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

[Speculaytor]

Yeah, I think he had a non-compete based on the lawsuit over non-compete from the dentist at office where S.T. previously worked.

I also wonder how long has he been at the new dentistry practice, because some articles say he recently started working there?

I am interested in the Dentist at the office where ST previously worked bringing a lawsuit over non-compete? May I ask when was the lawsuit, and who did it involve?

 

[MassGuy]

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, Columbus police released a 911 call reportedly made from the Tepes’ Weinland Park residence in April 2025.

Someone called 911 and hung up; a dispatcher then called back and briefly spoke to a woman.

NBC4 news managers listened to the call multiple times and played it for a friend of Monique Tepe; a relative of the Tepes’ said the voice did not belong to Monique. Police records also show that the caller did not live at the Tepes’ Weinland Park address.

NBC4 has decided not to play the call’s audio

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/weinland-park-community-reels-after-tepes-killings/

 

[steeltowngirl]

So we have either:

1) random skell / druggy wandering into a house opportunistically and up the stairs

2) professional hit hired by someone with a grudge or financial incentive

3) jealous plotting friend/relative/little brother, someone local and unstable but in their extended social circle

Place your bets, 1, 2 or 3?

Someone was so pissed off at the couple that they killed them, or had them killed.
Could have been someone they knew, or not.
Could have been a reason, or not.

That’s all I’m sure of at this point.

 

[Speculaytor]

He did, though.


(From previously linked People article.)

and


(From Mysterious 911 Call Complicates Ohio Dentist Killing Case)

Oh, maybe the BIL said it to someone else, because the interview I saw on youtube he only said that the woman was at a party, and that she had a mental break. I assumed the party was at S and M's, but I didn't hear him actually say it, which I noted, wondering if he purposefully didn't say a party at their house. I could have missed it. He pointed out that you can tell it isn't Monique's voice, which you can listen to on the wedding video. The BIL did say that Spencer told him about it, he had heard about it, which tells me the party most likely was at their house. Is there speculation this call may have some connection to the crime, or indicate nefarious activity at the house?

 

[wibbleflea]

It’s striking how little has been said officially. Nothing concrete about the positions of the bodies, the number of shots, blood spatter, the methods of entry and exit to the house, gunshot residue, times of death. Just a video clip, the most memorable part of which is the physique of the person shown. Well built, possibly a sporty, somewhat muscular kind of person, with an unusual walk.

It must be significant that the Columbus Division of Police has chosen that clip.

 

[heathrs]

How did the 911 caller see a body through the window if they were upstairs?

 

[Speculaytor]

So we have either:

1) random skell / druggy wandering into a house opportunistically and up the stairs

2) professional hit hired by someone with a grudge or financial incentive

3) jealous plotting friend/relative/little brother, someone local and unstable but in their extended social circle

Place your bets, 1, 2 or 3?

Another option, targeted burglary from local, or knows a local, looking for jewelry, cash, medicine cabinet narcotics. I am sure the home of a Dr. would be expected to contain many valuables large and small. Parents wanting to protect their children may comply easily when a gun is involved. Possibly a drug addict, desperate for easy money and cash.

However, a burglary would not necessitate murder, unless they tried to fight back, so I also wonder if it isn't number 3?

 

[academyrd]

Everyone needs to get over the brother in law talking,.. in my opinion, it’s not him. I’m sure him & his wife (Spencer’s sister) have talked to the police & his own father in law is a lawyer. Not to mention his own wife is Spencer’s blood, I’m sure if she wasn’t cool with him talking she would say that to him.

Unfortunately I think we just have to be patient.

His wife is Monique’s sister. But I agree BIL is not responsible for these murders.

 

[MassGuy]

How did the 911 caller see a body through the window if they were upstairs?

He entered the house and saw the body of ST near the bed.

 

[kwins]

His wife is Monique’s sister. But I agree BIL is not responsible for these murders.

One more time, he is married to Spencer's sister.

 

[heathrs]

Did the caller have they key code or was the door unlocked?

 

[Inthedetails]

Did the caller have they key code or was the door unlocked?

All we know is there is no sign of forced entry.

jmo

 

[ttjo]

Did the caller have they key code or was the door unlocked?

Thats assuming they got in through the front door, I dont know that anyone has officially said how they got in. Only that’s there were no OBVIOUS signs of forced entry.but then how did police get in that fast?
Too confusing.

