Spencer Tepe and wife Monique Tepe were found fatally shot in their home on Dec. 30 following a wellness check

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Investigators believe Spencer and Monique Tepe were fatally shot between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. last Tuesday in their home located in the Near East Side neighborhood of downtown Columbus.