Frantic 911 calls detail moments before Columbus dentist and wife found dead: 'There's a body'

911 calls uncover the frantic moments earlier constabulary recovered a Columbus, Ohio, dentist and his woman dormant astatine their home, including 1 caller bluntly telling dispatchers "there’s a body," arsenic investigators hunt for the idiosyncratic who killed the mates soon earlier their 5th wedding anniversary.

Officials said constabulary responded to the location astir 10 a.m. connected Dec. 30 erstwhile they recovered Spencer Tepe, 37 and Monique Tepe, 39, some dormant with gunshot wounds. Two young children were recovered astatine the location unharmed. Police bash not judge their deaths were a murder-suicide and said determination wasn't immoderate motion of forced entry, adding that a weapon wasn't recovered, according to WSYX.

Fox News Digital obtained the 4 calls placed to 911 done a nationalist records request. The archetypal telephone came from Spencer's employer, Mark Valrose, who owns Athens Dental Depot. While Valrose said helium was vacationing successful Florida astatine the time, respective of Spencer's co-workers became acrophobic aft helium didn't amusement up for work.

"Spencer works with maine and helium did not amusement up to enactment this greeting and we cannot get ahold of him oregon his family," Valrose said. "He is ever connected clip and helium would interaction america if determination is immoderate issues whatsoever…we're very, precise acrophobic due to the fact that this is precise retired of quality and we can't get successful interaction with his wife, which is astir apt the much concerning thing."

OHIO POLICE HUNT KILLER AFTER DENTIST, WIFE FOUND SHOT TO DEATH WITH CHILDREN SAFE INSIDE HOME: TIMELINE

Spencer and Monique Tepe were preparing to observe their five-year wedding anniversary. (Rob Misleh)

At 9:56 a.m., different idiosyncratic called 911 to study they could perceive kids wrong the Tepe household, but nary 1 answered the door.

"I tin perceive kids inside, and I swear, I deliberation I heard 1 yell, but we can't get successful astatine this point. I don't cognize if I request to interruption the doorway successful oregon conscionable get successful the location oregon what," the caller said. 

One of Spencer's friends called 911 astatine 10:03 a.m, saying they came to the Tepes' location to bash a "wellness check" and could spot a assemblage wrong the house.

"There's a body," the idiosyncratic tin beryllium heard saying. "Our person wasn't answering his phone. We conscionable did a wellness check. We conscionable came present and helium appears dead. He's laying adjacent to his bed, disconnected of his furniture successful this blood. I can't get person to spot much than that."

Spencer and Monique Tepe were recovered dormant connected Dec. 30. (Rob Misleh)

"I tin archer he's evidently not breathing oregon anything," the caller said.

Spencer's person told the 911 relation that the past clip idiosyncratic spoke with him was connected Dec. 29. The person told the 911 relation that Spencer didn't bash immoderate drugs.

POLICE SEEK SUSPECT AFTER DENTIST AND WIFE FOUND SHOT DEAD AT HOME WHILE 2 YOUNG CHILDREN ARE UNHARMED

Spencer and Monique Tepe pictured successful wedding photos. (Rob Misleh)

A 4th idiosyncratic called 911 astatine 9:58 a.m. who identified herself arsenic a coworker and wanted constabulary to bash a wellness check.

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Former homicide detective Ted Williams told Fox News Digital helium thinks "someone they know" killed the couple.

"The investigators successful Columbus, Ohio, they're having to enactment backwards from that transgression scene, and this is what we know. We bash cognize that determination was nary signs of forced entry. So, if there's nary motion of forced entry, that tells maine that they either knew their victims, meaning the perpetrator, oregon the Tepes whitethorn precise good person near their doors open," Williams said.

Police connected Monday nighttime released surveillance footage showing a "person of interest" successful the murders of Spencer and Monique.

The video, released by the Columbus Division of Police, shows the antheral walking dilatory successful an alley adjacent the Weinland Park location wherever Spencer and Monique lived. He's seen successful what appears to beryllium a acheronian overgarment and light-colored pants.

WATCH: Surveillance video shows "person of interest."

In a connection released Friday, the couple's household said they are "heartbroken beyond words," and called the deaths "tragic and senseless."

"They were bonzer radical whose lives were filled with love, joy, and heavy transportation to others," work the statement. "Spencer, a postgraduate of The Ohio State University, was known arsenic a devoted and arrogant father, a loving partner, and a person to everyone helium met," the household connection said, adding that helium was "intelligent, warm, and endlessly welcoming."

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Spencer and Monique Tepe pictured connected their wedding day. (Rob Misleh)

Monique was described by household members arsenic a "loving, diligent and joyful parent whose warmth defined her."

Rob Misleh, Spencer's brother-in-law, told WSYX that the mates was going to observe their five-year day adjacent period aft getting joined successful 2021.