Tepe Murder Update: Michael McKee Charges Upgraded — What Aggravated Murder Means
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Tony Brueski
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🗓️ 26 January 2026
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Ohio has upgraded the charges against Michael McKee to two counts of aggravated murder — putting life without parole on the table for the alleged killing of his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer. McKee, a vascular surgeon whose career was allegedly falling apart, reportedly drove 300 miles to Middletown, Ohio, committed a double homicide, and drove home with the murder weapon still in his possession. The marriage lasted seven months. The divorce was eight years ago. But according to investigators, McKee never moved on. Monique's family says they "immediately knew" when they got the call. We break down what aggravated murder means in Ohio, why the alibi allegedly fell apart in one interview, and the malpractice lawsuit timeline that mirrors Monique's new happiness with Spencer. This case is a devastating example of coercive control reaching its final stage — and a reminder that restraining orders and fresh starts don't always protect the people who need it most.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Hidden Killers Live with Tony Bruske, Stacey Cole and Todd Michaels. |
| 0:08.7 | All right, on to another one. |
| 0:11.2 | And this is another case here that we've been covering for a bit of time here. |
| 0:17.6 | And it continues to get more and more crazy. Really, by the day, the TEPI murders, |
| 0:24.1 | Michael McKee, vascular surgeon, no criminal record allegedly drives 300 miles to kill his ex-wife |
| 0:29.8 | and her new husband while their kids sleep down the hall. The marriage lasted seven months. |
| 0:35.4 | The divorce was eight years ago, and yet here we are. |
| 0:38.8 | We've gotten a lot of questions and comments from you on this case. |
| 0:42.5 | So let's get into some of these. |
| 0:45.5 | Here's the first one. |
| 0:46.5 | Seven months, that marriage lasted seven months and allegedly cost four people, their parents. |
| 0:53.2 | I need someone to explain how a grown man builds his entire identity around a woman who was |
| 0:59.3 | barely his wife. |
| 1:00.9 | This is not tap. |
| 1:01.7 | This is, this is, uh, this is, uh, this is McKee. |
| 1:06.1 | Right. |
| 1:06.4 | See, I told you, they are so easy to screw up. |
| 1:09.9 | I get these cases mixed up all the time. |
| 1:12.1 | Somebody is confusing this case with the other case. |
| 1:19.6 | Because in this case, we have... |
| 1:22.4 | McKee, that's correct. |
| 1:24.1 | Two are dead, not four. Four aren't dead. |
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