A former FBI agent told NewsNation that “deep-seated resentment and hatred” led to the murder of an Ohio dentist and his wife after her ex-husband was arrested in connection with their deaths.
Michael McKee, 39, was arrested on Saturday (January 10) and charged with two counts of murder in connection with the deaths of Monique and Spencer Tepe after the couple was found dead in their Columbus home on December 30, two weeks after their fifth wedding anniversary. Former FBI agent Jennifer Coffinder claims that McKee, who was married to Monique for two years, held a strong resentment to the couple prior to their deaths.
“They were married for such a brief time,” Coffinder told NewsNation. “That is strange, but I think it was a deep-seated resentment and hate that just built up and finally came to this conclusion.”
Authorities, however, haven’t publicly revealed a motive in the couple’s deaths as of Monday morning. Monique filed for divorce in 2017 and married her second husband in December 2020.
Monique and Spencer Tepe shared two children who were unharmed inside the home when police police found the couple’s bodies. McKee is scheduled to appear in an Illinois court on Monday (January 12) ahead of potential extradition back to Ohio in connection with the death of his ex-wife.
The Tepe family issued a statement thanking the Columbus Police Department for its “tireless” work leading to McKee’s arrest.
“Nothing can undo the devastating loss of two lives taken far too soon,” the statement reads via the Columbus Dispatch. “We thank the community for the continued support, prayers and compassion shown throughout this tragedy. As the case proceeds, we trust the justice system to hold the person responsible fully accountable.”
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