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

[MassGuy]

Why only one shot to MT? My guess is only ST was targeted and MT maybe walked in when shots happened. If MT was a witness that killer cared about, in my opinion more shots would have been fired to ensure death of MT. I think someone had vengance against ST and ST only target for killing. I think killer had entered home before and this was personal killing due to no force entry, no chaos reported, no neighbor alerts. I think ST may have had issues with killer before that somehow dental office/employer may have been alerted about cause of the immediate call to 911 emergency when ST dentist hour or less late for work. I think killer mission was to kill ST and shoot or harm anyone in the way but intended only to kill ST.

ST was the bigger threat, so two shots doesn't strike me as unusual. It's also possible his first shot was off target.

I don't disagree that he was likely the one targeted, but I just don't think the two shots necessarily proves that on its own.

This killer apparently struck them in their bedroom in the dead of night, and assuming it was targeted, he would have planned to kill both of them. It's not like it would be a surprise that his wife was there.

 

[maamager]

The poi has a funny unique way of walking. It’s like a pigeon-toed walk. It seems like he knows the alley is heavily surveilled.

So he went in the back door. Not the front door. Did the back door have a ring camera?

When I drove by, there were floodlight cameras, but no doorbell camera. The neighbors had a lot of surveillance.

 

[stmarysmead]

He knows the area…knows to keep his head down.The time of the crime and the fact they were found on the third floor says targeted to me. Hopefully they have picked him up on other cameras and can see if he goes in a building or has a car,

I think he knows them. He knows they won’t be found for hrs. He’s not rushing away.

 

[Covert Operative]

Video/picture showing person of interest.

Columbus police release video of person of interest in Weinland Park double homicide

No arrests have been made and investigators have not named any suspects in the deaths of Spencer and Monique Tepe.

www.10tv.com

 

[Normancita]

ST was the bigger threat, so two shots doesn't strike me as unusual. It's also possible his first shot was off target.

I don't disagree that he was likely the one targeted, but I just don't think the two shots necessarily proves that on its own.

This killer apparently struck them in their bedroom in the dead of night, and assuming it was targeted, he would have planned to kill both of them. It's not like it would be a surprise that his wife was there.

Also, if the shooting occurred in the upstairs of their residence, and the friend saw Spencer by his bed, wouldn’t that be on the same floor as the children?

I’m stunned they could have slept through that and that the killer didn’t decide to hurt the children… I’m wondering what a profiler would say about this individual.

Obviously, murderers are callous… So could this person have known the children and this is why he spared them?

 

[maamager]

do we think POI left from the same way as well...?

 

[Warwick1991]

Video of a person of interest has been released

I think the video shows a very thin, tall young man wearing a puffer jacket. His legs are very thin. But the image really has very little detail - I think people can interpret it differently due to lack of detail.

 

[MollyHarps]

The person on that video knows the area well IMO - they know that surveillance cameras are on them during that section and they ensure their head is kept down throughout.

The 2am-5am time slot for the murders is still a pretty substantial timeframe.

Hopefully this gets solved soon - thinking of those poor children.

I wonder do they have CCTV of him leaving the scene?

 

[Moonstrawbs]

He knows the area…knows to keep his head down.The time of the crime and the fact they were found on the third floor says targeted to me. Hopefully they have picked him up on other cameras and can see if he goes in a building or has a car,

I think he knows them. He knows they won’t be found for hrs. He’s not rushing away.

I agree and I think he's went there intending to murder them both. From the start it has seemed like someone who has a personal issue with them, not a robbery motive. Imo.

 

[Knox]

Then why kill ST when he is home with his wife, and kill her too? The mother of two small children. In your theory she was not the target. Why not attack ST when he is by himself? He has a long commute and could have been targeted on the road?

Too many witnesses in a shooting on the road, risky. Even if she wasn’t the primary target, if left alive she may have been a witness, killer had no choice. At this point we can’t even definitely say they were targeted.

 

[Vaderman]

I think he knows them. He knows they won’t be found for hrs. He’s not rushing away.

I thought the same thing. He does not seem to be in a hurry at all.

