Slain Ohio dentist's brother-in-law says 'domestic dispute' 911 call came from party guest, not wife

"So first off, if you listen to the voice, it's quite clearly not Monique. Everybody has seen the wedding video and has heard Monique talk and it's obviously not Monique who's calling. Furthermore, I've been very outstated that Spencer and Monique had people over a lot."

Misleh said, "she was at this party and she just had kind of a lapse psychologically, I think at the time."

Operator: "Hi, this is 911. We just got a hang-up call. Is everything OK?"

Female voice: "Yeah, I'm sorry. I'm OK."

Operator: "Are you sure?"

Female voice: "Yeah, yeah, I'm OK, sorry."

Operator: "Well, it sounds like you're crying. Do you need police, paramedics or anything?"

Female voice: "No, no. No, I'm OK. I promise. I'm just emotional. [inaudible]"

Operator: "Well, can I ask what had you called 911 in the first place?"

Female voice: "Because me and my man got into it, but I'm OK, I promise."

Operator: "Did anything ever get physical?"

Female voice: [Crying] "No."

Operator: "You guys were just arguing, nobody hit each other?"

Female voice: "M'hm, yes."

Operator: "Well, I have the information here. I can go ahead and tell the officers to cancel heading over to your address…If anything changes, call us back."

Female voice: "Yes, yes, yes, I'm sorry…OK, I'm sorry."

A dispatcher at the Columbus Emergency Communications Center coded the call as a "domestic dispute," later writing that assistance was "no longer needed."

The video showed a man walking slowly in an alley near the Weinland Park home where Spencer and Monique lived. He's seen in what appears to be a dark coat and light-colored pants.

Spencer's employer, Mark Valrose, who owns Athens Dental Depot, was the first person to call 911 and requested a welfare check after the dentist didn't show up to work.

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

"They were extraordinary people whose lives were filled with love, joy, and deep connection to others," read the statement. "Spencer, a graduate of The Ohio State University, was known as a devoted and proud father, a loving partner, and a friend to everyone he met," the family statement said, adding that he was "intelligent, warm, and endlessly welcoming."

Monique was described by family members as a "loving, patient and joyful mother whose warmth defined her."

Rob Misleh, Spencer's brother-in-law, told WSYX that the couple was going to celebrate their five-year anniversary next month after getting married in 2021.