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michael mackey’s neighbor Chicago man arrested for shooting ex-wife and her dentist husband Over the holidays, he said publicly that he “didn’t look like the kind of person who would do something like this.”
Monique Tepe, 39, and Spencer Tepe, 37, were found dead in their Columbus, Ohio, home on Dec. 30. McKee, 31, was arrested Saturday in Rockford, Illinois, and charged with two counts of murder.
Gera-Lind Kolarik, who lives in the same luxury apartment building as McKee in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, said the vascular surgeon did not raise any red flags when she interacted with him previously.
“He didn’t look like someone who would do something like this,” Kolarik Tell ABC 7. “You never know. You meet people everywhere and you don’t know if they’re a serial killer.”
Kolarik recalled her friendly interactions with McGee at various community events.
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“I was sitting with this guy, grilling by the pool, talking to him about what a great day it was, and then he turned out to be a killer. It was kind of shocking,” Kolarik added. “How do you explain to a child that mom and dad are here one day and gone the next…these are the real victims of this whole case, the kids.
Spencer Tepe’s employer reportedly called 911 on the morning of December 30, but he did not show up for work that day, and the Tepe family was found suffering from fatal gunshot wounds in their home. Audio obtained by Fox News Digital.
“Spencer and I work together and he didn’t show up to work this morning and we were unable to reach him or his family,” Athens Dental Clinic owner Mark Valros told dispatchers. “He was always on time and if there were any questions he would contact us… We were very, very concerned because it was very out of character for him and we couldn’t get through to his wife, which was probably the more concerning thing.”
That morning, a second call came in from someone saying they could hear children at Tepe’s home, but no one answered the door.
“I can hear kids in there, I swear, I think I hear someone yelling, but we can’t get in right now. I don’t know if I need to break in or just go in or what,” the caller said.
A friend of Spencer Tepe later called 911, saying they came to the house for a “wellness check” and saw a body inside.
“There’s a body,” the man can be heard saying. “Our friend didn’t answer the phone. We were just doing a wellness check. We just got here and he appeared to be dead. He was lying next to the bed, covered in blood. I couldn’t get close enough to see more.”
“I could tell he was obviously not breathing or anything,” the caller added.
The couple’s two children, ages 1 and 4, and their Goldendoodle were in the home at the time of the shooting, but were not injured, there were no signs of forced entry and no gun was found at the scene.
Court documents confirm that McGee and Monique Tepe married in August 2015 and divorced in May 2017. At the time of the separation, McGee was living in Virginia and attending a surgical residency program.
McGee’s arrest comes days after Columbus police arrest Share surveillance footage Around the time of the murder, a man wearing black and gray clothing and a headscarf was walking down the street near Tepe’s home, which detectives believe happened between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m.
Police have not publicly named any suspects or persons of interest but have said they do not believe the couple’s deaths were a murder-suicide.
The couple’s children have been in the care of Rob Misler, Spencer Tepe’s brother-in-law, he told news nation Earlier this week he did not believe the children had witnessed the murder scene because they were “very happy but unfortunately they did not realize it.”
McGee is scheduled to appear in court on Monday. He is currently being held in the Winnebago County Jail.