OH - Spencer and Monique Tepe found shot to death at home 2 children unharmed, Columbus, 30 December 2025 *ex-husband arrested*

[kwins]

I'm confused who lived with them then a man a woman or a couple?????

There have been no public statements made that other people were living in the home.

 

[kwins]

“The woman, who cried throughout the call, continually told the dispatcher she was “OK” and “just emotional,” through sniffles.

“Well, can I ask what had you called 911 in the first place?” the operator questioned.

“Because me and my man got into it, but I’m OK, I promise,” she responded.

“Did anything ever get physical?” the operator asked, to which the woman replied “No” and clarified that nobody had hit each other.”

So if BIL decides to tell everyone this is not his wife’s sister Monique, who is this? Who is the woman and who is her man?

One more time for the people in the back, the brother-in-law is married to Spencer's sister.

Additionally, the identity of the caller and her "man" is really no one's business.

 

[alljustice4u]

Good thought. There was a case of a home invasion where the assailants posed as UPS delivery drivers.

I’ve read a number of social media comments that describe the neighborhood as gentrified. Some comments seemed to have an edge of hostility about gentrification. Perhaps someone from the area had a grudge against the local ‘up and comers’, viewing them as privileged. Not a top theory for me, though.

....but at 2-5am...anything is on the table

 

[FromGermany1]

I feel like it's super obvious in the clearer close-up shots and the news need to do a better job of showing it, because dat ass is really the only distinctive feature you can get aside from height. Even weight/build is hard to tell with jacket on.

I just noticed: He has an (unmanly in my eyes) gait, which would be called by med experts "internal rotational gait". MOO

 

[Moonstrawbs]

I'm not understanding the criticism I'm seeing in regard to the brother-in-law speaking out so frequently.

The number one complaint we hear from families in similar situations, is that their case isn't receiving much media attention. Why? Because they know that media attention can help bring about a resolution. It applies pressure to law enforcement, and can help generate leads.

If I was in his position I'd be speaking to absolutely any outlet that would listen, and I wouldn't shut up until the case was solved.

People get accused for being vocal or being too quiet. You can't win. Jmo.

 

[calmdownjudy]

II think it's more likely that BIL is confusing the April 911 call with something else. Those calls are recorded down to the minute. If News reports have the wrong year, that's a huge mistake and I hope they fix it and apologize to the family. MOO.

 

[scriabina]

It’s making it seem that Spencer was in a relationship with someone else. That’s what it sounds like.

He should be staying silent. He is not a blood relation. It reeks of self importance and self promotion and… yikes.

Police stay silent for a reason too.

Did you listen to the video interview? I just did, and the BIL does NOT make it seem like Spencer was in a relationship with someone else. He says Spencer and Monique threw lots of parties and that night they had other people over partying at the house. It was another party-goer having a temporary "freak out" and "mental health" issue after too much to drink. He said very convincinly that S & M were very happy together.

 

[TIGER0822]

April 15th 2025 was a Tuesday, 2.45am on a Tuesday would mean they had a late night party on a Monday night. Seems unlikely with a newborn and a 3/4 year oldYhr

The call was reportedly made at 2.45am. Could have been a house guest who was staying over .

 

[TIGER0822]

I'm confused who lived with them then a man a woman or a couple?????

Good point ‘lived with them’ and simultaneously’a person attending the party’
At 2.45an

 

[scriabina]

April 15th 2025 was a Tuesday, 2.45am on a Tuesday would mean they had a late night party on a Monday night. Seems unlikely with a newborn and a 3/4 year old

I found that odd too, and wondered how the BIL knew their schedule that far back. If the victims really were partying with people in the middle of the night on Tuesday with alcohol and potentially other mind-altering substances, and there was a domestic dispute during the party, it does make one wonder what kind of people they were hanging around, and if any of them could have been dangerous / unhinged enough to murder them.

 

[wibbleflea]

Another curiosity question… has anyone heard more detail about the relationships spencer had with the big brother/sister program? Anyone given access to home?

Mentioned briefly here by the brother in law (RM) at 5m20 seconds in. RM says Spencer had a positive effect and his ‘little brother’ is successful now:

 

[Charlot123]

One more time for the people in the back, the brother-in-law is married to Spencer's sister.

Additionally, the identity of the caller and her "man" is really no one's business.

(It is a mess and I hope that the case is solved soon). So very few facts and so many idle gossips. Yesterday the media clawed into that very mildly concerning old 911 call, and today a naive attempt at damage control generated an avalanche of new questions from the community. One more proof to the fact that PR issues need to be handled carefully. That’s on one side.

