It's being reported by True Crime Mama, an independent journalist,

that just days before Michael McKee was arrested for the murders of Spencer and Monique Tepe,

that Dr. McKee was back inside an operating room as a surgeon,

performing a nearly 10-hour vascular surgery on a patient who would never leave the hospital alive.

And can you imagine that two murders followed by a 10-hour surgery just days later?

I allegedly, I assume the surgery is done to save someone's life, right?

And so if the reports are true, what could have possibly been going on through Michael

McKee's mind during a 10-hour surgery?

I can only imagine because the patient in that surgery room is now dead.

And I can't help but wonder, could this patient also be a victim of Dr. Michael McKee?

You know, this new and really dark report raises serious questions for me about what mckee's

mental state may have been in the days surrounding the killings so today we're unpacking what

we are hearing about that alleged surgery the patients alleged death and how this case could be

rapidly expanding beyond the teppy family Stay with us because we're also learning

about a high profile defense attorney on Michael McKee's team, who is also part of another case

we've been covering in detail. Yep, a high profile attorney now on Dr. Michael McKee's defense.

And we're going to go over this medical timeline that makes things far more disturbing than they already were.

I'm Lauren Matthias, and this is hidden true crime. So if you thought Michael McKee's trail destruction stopped at just the Tepe family and their loved ones, it doesn't look like it has.

Get this. According to True Crime Mama,

an independent journalist, the man who they say had an almost 10-hour surgery performed by

Dr. Michael McKee on January 8th passed away this week. Reports say that this patient was never

discharged from the hospital after the procedure. And the timing

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