An extradition hearing is scheduled today for Dr. Michael McKee, the Chicago-based surgeon accused of the December 30th double homicide of his ex-wife, Monique Tepe, and her husband, Spencer Tepe in Columbus, Ohio, as reported by WGN-TV. McKee, 39, faces two counts of murder, with the victims found dead from gunshot wounds and their two young children unharmed inside the home.
Surveillance footage led authorities to McKee's vehicle, which was noted to have arrived shortly before the homicides occurred and departed soon after, a connection corroborated by its location near the murder scene and later near McKee's workplace in Rockford, Illinois, according to court documents obtained by The New York Post. The same vehicle was discovered 325 miles away from McKee's home, cementing his association with the crime.
McKee had previously been married to Monique Tepe from 2015 until their 2017 divorce; records show no children were born from this marriage, and at the time, McKee resided in Virginia, as per the Columbus Dispatch. Meanwhile, OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, where McKee was listed as a surgeon, has been cooperating with investigating officials, as stated by NBC News.
Following the arrest on Saturday, McKee was booked into the Winnebago County Jail, while the Tepe family held a visitation and "celebration of life" for the slain couple, expressing their hope in a statement obtained by WGN-TV that "the justice system to hold the person responsible fully accountable." With no clear motive presented by Columbus police, the case continues to unfold as the hearing in Columbus draws near, where McKee will face the charges placed against him.
