The household of a slain Ohio dentist and his spouse have downplayed the importance of a shadowy determine seen on surveillance video the night time of their mysterious killings, with police nonetheless not saying a suspect within the crime.
Dentist Spencer Tepe and his spouse, Monique, had been discovered useless of their house north of Columbus, Ohio, on Dec. 30, with no indicators of pressured entry.
That they had every been shot, however no firearm was discovered on the scene, and their two kids and pet canine had been unhurt.
Police on Monday launched footage of a “individual of curiosity” sporting a hooded jacket in an alley near their house in the course of the 2 a.m. to five a.m. window when the shootings had been believed to have taken place.
Nevertheless, Spencer’s brother-in-law poured chilly water on the significance of the determine.
“I do suppose, , (it’s a) suspicious-looking individual there. It additionally very nicely could possibly be … anyone strolling house drunk from a bar,” Rob Misleh, who’s taking care of the couple’s younger kids, instructed NewsNation.
He added that the couple, who had been “so nicely favored and admired by everybody,” had no identified enemies.
“They had been at all times smiling, they had been at all times laughing. So, it’s actually simply unbelievable and surprising to all of us after we discovered. Nonetheless, per week later, it doesn’t, nonetheless doesn’t really feel actual. I can’t imagine I’m, like, right here speaking about this,” he stated.
