Ohio dentist and wife shot 16 times in Columbus home, autopsies reveal

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Newly released autopsy reports amusement that an Ohio dentist and his woman died wrong minutes aft sustaining aggregate gunshot wounds wrong their Columbus residence, according to precocious released autopsy results.

Spencer Tepe, 37, and Monique Tepe, 39, were recovered dormant connected Dec. 30, astatine their location portion their 2 young children were wrong the residence.

Monique’s ex-husband, Michael McKee, was arrested and charged with execution successful their deaths.

Autopsy reports from the Franklin County Coroner’s Office ruled some deaths homicides, citing aggregate gunshot wounds arsenic the cause.

Ohio dentist Dr. Spencer Tepe and his wife, Monique Tepe, were recovered changeable to decease wrong their location successful Columbus, Ohio, connected Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2025. While their 2 children were discovered unharmed, authorities reportedly judge their deaths were not the effect of a murder-suicide. (Athens Dental Depot)

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The autopsy study recovered that Spencer was changeable 7 times successful his head, neck, torso, and precocious extremities.

The injuries, according to the autopsy study reviewed by Fox News Digital, caused fatal harm to captious organs, including his encephalon and lungs, and resulted successful extended interior bleeding.

The coroner recovered that the 37-year-old dentist died wrong seconds to minutes of the shooting.

General presumption of the location connected N. 4th St. successful Columbus, Ohio, January 10, 2026. The location was the country of the treble execution of joined mates Monique and Spencer Tepe successful precocious December past year. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)

Monique Tepe was changeable 9 times successful her face, chest, torso, and arms, according to a abstracted autopsy study reviewed by Fox News Digital.

As with her husband, the coroner determined that decease occurred rapidly.

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

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Toxicology investigating recovered nary intoxicant oregon illicit drugs successful some Spencer and Monique’s results.

Investigators recovered medications, including an antidepressant and antihistamine drugs, successful Monique’s strategy astatine the clip of her death.

McKee was arrested successful Rockford, Illinois, connected Jan. 10 and booked into the Winnebago County Jail earlier being extradited to Columbus, Ohio.

In an arraignment hearing, McKee pleaded not blameworthy to 4 charges of premeditated aggravated execution with firearm specifications and aggravated burglary. Three aggravated execution charges see specifications alleging McKee utilized oregon displayed an automatic firearm oregon silencer, and the 4th alleged that a weapon was displayed oregon brandished.

Charging documents uncover investigators were capable to place McKee arsenic a fishy aft linking him to a conveyance that arrived successful the Tepes' vicinity soon earlier the murders and near conscionable aft the homicides. The car was past traced backmost to Rockford, Illinois, and McKee was identified arsenic the owner.

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Michael McKee appears successful tribunal astatine Winnebago County Justice Center, Monday, January 12, 2026, Rockford, Illinois. McKee is facing extradition to Ohio for the execution of his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband, Spencer Tepe. (WIFR via Pool)

Additionally, Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant antecedently told Fox News Digital that respective weapons were taken from McKee's property, adding that a preliminary nexus was established for 1 of those guns to the murders.

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The bodies of Spencer and Monique were discovered by a person connected Dec. 30 who stopped by aft the mates did not respond to attempts to scope them.

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"There's a body," the caller tin beryllium heard telling 911. "Our person wasn't answering his phone. We conscionable did a wellness check. We conscionable came here, and helium appears dead. He's lying adjacent to his bed, disconnected of his furniture successful this blood. I can't get person to seeing much than that."

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