Spencer and Monique Tepe Allegedly Killed by Surgeon With Expired License and Pending Malpractice Suit

Spencer and Monique Tepe Allegedly Killed by Surgeon With Expired License and Pending Malpractice Suit

Published: January 31, 2026

Duration: 52:30

For eleven days after Monique Tepe and her husband Dr. Spencer Tepe were found shot to death in their Columbus home, the man charged with their murders was still working as a vascular surgeon in Illinois. Michael McKee, 39, pleaded not guilty on January 23rd to four counts of aggravated murder. Prosecutors say ballistic evidence links a firearm from McKee's Rockford property to shell casings recovered at the crime scene. Surveillance footage allegedly captured his vehicle arriving just before the December 30th killings and leaving shortly after. Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant called it a "targeted" and "domestic violence related...