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

[stmarysmead]

I find it unlikely that they would willingly open their door to anyone they were in a contentious situation with…who just appeared at their door late one night. So if targeted, how did the killer make entry?

 

[Fromeaster]

I think they'll track him down by car, he had to park somewhere nearby and then walk to the house.

 

[Sadi]

A horrible thought, could the murderer who may have been familiar with the house, have the door code and have been hiding in the house. This may extend the timeline beyond what the police are looking for. Are there security cameras outback?
It is likely that their is DNA evidence on the shell casing amongst other areas. My guess is that will nail him / her. From what I can gather, this family were warm and hospitable. The house was a place everyone gathered in.

If they were hiding inside before they got home, I would think their dog would be acting differently and possibly keep walking to where they were? That breed of dog is friendly and very sweet, not aggressive.

 

[JAW16]

Guest room?

I agree…I find it hard to believe parents room was in basement. He may have been shot there. But I doubt that was their main bedroom. When we find out where her body was found. That will give us more information on how things may have played out. Did he have a meeting with someone at home and it went bad??

 

[dotr]

Wondering if it took 3 bullets to kill Spencer, but only 1 to kill Monique?
Does the number of shots fired reflect the shooter's main target?

Ohio police search for suspect after dentist, wife found murdered at home

Ohio authorities are searching for a suspect after a dentist and his wife were found murdered inside their home earlier this week.

abcnews.go.com

'Spencer Tepe had multiple gunshot wounds while Monique Tepe had at least one gunshot wound to the chest, according to local ABC News affiliate WSYX'.

 

[steeltowngirl]

Earlier, many were discussing this 12 midnight time. Many speculate that LE, must therefore, have specific data that suggests they were alive at 11;59.
I do keep thinking LE MUST know that someone was NOT hiding inside for any period of time.
But it just seems so possible that someone was........

I hope LE does provide their certainty of that 12 midnight statement SOON.

Police may know someone had entered the house earlier, and they weren’t hiding. It’s possible that text messages or calls found on one of the Tepe’s phones show that someone was expected to visit the home.

JMO

 

[Muddy K]

I have watched a good bit of the Wedding video... but I, too, just find it so painful to watch.
But just asking a question for clarity....
Are you saying that architectural rendering is in the video?
Wonder why.

Right, @nhmemorymaker. If this was a targeted double murder, I can see where the YT wedding video may have been helpful to the killer.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

My theory is that he was sleeping in the basement room and she in a room closer to the 1-year-old, who may still wake during the night.

I can see why figuring out how the perp(s) gained entry will tell authorities something about that person, if no doors/windows were damaged. But we don't know that.

Did he have a meeting with someone at home and it went bad?

In the middle of the night?

 

[stmarysmead]

I wonder if Monique was found by the door…shot as soon as she opened it. Then her husband was chased to the basement bedroom.

I can also see a parent with a sick child, running out to an all night pharmacy, being followed and confronted with the gun as he tried to exit the car. There would be no need for forced entry then.

If targeted, it almost seems like anyone they let in at night, no attorney present, no apparent fear etc…was someone they knew well and trusted.

 

[Hexe]

If the killer was someone they knew and trusted, maybe he (for simplicity, I do not exclude women here) gained entry by pretending he needed emergency place to sleep. Then it would have some sense if Spencer was found in the basement. I mean they could have a guest bedroom there.

 

[JAW16]

My theory is that he was sleeping in the basement room and she in a room closer to the 1-year-old, who may still wake during the night.

I can see why figuring out how the perp(s) gsined entry will tell authorities something about that person, if no doors/windows were damaged. But we don't know that.



In the middle of the night?

We have no idea how long they were dead for. Do we know the last time someone actually talked to them? They have could’ve been dead for many hours.

 

[Hexe]

I wonder if Monique was found by the door…shot as soon as she opened it. Then her husband was chased to the basement bedroom.

BOth main and rear door are made mostly of glass. If she fell at the door, she would be very much visible for anyone standing on the doorstep.

 

[KaylynnCouture]

I’d be curious to know what they did the day before. Were they gone for extended periods of time where someone could’ve gotten in and hid out inside? Any arguments or disagreements with people? Was there anything out of the ordinary? Why the 30th? What caused that person to finally snap?

 

[Cryptic]

I don't think this is a robbery. My speculation is that this is a hate crime. Money or a former lover, jealousy, revenge.

In regards to money....

I wonder about the financial statuses of the victims' families. Could they have been helping out family members financially?

Young doctors / dentists do not necessarily have a lot of disposable income, but even relative wealth coupled with a perception that "doctor" automatically translates to "wealth" may have led to the couple being approached as a source of cash by somebody?

If so, perhaps the help being generously provided became an expectation? This person then becomes enraged after being cut off...

 

[Fromeaster]

In regards to money....

I wonder about the financial statuses of the victims' families. Could they have been helping out family members financially?

Young doctors / dentists do not necessarily have a lot of disposable income, but even relative wealth coupled with a perception that "doctor" automatically translates to "wealth" may have led to the couple being approached as a source of cash by somebody?

If so, perhaps the help being generously provided became an expectation? This person then becomes enraged after being cut off...

Or they may simply refuse to help financially .

 

[nhmemorymaker]

We have no idea how long they were dead for. Do we know the last time someone actually talked to them? They have could’ve been dead for many hours.

Certainly, LE has more data that they are not sharing.
We need them to tell us WHY they want people to search ring and other surveillance ONLY after 12 midnight.

 

[Fromeaster]

Certainly, LE has more data that they are not sharing.
We need them to tell us WHY they want people to search ring and other surveillance ONLY after 12 midnight.

They probably checked their phones and saw when they were last active, I guess.

 

[indicolite22]

Police may know someone had entered the house earlier, and they weren’t hiding. It’s possible that text messages or calls found on one of the Tepe’s phones show that someone was expected to visit the home.

JMO

Wouldn't that be stupid of the perp to place themselves at the scene?

 

[stmarysmead]

Young Drs, dentists these days can also be carrying a lot of student loan debt. Expensive home. Stay-at-home wife. Not saying that this is the case, but if money issues are involved, they might present in many different forms.

 

[Spectrix]

Wouldn't that be stupid of the perp to place themselves at the scene?

Prisons are full of perpetrators that were evidently stupid enough to get caught. Some moreso than others.