Chicago Doctor Pleads Not Guilty to Ohio Double Slaying Murders
A 39-year-old doctor from the Chicago area appeared in court on Friday and pleaded not guilty to four counts of murder and one count of aggravated burglary in connection with the killing of his ex-wife and her husband in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Michael David McKee was arrested on January 10 in Rockford, Illinois, where he was initially taken into custody by the Winnebago County sheriff's office.
According to court records, McKee, a vascular surgeon with active medical licenses in Illinois and California and an expired license in Nevada, is accused of shooting his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer Tepe to death at their home on December 30. The couple's two young children were found unharmed inside the residence.
McKee's first court appearance in the case was held via closed-circuit TV due to his absence from the courtroom, where he waived his right to have a bond and was subsequently held in custody.
A look into McKee's past reveals that he graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2014. The couple were married in 2015 but divorced in 2017, with McKee listed as living in Virginia at the time of their separation.
Columbus homicide detectives identified McKee and his vehicle through neighborhood video surveillance, which was later found in Rockford with evidence suggesting McKee had driven the car before and after the killings. The investigation suggests a clear link between McKee's past and present in connection with the murders, but further details remain pending release by authorities.
A 39-year-old doctor from the Chicago area appeared in court on Friday and pleaded not guilty to four counts of murder and one count of aggravated burglary in connection with the killing of his ex-wife and her husband in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Michael David McKee was arrested on January 10 in Rockford, Illinois, where he was initially taken into custody by the Winnebago County sheriff's office.
According to court records, McKee, a vascular surgeon with active medical licenses in Illinois and California and an expired license in Nevada, is accused of shooting his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer Tepe to death at their home on December 30. The couple's two young children were found unharmed inside the residence.
McKee's first court appearance in the case was held via closed-circuit TV due to his absence from the courtroom, where he waived his right to have a bond and was subsequently held in custody.
A look into McKee's past reveals that he graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2014. The couple were married in 2015 but divorced in 2017, with McKee listed as living in Virginia at the time of their separation.
Columbus homicide detectives identified McKee and his vehicle through neighborhood video surveillance, which was later found in Rockford with evidence suggesting McKee had driven the car before and after the killings. The investigation suggests a clear link between McKee's past and present in connection with the murders, but further details remain pending release by authorities.
And the fact that he was supposed to be living in Virginia but ended up driving around Illinois before committing these crimes is quite suspicious.
The investigation does seem to be pointing towards him, but I'm not convinced it's over yet.
It just seems so... dramatic.
. It's like, let's not rush to conclusions here...
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. And can you believe his ex-wife was still living with their kids? That's just devastating 
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. I hope the authorities can figure out what drove him to do this.
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The investigation is pretty solid, but it's gonna be a long road to conviction. My gut's telling me justice will be served eventually 
His past shows some red flags too - getting divorced and then suddenly showing up in Columbus to kill his ex? 
. I mean, four counts of murder? That's just crazy talk! And the fact that he was able to move around so freely with multiple licenses and stuff... it just seems like he was trying to cover his tracks from the get-go 
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. I'm glad they're working hard to piece together what happened, but it's just so sad all around 
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! like, how does someone who's supposed to be helping people end up killing their ex-wife and her husband? it just doesn't add up. and what's even more weird is that he's got active licenses in Illinois and California, but an expired one in Nevada. does anyone fact-check his medical credentials? 
his victims were innocent family man 
and woman 
who didn't deserve this 
what was his thinking? 
had he lost it after their divorce or was it something more sinister? 
is just too much 