An Illinois man accused of killing his former wife, Monique Tepe, and her current husband, Spencer Tepe.
According to The Columbus Dispatch, 39-year-old Michael McKee is currently behind bars in Winnebago County, Illinois. Officials are in the process of finalizing transportation to extradite him to Columbus, Ohio.
Earlier this week, during his first court appearance in Winnebago County, McKee waived extradition. Once he returns to Columbus, he will remain in the Franklin County jail until a grand jury indictment.
If indicted, McKee could face additional charges.
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As CrimeOnline previously reported, McKee is accused of killing the Tepe couple on December 30, nearly ten years after his split from Monique. The Tepes were a few weeks shy of their fifth anniversary when McKee fatally shot them at around 3:52 a.m., according to police.
After killing the couple in the upstairs area of the Columbus, Ohio, home, McKee fled in a vehicle that helped police match him to the scene, according to law enforcement.
Security footage obtained from the couple’s Weinland Park neighborhood, showed a man that investigators believed to have been McKee, in the area between 2 a.m. to 5 a.m., on the morning in question.
An affidavit indicated that McKee likely carried out the murders at 3:52 a.m.
Video footage shared publicly by Columbus police didn’t clearly show McKee’s face, but investigators said his vehicle had been in the neighborhood, which helped track McKee to the killings.
While conducting a search at McKee’s apartment in the Chicago area, investigators reportedly found numerous weapons, which were taken into evidence.
It’s unclear which weapons were found but one of them matched “three 9mm shell casings” found at the crime scene, FOX News Digital reports.
The discovery came after investigators worked with the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) to link the weapon.
McKee is currently facing two counts of aggravated murder with premeditation.
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[Feature Photo: Monique and Spencer Tepe/Handout]
