| Location | Covington Ky |
| Age | 18 years |
| Cause of Death | Murder |
| Date of Birth | 1991 |
| Date of Death | 2009 |
| Visitors | 4,113 since 02/04/2009 |
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COVINGTON - Travis White was beaten with a two-foot wrench, a hammer, a baseball bat and a knife that broke while he was being stabbed 29 times.
His friends and family in a Kenton County courtroom gasped Tuesday as Covington police Detective Mike McGuffey described the brutality of the crime during the preliminary hearing of five Covington residents charged in connection with the 17-year-old's death
A 14-year-old girl, who is facing charges in juvenile court, lured White into an ambush Feb. 18 at her family's apartment in the 1800 block of Madison Avenue, McGuffey said. The girl allegedly told one of the defendants that White raped her, McGuffey testified. The girl now denies that she was raped, he said
While wearing the dead teen's Reebok shoes, Brian Golsby admitted to investigators that he hit White 20 times with the bat, stabbed him multiple times and carved gang emblems into White's stomach, McGuffey said. Golsby, 26, is charged with murder.
Bragging that he was a member of the Crips, Kasey Dodson told investigators that he administered some of the hits and kicks to White, McGuffey said. Dodson, 21, is also charged with murder.
McGuffey disputed claims by one of the defendants that he chatted with White after the beating and gave him a glass of water. White's jaw was too mangled for him to be able to talk, if he was alive at all, McGuffey said. Both of his legs were also broken.
Stripped down to his boxers and socks, White was locked in a "dungeon-like" basement, McGuffey said. It's unknown whether he was still alive.
A day after the beating, David Thompson II, 18, and Dale Eastman, 19, helped roll the body in a red carpet, tape it and stuff it in a garbage can, McGuffey said. Thompson and Eastman are both charged with tampering with physical evidence.
The lookout while the defendants wheeled the can to nearby train tracks was Amber Goerler, McGuffey said. White's decomposed body was found a week later between the railroad tracks and a garage at Jess 'N' Sons Towing on Shaler Street.
All the defendants knew each other through vampire role-playing games, McGuffey said. They wrote about the games on their MySpace social networking pages.
Goerler, 19, also charged with tampering with physical evidence, told investigators that she stopped by the apartment as White was being beaten, McGuffey said. Golsby answered the door in a bloody shirt holding a hammer, McGuffey said. Goerler told investigators that she could hear screams coming from inside the apartment.
White's mother, Carolyn Buxton, cheered when District Judge Ann Ruttle declined to lower any of the defendants' bonds. Dobson and Golsby are being held on no bond. Thompson, Goerler and Eastman are each being held in lieu of $10,000 cash bonds.
UPDATE: The monsters that killed Travis are all doing life behind bars!!!!!
I never knew you but I'll never forget you...
Dear Travis,
I never knew you but I did know one of the people that killed you, Kasey Dobson. He used to date my sister. When we saw on the news that he was arrested for murder we couldn't believe it. I saw your picture and heard how you were murdered and I couldn't help but cry. I felt guilty for having known Kasey and I thought that maybe if I had done something different in the time that I was around Kasey that maybe you would of never gotten murdered. But I realize now that no one is to blame but the people that chose to murder you. My sister and I want nothing to do with Kasey and haven't spoken to him since this happened. He deserves to rot in prison. People that never even knew you were hurt by what happened to you. I never knew you in life but I will never forget your death. RIP Travis -Jami Wilhelm
I knew Travis a little bit,because I lived across the street from him.My babysitter (nick )and him were friends,and would sometimes use my kitchen to create their tattoos. He always reminded me of nick's brother Cameron. Every time I saw him,he was ways quiet,and very well mannered. He was a very sweet young man,and to this day- I could/ can not imagine why anyone would or could ever hurt him.NO one should ever have to suffer the way he did. I hope the people responsible get what they deserve.
I didn't know you but this story haunts me to this day. I have two boys close to your age, and I can't image losing one of them to such a horrible crime. Travis, I hope you have found peace in heaven, and I hope thw animals that did this to you rot in hell.
my son
DEAR TRAVIS ITS BEN A WILE BUT ALWAYS NO SON YOU ARE IN MY HEART, THOUGHTS, PRAYERS. I LOVE AND MISS YOU SO MUCH SON. LOVE MOM, FAMILY AND ALL YOUR FREINDS.
living without you
travis,
i still remeber the day i found out you had gotten killed i was in tears when your mom texted me and told me you was gone,forever. i didnt want to even think about it. it was something i had to accept. waking up and not texting you or even hanging out with you, the little things about you is what i miss so much about you. i was locked up with emily ball and trust me i just wanted to break down and cry because i know she has no feeling for what she had did. i brak down and cry every time i see your face or even hear your name. i miss you so much its crazy. i know things happen for a reason, its just no one knows your reason besides the one that killed you. me and my family is missing you alot, i cant wait till the day i see you again...
