Accused killer Michael McKee has been extradited to Ohio after allegedly murdering his former wife, Monique Tepe, and her husband, Spencer Tepe.
According to ABC 7 Chicago, McKee arrived in Franklin County, Ohio, Tuesday afternoon. He has been booked into the James A. Karnes Corrections Center, on four courts of aggravated murder and one count of aggravated burglary.
McKee will likely make his first court appearance at the Franklin Court of Common Pleas this week.
He’s accused of killing the couple with an automatic firearm or silencer, inside their Columbus home on December 30.
Investigators stated that “three 9mm shell casings” were found at the crime scene, FOX News Digital reports.
According to The Columbus Dispatch, McKee hired Columbus lawyer Diane Menashe, who “filed her official notice of appearance” on January 22.
Menashe has defended numerous high-profile Franklin County cases, including a former Mount Carmel doctor, who faced over 20 murder counts before his acquittal. She’s also represented people facing death row.
Meanwhile, over a thousand people gathered in Ohio this week to pay their respects to the couple, known for their warm hearts and philanthropy.
“[It was] a crazy amount of people,” Spencer’s sister Madeleine Misleh, said, according to People magazine.
Spencer Tepe’s brother-in-law, Rob Misleh, said the family had been anticipating around “600 to 700” showing up, but it ended up being the largest crowd the Schoedinger Northwest Funeral Home had seen.
“From all accounts it seems like we had over 1,000,” he told People. “The funeral home said it was the largest they had ever seen. The line was out the door.”
Spencer was a beloved dentist and a youth minister who had worked with students for years. Monique, who obtained a degree in early childhood education, who spent time devoted to their two young children, ages 1 and 4.
Both children were physically unharmed during the killings.
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[Feature Photo: Tepe couple/Handout]