ARREST MADE - EX-HUSBAND OH - Spencer and Monique Tepe found shot to death at home 2 children unharmed, Columbus, 30 December 2025

[ShadyLady]

so they didn't even send an officer to canvass the area after the person had been banging on the woman's door for half an hour??? i thought it was pretty standard procedure to send an officer out for stuff like that? i don't think i've EVER heard of 911 being like oh they left? oh ok case closed *shrug*

That is a huge red flag in DV cases and he just took her word for it and didn't send an officer.
exactly! not sending for that call doesn't make any sense either. as others have pointed out, someone could've been standing right there intimidating her to tell the dispatcher she was fine and an officer wasn't needed. someone should've been sent regardless of what she was saying, that's crazy to me.

MOO

I did not like the tone of the dispatcher when Tepe's friends were calling in. Almost as if she was not too concerned. Not until someone mentioned a dead body.

 

[Mitch1]

Though I agree with you that placing a 911 call simply because somebody failed to show up for work is odd in the general sense, this particular person was a medical doctor with scheduled patients. Thus, his failure to show up was more than just "not in his character".

As another poster mentioned, doctors always call when they cant come in for scheduled patients. This probably extends to air line pilots as well. I imagine that some may give uhhmm..... spun explanations ala:

"Hello, I cant come in today. (Coming off a three day bender- Yikes- no, I cant say that). I uhmm..... think I might (key word) have Covid.- showing multiple symptoms- especially the nausea and soreness (Imagine that)".

But, they always call.

Doesn’t matter much to me what you do for a living, how responsible you are or what you are responsible for-I still find it very odd that you call 911 before an employee goes to the home 1st.

 

[Moonchime]

It looked as though he went school at ohio state. Maybe they had friends/connections with and near the school and were planning on, at some point staying in the house until kids got to be school age or when he was for sure staying in one office so they could plant themselves in a more permanent home? Jmo

Perhaps a friend stayed with them over the Christmas holiday.

 

[Mitch1]

Interesting, if you don’t mind, can you share what makes you think this?

What part specifically

 

[shonyakay]

@Sadi I understood what you meant. Spencer's three gunshot wounds compared to Monique's one? Which is why I brought the Delphi victim's up. One cut once, the other cut at least three times. They never determined in the Delphi case that one was a target over the other. I think one was more of a threat, bigger and stronger, and that is why she sustained more injuries. That could be the same in regards to this crime.

 

[ttjo]

Perhaps a friend stayed with them over the Christmas holiday.

They’ve were big sports fans, any big games the night of the 29th? Watch party?

 

[osu]

More news statement from police chief:

Columbus officer called to perform welfare check at Tepe house originally went to the wrong address, police chief says

Chief Bryant spoke Thursday afternoon for the first time about the deaths of Spencer and Monique Tepe.

www.10tv.com

“Bryant said an officer was sent to perform a welfare check, but went to the wrong address.“

It was 9am ish when the officer went to perform the wellness check. It was broad daylight. The address numbers are large and clearly posted on the front porch post. How could you end up at the wrong address?

 

[Sadi]

I understood what you meant. Spencer's three gunshot wounds compared to Monique's one? Which is why I brought the Delphi victim's up. One cut once, the other cut at least three times. They never determined in the Delphi case that one was a target over the other. I think one was more of a threat, bigger and stronger, and that is why she sustained more injuries. That could be the same in regards to this crime.

It absolutely could be true in this case as well.

 

[nhmemorymaker]

I've yet to see anything reported about Exs of ST?
He was about 32 when he got married .

Public records state that this was his first marriage.

 

[Sadi]

“Bryant said an officer was sent to perform a welfare check, but went to the wrong address.“

It was 9am ish when the officer went to perform the wellness check. It was broad daylight. The address numbers are large and clearly posted in the front porch post. How could you end up at the wrong address?

Ugh, what the heck and why did it take so long to share this information with the public?

 

[ttjo]

“Bryant said an officer was sent to perform a welfare check, but went to the wrong address.“

It was 9am ish when the officer went to perform the wellness check. It was broad daylight. The address numbers are large and clearly posted in the front porch post. How could you end up at the wrong address?