 

[wibbleflea]

How did the 911 caller see a body through the window if they were upstairs?

Based on what was said during the 911 call, the last caller was in the house and it was this caller who mentioned the body. Based on the police calls (see links upthread for YT videos that contain them), there were three friends or colleagues of the victims in the house by that point. The caller sounded like he stopped as soon as he saw one body (Spencer’s) and couldn’t bear to go further.

 

[BryanHall]

Maybe it wasn’t retribution for something Spencer and/or Monique did. Maybe it was retribution for something another family member did, as punishment. Isn’t Spencer’s father a judge?

It doesn’t seem likely, but who knows at this point. Everyone seems so squeaky clean on the surface.

Spencer's father is not a judge. That is another person with the same name. That came out in the Cincinnati news.

 

[academyrd]

Thats assuming they got in through the front door, I dont know that anyone has officially said how they got in. Only that’s there were no OBVIOUS signs of forced entry.

Alley video makes me think he came in through the back door and hopped the fence in the alley to get in their backyard

 

[BlaiseFinlay]

Yes, that is what I was saying. He did not indicate during the interview last night that a 911 call was made. He also did not say that it was related to a domestic dispute, but to ETOH use and mental health. Since the media dug up the April call, don't you think they would have found something about the previous incident if 911 was dispatched?

Regarding the supposed 911 call in April, the BIL has confirmed that it was definitely not Monique's voice on the call. There is absolutely no proof provided that the call was made inside the Tepe home. I also need to remind people that the call was labeled as a "domestic dispute" by the dispatcher, and not domestic violence.

Got it.

I disagree about your second point. While he didn’t literally state it related to a domestic dispute, he did indicate the content of that call, which was clearly a domestic dispute, was consistent with the incident he was aware of. And one of the suggested explanations he offered is that she had been drinking, and alcohol does not usually cause someone to hallucinate a partner that wasn’t there.

I did change my wording to “domestic dispute” in subsequent comments, but I don’t think “domestic violence” is an inaccurate description, given that the term is not limited to physical violence and would be generally appropriate to use to describe a situation that caused a romantic partner to be fearful enough to call 911. Really, we don’t know if it was a “dispute” either, because that requires two people and we only have one side. In one if no more recent replies, I used the description “perceived problem with an intimate partner,” which is most accurate, but I don’t think the other terms are inappropriate.

I agree the caller isn’t Monique, and I do not recall that being a point of debate due to: 1) the family saying it’s not her voice, 2) the presence of an accent that Monique doesn’t have, 3) the use of expressions that someone with Monique’s background would be unlikely to say, and 4) grammatical errors that someone with Monique’s education would be unlikely to make.

Regarding the 911 call, you’re right that we don’t know if it was coming from inside the house or outside. But it was connected to her address, and that is out of the ordinary, and anything out of the ordinary becomes more significant in a murder investigation. I would have been much quicker to dismiss its relevance if it weren’t for the BIL’s comments. That’s not to say I think it had any connection, just that it’s noteworthy.

 

[Moonchime]

It seems likely that investigators are closely reviewing all of the holiday gatherings and get-togethers the couple hosted in the weeks leading up to their murders. Events like these naturally widen the circle of people who had recent, direct contact with them, and police may be looking for any signs of tension, arguments, or unresolved disputes involving either member of the couple.

The timing is especially striking. Being murdered just after Christmas feels unusual, which raises questions about whether the holidays played any role, either by bringing someone into closer contact with them or by intensifying existing conflicts. While this doesn’t point to anything definitive, it does make the holiday period a logical focus for investigators trying to reconstruct motive and opportunity.

 

[ttjo]

Alley video makes me think he came in through the back door and hopped the fence in the alley to get in their backyard

Could be? And there is a gate on the front fence to the left if youre facing the back of the house, similar to neighbours gate next door.

 

[Cassie P]

Maybe it wasn’t retribution for something Spencer and/or Monique did. Maybe it was retribution for something another family member did, as punishment. Isn’t Spencer’s father a judge?

It doesn’t seem likely, but who knows at this point. Everyone seems so squeaky clean on the surface.

I hope the police checked out this angle. Was anyone in the family being harassed or threatened. I think it is low probability but it would have to be checked out. Edit for clarity.