Michael David McKee, the man accused of murdering his ex-wife and her new husband, has been hit with upgraded charges just hours before his first court appearance. Prosecutors in Illinois have now charged the 39-year-old vascular surgeon with two counts of aggravated murder, a more serious allegation than the initial murder charges he faced over the killing of Monique Tepe and her husband, prominent Ohio dentist Spencer Tepe, in their Columbus home.
Court records show the upgraded charges were filed on Monday, ahead of McKee's scheduled hearing in Winnebago County at 14:30 ET. He is expected to be extradited to Franklin County, Ohio, where he will face the new counts. If convicted, McKee could receive a maximum sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, and the aggravated murder specification also leaves open the possibility of a death sentence, although Ohio has not carried out an execution since 2018.
