ARREST MADE - EX-HUSBAND OH - Spencer and Monique Tepe found shot to death at home 2 children unharmed, Columbus, 30 December 2025

[Knitpicker]

Are we seeing a pattern of someone who cannot function like a responsible adult?

Not able to obtain board certification for his surgical specialty. Not able to face the consequences of his own problems and mistakes like an adult. Someone who does not recognize that a divorce means the relationship is over and time to move on.

Someone who plays games with the system. And sees rules and laws are not meant for him. He is special and above it all?

I’m wondering if he is on any psychotropic drugs, or perhaps recently went on them and his Doctors were trying to find the right one. Much like perhaps Nick Reiner. That could be a defense. Seems he would be unable to practice in that case.

I guess we will find out perhaps how long this was planned or if the super obsession is recent.

PS some info:
Education
• Sep 2005 – May 2009: Bachelor of Science, Ohio State University
• Aug 2009 – May 2014: Medical Doctor (MD), Ohio State University
Postgraduate Training
• Jul 2014 – Jun 2015: Internship, General Surgery
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
• Jul 2015 – Jun 2020: Residency, General Surgery
Virginia Tech Carilion Clinic
• Oct 2020 – Oct 2022: Fellowship, Vascular

So since 10/2022 seems when he was going for board certification?

 

[Seattle1]

1/13/26

How much planning went into Tepe murders? Dr. Michael McKee in court as investigation deepens​

Retired FBI SA Maureen O’Connell joins Brian in this episode.

 

[Cassie P]

I haven’t had a chance to catch up on all of the posts here so I apologize if this has been mentioned. I wonder if some of his facial changes (and possibly body changes) could be related to steroids. If he was using steroids, could this have contributed to emotional/psychological instability and/or rage?

I am assume there will be drug screens/testing to determine any substance abuse history. This is critical from a legal standpoint because a murder suspect cannot use NGRI (Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity) if he is a substance abuser.

 

[Seattle1]

It's going to interesting to learn what the trigger for the murders were. I'm very curious about Mckee's financial situation and what it looked like over the past year. It's crossed my mind that he may have been under significant financial stress (Nevada suit). How any of this related back to Monique is really beyond me. But the way he was handling that suit was not normal by any means.

Despite tracking McKee's current medical license to Rockford, Illinois, in November, repeated phone calls made by Laird went unanswered. Laird was unaware of the Columbus murders until ABC6 Investigates informed him this week.

Laird told ABC6 Investigates that he also found it unusual that an attorney did not contact him on McKee's behalf who would be funded by malpractice insurance. Laird is now determining if McKee did not extend this insurance when he left Las Vegas. If he did not, Laird calls the action unusual due to unforeseen complications or claims by former patients.

'He just disappeared:' Nevada lawyer tried to track doctor months before Tepe murders

Vascular surgeon Michael McKee, accused in a high-profile double murder in Columbus, managed to evade a malpractice lawsuit for months before the alleged crime.

abc6onyourside.com

Wow. I guess this explains his clean medical record -- they've never been able to serve him individually!

 

[Orso49]

If it is true that Dr. McKee was adopted, I wonder if it was from another country outside USA. It seems that Michael had attachment issues.

 

[iamshadow21]

If it is true that Dr. McKee was adopted, I wonder if it was from another country outside USA. It seems that Michael had attachment issues.

Attachment issues aren't exclusive to international adoptees. They can happen just as easily to children from insecure home environments in any country.

MOO

 

[PipeyRella]

The Las Vegas information is so telling.
I hope former Las Vegas colleagues speak out.

agreed, I think it was close to the final straw for MM

 

[PipeyRella]

Your post addresses a lot of my questions about his actual work history. And, if some of this has already been discussed, apologies.... but the actual timeline of his 2025 work status is very unclear.

If Las Vegas professional Process Servers could not find MM, I assume he was not practicing in Las Vegas.
Was he?

Was he hired in Chicago, even with this Vegas lawsuit in the works?
If he was, by whom?

Was he actually practicing AFTER the murders?

If he had this time to loiter around Columbus, it just does not make sense to me.

yes, people who worked with him in Rockford, IL said he performed surgery and was at work after the murders and before his arrest

 

[Seattle1]

To me it seems that he waited until she was at her best: happy marriage, a family with young children and he went and destroyed all that

Crime data also shows violence against intimate partners increases during December & January.

