Michael McKee, accused of killing his ex-wife and her husband in Ohio, has waived extradition in Illinois and will be sent to face double murder charges.
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ROCKFORD, Ill. – The ex-husband of an Ohio dentist’s wife, killed in a double murder, waived his extradition during a hearing in an Illinois courtroom Monday afternoon as extradition proceedings are expected to begin. His lawyer says he plans to plead not guilty to double murder.
Michael David McKee, 39, was arrested after allegedly killing a couple in Columbus, Ohio, police and court records show. Police responded to a home in Columbus’ Weinland Park neighborhood around 10 a.m. Dec. 30 and found Spencer Tepe, 37, and Monique Tepe, 39, both dead with gunshot wounds. McKee is Monique’s ex-husband.
McKee was booked at the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office in Illinois just before noon Saturday, jail records show. He’s facing upgraded premeditated aggravated murder charges in Ohio in relation to Spencer and Monique’s deaths.
McKee appeared very calm while in court at the Winnebago County Justice Center and showed no emotion while he was shackled in a yellow jail jumpsuit. He’s being represented by Winnebago County Public Defender Carie Poirier.
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Ohio dentist Dr. Spencer Tepe and his wife, Monique Tepe, were shot and killed inside their home in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. Monique’s ex-husband, Michael David McKee, right, has been arrested and charged with two counts of murder. (Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office/Rob Misleh)
Court records in Ohio show Monique filed for divorce in 2017 after getting married to McKee on Aug. 22, 2015. McKee has lived in various states, including Virginia, Nevada and Illinois, since 2020, according to public records. McKee recently moved to Chicago, Illinois, and is a vascular surgeon in the Rockford, Illinois, area.
Charging documents indicate police were able to identify McKee by linking him to a car that arrived in the Tepes’ neighborhood shortly before the murders and left just after the homicide. The car was then located in Rockford, Illinois, and police found evidence it belonged to McKee.
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Spencer and Monique Tepe pictured on their wedding day. (Rob Misleh)
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Prior to McKee’s arrest, Columbus police released surveillance video showing a “person of interest” walking in the alley near the Tepes’ house in the early morning hours of Dec. 30.
A man could be seen walking slowly in what appeared to be a dark coat and light-colored pants.
Spencer and Monique Tepe were found dead on Dec. 30 at around 10 a.m., when a friend went to the couple’s house and told a 911 operator that he could see a body inside.
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Spencer and Monique Tepe were preparing to celebrate their five-year wedding anniversary. (Rob Misleh)
“There’s a body,” the caller says. “Our friend wasn’t answering his phone. We just did a wellness check. We just came here, and he appears dead. He’s laying next to his bed, off of his bed in this blood. I can’t get closer to see more than that.”
The couple was killed one month short of celebrating their five-year wedding anniversary, Rob Misleh, Spencer’s brother-in-law, told WSYX.
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