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Elevated Charges Against Michael McKee in the Murders of Spencer & Monique Tepe | Case Brief

The Emily Show

Baker Media, LLC.

Entertainment News, True Crime, News

4.92.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D. Baker YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/UU_txxMOYt8  In this comprehensive case brief, we break down the latest developments in the tragic double homicide of Spencer and Monique Tepe in Columbus, Ohio. They were found deceased with gunshot wounds on December 30, 2025. Two minor children were found unharmed inside the home. Monique Tepe's ex-husband, vascular surgeon Michael McKee, was arrested in Rockford, Illinois, on January 10, 2026. An overview of the probable cause affidavit, which connects neighborhood video surveillance and a vehicle to McKee, as well as comments from Spencer's family regarding the ex-husband. We look at Michael McKee's initial court appearance on January 12th, where he waived extradition to Ohio to face charges. The prosecution initially filed murder charges, but quickly elevated them to Aggravated Murder (first-degree premeditated murder) for both victims, alleging McKee acted "purposely with prior calculation and design" and shot the victims multiple times. This elevated charge carries the potential for life without the possibility of parole or the death penalty in Ohio. RESOURCES The Emily Show Tepe’s Case Episode - https://youtu.be/x4RZ-lnFA48  Alex Murdaugh Trial - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsbUyvZas7gK8GOeWkGfi7acMnT-D0zaw Bryan Kohberger Case - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsbUyvZas7gKASBczV3CsUx-t5oRAK0ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Welcome back. It's time for a case brief, keeping you in the loop with the cases you care about most, just more briefly. If you want the full coverage, it's linked in the description below. But for now, let's get into it. Spencer and Monique Tepe were found in their home deceased on December 30th, 2025. The friends and co-workers of Spencer

1:01.1

Tepe and Monique Tepe had called for welfare checks. We learned later that the initial

1:08.3

welfare check carried out by local police had gone to the wrong location.

1:12.9

Ultimately, it seems that it was a friend that had gotten into the residence and their front

1:17.4

door had a door code. I don't know if the friend had a door code or got a door code from family

1:21.8

members, but their friend got into the home and then unfortunately discovered Spencer Tepe called back to 911,

1:30.9

said that he had located a body, asked for help, got the kids out of the house.

1:35.6

The two children were distressed but unharmed.

1:38.2

They are four and one years old.

1:40.4

And the dog or dogs in the home were also unharmed.

1:43.3

Law enforcement showed up and both Spencer andani Tepe were declared deceased at the scene.

1:49.3

And then there's not a lot of information between that happening on December 30th and the arrest

1:56.1

on January 10th.

1:57.3

Law enforcement put out a video of very clearly individual walking in the alley near the home

2:03.8

and some ring camera footage and ultimately in the probable cause affidavit said that that video

2:10.3

connected the individual to a car. The car is the defendant's car and we don't know much more than

2:16.9

that at this point and then the first

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