On the other…Shouldn’t we all be nicer? Both families are living a nightmare. Double murder, traumatized, orphaned children, and every aspect of the people’s lives is under the loupe. And in the meantime, the relatives have to deal with many organizational issues, too.

One person who the Tepes, or maybe just one of them, knew, is probably involved in that murder. Or it can be the doing of “a stranger in the alley”. But: the spouses had a vast circle of friends, colleagues, relatives, families of kids’ friends. All but one are innocent.

 

[Inthedetails]

April 15th 2025 was a Tuesday, 2.45am on a Tuesday would mean they had a late night party on a Monday night. Seems unlikely with a newborn and a 3/4 year old

I hear ya, totally, but I also note that the murders happened in the early morning of Dec 30, which was a Tuesday. If there was any socializing before the murders, it would've been on a Monday night.

I don't know socializing happened, but simply noticing the day of the week of the phone call and the murders.

jmopinion

 

[Charlot123]

So the brother in law has done yet another interview (of course - does he have a PR manager and agent now?) and said he knows who made the domestic dispute call and it wasn’t Monique, another woman who lived there at the time. How would he know this and more importantly why add fuel to the fire? Especially since the female on the domestic disturbance call said she was having a verbal argument with her partner? Is he trying to make his brother in law look bad?

I think that the BIL is sincere. As long as LE knows who it was and what it was about, I think we might forget about it. Truly, it is a “high-profile case” for the newspapers and for us. For the families it is a nightmare. He is not involved, by now it should be obvious, and maybe they don’t have the money for a lawyer.

 

[Sadi]

I was speaking about the need for two therapy dogs to be brought in when the children already had a dog. I didn't say it was relevant. IMO

If this came across snarky, I didn’t mean it that way. I think their dog could have been scared with everything going on and the other dogs were more familiar with this type of situation.

 

[Serononin]

Apparently, ST was found in his bed surrounded in blood.
That is where his body was seen as pointed out by a witness.

I am really curious about the outcome of this case.

Appears to be a personal attack against ST. Was someone angry at ST?

Was it initially supposed to be a burglary attempt?

It does appear the killer had to leave quickly.

Just not enough info about the couple at this time.

Just an opinion

I thought I'd read that ST was on the floor next to the bed?

The way I picture it is that they were both shot once while in bed, but ST managed to get up after the first shot, hence the second shot and him apparently falling to the floor

 

[Sadi]

My husband said a lawyer sounds familiar but can't remember for sure

I think he’s a lawyer. I read somewhere that it’s alleged that his home is one of the homes being protected by LE.

 

[Cassie P]

One more time for the people in the back, the brother-in-law is married to Spencer's sister.

Additionally, the identity of the caller and her "man" is really no one's business.

I think a 911 call made from a home where a couple of months later a double homicide occurs should at least be ruled in or out as pertinent to the case.

 

[FromGermany1]

Mentioned briefly here by the brother in law (RM) at 5m20 seconds in. RM says Spencer had a positive effect and his ‘little brother’ is successful now:

bbm
To what or whom did he have a "positive effect"? IMO that means, that something before and/or without Spencer was rather somehow negative, and I am curious.

 

[Charlot123]

This morning, I woke up and in my half-asleep state, I thought I saw a headline that BIL was responsible. However, it was just another interview with him.

FWIW (not a lot I know), my first thought when I mistakenly read that, was not surprise or shock. Rather, that it should have been obvious. Naturally, this is real life, but in an Agatha Christie novel, BIL would be a prime suspect.

It IS actually shocking how much BIL has inserted himself into this story. Very telling that he is not talking to police right now, he admits another (likely more responsible) family member is handling the real work. I also rewatched some of his interviews just now and I note there are no real tears shed.

I'm not saying he should be a suspect (I will accept he isn't, if police have ruled him out), I'm just saying I'd divorce a man for less, and I think his behavior must be, at least, embarrassing for some of his family

I see the opposite. If anything, he is naive and probably wouldn’t be able to pull anything nefarious, tbh.

Why is he the spokesman? Maybe both families asked him and he doesn’t know how to say “no”. Plus, there are no instructions on how to handle these situations.

The reason people are discussing him is because he is seen. Tomorrow, when someone else emerges, that person will be discussed. (Human nature.) I believe that the killer is staying very quiet. As to BIL, people handle stress differently.

I don’t think there is any parallel with the Idaho families. But what instantly comes to my mind is the Delphi case when each person in the state of Indiana, including some local priests, was once the object of suspicion (Gray Hughes spoke about it, so I hope I can mention this fact). And finally, a totally different person got arrested.