Why the Murders of Ohio Dentist and His Wife Are Not Being Investigated As Murder-Suicide — as Killer Remains at Large By Samira Asma-Sadeque

The investigation into the double homicide of an Ohio dentist and his wife continues nearly a week since their deaths, as the killer remains at large.

Spencer Tepe, 37, and his wife Monique Tepe, 39, were found slain in their home in Columbus, Ohio on Tuesday, Dec. 30, Columbus police said in an incident report. Their two young children were in the home and were physically unharmed.

The couple were found deceased by police responding to multiple calls and at least one request for a welfare check after Spencer did not show up for work on Tuesday, WSYX reported.

Columbus Division of Police, the department investigating the case, says it is investigating the matter as a double homicide and not murder-suicide, WSYX and CNN reported.

Authorities found no firearms at the scene, thus rendering the possibility of a murder-suicide nearly impossible, the outlets reported, citing police. Police also found no obvious signs of forced entry, they told the outlets.

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“I can hear kids inside, and I think I heard one yell,” one caller told a dispatcher, according to an audio recording cited by CNN. “But, we can’t get in.”

The caller was among several people, including Spencer’s co-workers, who had arrived at the scene after he missed work and Monique did not answer her phone, per WSYX.

Spencer had been shot multiple times and Monique was shot at least once in the chest, WSYX reported, citing unspecified documents released on Wednesday.

Columbus police have not publicly announced a person of interest or suspect in the case.

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A GoFundMe set up to support the couple’s children has raised about $140,000 as of press time.