For many, the holiday season is a time of closeness with those you love, a time of meaningful reflection and a season of unforgettable moments. Unfortunately, this time of celebration and closeness can also create several stressors. Although stressors during the holiday season can be a universal experience, overwhelming stress could result in an increase of intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration (Keilholtz et al., 2023).

12/1/25 Holiday Stress and Domestic Violence: Experts Reveal Key Risk Factors

 

[Orso49]

Attachment issues aren't exclusive to international adoptees. They can happen just as easily to children from insecure home environments in any country.

MOO

Read about the Romanian orphans that lacked interactions with adults. Yes, attachment issues aren't exclusive international adoptees, but there are known places where infants did not get adequate cuddling, touching comfort.l

 

[su5ie]

I’m wondering if he is on any psychotropic drugs, or perhaps recently went on them and his Doctors were trying to find the right one. Much like perhaps Nick Reiner. That could be a defense. Seems he would be unable to practice in that case.

I guess we will find out perhaps how long this was planned or if the super obsession is recent.

PS some info:
Education
• Sep 2005 – May 2009: Bachelor of Science, Ohio State University
• Aug 2009 – May 2014: Medical Doctor (MD), Ohio State University
Postgraduate Training
• Jul 2014 – Jun 2015: Internship, General Surgery
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
• Jul 2015 – Jun 2020: Residency, General Surgery
Virginia Tech Carilion Clinic
• Oct 2020 – Oct 2022: Fellowship, Vascular

So since 10/2022 seems when he was going for board certification?

I was wondering when the comparison with the reiners would rear it's head and a possible medication use or change would arise

Not aimed at you

Nick was woefully enabled, he never held a job , never got married, never graduated med school, never played high school / college football , didn't seem to have any relationships outside of drug ones

The only comparison is both perps are seemingly extremely entitled and both killed innocent people in their beds and both appear to be master manipulators and it would seem they are continuing to gaslight a public into finding some excuse for them committing these heinous acts .

Whatever about the reiners enabling their son . I don't see monique enabling any of mckees behaviour and tbh I think trying to find an excuse for mckee is quite unsettling

Because I don't think a clinically insane person stalk and travel such long distances to settle a grudge either a person they had in their life 8 years ago
As imo that is what this perp did

mental health didn't pull the trigger , medication didn't pull the trigger ,nothing monique or Spencer or their children did pulled the trigger .

Now if we try to find a logical explanation in an illogical act we be searching a long time

I think what you say at the bottom of your post regarding an apparent downward spiral or things getting chaotic is on point

. I think his festhered anger was starting to bubble to the surface and he could no longer keep it under wraps so he was making mistakes and who knows he could have been trying to muddy the waters to make it harder to make a clear case for the prosecution and Set up a defence for himself. Now that I would not put past him trying to manipulate in advance

Nicks murderous act was also seemingly spontaneous, while Michael's was cunning and involved a lot of planning and forethought. That involves presence of mind and intelligent thinking jmho Not someone out of their head on legal or illegal drugs

 

[FMFK]

What are the dates on which the action which a playoff is alleging malpractice? Is it around the time of the divorce or when she left him?

 

[nerosleuth]

yes, people who worked with him in Rockford, IL said he performed surgery and was at work after the murders and before his arrest

And when patients called the doctors office after MM's arrest, I imagine that patients calling the doctors office for an appointment was told by the receptionist, "Ummm... we're in a reshuffling right now. Ummm...you'll be getting a new surgeon."

 

[Spectrix]

IME, having worked with many State & Federal Court dockets over the years, this entry appears to be nothing more than a system posting error that either self-corrected or was corrected by the clerk when the action stricken.

Take note that on 6/17/25, a phantom PREV HEARING on 6/16/25 populated a CONTINUANCE for 9/26/25, but the complete ACTION HAS BEEN STRICKEN on 6/17/25.

Also take note that the same Docket had been dormant since 7/2/18, and nowhere was the phantom PREV HEARING of 6/16/25 ever Noticed [to the parties] on the Docket -- hence the name 'phantom hearing,' because it never happened. JMO

ETA: confirming the case is closed and was never reopened which would be expected for actual hearing activity.

