Mystery deepens as family of slain Ohio dentist, wife pour cold water on eerie surveillance video

The family of a slain Ohio dentist and his wife have downplayed the significance of a shadowy figure seen on surveillance video the night of their mysterious killings, with police still not announcing a suspect in the crime.

Dentist Spencer Tepe and his wife, Monique, were found dead in their home north of Columbus, Ohio, on Dec. 30, with no signs of forced entry.

They had each been shot, but no firearm was found at the scene, and their two children and pet dog were unharmed.

The mystery surrounding the killings of dentist Spencer Tepe and his wife, Monique, has only deepened.Facebook

The couple were found dead in their Columbus, Ohio, home on December 30 — but their children and dog were found unharmed.ABC 6

Police on Monday released footage of a “person of interest” wearing a hooded jacket in an alley close to their home during the 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. window when the shootings were believed to have taken place.

However, Spencer’s brother-in-law poured cold water on the importance of the figure.

“I do think, you know, (it’s a) suspicious-looking person there. It also very well could be … somebody walking home drunk from a bar,” Rob Misleh, who is looking after the couple’s young children, told NewsNation.

Spencer Tepe’s brother-in-law speculated that the “person of interest” seen in footage coul be “somebody walking home drunk from a bar.”Columbus Division of Police
He added that the couple, who were “so well liked and admired by everyone,” had no known enemies.

“They were always smiling, they were always laughing. So, it’s really just unbelievable and shocking to all of us when we found out. Still, a week later, it doesn’t, still doesn’t feel real. I can’t believe I’m, like, here talking about this,” he said.

Ex-FBI agent suggests possible motive in twisted murder of Ohio dentist, wife — after chilling timing of slaughter

An ex-FBI agent suggested a years-long “deep-seated resentment and hatred” was to blame for the tragic murder of an Ohio dentist and his wife — as the two were gunned down just two weeks after their fifth wedding anniversary.

Spencer Tepe, 37, and his wife, Monique, 39, were found dead in their Columbus home on Dec. 30 soon after celebrating their anniversary, authorities said.

The wife’s ex-husband, Michael McKee — a 39-year-old doctor from Chicago — has since been charged with their murders.

Monique’s ex-husband, Michael David McKee, 39, was arrested after the murders.FOX News
McKee is due to face an Illinois court later Monday ahead of his potential extradition back to Ohio to face the charges.

Authorities haven’t yet disclosed a possible motive for the slayings, but a former FBI official speculated resentment could likely be to blame.

“They were married for such a brief time,” the former agent, Jennifer Coffindaffer, told NewsNation.

“That is strange, but I think it was a deep-seated resentment and hate that just built up and finally came to this conclusion.”

Monique and Michael McKee were married in 2015.Facebook/Phyllis Williams
McKee’s short-lived two-year marriage to Monique ended in 2017 when she filed for divorce. Still, court records indicated the divorce was amicable.

Monique married her second husband on Dec. 13, 2020, according to the couple’s obituary.

The slain couple had two kids together.

The two children –  a 4-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son — were found unharmed inside the home when cops discovered the Tepes’ bodies.

The violent attack happened between 2 and 5 a.m. in the upstairs of the home, cops said.

No gun was discovered at the scene, and there was no sign of forced entry.

Spencer Tepe, 37, and Monique Tepe, 39, were reportedly killed one month shy of their fifth anniversary.Gofundme

Eerie surveillance footage released by authorities showed a “person of interest” walking down an alley near the couple’s home around the time of the killings.

Coffindaffer, the former federal agent, speculated that the killer had likely staked out the home and obtained the passcode to unlock the door.

“They had staked out the location well. It was also very clear they knew where the camera locations were because they evaded a lot of camera coverage, it would seem,” she said.

Spencer Tepe and Monique Tepe on their wedding day.ABC 6

Authorities zeroed in on the alleged killer after tracking a vehicle that was in the vicinity at the time and later left for Rockford, Illinois.

The car was allegedly owned by McKee, police said.

McKee attended medical school at Ohio State University, holding medical licenses in both Illinois and California and living in various states since 2020, including Virginia, Nevada, and Illinois, public records show.

He worked as a vascular surgeon in a practice in the Rockford area.