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

[alexwood]

I hope this is allowed. It is from the BIL. It is their wedding video. I apologize if it has been uploaded already, I have not seen it until now. I loved it and thought to share.

Spencer and Monique Tepe Wedding

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What a beautiful video by Monique's BIL! Thank you for posting this for us, @Speculaytor . It now really hits home how tragic are the deaths of Spencer and Monique.

At time stamp 0:50 - There's precious Larry, their dog.

At time stamp 1:30 - Danny's Song (Loggins & Messina)

At time stamp 3:06 - Monique's Dad is officiating their ceremony!

I had to cut it off then, because it made me cry. (I'll go back and watch the rest later.)

 

[adot0902]

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Dr who made 911 call appears pigeon toed in wedding photo I found . Also says he lives on s third which is not far from Tepe’s

The Dr. who was 1,059 miles away. It has been reported SIGNIFICANTLY that this Dr. was very much on vacation during the 911 call.

"The first 911 call comes at 8:58 a.m. from Dr. Mark Valrose, the owner of Athens Dental Depot, where Spencer Tepe was a dentist. Valrose, calling from his vacation in Florida, says employees told him Spencer Tepe hadn’t shown up for work."

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/07/us/spencer-monique-tepe-killings-timeline#:~:text=Courtesy%20Rob%20Misleh-,December%2030,Related%20article

 

[MesquiteO21]

Everyone is a suspect

this is where I'm at too. I trust the police probably have more of an idea/direction they are going in, but since i'm not privy to the inside, i'm suspecting anyone/everyone in the Tepe's orbit at this point.
MOO

 

[lg2019]

The Dr. who was 1,059 miles away. It has been reported SIGNIFICANTLY that this Dr. was very much on vacation during the 911 call.

"The first 911 call comes at 8:58 a.m. from Dr. Mark Valrose, the owner of Athens Dental Depot, where Spencer Tepe was a dentist. Valrose, calling from his vacation in Florida, says employees told him Spencer Tepe hadn’t shown up for work."

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/07/us/spencer-monique-tepe-killings-timeline#:~:text=Courtesy%20Rob%20Misleh-,December%2030,Related%20article

Wasn’t sure if it was factual that he was on vacation . Thanks for clarifying!

 

[armchairagatha]

What a beautiful video by Monique's BIL! Thank you for posting this for us, @Speculaytor . It now really hits home how tragic are the deaths of Spencer and Monique.

At time stamp 0:50 - There's precious Larry, their dog.

At time stamp 1:30 - Danny's Song (Loggins & Messina)

At time stamp 3:06 - Monique's Dad is officiating their ceremony!

I had to cut it off then, because it made me cry. (I'll go back and watch the rest later.)

I hate to be cynical here but a wedding video from 5 years ago doesn’t tell us what their personal situation was 5 years later. Aren’t wedding videos meant to be joyful and memorable anyway?

 

[lg2019]

What a beautiful video by Monique's BIL! Thank you for posting this for us, @Speculaytor . It now really hits home how tragic are the deaths of Spencer and Monique.

At time stamp 0:50 - There's precious Larry, their dog.

At time stamp 1:30 - Danny's Song (Loggins & Messina)

At time stamp 3:06 - Monique's Dad is officiating their ceremony!

I had to cut it off then, because it made me cry. (I'll go back and watch the rest later.)

I can’t watch it. I refuse.. it’s too devastating

 

[Voidz]

What a beautiful video by Monique's BIL! Thank you for posting this for us, @Speculaytor . It now really hits home how tragic are the deaths of Spencer and Monique.

At time stamp 0:50 - There's precious Larry, their dog.

At time stamp 1:30 - Danny's Song (Loggins & Messina)

At time stamp 3:06 - Monique's Dad is officiating their ceremony!

I had to cut it off then, because it made me cry. (I'll go back and watch the rest later.)

They did not consent to their wedding photo going viral worldwide. They have been violated enough.

If the news reports about some of the family like the later father of Spencer having police guard are true, due to it being “targeted” (BIL’s words) it makes the promotion of the video and the BIL saying they he is looking after their babies and dog (hours after the murder) quite reckless. Why give the public this information?

 

[warp3dwing]

Yes, please listen to the 911 call. It gave me some "accent" vibes- but I have no idea where it could be from. To me, it sounded like a variant of "6:00 news", but with a twist of some sort.

I can readily pick up on several Texas, New Mexico and Louisiana based accents. But... sadly anything beyond that just merges into "sounds like big city north east or sounds like big city midwest" to me.

The "domestic incident" 911 caller does not sound like Monique to me, based on her voice in the wedding video.

Monique sounds educated and well-spoken with a neutral Ohio accent.

