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

[Cryptic]

It's also relatively common for people to move to Athens for college and just...not leave. (That's how I eventually wound up here, as did my husband.) So it isn't super unusual to run into someone who's lived in Athens for 40 years, and still has the Cleveland (or wherever) accent that they imprinted on as a child.. Guess I better go listen to that 911 call and see if it sounds familiar!

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.

 

[Voidz]

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.

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.

 

[lg2019]

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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

 

[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’ ….