love always
missy
Emily Ball
I've never met Travis White , I didn't even know him , but when i , myself was in the cambell county detention center for a beyond control charge , i met Emily ball , one of the 6 people who helped murder Travis White , I also met 2 of his friends in there . I had a conversation with emily ball , She had no emotion . She had no remorse , she had no idea her life was gone , ruined . She figured she'de get out in a few years , which of course isn't happing . My roomate told me , she'de be in there 60 years at least . Travis White's friends that i met in there would cry alot , not only because of his death , but to just see Emily's face , to know , she's the reason he's dead . It was sad . After what people told me about his death , and reading stories , i couldn't even imaqine how hurt not only he was in but the pain his heart must have felt . I still dont know what her motivation was other than just wanting him dead , i just wish i could have knew him , and the strangest part is , i lived right by him , i knew some of his closest friends , i just wish i could have met him , or to even tell him the stuff i know now . Im not going to say im sorry for your loss because i know it don't help over come the pain you all feel . I am sorry he haD to be put in this situation . He was prob a great kid , a great guy .
I don't know what to say, or if it even matters. I'm sorry for your loss and my my heart aches for you and yours. I know nothing I ay will ease the pain or make matters any better. I just felt that i could not leave this page without saying something. My name is Kalia Goerler, and in all my 21 years I have never been ashamed of my last name untill now. I am kin to the same Amber Goerler that help break your heart. I read the reports and am in shock. I know i'm late. It's been over a year, I know. I have'nt really kept up with Amber over the years. I was just told about this page last week. I guess really the only thing left to say is sorry from me and my family for the hurt that one of our own brought to you and your family.
It Has Been 1 year
Dear God,
This is just a little letter for you, because we have an agreement. You are to babysit my little boy for us until we come to see him, I only ask these few things from you,
One please make sure he gets Eskimo kisses everyday, because daddy loves to play that game with his sisters,
two please make sure you tell him mommy loves him more than the world sky, space and even the galaxy, that's a game I like to play with his sisters..
Three tell him sissy Laura was so excited to have a Big brother she was even willing to share her toys..
Five, can you please build a ball park for him to learn how to play baseball, because daddy was so sure he'd be a star...
Six, make sure my little munchkin is not a picky eater, we make his sister and brother try every thing once..
Seven take a lot of pictures for us to look at when we pick him up someday we don't want to miss a single thing...
Eight, please let him look upon the world to see who we are,
Nine, please let my baby sleep with you if there is a very scary storm, his sister And Brother get a little afraid sometimes too...
And finally ten.. Like I said we have a agreement you are only to baby sit him until we get there , after I Do Daddy can handle the job...
Thank you God.....
Jerry W. Buxton
R.I.P SON
Baby you are waying heavy on my heart and mind, I just want you to no how much you are loved and missed. I cant beleave that it has almost ben a year since you went to heaven. I also want to tell you how much we miss the sound of your laughter, the smell of your favorite calonge, [24 K]. I rember you how you use to take a bath in it as I would say. lol. As I sit and think of all the time we spent togeher, I smile and a tear or two fall,s, and I still rember the first time I felt you move when I was pregnant, the first time I looked in your buetiful big blue eyes ,I was so scared, your first tooth,first steps, wen you went to school you was so excited I could go on and on but The time you got a liltle mustache, and you took my mascarea and put it on your mustache to make it darker, I laughed and told you you are just like your Uncle D. lol. And how you love to listen to music, You get that from me, thats all I do to. There are so many people who love and miss you soooooo much and people who dont even no you. And the day you never came home, God I aint scared of any thing, but that day I was scared , brcause I new my son was gone. Son tell all the family we love and miss them and we will be home soon. LOVE MOM, UNCLE D, MAMMAW, DYLAN LAURA, JAMES AND MANY OTHERS. R.I.P. TRAVIS ANDREW WHITE
Dancing with a Dream
As you fell into my arms
A perfect fit
The feeling, felt so right
We gazed into each others eyes
We knew it
As we grasped each other
And held so tight.
The pounding of our hearts
Beating to the melody
“I’ll never smile again.”
The smile was there
While you were here.
Suddenly the music stopped,
You left
Called home.
Now
I’m all alone.
Awaiting my call
Beaconing me home.
Written by Tom Fenning
6/16/2008
All my love Gloria Anthony's Mom xoxo
I AM SO VERY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. GOD BLESS YOU TRAVIS, RIP ANGEL.
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