The families of Ohio murder victims, Spencer Tepe and Monique Tepe are devastated by their untimely deaths. Here's everything we know about their alleged killer, Michael McKee.
The dual murders of Ohio dentist, Spencer Tepe and his wife, Monique Tepe, have been generating immense buzz online ever since the news surfaced on December 30, 2025. After they were found dead in their Columbus, Ohio, home, the cause of their death was reported to be fatal gun wounds. The couple's friends and colleagues discovered them fatally shot during a wellness check around 10:00 a.m. The buzz around the incident intensified when Columbus police released surveillance footage of a person of interest near the scene. On January 10, 2026, he was identified as Michael David McKee.
Michael David McKee is a 39-year-old vascular surgeon from Chicago who has been charged with two counts of murder in the shooting deaths of an Ohio dentist and his wife. Regarding Michael's professional background, he is a doctor who graduated from the Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2014. According to MediFind, Michael David McKee is a Vascular Surgeon. The most shocking detail about Michael McKee is that he is the ex-husband of victim, Monique Tepe. Monique and Michael were married on August 22, 2015, and after two years of spousal life, they decided to split. Their divorce was reportedly finalised in 2017.
Eight years after Monique and Michael's separation, he might have killed her and her second husband, Spencer Tepe. Investigators are trying to find out what might have gone so wrong between Michael and Monique that allegedly led him to resort to murder. At the time of his arrest, doctor, Michael was practicing in Rockford, Illinois, and held active medical licenses in both Illinois and California. Michael David McKee is currently held in the Winnebago County Jail in Illinois awaiting extradition to Franklin County, Ohio, to face the murder charges. A court hearing is scheduled for Monday, January 12, 2026.
Monique and Michael David McKee divorced in June 2017 on the grounds of incompatibility, a neutral and common legal reason. The former couple's short-lived marriage lasted from August 2015 to March 2016. They lived together for approximately seven months before separating. Court records from the time indicated no official signs of animosity between the two, and they had no children together. Monique filed for divorce in May 2017; they were living in different states: she in Ohio, her ex-husband in Virginia for a surgical residency program. Now, she is dead, and he is detained.
On January 5, police released a security camera footage of a "person of interest" wearing a dark hooded jacket and light-colored pants walking in an alley near the residence during the timeframe of the killings. Detectives reviewed the footage from the Weinland Park neighbourhood in Columbus, where the murders occurred on December 30, 2025. Another footage captured a suspicious vehicle arriving near the victims' home shortly before the estimated time of the murders (between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.) and leaving shortly after.
Police tracked the vehicle's details and identified Michael David McKee as the owner. The vehicle was later located in Rockford, Illinois, near where McKee worked. Court documents state that evidence was found placing Michael in possession of the car both before and after the homicides of Monique Tepe and Spencer Tepe.
Spencer Tepe (37) was a well-regarded dentist who worked at Athens Dental Depot in Athens, Ohio. He was a graduate of Ohio State University and a member of the American Dental Association. His wife, Monique Tepe (39), was a stay-at-home mother to their two young children, aged 4 and 1. The couple had been married since January 2021 and led a happy life as a family of four, as shared by their family members. The deceased couple's children are now in the care of relatives, their brother-in-law, Rob Misleh, told CNN.
The Tepe family is "heartbroken" at the horrendous death of their beloved Monique and Spencer. They provided a statement to CNN, sharing their grief. The bereaved family reaffirmed their commitment to bringing justice to the deceased and going to any lengths to see the murderer get his/her due punishment. They admitted that their efforts will not be able to undo the deaths of Monique and Spencer; however, their hearts will be at peace if the killer is caught and punished. The statement can be read as:
"We are heartbroken beyond words. While no outcome can ever undo this loss, our family is committed to seeing this tragedy fully and fairly brought to justice, and to honouring Spencer and Monique by protecting the future of the children they loved so deeply."
We offer our heartfelt condolences to Monique and Spencer Tepe's family as they deal with the couple's loss.
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