The Franklin County Coroner’s office in Ohio released the autopsy reports Tuesday, in connection with the deaths of Spencer and Monique Tepe.
According to the autopsy report, obtained by FOX News Digital, both victims were “shot multiple times” in their upper bodies, and both died within “seconds to minutes” of being shot.
As CrimeOnline previously reported, Monique’s former husband, 39-year-old Michael McKee, is accused of shooting the Tepe couple inside their Columbus home on December 30, in the 1400 block of North 4th Street.
Their two young children were left physically unharmed inside the residence.
Spencer, shot seven times, had fatal wounds to his brain and lungs. He also had wounds on the left sides of his ear, left hand, upper and lower chest, and neck. He also had a wound on his right arm.
Some of the injuries indicated that he could have been trying to protect his wife during the shooting.
A toxicology indicated that Spencer Tepe had no drugs or alcohol in his system.
Monique Tepe, shot nine times, had injuries to her right cheek, forearm, hand, and torso, along with three shots to her right chest. She also had two wounds on the upper part of her left arm.
No drugs or alcohol were found in her system, aside from an antidepressant and antihistamine. She likely tried to move during the shooting.
An arrest affidavit, obtained by The Columbus Dispatch, indicated that McKee, who stands accused of aggravated murder and burglary, planned the murders in advance.
Security footage allegedly showed him going to the couple’s home on December 6, then leaving a few hours later. That same day, Monique and Spencer were at the Big Ten Championship football game in Indianapolis.
During halftime, Monique returned to their hotel room. Spencer Tepe told friends that she “was upset about something involving her ex-husband.”
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Investigators said video showed McKee walking through the couple’s yard while they were in Indianapolis. His vehicle, a silver SUV, allegedly had a stolen license plate on it, and a distinct window sticker.
The same vehicle, with a different stolen license plate, had been spotted in the couple’s neighborhood hours before the murders, and leaving shortly after.
Investigators later tied the vehicle to McKee after locating it at the hospital he worked at. The sticker had been removed, and authorities noted “fresh scrape marks on the window.”
Later, friends told authorities that McKee had been abusive to her during their brief 2015 marriage. By 2017, they were divorced.
McKee has pleaded not guilty to the murders. He remains behind bars without bail at the new, state-of-the-art James A. Karnes Corrections Center in Franklin County.
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[Feature Photo: Tepe couple/Handout]