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Columbus Police Seek Leads in Tepe Killings as Bodycam Shows Wrong-Address Welfare Check

Investigators are reviewing alley surveillance of a hooded figure and say they are withholding details to protect the case.

Overview

  • Police say they have received numerous tips after releasing video of a person of interest walking in an alley near the Tepes’ home during the estimated 2–5 a.m. window.
  • Newly released body-camera footage confirms an officer first went to the wrong address during a welfare check before the couple was found about 40 minutes later.
  • Detectives report no obvious signs of forced entry and no weapon recovered, and they continue to treat the case as a double homicide with no suspect or motive identified.
  • Chief Elaine Bryant says the department is limiting public disclosures to preserve investigative integrity and is urging anyone with information to contact authorities.
  • Officials clarified that a widely shared April 2025 911 call was not made by Monique Tepe, and a Dec. 19 neighbor’s report of door banging near the block has no confirmed link to the killings.