Criminologist Questions Urgency of Wellness Check in Murdered Couple Case

Discovery of the Victims

• 💔 Spencer Tepe, a 39-year-old dentist, and his 37-year-old wife Monique Tepe were found shot dead in their home.
• 🎯 Spencer was found shot multiple times near his bed, while Monique was shot once in the chest.
• ❓ Police have ruled out murder-suicide, as no weapon was found, though 9-millimeter shell casings were recovered.
• 🏠 The couple's two young children (ages 4 and 1) and their dog were home at the time of the incident and were unharmed.
• ⚠️ Nothing was reported stolen from the residence, complicating theories of a burglary.

The 911 Calls and Initial Response

• 📞 Friends became concerned when the couple failed to show up for work and could not be reached, leading to a wellness check request.
• 🚨 Multiple 911 calls were made within about an hour of the initial inability to contact them, indicating a high degree of urgency.
• 🚪 Responding officers found no answer after knocking on the front and back doors, but reported hearing children inside.
• 🚨 Approximately 18 minutes after the initial check, officers discovered a body inside the home.

Criminologist's Perspective on Urgency

• 🧐 Criminologist Casey Jordan suggests the 1-hour timeframe for the wellness check, given Spencer was an hour late to work, might have been an overreaction.
• 💡 She posits various reasons for someone being late or unreachable, such as a lost or dead phone, a car accident, or a medical emergency.
• 🏠 Jordan notes that the immediate rush of individuals from the dental practice to the home to investigate themselves also seemed excessive.
• 💬 The criminologist highlights the statement, "we can't get in touch with the wife and that's even more of a concern," as particularly telling.

Past Incident at the Home

• 📞 In April, a 911 call was made from the home by a female who stated she had a "fight with my man" before hanging up.
• ❓ The significance of this past incident and its potential connection to the current case is a point of discussion.