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Female Couple Shot to Death at Utah Campsite

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Crystal Michelle Turner and Kylen Carrol Schulte had told friends that "a weirdo camping near them ... was freaking them out." Police are investigating.

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Police in Utah have launched a homicide investigation in the deaths of a married female couple shot to death Wednesday at a campsite in Grand County.

The victims were Crystal Michelle Turner, 38, and Kylen Carrol Schulte, 24, who had lived in Moab, Utah, Salt Lake City TV station KSL reports.

The women were last seen at a tavern in Moab Saturday night, and they had called friends that night saying they were worried about "a weirdo camping near them that was freaking them out," according to social media posts. They were planning to move to a different campsite.

"We are currently following up with any and all leads that come to our attention during this investigation and will continue to be available to people to come forward with information," said a statement from the Grand County sheriff's office. Sheriff's personnel believe there is "no current danger to the public," the statement added.

Several friends are posting fond remembrances of the couple on social media. "Kylen Schulte would always comment about how beautiful the flowers were in front of the restaurant," one wrote on Facebook. "She asked a few weeks ago to pick a few for her wife. They were truly in love and spread so much joy around them. I'm so sorry this happened to them. Both were absolutely amazing souls."

Schulte's family set up a GoFundMe campaign to raise money to have her buried next to her brother, Mackeon Daniel Schulte, in Billings, Mont. Her brother was fatally shot by a friend in 2015 at age 15. The campaign has exceeded its goal, and the funds will be shared with Turner's family, according to the GoFundMe page.

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Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.
Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.