CASE NUMBER	TYPE of CASE	STATUS	DATE FILED
	17 DR 001691	DIVORCE NO CHILDREN	CLOSED	05/02/2017

Case Information Online

The speculation by many in this thread is that changes or reopening of the divorce docket tipped MM over the edge.
My question is, in this situation are either of the divorcees likely to be notified?

 

[Inthedetails]

The Las Vegas information is so telling.
I hope former Las Vegas colleagues speak out.

I also agree it might have been a "final straw," which doesn't mean it was an insurmountable obstacle for everyone who faces lawsuits, but that it was FOR HIM.

I am wondering if the lawsuit reminded him of something Monique pointed out to him in the past - like perhaps she didn't like he didn't attend to details like he should (just making that up as an example) and then facing a lawsuit about that flaw triggered him to blame her.

I don't know. I've never dealt with an injustice collector in my personal life but I have dealt with people who lash out at others - and it doesn't take much to set them off, and it's almost always irrational.

jmopinion

 

[LAborn]

Are we seeing a pattern of someone who cannot function like a responsible adult?

Not able to obtain board certification for his surgical specialty. Not able to face the consequences of his own problems and mistakes like an adult. Someone who does not recognize that a divorce means the relationship is over and time to move on.

Someone who plays games with the system. And sees rules and laws are not meant for him. He is special and above it all?

That's not at all what I'm seeing. Anyone who gets IN to med school and FINISHES has to have intelligence, discipline, resilience. It's a long haul, that's very stressful. I don't see a pattern other than he's an abuser who held a grudge for years and acted upon it (similar to the University of Boston killer). Professionally successful, but think the world owes them something. JMO

 

[Inthedetails]

And when patients called the doctors office after MM's arrest, I imagine that patients calling the doctors office for an appointment was told by the receptionist, "Ummm... we're in a reshuffling right now. Ummm...you'll be getting a new surgeon."

The doctor who delivered my first child is now in prison for SA'ing his patients. He was not my regular doc but I had a fast-moving situation and he was the doc available for delivery. I liked him! With my next pregnancy I tried to book him, but I noticed a weird reaction and was told he wasn't taking new patients. The staff didn't let on what was happening, but I think he was under investigation at that point.

Yes, I'm sure it's an icky feeling for the defendant's office and patients. Violence does far-reaching damage.

jmopinion

 

[Gemmie]

Are we seeing a pattern of someone who cannot function like a responsible adult?

Not able to obtain board certification for his surgical specialty. Not able to face the consequences of his own problems and mistakes like an adult. Someone who does not recognize that a divorce means the relationship is over and time to move on.

Someone who plays games with the system. And sees rules and laws are not meant for him. He is special and above it all?

Well, he thinks he is special and above it all. Just wait till he gets hit with his sentence. He'll find out just how unspecial and below it all he actually is. If he had problems getting along with real life... just wait till he meets his new lifetime neighbors.

 

[Cassie P]

That's not at all what I'm seeing. Anyone who gets IN to med school and FINISHES has to have intelligence, discipline, resilience. It's a long haul, that's very stressful. I don't see a pattern other than he's an abuser who held a grudge for years and acted upon it (similar to the University of Boston killer). Professionally successful, but think the world owes them something. JMO

You are missing something else altogether. You state the necessary skill set to graduate from med school, such as intelligence, discipline, resilience.

However you are not mentioning what I am talking about. Someone who has a moral core, knows. right from wrong, can handle stress is a mature adult way. A man who can handle his emotions when the chips are down and life gets really hard.

I am not seeing the resilience piece you mention. He may have a high general IQ, but his emotional and social IQ are quite low.

We also see someone who cannot seem to pass his board certificate exams. This could be because he lacks the intelligence and discipline to achieve the highest level of his profession perhaps. Did he get Peter Principled, he topped out before board cert?

Or was he spiraling out of control due to emotional issues he could not handle.

 

[Inthedetails]

Well, he thinks he is special and above it all. Just wait till he gets hit with his sentence. He'll find out just how unspecial and below it all he actually is. If he had problems getting along with real life... just wait till he meets his new lifetime neighbors.

I honestly think prison will be a relief. He couldn't cut it on his own as an adult in the world. In prison, he doesn't have to.

jmopinion