Who’s surgeon Michael David McKee, charged in Ohio double homicide of ex, husband

[ad_1] NEW Now you can hearken to Fox Information articles!

Michael David McKee was arrested on Saturday, accused of fatally taking pictures his ex-wife and her dentist husband at their residence in Columbus, Ohio , in late December.

Police responded to the house in Weinland Park on the morning of Dec. 30, after Spencer Tepe didn’t present up for work and located the 37-year-old dentist and Monique Tepe, 39, each lifeless of gunshot wounds.

McKee, 39, is a vascular surgeon who lives in Chicago, the place he was taken into custody on Saturday.

FOX NEWS TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER: OHIO DENTIST MURDERS, KOHBERGER SISTER'S WARNING, 'TORSO KILLER' CONFESSION

Ohio dentist Dr. Spencer Tepe and his spouse, Monique Tepe, have been shot and killed inside their residence in Columbus, Ohio, final month. Monique's ex-husband, Michael David McKee, left, has been arrested and charged with two counts of homicide. (Winnebago County Sheriff's Workplace/Rob Misleh)

He and Tepe have been married from 2015, till she filed for divorce in 2017, which seemed to be amicable, based on the Columbus Dispatch. He was residing in Virginia on the time the divorce was finalized.

Tepe and her husband have been nearly to rejoice their fifth anniversary after they have been killed, a member of the family informed WSYX.

McKee was booked on the Winnebago County Sheriff's Workplace in Illinois simply earlier than midday on Saturday, data present, and is charged with two counts of murder in Ohio.

SLAIN OHIO DENTIST'S BROTHER-IN-LAW SAYS 'DOMESTIC DISPUTE' 911 CALL CAME FROM PARTY GUEST, NOT WIFE

Police tracked McKee by way of his automobile, which was caught on neighborhood surveillance feeds , later discovering it close to the place he labored in Rockford, Illinois, courtroom paperwork stated.

His automotive was seen arriving shortly earlier than the time the murders have been believed to have been dedicated and left shortly after, based on courtroom paperwork.

A warrant was put out for his arrest on Saturday, shortly earlier than he was taken into custody.

Recovered video footage allegedly reveals McKee strolling within the alley close to the Tepe’s residence. (Columbus Police Division / Instagram)

He'll subsequent be extradited to Franklin County, Ohio, and is scheduled for a listening to there on Jan. 12, based on the Dispatch.

Police haven't given a motive within the taking pictures.

Earlier than his arrest, a surveillance video allegedly showed McKee, then unidentified, as an individual of curiosity within the murders, after he was seen strolling in an alley across the believed timeframe of the murders — 2 a.m. to five a.m. on Dec. 30.

Spencer and Monique Tepe have been getting ready to rejoice their five-year wedding ceremony anniversary. (Rob Misleh)

McKee and Tepe had no youngsters collectively.

Nonetheless, she shared two younger youngsters along with her husband, who were found unharmed within the residence after police arrived.

Flowers are left outdoors the house of Monique Tepe and Spencer Tepe, the place the pair have been discovered shot to demise, Dec. 30, in Columbus, Ohio. (The Columbus Dispatch by way of USA As we speak)