{"id":78,"date":"2026-01-15T02:27:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T02:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/?p=78"},"modified":"2026-01-15T02:27:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T02:27:33","slug":"surgeon-charged-in-ohio-double-murder-dodged-abuse-malpractice-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/surgeon-charged-in-ohio-double-murder-dodged-abuse-malpractice-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"Surgeon Charged in Ohio Double Murder Dodged Abuse, Malpractice Allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On December 30, Spencer and Monique Tepe were shot dead in their home.<\/p>\n<p>Monique\u2019s first husband, a vascular surgeon named Michael David McKee, has now been arrested for the murders.<\/p>\n<p>And as evidence against McKee mounts, new information reveals a checkered past filled with scandal and abusive behavior.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-3.21.15-PM-1024x574.png\" alt=\"Michael McKee has been arrested for the murders of Spencer and Monique Tepes.\" class=\"wp-image-545477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-3.21.15-PM-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-3.21.15-PM-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-3.21.15-PM-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-3.21.15-PM-2048x1148.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-3.21.15-PM-960x538.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-3.21.15-PM-1080x606.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-3.21.15-PM-1200x673.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-3.21.15-PM-1024x574.png\" alt=\"Michael McKee has been arrested for the murders of Spencer and Monique Tepes.\" class=\"wp-image-545477 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-3.21.15-PM-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-3.21.15-PM-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-3.21.15-PM-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-3.21.15-PM-2048x1148.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-3.21.15-PM-960x538.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-3.21.15-PM-1080x606.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-3.21.15-PM-1200x673.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-3.21.15-PM.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Michael McKee has been arrested for the murders of Spencer and Monique Tepe.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Winnebago County Sheriff\u2019s Office)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to a new statement from Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant, McKee had the murder weapon in his possession at the time of his arrest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMultiple weapons were taken from the property of McKee, and there is a preliminary link to one of the weapons that ties it to the homicides,\u201d Bryant said in a press conference held Wednesday (per <em>The New York Post<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we can say, this was a targeted attack. This was a domestic violence-related attack, as we know McKee is the ex-husband of Monique Tepe,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe at this point we have the person responsible for the murders of Monique and Spencer Tepe, and that person is Michael McKee.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Columbus police chief: Murder weapon recovered in Tepe double murder\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UFeltwrMlcs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Today\u2019s update comes on the heels of a series of startling updates about McKee\u2019s past.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple reports now indicate that McKee had been behaving erratically and dodging legal trouble for the past several years.<\/p>\n<p>Rob Misleh, who is married to Monique\u2019s sister, recently revealed that she ended their marriage abruptly after experiencing profound emotional abuse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMonique was very vocal about being terrified of this guy [till her death],\u201d Misleh tells <em>People<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was very emotionally abusive to her, to the point that it changed her as a person,\u201d Misleh alleges.<\/p>\n<p>And Monique isn\u2019t the only one who had firsthand knowledge of McKee\u2019s dark side.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Las Vegas-based attorney named Dan Laird, McKee spent several years employing shady tactics to avoid a malpractice lawsuit.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-4.30.07-PM-1024x669.png\" alt=\"Monique and Spencer Tepes were found murdered in their home on December 30.\" class=\"wp-image-545491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-4.30.07-PM-1024x669.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-4.30.07-PM-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-4.30.07-PM-768x502.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-4.30.07-PM-960x627.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-4.30.07-PM-1080x706.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-4.30.07-PM-1200x784.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-4.30.07-PM.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-4.30.07-PM-1024x669.png\" alt=\"Monique and Spencer Tepes were found murdered in their home on December 30.\" class=\"wp-image-545491 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-4.30.07-PM-1024x669.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-4.30.07-PM-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-4.30.07-PM-768x502.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-4.30.07-PM-960x627.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-4.30.07-PM-1080x706.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-4.30.07-PM-1200x784.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-4.30.07-PM.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-14-at-4.30.07-PM.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Monique and Spencer Tepe were found murdered in their home on December 30.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>McKee tells WSYX in Cincinnati that the surgeon used fake addresses and \u201cquestionable\u201d state-issued phone numbers to avoid being served with subpoenas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInterestingly, the address that was given to us by the surgery group that he worked for turned out to be a fake address,\u201d Laird told the outlet, referencing Las Vegas Surgical Associates LLP. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an address that doesn\u2019t exist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Laird says his client accused McKee of failing to properly train a physician\u2019s assistant, and the situation resulted in an emergency surgery to correct the damage.<\/p>\n<p>The attorney went on to state that he was stunned by McKee\u2019s alleged attempts to avoid accountability, and that he had never encountered such behavior from a doctor before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey tend to be highly responsible people. They\u2019re not the kind of people who just disappeared suddenly, and this was very surprising to us,\u201d Laird told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>The Tepe\u2019s two children, ages 1 and 4, were at home at the time of the murders, but were not harmed.<\/p>\n<p>We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes On December 30, Spencer and Monique Tepe were shot dead in their home. Monique\u2019s first husband, a vascular surgeon named Michael David McKee, has now been arrested for the murders. And as evidence against McKee mounts, new information reveals a checkered past filled with scandal and abusive behavior. 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