Surgeon accused of killing ex-wife and her dentist husband in Ohio indicted for murders

Surgeon accused of killing ex-wife and her dentist husband in Ohio indicted for murders

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Key Points:

  • Michael McKee, a vascular surgeon, was indicted by a Franklin County grand jury on five counts including four counts of aggravated murder and one count of aggravated burglary in connection with the killings of his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer Tepe.
  • The indictment revealed McKee was armed with a firearm equipped with a silencer during the attack, and he faces life in prison without parole if convicted.
  • McKee was arrested in Rockford, Illinois, where he works, and plans to plead not guilty; he remains in jail awaiting extradition to Columbus.
  • Police described the murders as a targeted, domestic violence-related attack, though no prior domestic violence reports or calls were made involving McKee at the Tepes’