In the same Columbus home where they were wed and raising their two young children, Spencer and Monique Tepe were found shot to death on the morning of December 30 – while their kids, just 1 and 4, were trapped inside with their bodies.
Now, police say a “person of interest” was caught on surveillance footage moving through the alley behind the couple’s home around the time they were killed.
Spencer Tepe, 37, was a dentist at Athens Dental Depot, where he’d earned a reputation for being reliable, professional, and deeply committed to his patients. The Big Brother mentor held degrees in Spanish and Biology from The Ohio State University, where he also completed his Doctor of Dental Surgery in 2017.
His wife Monique, 39, was described by family as “warm” and inspiring, and the two were raising their children in the same Columbus home where they had once exchanged vows almost five years ago.