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Police Link Recovered Gun to Ohio Dentist Couple’s Slayings as Ex-Husband Faces Upgraded Charges

Investigators say Michael McKee is the hooded figure seen on surveillance, with vehicle evidence leading to his arrest in Illinois.

Overview

  • Columbus police said multiple weapons were seized from Michael McKee’s property and reported a preliminary ballistics match to one used in the Dec. 30 killings of Monique and Spencer Tepe.
  • McKee, a 39-year-old vascular surgeon and Monique Tepe’s ex-husband, is charged with two counts of aggravated murder with premeditation and remains jailed in Illinois.
  • He waived extradition and his public defender indicated he intends to plead not guilty, with a document obtained by Fox News noting transport to Ohio is being reset to a tentative Jan. 23 court date.
  • Detectives identified McKee as the hooded person seen near the home and tracked a vehicle linked to him arriving before and leaving after the shootings; he was arrested near his medical office in Rockford, roughly 400–450 miles from Columbus.
  • Family members describe prior emotional abuse, and a Nevada attorney says McKee evaded service in malpractice litigation using fake addresses, details reported as context while forensic work proceeds.