Overview
- Michael McKee has pleaded not guilty to four counts of aggravated murder and one count of aggravated burglary and remains jailed without bond.
- Newly unsealed court documents say McKee told Monique Tepe he could kill her at any time and include witness accounts alleging prior abuse, including strangulation and forced sex.
- Surveillance cited in the affidavit places McKee at the Tepes’ property on Dec. 6 while the couple was away at the Big Ten Championship game.
- Investigators say McKee’s phone was left at his Illinois workplace and showed no activity for roughly 17 hours during the period of the Dec. 30 killings.
- Police report no signs of forced entry or robbery, the Tepes’ two young children were found safe, and authorities characterize the case as domestic-violence-related.