Account
Jun 02, 2010
Aug 18, 2020
Latricia
Fipps
53
31
60 inches
105 lbs
White / Caucasian
Female
On November 20, 2002, 31-year-old Latricia "Tricia" Fipps vanished from Tulsa, Oklahoma, leaving her family in a state of desperate uncertainty. That day, Tricia had informed several people that her ex-boyfriend, Joseph Gilbert Calvert, was going to pick her up from a house where she was working so she could get their child from daycare. An eyewitness confirmed seeing Tricia leave with Calvert in his gray 1994 Isuzu Rodeo. This was the last time she was seen. Her mother was waiting for her at home, but Tricia never arrived, and she never made it to the daycare to pick up her children, an act her family knew was entirely out of character for the devoted mother. When questioned by police, Calvert claimed he had dropped her off safely at her home and denied knowing anything about what happened to her afterward. Tricia was a white female with brown hair and brown eyes, standing at 5 feet tall and weighing around 105 pounds. She had a distinctive tattoo of Harley-Davidson wings with the name "Harley" underneath located above her right knee. At the time of her disappearance, she was wearing a blue shirt, gray sweatpants, and white tennis shoes. For years, Tricia's case remained cold, with her family holding out hope for answers. A significant break in the investigation finally came in August 2012, nearly a decade after she disappeared. Police in New Mexico responded to a call about a woman who was acting hysterical. The woman, Shanna Rene Ramsey, who was intoxicated, told them her husband had killed someone in Tulsa and forced her to watch. Though she misidentified the victim as "Latricia Phelps," the information eventually made its way to Tulsa investigators. In January 2013, Tulsa police interviewed Ramsey, who had since moved to Owasso, Oklahoma. She provided a chilling and detailed account of Tricia's murder. Ramsey stated that after Calvert picked Tricia up, they went to the home he shared with Ramsey, where an argument broke out. From there, the three went to a property Calvert was remodeling, where he allegedly gave Tricia a drink laced with crushed sleeping pills. Ramsey's confession painted a grim picture of Tricia's final hours. She recounted how they traveled to a motel near Amarillo, Texas, and then to a remote property near Tucumcari, New Mexico. While walking in a field, Calvert attacked Tricia, choking her and instructing Ramsey to hold her legs. After Tricia was dead, Calvert placed her body in his vehicle and drove for about half an hour along New Mexico Highway 104 before burying her in an arroyo. Based on this information, both Calvert and Ramsey were arrested in early 2018. Calvert was subsequently charged with and convicted of first-degree felony murder and kidnapping, receiving a life sentence. Ramsey was also charged with first-degree murder. The case is notable for being one of the few "no body" homicide convictions in Oklahoma's history. Despite the convictions and the detailed confession, the search for Tricia's remains continues, leaving her family without a final resting place for their loved one. The overview of this case reveals a heartbreaking story of a mother's life cut short, a decade-long mystery, and a family's relentless pursuit of justice that ultimately led to a conviction, though the final piece of closure remains elusive.
Nov 20, 2002
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Tulsa County
74126
8652
Tulsa Police Department
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Tulsa County
74103
Jason White
Homicide Detective
600 Civic Center, Oklahoma
9185969143
Local
Law Enforcement
2002087388
2002-11-21
Tulsa Police Department
Brown
Brown
Brown
06/15/2026
