Surgeon Michael McKee has pleaded not guilty after he was arrested for allegedly killing his ex-wife, Monique Tepe, and her husband, Spencer Tepe
Michael McKee has pleaded not guilty to the murders of his ex-wife, Monique Tepe, and her dentist husband, Spencer Tepe, in their Ohio home last month. McKee, 39, appeared during a court hearing on Friday, January 23, via video from the Franklin County jail.
He stood straight and stared straight into the camera as he wore a tan prison-issued shirt and a name tag. The vascular surgeon remained silent as his lawyer entered his not guilty plea for him, according to NBC News. The hearing lasted a total of 10 minutes. Monique, 39, and Spencer, 37, were found dead inside of their Columbus, Ohio, home on December 30, 2025. After police were sent to the home to check on the couple, they discovered both husband and wife had gunshot wounds. The couple’s two children and dog were also in the home at the time of the shooting, though none of them were injured. McKee was named as a suspect after authorities saw his car near the Tepes’ home while reviewing surveillance footage. The vehicle “arrived just prior to the homicides and left shortly after,” according to authorities. Once authorities were able to confirm that McKee owned the car at the time of the killings and was its only driver, he was arrested on Saturday, January 10, in Illinois and taken into custody. He was initially faced with murder charges, though they were subsequently upgraded to aggravated murder on Sunday, January 11. McKee made his first court appearance on Monday, January 12. Similar to the January 23 hearing, he silently stood next to his lawyer as she said her client waived his right to an extradition hearing. The attorney also shared McKee’s plan to enter a not guilty plea.Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant shared a major update in the investigation during a news conference on Wednesday, January 14. She revealed that a weapon was found at McKee’s home, which authorities believe is the same weapon that was used to kill the couple. Bryant added that authorities found “multiple weapons” at the residence during their search. However, she did not specify what type of weapons were at the home or how many weapons McKee had. McKee and Monique were briefly married from 2015 until 2017. Following the murders, Monique and Spencer’s family members shared insight into the abuse she suffered during her 7-month marriage to McKee. “Monique was very vocal about being terrified of this guy ,” the couple’s brother-in-law Rob Misleh told People about the suspect on January 14. “He was very emotionally abusive to her, to the point that it changed her as a person.” That same day, Milesh said that Monique “just had to get away from” McKee during an appearance on Good Morning America. “Myself, and many others, were well aware of, kind of, the negative impact that he had on her. And the abuse that he put her through, the torment that he put her through,” he admitted. Meanwhile, another family member told the Daily Mail that they “all expected” McKee to be arrested in connection to the deaths due to his history with Monique.
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