"She Just Had to Get Away From Him" — Family Speaks on Monique Tepe's Escape From Dr. McKee

For the first time since the murders, Spencer Tepe's brother-in-law Rob Misleh went on national television and told the world what Monique Tepe was running from when she divorced Dr. Michael McKee eight years ago.

"She just had to get away from him."

He said Monique told him McKee was emotionally abusive. That many in the family knew about the torment he put her through. That she was willing to do anything to escape.

And she did escape. She filed for divorce after just seven months of marriage. She moved back to Ohio. She rebuilt her life. She married Spencer Tepe in late 2020 and had two children. In her wedding vows, she talked about "wrong relationships" and "waterfalls of tears" — but said it was all worth it because it led her to Spencer.

Eight years later, according to police, the man she fled allegedly drove from Illinois to Columbus and shot both Monique and Spencer dead while their children slept nearby.

Today, Columbus police confirmed this was a targeted domestic violence attack. They also revealed they recovered multiple firearms from McKee's property, with a preliminary ballistic link to the murders.

Rob Misleh said over 1,000 people attended the funeral. He said the family just wants justice — for Monique, for Spencer, and especially for the two children left behind.

McKee maintains his innocence and plans to plead not guilty to two counts of premeditated aggravated murder.

She got out. She did everything right. It just wasn't far enough.

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