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

He remains in Illinois custody pending extradition, with investigators citing preliminary ballistic and surveillance evidence.

Overview

  • A Franklin County grand jury returned four aggravated murder counts that carry firearm specifications, plus an aggravated burglary charge that includes suppressor allegations in several counts.
  • Columbus police say multiple firearms were seized from McKee’s Rockford property and a preliminary NIBIN analysis links one recovered gun to 9 mm casings from the Tepe home.
  • Investigators report surveillance video and license plate reader data tracked McKee’s vehicle from Illinois to Columbus before the shootings and back after, with footage placing a person near the home.
  • No weapon was found at the scene and police reported no obvious signs of forced entry, while the couple’s two young children were discovered unharmed inside the house.
  • McKee waived extradition after his Jan. 10 arrest in Illinois and awaits transfer to Ohio; police describe the attack as targeted and domestic-violence related, with no public motive identified.