The 911 caller sounds younger and less educated with poor grammar: "I don't need nothing."; "me and my man..."

The pause and tearful response after the dispatcher asked if it "got physical" is worrying.

It doesn't sound like a "party atmosphere" to me, so that aspect is perplexing. But if the Tepes kindly helped this woman out somehow - or got in between her and her partner - I could see that as reason for vengeance from a violent man.

 

[Moonstrawbs]

I have two young kids the ages of the Tepe kids. While we are social and like to have people over, it’s very rare someone would stay until 3 AM. Let alone some random couple who was part of a big party we were having. The main reason is with two young kids you are just exhausted, your priorities change, staying up that late to drink is just usually not really something you want to do anymore.

I just find it interesting they seemed to have parties like that. The 911 call is an example of how they had a wide circle of people who had been in that house… maybe someone at one of these events overheard the door code?

Everyone's different. I couldn't think of nothing worse with kids and work, sleep is definitely a priority for me. But I have a few friends (with more children than me may I add), who work but have wild nights like this quite often. Different strokes for different folks. Jmo.

 

[sunflowermomma]

Delete if not allowed. Public records show another female in her early 30s living at the Tepe address until June of 2025. This person is loosely connected to the Tepes on FB. That could be who called.

 

[Voidz]

I think it’s important to know who was or wasn’t living there. And BIL has got his dates of the call mixed up. He is saying the call was made years ago (how would he know this?)

 

[Sundog]

Why do you say it’s obvious? You have no idea where the investigation is. Everyone is a suspect - no one has been ruled out. Please note that people in this forum are only reacting to his public behaviour and comments.

Everyone is a suspect but we don't sleuth family members on WS as they are victims unless LE indicate otherwise.

 

[bestill]

Delete if not allowed. Public records show another female in her early 30s living at the Tepe address until June of 2025. This person is loosely connected to the Tepes on FB. That could be who called.

This is interesting. Now the 911 call could be related if she was living with the Tepe's and not an overnight guest. Curious about "my man" and that relationship...jmo.

Wish we had some update from LE.

 

[lg2019]

Delete if not allowed. Public records show another female in her early 30s living at the Tepe address until June of 2025. This person is loosely connected to the Tepes on FB. That could be who called.

Can someone share this link?

 

[sunflowermomma]

Can someone share this link?

I believe this is against WS TOS. I deeply value the TOS here so that this place does not turn into the tiktok drama rumor mill. But it is findable online through public records related to the property address

 

[Cassie P]

This is interesting. Now the 911 call could be related if she was living with the Tepe's and not an overnight guest. Curious about "my man" and that relationship...jmo.

Wish we had some update from LE.

Possible pieces of the puzzle falling into place?

 

[LittleSeaTree]

That adds a new layer of information.

‘Me and my man got into it’ ….

 

[Pyrite]

Everyone's different. I couldn't think of nothing worse with kids and work, sleep is definitely a priority for me. But I have a few friends (with more children than me may I add), who work but have wild nights like this quite often. Different strokes for different folks. Jmo.

Absolutely right when you say “people are different”. It amazes me how many people forget that simple statement and judge everyone by what they would do.

 

[Diddian]

I still have 20 pages of the thread to go to catch up, but given Spencer's occupation, I'd be interested in looking over his work-related financial arrangements. Am I correct in understanding that he had been working at one dental practice (in Ashland) and subsequently moved to another? Did a substantial number of patients follow him as he transferred his practice? What were his financial arrangements at the one practice and then at the subsequent one? Were any funds due the previous practice?

I imagine that LE is carefully investigating all aspects of these two victims' lives. But besides robbery, a potential family matter, someone wanting access to drugs, etc., I'd certainly be looking into business relationships and potential related motives.

What does killing the couple, but not the children (heirs) accomplish? Do any arrangements become void upon the death of both Spencer and Monique?

 

[tlcya]

Tepe neighbor: 'They were such nice people"​

A couple who live near the Tepes' home spoke to the Dispatch on the condition of anonymity because they are afraid of the suspects who remain at large. The woman said she has not been able to sleep since the shooting.

"I just think, why them and not us?" the woman said.

She added that her and her husband's home has never been broken into, nor have their cars. She said she takes the ordinary precautions that come with living in a downtown area — she doesn't leave her purse in her car or walk alone very late at night, but before the Tepes were killed, she felt safe.

The woman and her husband said they knew the Tepes because their children played together, and their daughters attended the same daycare. The Tepes had a boy about a year old and a girl about four.

The Tepes were very ordinary, their neighbors said. The woman who spoke to the Dispatch anonymously said they threw one party in the time they lived on the block — and she later found out it was their wedding, a small COVID-era affair they held at their home in 2021.
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news...k-shooting-columbus-ohio-dentist/87995021007/