 

[KMouse]

It’s past eight AM. Patients are waiting. More are arriving. The employee is not answering his cell. This behavior is way, way unusual for him. That’s a big factor.

If I know he has a stay-at-home wife and 2 very young children, next step, I call the house…no answer. I call HER cell phone, no answer. Where would she be at 8am with those babies?

Did they have an emergency…but wouldn’t one of them have sent a quick text? Remember, the professional welfare and reputation of everyone in that office depends on the Drs being there to service the patients. Patients have choices. This is not a job where someone can step in for you at a moments notice. I’d be furious if staff just sat there and said…’Who knows, just wait.”

There are several things in play here IMO. For those disappointed, perhaps irate patients, I’m trying to give them answers. I certainly do not want to just shrug it off and just act like this is how we run this practice. There’s so,e damage protection for the practice as an undercurrent.

And if this is someone that I know and care about, yes, I am very concerned. Yes, I make the call. I would prefer to look the fool because doing this welfare check is an indicator of how much I actually do care. We can laugh at my paranoia later but I would never forgive myself if there were lives to be saved, and I just blew it off.

How long might those babies have remained in that house, hungry, uncared for, with the bodies of their parents, if not for these caring people following their instincts and intervening?

There's a ton of situations. They overslept. They took one of the kids to the hospital because they were sick. Their phones weren't charged. It's odd IMO to panic and call 911 so quickly.
I haven't listened to the calls but the dispatcher did her job and created a call for service. Police responded quickly and did their job. They couldn't kick down the door without an exigent circumstance.
There's a lot of people that call 911 for a "welfare check" on their exes etc.

 

[Bodine]

The person on that video knows the area well IMO - they know that surveillance cameras are on them during that section and they ensure their head is kept down throughout.

The 2am-5am time slot for the murders is still a pretty substantial timeframe.

Hopefully this gets solved soon - thinking of those poor children.

I wonder do they have CCTV of him leaving the scene?

Walks like he's comfortable in that environment.

 

[OhioGuy]

If this is the shooter they are not in a rush at all. We also don’t know if this was before or after the murders, so it would make sense to be in less of a rush beforehand. Would be useful to know which camera this is from. Assuming this is the Tepe’s alley and not one nearby, is this person walking north or south?

As for the POI, it’s hard to tell how icy it is but I think all of us would have shorter steps and a different gait in this situation vs summertime.

 

[OhioSleuth614]

Video of a person of interest has been released

It's very concerning that this is (presumably) the best video they have of the person of interest. I'm hoping others in the neighborhood will look and notice they actually have footage as well. As for their house, it does not have a camera on the garage or in the back yard area.

 

[TDoug72]

So he went in the back door. Not the front door. Did the back door have a ring camera?

Could the suspect have been staying with this couple? That might explain how he/she gained entrance at that early hour.

 

[TDoug72]

So he went in the back door. Not the front door. Did the back door have a ring camera?

I am wondering if the POI was a houseguest, which would explain how they "gained entrance" at that early hour.

 

[moonglow123]

No sign of forced entry, nothing out of place or stolen (at least nothing known to be stolen, which I'm assuming means wallets, electronics, jewelry etc. were not taken), the perpetrator making it in and out of their house with ease, no one hearing gunshots as far as we know. Now a video showing them, potentially.

I really hope this narrows it down for LE and/or the people close to them. It has to be someone known to them. It simply doesn't seem like a random crime with the level of preparation, ease and familiarity with their home. There is some level of confidence here with the killer knowing he'd be able to get into the home successfully, avoid detection and leave without facing any complications.

 

[Knox]

The gait to me just looks like someone trying to stay upright on an icy pavement without taking their hands out of their pockets

That’s what I thought too, the ground must be slick? Are the boots overly rounded on the toes? I’m watching on my phone though.

Could just be an unconnected person walking to the apartments at the end of the alley. I had hoped they had someone in their sites. If that’s the case hope they come forward quickly.

 

[Ray_of_hope]

BSBMFF

Mine does not. I must manually lock it.

Edited by me FF

Ours locks 3 minutes later. That's enough time in a sketch situation for someone to get in. I'm going to manually lock ours from now on!