BOISE, Idaho — Two children have lost both of their parents and are now living with an aunt, after their father was shot and their mother, and grandmother, have been charged with first-degree murder.
"I was mad. I was very, very mad. And my first thought was, I need to get where we need to go drop our kids off, and go get these kids," said Keisha Hubbard.
Hubbard is the aunt of the two Calumpit children whose mother and grandmother have been charged in the murder of their father on July 12.
KTVB obtained court documents that shed more light on the incident. As we previously reported, Melissa Fay Calumpit and Rosalie Lynn Morris were charged with first-degree murder for the homicide of Travis Haywood Calumpit.
Melissa, 35, was also charged with murder in the first degree and destruction, alteration, or concealment of evidence. Her mother, Rosalie aged 59, was also charged with aiding and abetting in first-degree murder, and aiding and abetting in the destruction, alteration, or concealment of evidence.
During the arraignment of both women, prosecutors had already claimed that the act was premeditated. However, court documents show the extent of the planning.
Rosalie and Melissa had originally told deputies they had tried to travel to Idaho but had to turn around due to a road closure. Melissa also first claimed she was only going to meet Travis to tell him she wanted a divorce.
"Melissa made several statements during the investigation that were both incriminating, inconsistent with the evidence, and led investigators to believe she had intimate knowledge of details of the homicide that were not known to the public," the affidavit states.
According to Melissa they had two children together and had previously been divorced in 2018 and then remarried again in 2020. She and her mother also told deputies that Travis was physically abusive to the children.
Additionally, documents state Travis believed the two were meeting to reconcile and that Travis asked "why" after she shot him, she told him "I'm sorry, I love you" and ran away.
In Rosalie's affidavit it states she changed her story when shown dash camera footage.
"Rosalie admitted she drove to Martin Landing with Melissa," documents state.
She told detectives that Melissa shot Travis at the campground while she waited in an outhouse nearby. She stated she heard both of them yell and then a single shot.
"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," states the affidavit.
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.
Hubbard said she took the two kids whose father was Travis, and one of Melissa's other children. Aged 10, 14 and 15, she said they are mad and upset. Now, all eight of them live in Battle Mountain, Nevada. Hubbard said the kids are slowly warming up.
"It just blew my mind. I was mad. I had a complete meltdown," Hubbard said. "They need, they all need counseling."
Hubbard said she never knew of any abuse from Travis personally or talked much with her sister when she was with Travis. However, she did say the kids have told her about abuse. Also, she hasn't talked to her mother since the murder but did talk briefly with her sister.
"Missy called and talked to the kids very briefly told them be good," Hubbard said. "She said, 'make sure you're taking care of each other,' and it was a very short five-minute call. She said, 'you guys need to be good and don't shut your aunt out. She's trying to be helpful.'"
Hubbard is Mellisa's youngest sister. She's only 24 and now has twice the family to look after. She said she doesn't mind but the family needs some help.
"It's an unfortunate circumstance," said Hubbard. "And they need all they can get. They've never had anything. They've never had their own beds. There's the 15-year-old, the autistic one. He likes video games, both boys like video games. The girl, she likes to draw. She likes art. She likes doing stuff. And she's never been able to have any of these things."
Hubbard is hoping the GoFundMe can help with some of the expenses. There is a lot, she said, because the 15-year-old has autism and epilepsy. She said she just wants to give them their best life now.
"It's gonna be hard, but it's not an easy situation no matter what," Hubbard said. "I want them to be happy and taken care of and finish school."
View the Calumpit children's GoFundMe here.