Monique Tepe Left the Big Ten Championship Early — Three Weeks Later She Was Dead
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Tony Brueski
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🗓️ 2 February 2026
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Monique Tepe left the Big Ten Championship game at halftime, upset about "something involving her ex-husband." She was 200 miles away in Indianapolis when surveillance allegedly captured Michael McKee at her Columbus home on December 6th, 2025. According to the Columbus Dispatch, video showed him going into the home and leaving "a few hours later." Twenty-four days later, Monique and her husband Dr. Spencer Tepe were found shot to death in their second-floor bedroom. Their two young children—ages 1 and 4—were asleep in the house, unharmed. A newly unsealed affidavit details eight years of alleged threats. Witnesses told investigators McKee said he could "kill her at any time," that he would "find her and buy the house right next to her," that "she will always be his wife." These aren't the words of heartbreak. They're the words of ownership. Witnesses also told investigators that during the marriage, McKee allegedly strangled Monique and forced unwanted sex on her. Strangulation is the single greatest predictor of future lethality in domestic violence cases. Yet Columbus police confirmed there were no prior reports filed. No restraining orders. Nothing on paper.
McKee, a vascular surgeon, was arrested at a Rockford Chick-fil-A eleven days after the murders. He's pleaded not guilty to four counts of aggravated murder and one count of aggravated burglary. If convicted, he faces life in prison. This episode examines the psychology of someone who refuses to accept that a relationship has ended, and the brutal reality that doing everything right—leaving, divorcing, rebuilding—doesn't always protect you from someone who never recognized your right to leave. December 6th wasn't the start. It was the final confirmation that he could reach her whenever he wanted.
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| 0:46.7 | Three weeks before Spencer and Monique Tepe were shot to death in their Columbus home, Michael McKee was already there. |
| 0:56.1 | That's what we are learning. |
| 1:06.1 | December 6, 2025. The Teppies, they were in Indianapolis, Big Ten Championship game going on. |
| 1:11.2 | Ohio State v. Indiana, 8 p.m. kickoff 200 miles away. |
| 1:19.7 | House empty, kids presumably with family or a sitter, date night for a couple about to celebrate five years of marriage. |
| 1:28.9 | And according to the Columbus dispatch, video showed McKee going into the Teppy home that night and leaving a few hours later. |
| 1:34.3 | WOSU and NPR affiliate characterized it a little differently. |
| 1:37.5 | They report video showed McKee walking through the tepies yard. |
| 1:41.2 | What all the reporting agrees on is this. |
| 1:47.3 | According to the affidavit, he was there on the property while they were gone. |
| 1:55.5 | And somehow, Monique found out. She allegedly left the game at halftime, went back to the hotel. And according to the affidavit, Spencer later told friends that Monique was upset about something involving her ex-husband. |
| 2:04.1 | 200 miles away. |
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