Ohio dentist double murder: Fmr police chief reveals ‘multitude’ of reasons ex-husband allegedly killed couple

A erstwhile constabulary main revealed the "multitude" of reasons wherefore an ex-husband whitethorn person allegedly killed an Ohio dentist and his wife, saying thing caller apt triggered him.

Michael David McKee, 39, was arrested successful Rockford, Illinois, aft allegedly sidesplitting some Spencer Tepe, 37, and Monique Tepe, 39, connected Dec. 30. Both were recovered dormant with gunshot wounds successful their Columbus, Ohio home. McKee is Monique's ex-husband, according to tribunal records. 

Court documents amusement Monique filed for divorcement successful 2017, conscionable 2 years aft the brace got joined connected Aug. 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 was a vascular surgeon successful the Rockford, Illinois, area.

McKee, who appeared successful a Rockford, Illinois courtroom connected Monday afternoon, waived his extradition rights and his lawyer indicated he'll plead not blameworthy aft going backmost to Ohio. He's charged with 2 counts of premeditated aggravated execution charges successful Ohio successful narration to Spencer and Monique's deaths. McKee was booked astatine the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office successful Illinois conscionable earlier noon Saturday, jailhouse records show.

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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. 30, 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 appeared emotionless erstwhile helium entered the courtroom connected Monday, lone saying "Yes" to the justice erstwhile asked by the justice to corroborate his identity.

Court documents accidental constabulary identified McKee by linking him to a car that arrived successful the Tepes' vicinity soon earlier the murders and near conscionable aft the homicides. That car was located successful Rockford, Illinois, and authorities recovered grounds linking it to McKee. While McKee worked astatine OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center successful Rockford, helium had an flat successful downtown Chicago.

Former Fort Worth Police Chief Jeffrey Halstead and Genasys spokesperson told Fox News Digital there's a "multitude of reasons" McKee whitethorn person killed Monique astir 9 years aft the mates got divorced. Halstead said helium has worked with Columbus constabulary successful the past.

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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)

"I deliberation what's going to beryllium captious for the investigators is simply a batch of the online hunt capacity, a lot, are determination immoderate caller chats? Were determination immoderate changes successful the suspect's demeanor successful the past fewer months, past fewer years that could commencement delineating immoderate benignant of frustration, revenge, outrage, jealousy, depression, anything, but usually the long-standing separation from the relationship, thing had to trigger," Halstead said. 

Halstead said successful akin cases he's covered, determination was fiscal strain oregon immoderate benignant of jealousy issue, but said McKee's alleged murders of Spencer and Monique goes good beyond that.

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

"I've seen these successful times, successful cases before, sometimes it's comparative to fiscal strain, fiscal hardship oregon thing that the divorcement was causing. This does not look similar it would beryllium the lawsuit here, but investigators are gonna person a batch of digging to find retired imaginable motive different than conscionable an ex-husband oregon jealousy," helium said.

However, Halstead said thing precocious had to person triggered McKee to allegedly termination the couple, and says it's not "random."

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"I deliberation it's going to beryllium a caller lawsuit that triggered the choler which started this planning. It's not random by immoderate means. There was thing that happened, whether it's an occurrence oregon an statement oregon thing that motivated this idiosyncratic to program this and past transportation it out," Halstead said.

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