A lady known as 911 to report what dispatchers described as a “home dispute” on the residence of a beloved Ohio dentist and his spouse months earlier than the couple was discovered shot useless, based on a report.
Spencer Tepe, 37, and his spouse, Monique, 39, had been shot useless someday between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Dec. 30 within the upstairs of their residence — as their two kids and canine remained unhurt inside, cops mentioned.
An unknown girl known as 911 round 2:45 a.m. on April 15 on the similar Weinland Park tackle the place the Tepe household lived, based on dispatch audio obtained by Fox Information Digital.
The girl hung up whereas calling authorities, prompting an operator to name her again to verify she not wanted assist, the audio clip confirmed.
“Hello, that is 911. We simply received a hang-up name. Is all the things OK?” the operator requested the lady.
The girl, who cried all through the decision, frequently advised the dispatcher she was “OK” and “simply emotional,” by sniffles.
“Properly, can I ask what had you known as 911 within the first place?” the operator questioned.
“As a result of me and my man received into it, however I’m OK, I promise,” she responded.
“Did something ever get bodily?” the operator requested, to which the lady replied “No” and clarified that no one had hit one another.
A dispatcher on the Columbus Emergency Communications Heart coded the decision as a “home dispute,” and wrote that help was “not wanted,” the outlet reported.
The dispatcher logs didn’t reveal the lady’s identification.
Tepe, who labored on the Athens Dental Depot, was discovered with a number of gunshot wounds, and Monique suffered at the very least one shot to the chest, based on police information.
The Tepes had been discovered useless after coworkers grew involved when Spencer didn’t present up for work on the morning of Dec. 30.
There have been no apparent indicators of pressured entry, and no gun was found on the scene, police mentioned, including that they don’t imagine the deaths had been a results of a murder-suicide
Frantic 911 name audio obtained by the outlet captured associates and coworkers calling authorities after going to the Tepe residence to conduct their very own wellness examine — discovering a bloodied physique and the sound of youngsters inside.
The Tepe’s kids, a 4-year-old woman and a 1-year-old boy, and their goldendoodle canine had been unhurt and have been taken into the care of members of the family.
Rob Misleh, Spencer’s brother-in-law, mentioned that the slain couple’s kids are “in loving arms” and “unaware” of the loss.
“We’ve got had them for the previous couple of days … they had been simply as completely happy and, sadly, unaware as they ever could possibly be,” Misleh advised NewsNation’s Banfield.
Misleh added that the household is battling the way to break the information to the eldest daughter that her dad and mom are gone.
“We simply don’t understand how to do this,” Misleh mentioned. “I’m certain she’s questioning when is she gonna see her mommy and daddy once more,” he advised the outlet.
The Columbus Police Division launched an eerie video on Monday of a “particular person of curiosity” within the double-homicide who was noticed wandering round an alley close to the Tepe’s residence in mild pants and a darkish, hooded coat.
Misleh, nevertheless, poured chilly water on the significance of the determine.
“I do suppose, you understand, [it’s a] suspicious-looking particular person there. It additionally very nicely could possibly be … any individual strolling residence drunk from a bar,” Misleh advised NewsNation.
Authorities have been tight-lipped a couple of potential motive within the tragic murders because the investigation stays ongoing.
