EXCLUSIVE: The 5-Minute Window of Terror? How a ‘Letting the Dog Out’ Routine May Have Handed a Killer the Keys to the Tepe Family Home – As Forensic Experts Reveal There Were NO Signs of Forced Entry

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13/01/2026

Monique and Spencer Tepe were found slain in their home on Dec. 30, sparking an investigation that resulted in the arrest of Monique’s ex-husband

Michael David McKee, 39 currently in custody at the Winnebago County Jail in Rockford, Illinois. He is the ex-husband of Monique Tepe; Monique Tepe

The Ohio woman found slain last month along with her dentist husband divorced her previous husband because they were “incompatible” — and now the ex-husband is charged with murdering the couple.

Monique, 39, and Spencer Tepe, 37, were found fatally shot in their Columbus, Ohio, home on Dec. 30.

On Saturday, Jan. 10, 39-year-old Monique’s ex-husband Michael David McKee was arrested and charged with two counts of murder, which have since been upgraded to charges of aggravated murder. His public defender said at a Jan. 12 court appearance that McKee plans to plead not guilty.

The Tepes’ killings came nearly a decade after Monique divorced McKee, according to records reviewed by PEOPLE.

Court filings show Monique, who then went by her maiden name Sabaturski, married McKee in August 2015.

In June 2017, Monique filed for divorce, saying that the couple was “incompatible,” the records show. At the time, they were living separately.

The former couple did not have any children together.

Monique Tepe and Spencer Tepe dentist, wife found murdered at home — Monique Tepe and Spencer Tepe.Courtesy of Rob Misleh

A friend previously told PEOPLE the Tepes wed five years ago and were still “madly in love.”

They had two children, ages 4 and 1, who were inside the residence when the couple was found deceased.

A friend who called 911 to request a welfare check said he could hear the children crying inside the residence as he waited outside.

The children are now in the care of the extended family.

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EXCLUSIVE: The 5-Minute Window of Terror? How a ‘Letting the Dog Out’ Routine May Have Handed a Killer the Keys to the Tepe Family Home – As Forensic Experts Reveal There Were NO Signs of Forced Entry

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