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Grand Jury Indicts Surgeon Michael McKee in Columbus Double Homicide

A preliminary gunmatch to a weapon seized in Illinois underpins the case as he awaits transfer to Ohio.

Overview

  • A Franklin County grand jury charged Michael McKee with four counts of aggravated murder and aggravated burglary in the Dec. 30 deaths of Monique and Spencer Tepe.
  • The indictment includes firearm specifications that allege the use or display of an automatic firearm or a suppressor.
  • Columbus police say a preliminary NIBIN analysis links a gun recovered from McKee’s property to 9 mm shell casings found in the Tepes’ home.
  • Investigators cite neighborhood video and license-plate data showing a person believed to be McKee near the residence and his vehicle traveling from Illinois to Columbus around the time of the killings.
  • McKee was arrested Jan. 10 in Rockford, Illinois, waived extradition, and remains in custody pending transfer to Ohio; police describe the attack as targeted and domestic-violence related, and no motive has been identified.