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Columbus Police Release Video of Person of Interest in Tepe Killings as Family Refutes 911 Rumor

Detectives ask residents for overnight footage from streets around North Fourth Street during the 2 to 5 a.m. window.

Overview

  • Surveillance footage shows a hooded figure walking in an alley near the Weinland Park home during the suspected timeframe, and police are seeking tips and doorbell video from nearby streets.
  • Investigators say the couple were killed upstairs between roughly 2 and 5 a.m., with three 9 mm casings recovered, no weapon found, and no signs of forced entry; murder–suicide has been ruled out.
  • Multiple 911 calls from coworkers and a friend prompted a welfare check, and medics pronounced Spencer, 37, and Monique, 39, dead at 10:11 a.m. on December 30.
  • The Franklin County Coroner describes the deaths as apparent homicides by gunshot wounds, with final autopsy and toxicology results pending for several weeks.
  • Relatives say an April 2025 911 call logged to the address was placed by a party guest, not Monique, as the community cares for the couple’s children and fundraising approaches $170,000.