Crime

Spencer and Monique Tepe were found dead inside their Weinland Park home in December. The case attracted attention both locally and nationally.

Michael D. McKee was arrested in Rockford, Ill., on Jan. 10, 2026. McKee has been charged with two counts of murder in the Dec. 30, 2025, shooting deaths of Spencer and Monique Tepe.

William DeFoor's parents said their son is a gifted writer and musician who struggles with severe mental health issues. His attorney argued during his arraignment Tuesday that his client didn't break windows at Vance's Cincinnati home for political reasons.

Court records show authorities arrested William DeFoor early Monday morning in connection with broken windows at Vance's East Price Hill home.

A statement from the family Friday said Dr. Spencer Tepe and his wife Monique were "extraordinary people whose lives were filled with love, joy and deep connection to others."

The city has seen 81 homicides so far this year, which Mayor Andrew Ginther said is the lowest number since about 2007.

Rebecca Auborn, 35, of Columbus, offered to meet men for sex in northeast Columbus, then gave them drugs in order to steal their possessions.

The Mothers of Murdered Columbus Children marked the likely milestone Wednesday surrounded by police allies and community leaders. The group has been pushing for the city to get "Under Triple Digits" for years now.

The New York Times Magazine story reports Lex Wexner was warned Jeffrey Epstein was "a rat" and couldn't be trusted, yet Wexner hired Epstein anyway. Epstein went on to siphon tens of millions of dollars from Ohio's richest man while building a sex trafficking ring.

Thomas Ostrosky, the former director of a prison reintegration nonprofit, was sentenced to 10-13 years in prison, after pleading guilty to stealing more than $200,000 from the organization.