Monique Tepe Bought Her Own Wedding Ring — Divorce Records Expose Marriage To Dr. Michael McKee

Monique Tepe bought her own engagement ring. She bought her own wedding ring. She listed both as "Separate Property" in her divorce from Michael McKee, writing "I paid" as the explanation. She never took his name. Seven months after they married in August 2015, she was done with him.

Eight years later, she was dead. And her family says they saw it coming.

Dr. Michael David McKee, a 39-year-old vascular surgeon, is charged with murdering Monique and her husband Spencer Tepe in their Columbus, Ohio home on December 30, 2025. Both were shot — Spencer had multiple gunshot wounds, Monique at least one to the chest. Their children, ages 4 and 1, were found unharmed in another room.

The divorce paperwork required Monique to reimburse McKee $1,281.59 with a 23% interest penalty if she didn't pay on time. That petty financial arrangement was apparently not the end of his interest in her. Court records show contact between McKee and Monique in June 2025. Experts believe it may have been legal stalking — a way to force response after years of silence.

The timeline builds from there. June 2025: court contact and his Nevada medical license expires. September 2025: he buys a Chicago condo. October 2025: a colleague tells a process server McKee has "disappeared." December 30, 2025, 3:52 AM: Spencer and Monique are shot dead in the home where they'd married in 2020.

Retired FBI agent Maureen O'Connell identifies McKee as a "grievance collector." Therapist Darby Fox believes the planning began when Monique filed for divorce. McKee had no criminal history beyond traffic tickets. His neighbor used to chat with him by the pool.

He maintains his innocence. The charges are death penalty-eligible in Ohio.

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