The alleged killer surgeon who has been charged within the murders of Ohio dentist Spencer Tepe and his spouse, Monique, was recognized after police tracked his automobile by neighborhood surveillance near the couple’s residence, in keeping with court docket paperwork.
Michael David McKee, 39, a physician from Chicago, was arrested within the execution killing of his ex-wife Monique, 39, and her second husband, Spencer, 37, within the upscale Columbus, Ohio neighborhood of Weinland Park.
Ultimately, it was McKee’s automobile that put him on the scene of the crime by his automobile, which was seen 325 miles from his residence — close to the homicide scene on Dec. 30, the evening of killings, in keeping with court docket paperwork obtained by PEOPLE.
McKee’s automobile “arrived simply previous to the homicides and left shortly after,” detectives famous within the court docket paperwork, including that the automobile was later discovered close to his office in Rockford, Unwell.
Proof exhibiting McKee owned the automobile was uncovered by detectives, main them to suspect Monique’s ex, in keeping with the court docket paperwork.
McKee and Tepe have been married from 2015 till she filed for divorce in 2017, in keeping with the Columbus Dispatch.
He was dwelling in Virginia on the time the divorce, believed to be amicable, was finalized, the outlet reported.
The couple had no kids collectively.
No motive has but been given for the taking pictures by police.
McKee was arrested on Saturday and charged with two counts of homicide, hours after a warrant was issued for his arrest, court docket paperwork state.
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He was booked shortly earlier than midday, Winnebago County Sheriff’s Workplace data present.
He was resulting from be extradited to Columbus, the place he has a listening to scheduled Monday.
The Tepes have been discovered slaughtered after certainly one of Spencer’s colleagues grew to become fearful when he didn’t present up for work, and carried out a wellness examine, following three hours of making an attempt and failing to achieve him.
One other of the couple’s pals advised 911 dispatchers he might hear their kids, ages 1 and 4, crying inside the house when he additionally checked in on the household.
Officers arrived and located the Tepes lifeless from gunshot wounds on the scene, though there have been no indicators of compelled entry, the Columbus Division of Police stated.
Nearly every week later, surveillance footage of a mysterious hooded determine strolling down an alleyway near the couple’s residence across the time of their deaths was launched by Columbus Police.
It’s unclear if the individual within the video is McKee.
