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FIRST ON FOX: The ex-husband of an Ohio dentist’s wife killed in a double murder was arrested Saturday in the Chicago area, according to court records.
Michael David McKee, 39, was arrested, police records show.
Columbus, Ohio, officials said police responded to a Weinland Park home around 10 a.m. Dec. 30 and found Spencer Tepe, 37, and Monique Tepe39 years old, both dead from gunshot wounds.
McKee is Monique’s ex-husband.
911 CALL NEAR KILLED DENTIST’S HOUSE IN OHIO A ‘BLOW’ ON THE DOOR WAS REPORTED DAYS BEFORE HE AND HIS WIFE WERE FOUND SHOT DEAD
McKee was booked into the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office in Illinois shortly before noon Saturday, records show. He is charged with two counts of murder in Ohio.
Columbus detectives believe the murders took place between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. on December 30. The couple’s two children were found safe inside the home when officers arrived. Police found no signs of forced entry and no weapon was recovered from the home, authorities said.
Ohio dentist Spencer Tepe and his wife, Monique Tepe, were shot to death inside their home in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, December 29, 2025. Monique’s ex-husband, Michael David McKee, left, has been arrested and charged with two counts of murder. (Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office/Rob Misleh)
According to charging documents, police were able to identify McKee by linking him to a car that arrived in the Tepes neighborhood shortly before the murders and left just after the homicide. The car was then located in Rockford, Illinois, and police found evidence that it belonged to McKee.
The couple was murdered just a month before their fifth wedding anniversary, Rob Misleh, Spencer’s brother-in-law, told WSYX.
Court records show McKee’s divorce from Monique was finalized in 2017. He has lived in several states, including Virginia, Nevada and Illinois, since 2020, according to public records. McKee and Monique married in 2015.
McKee is a vascular surgeon in the Rockford, Illinois area.
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police on monday Surveillance video released showing a “person of interest” walking in the alley near the Tepes’ home in the early morning hours of December 30.
The video, released by the Columbus Division of Police, shows the man walking slowly down the alley in what appeared to be a dark coat and light-colored pants.
Spencer and Monique Tepe were found dead on December 30. (Rob Misleh)
At 10:03 a.m. on December 30, one of the Tepes’ friends went to the couple’s house and he told a 911 operator I could see a body inside.
“There’s a body,” the caller says. “Our friend wasn’t answering his phone. We just did a welfare check. We just got here and he looks dead. He’s lying next to his bed, outside his bed, in this blood. I can’t get closer to see more than that.”
FRANTIC 911 CALLS DETAIL MOMENTS BEFORE COLUMBUS DENTIST AND WIFE FOUND DEAD: ‘THERE’S A BODY’
Spencer and Monique Tepe were getting ready to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary. (Rob Misleh)
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The couple’s family said in a statement that they were “heartbroken beyond words” and called the deaths “tragic and senseless.”
“They were extraordinary people whose lives were filled with love, joy and a deep connection with others,” the statement said.
“A graduate of The Ohio State University, Spencer was known as a devoted and proud father, a loving partner and friend to everyone he met.”
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.