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How Men Think

Killer on the Loose in Ohio; Couple Murdered in Home With Their Kids Inside

How Men Think

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Society & Culture, Relationships, Sexuality, Health & Fitness

4.41.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Police are asking for the public’s help in trying to solve a double homicide in Columbus, Ohio.   37 year old Dr. Spencer Tepe and his wife, 39 year old Monique Tepe were both found shot to death on December 30th after Tepe failed to show up for work.  Police found their two toddlers unharmed in the home, with no signs of forced entry and no weapon left behind.

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0:00.0

This is an IHeart podcast.

0:02.3

Guaranteed Human.

0:15.4

Hey there, folks.

0:16.5

It is Sunday, January 4th, and there is a killer or killers on the loose in Columbus, Ohio.

0:26.2

And this killer or killers left a married couple dead inside their home.

0:34.4

Their one and four-year-old children were trapped inside alive with their dead parents.

0:42.2

And with that, welcome to this episode of Amy and T.J., and I guess Roeb, that's the part of the story that really jumps out.

0:47.6

You hear about a couple shot dead that will cause a mystery, but part of this story is that we can't figure out why, but there were two

0:55.8

children who were inside with their parents' dead bodies for a number of hours. That's just

1:01.8

one of the mysteries they're trying to figure out. Yes, it is a mystery and a horrific tragedy because

1:07.1

this happened December 30th, and this couple who was gunned down in their home,

1:13.6

there are no suspects right now,

1:16.0

and police were very quick to say this was not a murder suicide,

1:21.1

that this was, in fact, a double homicide,

1:23.3

and they say they can say that with certainty.

1:27.2

There was no firearm found inside that home.

1:30.3

And also of note and mystery, there was no forced entry.

1:35.6

So this really is a full-blown mystery in Columbus right now.

1:39.6

And residents are fearful.

1:41.8

Family members are afraid.

1:43.7

It's puzzling and tragic all at once. But we're

1:47.1

coming up on now a week, folks, and the police aren't necessarily telling the public to be on

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