A Franklin County medical examiner’s report details the fatal injuries suffered by Monique Tepe, who was found dead alongside her husband, Spencer Tepe, inside their Columbus, Ohio, home.
According to the coroner’s findings, Monique, 39, was shot nine times, including a gunshot wound to her right cheek. The report also describes multiple gunshot wounds to her torso, including three to her chest, and notes an “irregular green” contusion on her left calf.
Her cause of death was listed as gunshot wounds to the head, trunk, and extremities, resulting in visceral, skeletal, and soft-tissue injuries.
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The coroner’s report said Spencer was shot seven times, including in his head.
Investigators say the killings occurred around dawn on Dec. 30, about two weeks after the couple’s fifth wedding anniversary. The couple’s two children—ages 3 and 1—were found physically unharmed a few feet from their parents’ bodies.
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Monique’s ex-husband, Michael McKee, a 39-year-old surgeon in Illinois, was arrested days later and charged in connection with the deaths. Authorities allege McKee drove roughly 900 miles to the couple’s residence the night of the killings.
McKee was arrested on Jan. 10 near his workplace in Illinois and later extradited to Ohio. He has been charged with four counts of aggravated murder and one count of aggravated robbery, and has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
