A terrified Ohio woman called 911, informing police that a stranger was trying to break into her home, shortly before her neighbors, a dentist and his wife were found shot to death at his Columbus home, according to recordings of emergency calls released Thursday.
The call for help occurred on December 19, less than two weeks before the unsolved murders of Spencer Tepe, 37, and Monique Tepe, 39, which have shocked the community.
When a 911 operator asked the caller at around 2:31 a.m. what was happening, a female voice whispered: “They’re banging on my door now. I think they’re trying to get in. They’re banging on my doors.”
The operator asked the caller, who lived just a block from the Tepe home, if he knew the intruder, if he had a description or if he had tried to contact the person.
The answer to each question was negative.
The alleged intruder ultimately left without entering and no police report was filed, according to authorities.
Spencer and Monique Tepe were found dead on Dec. 30 with apparent gunshot wounds, according to police. Their two young children were found in the home, unharmed.
There is no known connection between their unsolved murders and the 911 call from days earlier, a Columbus Division of Police representative said Friday.
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This story was translated from English with the help of a generative artificial intelligence tool. A Telemundo Digital editor reviewed the translation.
