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Autopsies Show 16 Gunshots in Ohio Double Killing as Ex-Husband Faces Murder Charges

Prosecutors cite surveillance, vehicle tracking, seized weapons, plus a preliminary ballistics lead.

Overview

  • New coroner reports say Monique Tepe was shot nine times and Spencer Tepe seven, with both deaths ruled homicides and occurring within seconds to minutes.
  • Michael McKee has pleaded not guilty to four counts of aggravated murder with firearm specifications and one count of aggravated burglary, and he remains in Franklin County custody.
  • Investigators say neighborhood surveillance and license-plate data linked a vehicle to the scene before tracing it to Rockford, Illinois, where McKee was arrested on Jan. 10 and later extradited to Ohio.
  • Police say searches of McKee’s property recovered multiple firearms, and officials report a preliminary ballistics link between a seized weapon and casings from the Tepes’ home.
  • Court filings describe prior threats against Monique and a Dec. 6 visit to the couple’s home, and police say the Tepes’ two young children were found unharmed inside the residence.