Ex-husband charged in Ohio dentist double murder to appear in Illinois court for possible extradition

The ex-husband of an Ohio dentist’s woman killed successful a treble execution is expected successful an Illinois courtroom Monday day arsenic extradition proceedings are expected to begin.

Michael David McKee, 39, was arrested aft allegedly sidesplitting a mates successful Columbus, Ohio, constabulary and tribunal records show. Police responded to a location successful Columbus' Weinland Park vicinity astir 10 a.m. Dec. 30 and recovered Spencer Tepe, 37 and Monique Tepe, 39, some dormant with gunshot wounds. McKee is Monique's ex-husband.

McKee was booked astatine the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office successful Illinois conscionable earlier noon Saturday, jailhouse records show. He’s being charged with 2 counts of execution successful Ohio successful narration to Spencer and Monique's death. 

Court records successful Ohio amusement Monique filed for divorcement successful 2017 aft getting joined to McKee connected August 22, 2015. McKee has lived successful assorted states, including Virginia, Nevada and Illinois, since 2020, according to nationalist records. McKee precocious moved to Chicago, Illinois, and is simply a vascular surgeon successful the Rockford, Illinois, area.

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Ohio dentist Dr. Spencer Tepe and his wife, Monique Tepe, were changeable and killed wrong their location successful Columbus, Ohio, connected Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2025. Monique's ex-husband, Michael David McKee, right, has been arrested and charged with 2 counts of murder. (Winnebago County Sheriff's Office/Rob Misleh)

McKee is scheduled to look successful a Winnebago County (Illinois) tribunal connected Monday astatine 1:30 p.m., successful what's expected to beryllium related to his extradition to Ohio. 

Charging documents bespeak constabulary were capable to place McKee by linking him to a car that arrived successful the Tepes' vicinity soon earlier the murders and near conscionable aft the homicide. The car was past located successful Rockford, Illinois, and constabulary recovered grounds it belonged to McKee.

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Spencer and Monique Tepe pictured connected their wedding day. (Rob Misleh)

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Prior to McKee's arrest, Columbus constabulary released surveillance video showing a "person of interest" walking successful the alley adjacent the Tepes' location successful the aboriginal greeting hours of Dec. 30.

A antheral could beryllium seen walking dilatory successful what appeared to beryllium a acheronian overgarment and light-colored pants.

Spencer and Monique Tepe were recovered dormant connected Dec. 30 astatine astir 10:00 a.m., erstwhile a person went to the couple's location and told a 911 relation that helium could spot a assemblage inside.

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Spencer and Monique Tepe were preparing to observe their five-year wedding anniversary. (Rob Misleh)

"There's a body," the caller says. "Our person wasn't answering his phone. We conscionable did a wellness check. We conscionable came here, and helium appears dead. He's laying adjacent to his bed, disconnected of his furniture successful this blood. I can't get person to spot much than that."

The mates was killed 1 period abbreviated of celebrating their five-year wedding anniversary, Rob Misleh, Spencer's brother-in-law, told WSYX.