COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — More information is being revealed about the man accused of killing his ex-wife, Monique Tepe, and her husband, Spencer Tepe, in Ohio last month.
Spencer Tepe, 37, and Monique Tepe, 39, were found dead from gunshot wounds on Dec. 30 inside a home in Columbus. Their two young children, aged 1 and 4, were also discovered physically unharmed in the house.
Chicago resident Michael McKee, 39, was arrested Saturday and charged with two counts of murder in the shooting deaths of the Tepes. McKee and Monique Tepe got married in August 2015 and divorced in 2017, according to court records.
McKee, like Monique and Spencer Tepe, was an undergraduate student at Ohio State University before he enrolled at OSU’s medical school, according to records. Multiple reports show McKee is a licensed surgeon in Illinois and California, and had a license in Nevada.
An employee directory for OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, Illinois, lists him as a surgeon for the hospital. Officials with OSF Healthcare are cooperating with authorities for the investigation, NBC News reports.
Court documents said that Columbus police identified a suspect through a neighborhood surveillance video. Detectives found a vehicle that was linked to McKee in Rockford.
McKee, who had no previous criminal history, was arrested in Rockford on Saturday morning and was booked into the Winnebago County Jail. He has a scheduled court appearance in Illinois on Monday, where the process of extradition back to Ohio is expected to formally begin.
Spencer Tepe was a dentist in Athens, while Monique’s family said she had a background in childhood education.
A visitation and celebration of life for the Tepes are being held on Sunday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.