Idaho campground victim asked ‘why?’ after estranged wife allegedly shot him, police say

Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman

BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — Travis Calumpit, nan 37-year-old Parma campground victim, was allegedly killed by his estranged woman and her mother, according to a tribunal proceeding and probable origin affidavits revenge Friday by rule enforcement.

Travis Calumpit was changeable and killed July 12 astatine nan Martin Landing campground, which sits adjacent nan confluence of nan Boise, Snake and Owyhee rivers. The apprehension of nan 2 women from Battle Mountain, Nevada, was announced Thursday.

Travis’ estranged wife, Melissa Calumpit, 35, petitioned for divorcement successful 2018 aft 8 years of marriage, tribunal records showed. But nan 2 sewage remarried successful 2020, Melissa told police. She and her mother, 59-year-old Rosalie Morris, had their bonds group astatine $2 cardinal each connected Friday.

“Rosalie admitted location had been a family gathering astatine Rosalie’s residence … they talked astir really to get free of Travis for good,” a probable origin affidavit said. “… She planned to do it herself; however, Melissa wanted to travel along.”

Calumpit and Morris appeared successful tribunal Friday successful orangish jumpsuits, glasses and handcuffs. Calumpit was charged pinch first-degree execution and destruction, alteration aliases concealment of evidence. Morris was charged pinch aiding and abetting execution and destruction, alteration aliases concealment of evidence.

Before his death, Travis told his stepfather he was going to meet pinch Melissa successful nan “hopes that they would reconcile their narration and spell camping,” according to a probable origin affidavit.

Police said nan dash camera connected Travis’ car showed Melissa opinionated beside a car astatine Martin Landing.

Calumpit said that Travis asked “why?” aft she changeable him, and that she said, “I’m sorry. I emotion you,” earlier moving away, according to a probable origin affidavit.

Later, Calumpit threw nan SIM paper connected Travis’ telephone retired nan model and tossed nan telephone and weapon into CJ Strike Reservoir, a probable origin affidavit said. Rosalie drove her to nan reservoir, an affidavit said.

The charismatic and judge cited nan severity of nan crime and nan 2 being from retired of authorities for why nan enslaved was truthful high.