate serial killer case, Featured in "Thin Places: Essays From In Between" by Jordan Kisner
Susan Hendricks - Journalist, Author: “Down the Hill: My Descent into the Double Murder in Delphi", IG @susan_hendricks X @SusanHendicks
Sydney Silvagni - Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories'
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Sources close to the LISK trial say Rex Heuermann may plead guilty to all seven murders for which he's charged, and an additional killing.
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When Dr. Spencer Tepe doesn't show up for work at Athens Dental Depot in Columbus, Ohio, coworkers are shocked. They call their boss, the owner of Athens Dental, Dr Mark Valrose.
Valrose is on vacation in Florida, but Spencer not showing up is so unusual that coworkers felt they needed to let Valrose know. Valrose tries to contact Spencer, and failing at that, Tepe's wife, Monique, is even more predictable than her husband.
Unable to reach either Tepe, Valrose calls 911 in Columbus, Ohio, at 9:03 a.m., requesting a wellness check. Their bodies are found inside their house, which is now for sale.
Early reports indicated Monique was shot once in the chest, and Spencer was shot more than once, with three shell casings found at the scene.
In fact, the killer unloaded a full clip, 16 rounds, and both were shot in the head: Monique in her right cheek, and Spencer in his left ear. A total of 16 gunshot wounds are discovered. A standard magazine for a handgun holds 15 to 17 rounds, depending on the size of the bullet.
Spencer and Monique likely died within "seconds to minutes" of being shot. The injuries suffered and the trajectories of bullets indicate some movement by Spencer and Monique; the range of fire is indeterminate, and there is no way to tell in which order the injuries are inflicted.
Michael McKee, 39, arrested in the murders of his ex-wife and her new husband, is being held without bond in the Franklin County Jail. He pleaded not guilty to four counts of aggravated murder and one count of aggravated burglary.
According to a newly unsealed affidavit, witnesses claimed McKee was abusive during his marriage to Monique and had threatened to kill her. Court documents indicate McKee had previously visited the couple's home on Dec. 6, 2025, while they were away.
McKee, a vascular surgeon from Illinois, drove 900 miles to commit the murders. He was tracked through surveillance video, which showed a silver SUV. Police also reportedly found multiple weapons in his Chicago-area condo, with one being connected to the crime scene.
McKee faces a minimum of life in prison with parole eligibility after 32 years if convicted.

Joining Nancy Grace today:
Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst, Author: "Deal Breaker," featured on Peacock and Bravo, www.drbethanymarshall.com , Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, Twitter: @DrBethanyLive
Cory Chalmers - CEO and Founder of Steri-Clean Inc, a nationwide leader in crime scene, trauma, biohazard, hoarding, and extreme cleaning services with over 31 years of experience, seen on A&E’s e,,y-nominated series “Hoarders,” website: CrimeCleaners.com and Steri-Clean.com, Facebook: TheCoryChalmers, Instagram: Cory.Chalmers, YouTube: Steri-Clean
Joseph Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan", Instagram @JoScottForensic
Dave Mack - Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories'


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California children searching for colorful easter eggs find what police have confirmed are human remains. NYPD officers forced to shoot 'crazed' man wielding 13-inch knife. 51 years after the discovery of her body, Ted Bundy confirmed as Laura Ann Aime's killer. Sydney Sumner reports.
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Anthony and Megan Todt meet in college, marrying shortly after graduation. The couple opens a practice together in Colchester, Connecticut. When the couple welcomes children Aleksander, Tyler, and Zoe, Megan stays home fulltime to care for them. In 2019, the family moves to Florida, just miles away from Disney World. Anthony Todt continues working in Connecticut, travelling back to Florida for family weekends.

Anthony Todt struggles to support his family in Florida. He loses his lease on the Connecticut Physical Therapy Office, and is in default on several loans. Todt begins charging insurance for care patients did not receive. By December, the feds discover Todt’s fraudulent activity. The father claims his family has no idea of his crimes and he will cooperate fully to keep it that way. Todt stops communicating with authorities, and in January, they have a warrant for his arrest.
Investigators stake out the Todts’ seemingly vacant Florida home. Mail is piled on
the porch and an eviction notice is taped to the door. The feds are leaving when Todt walks
outside, stumbling and convulsing. They miss their chance to arrest Todt before he returns
inside, but worried about his health, officers push open the front door to a horrible stench.
Todt tells officers his wife is sleeping and he doesn’t know where his children are. Investigators
find Megan, Aleksander, Tyler, Zoe, and the family dog badly decomposing in the Todts’
bedroom.
Investigators find Aleksander and Tyler on a mattress in the Todts’ bedroom, next to the bed,
where Megan is covered with a blanket. Officers search the whole house for Zoe, before
realizing her badly decomposed body is under a blanket at her mom’s feet. The bodies were
‘black as leather’ and an autopsy could not determine exactly how the victims died. All of the
victims were drugged with Benadryl and had stab wounds. The children’s wounds we were
inflicted post-mortem, and the medical examiner says they were likely suffocated.
Todt initially confesses to the killings, saying both he and Megan were concerned about the
possible 2020 apocalypse, and wanted to make sure their family died together and without
pain. Todt claims the parents came up with a plan to drug, then kill the children and then
themselves. At trial, Todt claims he made that confession out of a desire to protect his wife,
claiming she actually killed the children while he was away, and killed herself in front of him
after confessing what she had done.

Joining Nancy Grace today:
Cheryln Cadle - Author of “Suffer the Little Children: Into the Hands of Evil” and "The Murders of Christopher Watts” and “The Many Faces of Christopher Watts: A 5-year Update”, website: www.cherylncadle.com
Caryn Stark - Forensic Psychologist, www.carynstark.com, Instagram: carynpsych, FB: Caryn Stark Private Practice
Joseph Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan", Instagram @JoScottForensic
Sydney Sumner - Investigative Reporter, ‘Crime Stories’
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