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Grand Jury Indicts Surgeon Michael McKee in Ohio Double Homicide of Ex-Wife and Her Husband

Investigators cite surveillance, vehicle data and a preliminary ballistics link to a recovered gun as he awaits transfer from Illinois to face prosecution.

Overview

  • A Franklin County grand jury returned a five-count indictment that includes four aggravated murder charges with firearm and suppressor-related specifications.
  • McKee waived extradition in Illinois and remains jailed in Winnebago County, with a court date set for Jan. 23 if he is not transferred to Ohio sooner.
  • Police say multiple firearms were seized from McKee’s property, and a preliminary NIBIN analysis links one recovered weapon to shell casings from the scene.
  • Neighborhood video and license plate reader data allegedly place McKee and his vehicle near the Columbus home shortly before the killings and departing shortly after.
  • Authorities describe the killings as a targeted, domestic-violence-related attack; no motive has been disclosed, there were no signs of forced entry, and the couple’s two children were unharmed.