COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An indictment has been handed down in the murder case of Dr. Michael McKee, who is accused of killing his ex-wife and her husband in north Columbus in December.
According to court documents, a grand jury has indicted McKee, 39, of Chicago, on four counts of aggravated murder and one count of aggravated burglary. Two aggravated murder charges come with “prior calculation and design”, while the other two are noted as “committed during the course of an aggravated burglary”.
All charges come with a three-year firearm specification for using a gun to commit aggravated murder and a six-year firearm specification for using a firearm suppressor.
If convicted, McKee faces a minimum life sentence with parole eligibility after 32 years or up to life in prison with no parole.
McKee, who is still listed as an inmate in a Rockford, Ill. county jail, is the lead suspect in the killing of Monique and Spencer Tepe, who were found shot dead in their Weinland Park home on Dec. 30. Watch previous coverage in the player above.
Columbus police used video surveillance to track McKee and his vehicle from nearby North Fourth Street to Rockford, Ill, where he is a licensed surgeon at OSF Saint Athony Medical Center. Additional evidence was collected at his Chicago home, where multiple weapons were located, including one that police chief Elaine Bryant said “is a preliminary link” to the homicides.
McKee and Monique Tepe were married in Aug. 2015 before their divorce two years later. He is expected to plead not guilty, according to an attorney at a court appearance in Rockford on Monday, and remains in custody until his extradition back to Columbus.