Travis Cohle was the father of Rustin Cohle.
History[]
Born in Alaska, Travis met his future wife, Rust's mother, while in Texas. At some point during the Rust's childhood, Rust's mother leaves them. This causes Travis to move back to Alaska with Rustin.
At some point, Travis began a relationship with Rose Aguineau and they stayed together until Travis's death sometime between 2002 and 2012.
Travis Cohle appearing to Rose in a hallucination
In 2012, Rust claimed that his father died of leukemia during his interview with Papania and Gilbough. In 2023, Rose and Evangeline Navarro talk about how Travis killed himself by walking out into the ice to avoid the pain he would have suffered from leukemia only a few years prior. It is unknown which story is the truth.
Discovery of the Scientists[]
Travis appeared to Rose and directed her to a remote location, where the eight scientists missing from Tsalal Station were frozen, buried in the ice.[1]
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Notes and Trivia[]
- Evangeline Navarro found his body.[2]