McKee's Expired License, Fake Addresses, and the System That Let Him Keep Operating

Michael McKee pleaded not guilty on January 23rd to four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Dr. Spencer Tepe. The evidence police have described is damning—ballistic analysis allegedly linking a firearm from his property to shell casings at the crime scene, surveillance footage reportedly capturing his vehicle at the scene, and a firearm suppressor. Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant called it a "targeted" and "domestic violence related attack." The couple was found shot to death in their Columbus home while their two young children were discovered unharmed inside. But here's the part that should terrify everyone: for eleven days after the alleged killings, McKee was still employed as a vascular surgeon at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, Illinois. His Nevada medical license had expired in June 2025. Court records show he was added to a malpractice lawsuit just months before the murders. He allegedly provided fake addresses. Yet he was credentialed to operate on patients. How does this happen? In this episode, we expose the broken system of state medical boards that allows problem doctors to hop from state to state without disclosure. We dig into the National Practitioner Data Bank—a database Congress created specifically to catch doctors like McKee—that the public cannot access and many state boards don't even check. The data is staggering: over 500 doctors disciplined in one state are practicing elsewhere with clean records. More than 250 who surrendered their licenses are working in new states with zero consequences. There's no federal law requiring disclosure. No real accountability. Just a system built to protect physician mobility over patient safety. McKee faces life without parole if convicted. But how many other doctors just like him are operating right now?

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