Mother-Daughter Duo from Nevada Charged with Murder in Idaho Campground Shooting
Jul 31, 11:00 PM
A mother-daughter duo from Nevada faces first-degree murder charges in Idaho after Travis Haywood Calumpit, 37, was found shot to death at Martin’s Landing campground earlier this month.
Melissa Fay Calumpit, 35, and Rosalie Lynn Morris, 59, each stand accused of murder and destruction of evidence, according to criminal complaints and probable cause affidavits. The older woman, Morris, is implicated based on an aiding and abetting theory.
On the night of July 12, campers at Martin’s Landing, near the Snake River and the Oregon border, discovered Calumpit’s body. Sheriff’s deputies said Calumpit was found face down with a small caliber bullet wound in his left upper chest area. Evidence was located nearby, including a spent .380 ACP casing and personal items.
Authorities believe Calumpit had a dual purpose for his visit that day: buying a white Dodge pickup truck and rekindling romance with his twice-estranged wife, Melissa Calumpit. However, he never made the planned trip north to another campsite near Council, Idaho.
Key evidence surfaced when a witness overheard a suspicious phone conversation between Calumpit and a woman, presumed to be Melissa, who urged him to meet her at the campsite. During a subsequent investigation, Melissa Calumpit’s inconsistent statements and incriminating details raised suspicions.
Initially denying involvement, Melissa and Morris later changed their stories after being confronted with video evidence. Morris admitted to planning the murder during a family meeting and stated that Melissa wanted to accompany her. The affidavits detail how the mother and daughter lured Travis Calumpit to the campsite, where he was ultimately shot.
Melissa’s statements varied, but she eventually confessed to hitting Travis with a rock and shooting him during an altercation. The pair then disposed of the weapon and Calumpit’s cell phone in the CJ Strike Reservoir.
Authorities recounted Melissa’s chilling words to Travis as he lay dying: “I’m sorry. I love you.”
According to the court documents, "Rosalie said Melissa told her Travis was bending down, grabbing phones, and Melissa hit him with a rock and, 'knocked him silly.' Rosalie said Melissa told her Travis lunged at her and she shot him one time in the chest.”
Further, the two then threw the pistol used in the murder and Travis's phone in the C.J Strike Reservoir.
"Rosalie described Travis as an abusive drug addict, with mental issues. Rosalie said she decided she had to kill Travis and compared it to putting a dog down to save livestock," states the affidavit.
Both women were held on a $2 million dollar bond, will be in court later this year and are waiting in jail.
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Melissa Fay Calumpit, 35, and Rosalie Lynn Morris, 59, each stand accused of murder and destruction of evidence, according to criminal complaints and probable cause affidavits. The older woman, Morris, is implicated based on an aiding and abetting theory.
On the night of July 12, campers at Martin’s Landing, near the Snake River and the Oregon border, discovered Calumpit’s body. Sheriff’s deputies said Calumpit was found face down with a small caliber bullet wound in his left upper chest area. Evidence was located nearby, including a spent .380 ACP casing and personal items.
Authorities believe Calumpit had a dual purpose for his visit that day: buying a white Dodge pickup truck and rekindling romance with his twice-estranged wife, Melissa Calumpit. However, he never made the planned trip north to another campsite near Council, Idaho.
Key evidence surfaced when a witness overheard a suspicious phone conversation between Calumpit and a woman, presumed to be Melissa, who urged him to meet her at the campsite. During a subsequent investigation, Melissa Calumpit’s inconsistent statements and incriminating details raised suspicions.
Initially denying involvement, Melissa and Morris later changed their stories after being confronted with video evidence. Morris admitted to planning the murder during a family meeting and stated that Melissa wanted to accompany her. The affidavits detail how the mother and daughter lured Travis Calumpit to the campsite, where he was ultimately shot.
Melissa’s statements varied, but she eventually confessed to hitting Travis with a rock and shooting him during an altercation. The pair then disposed of the weapon and Calumpit’s cell phone in the CJ Strike Reservoir.
Authorities recounted Melissa’s chilling words to Travis as he lay dying: “I’m sorry. I love you.”
According to the court documents, "Rosalie said Melissa told her Travis was bending down, grabbing phones, and Melissa hit him with a rock and, 'knocked him silly.' Rosalie said Melissa told her Travis lunged at her and she shot him one time in the chest.”
Further, the two then threw the pistol used in the murder and Travis's phone in the C.J Strike Reservoir.
"Rosalie described Travis as an abusive drug addict, with mental issues. Rosalie said she decided she had to kill Travis and compared it to putting a dog down to save livestock," states the affidavit.
Both women were held on a $2 million dollar bond, will be in court later this year and are waiting in jail.
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The latest on The Downfall of Diddy, The Karen Read Trial, Catching the Long Island Serial Killer, Awaiting Admission: BTK’s Unconfessed Crimes, Delphi Murders: Inside the Crime, Chad & Lori Daybell, The Murder of Ana Walshe, Alex Murdaugh, Bryan Kohberger, Lucy Letby, Kouri Richins, Malevolent Mormon Mommys, Justice for Harmony Montgomery, The Murder of Stephen Smith, The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury, and much more! Listen at https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com