As the investigation into the tragic double homicide of Columbus dentist Spencer Tepe, 37, and his wife Monique Tepe, 39, continues into January 2026, online rumors persist—including a recent claim that a “secondary entrance” to their Weinland Park home was used on the night of the killings despite not being opened for over six months according to “family records.” However, no credible news reports, police statements, or family comments support this specific detail.
The couple was found shot to death upstairs in their North 4th Street residence on December 30, 2025, after welfare checks triggered by Spencer’s absence from Athens Dental Depot. Their two young children and family Goldendoodle were unharmed. Authorities have consistently reported no obvious signs of forced entry, no firearm recovered, and no evidence of robbery, pointing toward a targeted attack possibly by someone known to the victims or who gained access without force.Columbus Police estimate the shootings occurred between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. Surveillance footage released January 5 shows a hooded “person of interest” in light pants and a dark jacket walking slowly through a snowy alley toward the Tepes’ garage during that window—a lead that has generated hundreds of tips but no arrests.
