Months before Spencer and Monique Tepe were found dead inside their Columbus, Ohio, home, a woman called 911 from the same address.
On April 15, 2025 at 2:45 A.M. local time, an unnamed woman called from the couple’s residence to report what the dispatcher described as a “domestic dispute,” according to audio of the call obtained by PEOPLE. The woman hung up, prompting a call back from 911 at which point she spoke with a dispatcher.
During the conversation, the woman was crying and repeatedly apologized to the dispatcher. She assured multiple times that she was “OK.”
When pressed by the operator about why she was crying, the woman said she was “just emotional” and did not need police or paramedic assistance. She told the operator she’d initially called “because me and my man got into it, but I’m OK, I promise.”Our new app is here! Free, fun and full of exclusives. Scan to download now!
In the 911 conversation, the woman said there had been an argument, but nothing physical occurred. The dispatcher told the caller that she’d cancel the officers responding to the address, and coded the call as a “domestic dispute” with “assistance no longer needed.”
On Dec. 30, 2025, Spencer and Monique were discovered dead at the same home with gunshot wounds after police responded to calls for welfare checks on the couple.Police previously confirmed that they found no signs of forced entry and no firearms at the scene. Spencer was shot multiple times, while Monique sustained at least one gunshot wound to the chest.
The Columbus Division of Police is investigating the matter as a double homicide and not murder-suicide, WSYX and CNN reported.
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The apparent causes of death for Spencer and Monique were the gunshot wounds, the Office of Franklin County Coroner Nathaniel R. Overmire previously told PEOPLE. Their official causes of death are still pending further assessments, including toxicology reports.
The latest development comes a day after the Columbus Division of Police released footage of a person of interest in the case, who was seen on camera in an alley near the Tepe residence during the morning hours in which authorities believe the couple was killed.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for PEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.
The alleged person of interest was wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and lighter pants, with their hands in their pocket and their face could not be seen.
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