I know, that’s the big question. Was he given the wrong address or just go to the wrong address, someone has some explaining to do.

 

[ShadyLady]

“Bryant said an officer was sent to perform a welfare check, but went to the wrong address.“

It was 9am ish when the officer went to perform the wellness check. It was broad daylight. The address numbers are large and clearly posted in the front porch post. How could you end up at the wrong address?

What address did the dispatcher tell officers? Sure wish LE would give a bit more information. Seems they are staying pretty quiet for a case that has so much public interest.

 

[MesquiteO21]

Doesn’t matter much to me what you do for a living, how responsible you are or what you are responsible for-I still find it very odd that you call 911 before an employee goes to the home 1st.

i had been thinking along these same lines (if someone was an hour late for work i wouldn't just jump to the conclusion that both they and their spouse are dead/dying), but seeing comments from dental and medical professionals my mind has changed a bit. in some cases, with no call no show, it could be considered patient abandonment and the clinic risks getting in trouble. many medical clinics do have a policy to call for a welfare check if someone is no call no show. i still think everyone at this point is a suspect, but him not being just a regular desk worker does make more sense why it seemed to escalate to authorities so fast.

MOO

 

[MesquiteO21]

I deleted the post because in an earlier article I read it didn't contain the audio from the dispatcher and the article just said that "it stopped (banging) at 2:44 am.
So I wrongly assumed (lol) that an officer wan't sent to her house.
I just listened to the audio that was in the article just posted and an officer was sent.

thank you for clarifying! i feel better that someone was sent for that one, but still stand by what i said for the other one because sheesh.

MOO

 

[stmichael]

I wonder if S kept a gun in the bedroom. It could be someone got into the house, maybe drugged or drunk..walked into their bedroom.

S grabbed a gun out of a bedside table. There’s a struggle. The intruder grabs the gun away, shoots them both…and left with the gun. He may not have even had a ‘motive.”

It's absolutely a possibility at this point. Additionally gun would be a very pawnable and good score for some random skell/strung out criminal. In many cases burglars casing a house want guns, very attractive for multiple reasons. Again the park literally down the street from them is a high crime area with drug activity and their house is on a main walking street. As for it being far-fetched, maybe, but people forget how irrational and messed up crimes with tweakers get. Things often go south real fast and stupid mistakes are their hallmark.

 

[Eagles512]

They’ve were big sports fans, any big games the night of the 29th? Watch party?

Monday night football although it wasn’t a very big game

 

[wibbleflea]

Doesn’t matter much to me what you do for a living, how responsible you are or what you are responsible for-I still find it very odd that you call 911 before an employee goes to the home 1st.

I'm surprised that anyone finds this odd. He doesn't call or text. He's a dentist and has patients waiting. On that day, he's the lead dentist, with the owner away in Florida. He's responsible and known for being on time, and the people he works with find this completely out of character and inexplicable. He doesn't respond to texts or calls when it becomes obvious that he's late. His emergency contact is his wife, who also doesn't respond. And he's an hour and a quarter from the dental office. What are the options?

 

[fsngruv]

Doesn’t matter much to me what you do for a living, how responsible you are or what you are responsible for-I still find it very odd that you call 911 before an employee goes to the home 1st.

From my understanding wasn't the office a 3 hour commute? Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[nhmemorymaker]

Doesn’t matter much to me what you do for a living, how responsible you are or what you are responsible for-I still find it very odd that you call 911 before an employee goes to the home 1st.

If you find it "odd" ... it is in a vacuum, not in relation to all that we have learned in this case.
It has been discussed hudreds of times--- and explained extremely well hundreds of times how medical offices operate, and more specifically how this medical office operates.

 

[fsngruv]

Monday night football although it wasn’t a very big game

Right, it was like Appalachia State and some other not so big team. But maybe another sport? From what I understand, even small teams can have big bets and wagers. So I wonder. If someone is into gambling it easy to get addicted. I also know many who bet on football games and it doesn't affect their life too much, and some are a bit more into it than others and it can really affect them. Just my personal experience with co-workers and the such.