Surgeon ex-husband extradited to Ohio in slaying of dentist and wife

A surgeon accused of sidesplitting his ex-wife and her dentist hubby successful Ohio was extradited from Illinois and is successful jailhouse successful Columbus, Ohio, according to a spokesperson for the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.

Michael McKee was arrested connected Jan. 10 aft allegedly shooting and sidesplitting Spencer Tepe, 37, and Monique Tepe, 39, successful the couple's location successful Columbus' Weinland Park vicinity betwixt 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. connected Dec. 30. McKee is Monique's ex-husband.

A sheriff's spokesperson said Tuesday that McKee was taken to the Franklin County Jail and faces upgraded premeditated aggravated execution charges successful narration to Spencer and Monique's deaths. McKee waived his extradition rights during an Illinois tribunal proceeding connected Jan. 12, erstwhile helium was being held astatine the Winnebago County Jail successful Illinois.

A spokesperson for the Franklin County Sheriff's Office said McKee has been extradited and is successful jailhouse successful Columbus, Ohio. (Franklin County Ohio Sheriff)

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Charging documents bespeak constabulary were capable to place McKee by linking him to a car that arrived successful the Tepes' vicinity soon earlier the murders and near conscionable aft the homicides. The car was past located successful Rockford, Illinois, and constabulary recovered grounds it belonged to McKee.

McKee was indicted Friday connected 4 counts of aggravated murder, each with firearm specifications, according to an indictment filed successful Franklin County Common Pleas Court.

Three of the aggravated execution counts see specifications alleging the usage oregon show of an automatic firearm oregon silencer, portion the 4th alleges a firearm was displayed oregon brandished. McKee is besides charged with 1 number of aggravated burglary, a first-degree felony.

Michael McKee appears successful tribunal astatine Winnebago County Justice Center, Monday, Jan. 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)

Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant revealed that investigators recovered firearms from McKee's home, 1 of which is believed to person been utilized successful the homicides.

"At this time, again, unfortunately, I’m incapable to reply that question," Bryant told Fox News Digital erstwhile asked whether the weapon was legally obtained. She said investigators were "still doing immoderate probe arsenic it relates to this case."

Bryant added that aggregate weapons were taken from McKee’s spot and that determination is simply a preliminary nexus done the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) tying 1 of those firearms to the killings.

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Police records reviewed by Fox News Digital amusement investigators recovered 3 spent 9mm ammunition casings from the scene.

The casings were logged into grounds and turned implicit to the Columbus constabulary spot room, according to a preliminary probe report. The study does not place a weapon recovered astatine the location oregon specify a limb utilized successful the killings.

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Ohio dentist Dr. Spencer Tepe and his wife, Monique Tepe, were recovered changeable to decease wrong their location successful Columbus, Ohio connected Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (Athens Dental Depot)

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One of Spencer and Monique's friends recovered the mates dormant connected Dec. 30 astatine their home, according to a 911 call.

"There's a body," the caller says. "Our person wasn't answering his phone. We conscionable did a wellness check. We conscionable came here, and helium appears dead. He's lying adjacent to his bed, disconnected of his furniture successful this blood. I can't get person to seeing much than that."

Timeline of cardinal events successful the execution of Spencer and Monique Tepe. (Fox News)

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Court records amusement McKee and Monique were joined for 7 months aft tying the knot connected Aug. 22, 2015. McKee was successful the process of completing his residency astatine Virginia Tech Carilion Clinic erstwhile Monique filed for divorce. In divorcement documents, Monique claimed the 2 were "incompatible."

Rob Misleh, Spencer's brother-in-law, told WSYX that the mates was preparing to observe their five-year wedding day 1 period earlier they were killed.

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