A recently unsealed affidavit reveals that the surgeon accused of killing his former wife and her dentist spouse had been seen loitering around their residence weeks before the tragic incident.

As reported by WBNS-TV, the affidavit released to the public suggests that Michael McKee, the former husband of Monique Tepe, was observed near the Columbus, Ohio home she shared with her husband, Dr. Spencer Tepe, on December 6. This was several weeks before their deaths on December 30.

Sources indicate that on December 6, Monique and Spencer attended the Big Ten championship game in Indiana with friends. During the second half, Monique returned to her hotel room.

The affidavit details that McKee was captured on surveillance footage entering the Tepe’s property on North 4th Street on December 6, 2025, and departing several hours later while the couple was away.

Spencer and Monique Tepe were on the brink of marking their fifth wedding anniversary.

According to the affidavit, friends and family told detectives that Monique described McKee as abusive both during and after their marriage. One witness detailed allegations of strangulation and non-consensual sex.

Flowers are left outside the home of Monique Tepe and Spencer Tepe, where the pair were found shot to death in Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 29, 2025.  (The Columbus Dispatch via USA Today)

The documents say McKee allegedly threatened Monique’s life, telling her he could “kill her at any time” and vowed to follow her by purchasing a home next to hers, claiming “she will always be his wife.”

When asked why Monique left the game, Spencer said she was upset about “something involving her ex-husband and was going back to the hotel,” according to the affidavit.

Defense attorney Diane Menashe represents Michael McKee, a suspect in the killings of Monique and Spencer Tepe, as he makes an appearance over closed-circuit TV before Franklin County Common Pleas Court Magistrate Mark Petrucci from the Franklin County jail in Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 23, 2026.  (Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch/Pool via Reuters)

Investigators have alleged the killings were not random, saying there were no signs of forced entry or robbery.

“We know that this is her ex-husband, so it’s domestic violence-related. And, as the trial moves on, as charges come about, we will be able to probably get more answers. But, right now, we don’t have the answer as to a motive,” Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant previously told Fox News Digital.

McKee has pleaded not guilty to four counts of aggravated murder and one count of aggravated burglary and is being held without bond at the James A. Karnes Corrections Center in Franklin County.

A spokesman for the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said McKee has been extradited and is in jail in Columbus, Ohio. (Franklin County Ohio Sheriff)

Monique and McKee were married for seven months after an Aug. 22, 2015, wedding before splitting up, court records show. McKee was completing his residency at the Virginia Tech Carilion Clinic when Monique filed for divorce, writing that the two were “incompatible.”

Monique and Spencer’s two children were found safe at the home after the shooting. Rob Misleh, Spencer’s brother-in-law, told People the couple’s 1-year-old child was likely in a crib when the shooting happened.

Fox News Digital has reached out to McKee’s defense attorney, Diane Menashe, for comment.