Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield
I know a thing or two about true crime... I’ve been reporting on it for 36 years. This is the podcast where I take you on a journey through mystery and injustice... and dive deep into critical clues with an irreverent style that I don’t share on TV! Join me for my personal take on many of these stories and my personal connection to several as well! I’m Ashleigh Banfield, and I’m Drop Dead Serious! New Episodes Every Thursday!
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The search for Nancy Guthrie just took another turn, and this time it involves a pair of gloves that investigators say were found during search efforts. Savannah Guthrie's 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, was reported missing from her home in the Catalina Foothills near Tucson, Arizona. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield is joined by former prosecutor Matt Murphy to walk through clues from the FBI, myste...
The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie, has taken a disturbing turn. The FBI has released two Nest security camera videos that they believe are key to Nancy’s final movements. SWAT teams were deployed as new leads came in. Law enforcement confirms that one person has been detained for questioning. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the ...
The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie, has entered a troubling new phase as investigators carry out after-dark activity at multiple family properties in Tucson, Arizona. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down late-night law-enforcement searches inside family homes, reports of deputies spending hours photographing interiors, and a signific...
In the last several hours, FBI agents and Pima County deputies have flooded Nancy Guthrie’s home, re-establishing crime-scene tape, restricting access, and towing a vehicle from the property under a sheriff’s escort. Federal agents were also seen at the nearby home of Nancy’s daughter, Annie Guthrie, and her husband, Tommaso Cioni. As alleged ransom communications continue to surface and are actively being reviewed by federal...
Sheriff: "Car Towed," "Being Processed" per "Search Warrant" "No one Ruled Out" | Nancy Guthrie Case
The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie, continues to escalate as law enforcement confirms blood belonging to Nancy was found at the front door of her Arizona home and reveals that no suspects have been ruled out. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down a tense press conference with the Pima County Sheriff, explaining what investigators conf...
Savannah Guthrie has broken her silence as the disappearance of her mother, Nancy Guthrie, takes a deeply alarming turn. In an emotional family video released on Instagram, Savannah Guthrie issued a public plea for answers and proof of life, as reports emerge that multiple media outlets have received alleged ransom notes. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield details a sudden surge of law enforcement activit...
The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie, has taken a disturbing turn. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield reveals stunning new information from a law enforcement source close to the investigation, including that Savannah Guthrie’s brother-in-law is being looked at as a suspect, her sister Annie Guthrie’s car has been seized, 2 security cameras at th...
The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie, has taken a disturbing turn. Investigators with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department say DNA evidence was found inside Nancy Guthrie’s home in the Catalina Foothills near Tucson, Arizona, as the case escalates from a missing persons investigation into a criminal probe. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield sits...
New court documents reveal chilling allegations of forced sex, strangulation, stalking, and explicit death threats in the Ohio double murder of Spencer Tepe and Monique Tepe. Investigators say the details point to a calculated and deeply personal killing.In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down explosive court filings in the Columbus, Ohio, murders of Dr. Spencer Tepe and his wife, Monique Tepe, who...
After weeks of fear and unanswered questions, the Utah doomsday mom case has finally cracked open. The four missing children have now been found overseas, and their mother, Elleshia Anne Seymour, has been arrested in Croatia. In an exclusive interview, Ashleigh Banfield speaks with the children's aunt, Jill Seymour, who confirms the children were located in Croatia but remain stuck there as the legal process unfolds. The case...
The Ohio murder mystery surrounding the brutal killings of Spencer Tepe and Monique Tepe in Columbus, Ohio, is growing more disturbing as new crime scene questions emerge. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the first court appearance of Michael McKee, Monique Tepe’s ex-husband and a Chicago surgeon, who was arraigned in Franklin County, Ohio, and indicted on charges of aggravated murder. Ashle...
A Utah mother is accused of abducting her own four children and fleeing the country, triggering an international manhunt involving local police and federal authorities. Police and family members point to alarming TikTok videos in which she allegedly spoke about receiving dreams from God, warned of the “end times,” claimed Salt Lake City would be destroyed, referenced natural disasters, and urged others to “brace for the apoca...
Brutal New Reality in Jail: Surgeon Accused of Double Murder Shipped to Ohio, Monique & Spencer Tepe
Michael McKee, a former surgeon and the ex-husband of Monique Tepe, has been extradited back to Ohio after his arrest out of state. Prosecutors allege McKee secretly entered the Tepe home and carried out the execution-style murders of Monique Tepe and her husband, Spencer Tepe, in what authorities describe as a calculated and violent attack. Now jailed in Franklin County, McKee awaits his next court appearance as the case mov...
Police say this was not a crime of passion, not a botched home invasion, and not a jealous husband snapping in the moment, but a meticulously planned double murder allegedly orchestrated by a federal agent who was living a secret double life with his family’s au pair. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the shocking prosecution theory against Brendan Banfield, a Virginia IRS agent accused of ca...
A grand jury has returned sweeping new charges in the murders of Spencer Tepe and Monique Tepe, indicting Monique’s ex-husband, Illinois vascular surgeon Michael McKee, on four counts of aggravated murder and an additional burglary charge. Court records reveal new details about how investigators believe the killings were planned, including evidence prosecutors say points to deliberate preparation and intent. In this episode o...
Phantom Court Clerical Error? Family members say the warning signs were there long before Spencer and Monique Tepe were brutally murdered inside their Columbus, Ohio home, but one strange detail in the court system has raised a disturbing new question. Just months before the killings, Ohio court records show a divorce hearing was mistakenly scheduled in the long-closed case between Monique and her ex-husband, surgeon Michael ...
The Ohio murder mystery surrounding the killings of Spencer Tepe and Monique Tepe is accelerating, and what police just confirmed changes how this case looks entirely. Columbus police finally faced reporters and confirmed explosive new details about Dr. Michael McKee, Monique’s ex-husband and an Illinois surgeon now charged in the case. Investigators say weapons were recovered from McKee’s Chicago condo, including one prelimi...
They say the threats came first, long before the night Spencer and Monique Tepe were brutally murdered inside their own home. Now, family members are breaking their silence, saying Monique’s ex-husband, surgeon Dr. Michael McKee, accused in this double murder, did not simply disappear from Monique’s life after their short marriage ended. They say he terrified her. In this episode, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down everything we k...
The more that comes out, the harder it becomes to believe this was random. And the more chilling the question becomes. Was Dr. Michael McKee seething for a decade? In a moment that felt inevitable to some and shocking to others, Dr. Michael McKee was marched into court in chains as prosecutors upgraded the charges against him in the murders of Ohio dentist Spencer Tepe and his wife, Monique Tepe. In this episode, Ashleigh Ba...
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