Fans of the first "True Detective" season, starring Matthew McConaughey as Detective Rust Cohle, were quick to pounce on the appearance of a ghost, Travis, in the Jan. 14 opener of "Night Country." ...

'True Detective: Night Country' features a ghost named Travis who might be Travis Cohle, the survivalist father of original 'True Detective' character Rust Cohle (Matthew McConaughey).

True Detective blew up in 2014. It wasn’t just the creepy murder or the Louisiana vibes. Matthew McConaughey as Rust Cohle stole the show.

The article explores the Travis Cohle theory and its connection to Matthew McConaughey's Rust Cohle from Season 1 of True Detective.

The second episode of True Detective: Night Country confirms a major fan theory about Travis Cohle, Rust's dad.

"True Detective" fans are convinced that Travis, a dead character and ghost, is also the father of Matthew McConaughey's Rust from Season One.

True Detective: Night Country is undeniable entertwined with Matthew McConaughey's Season 1, and we're rounding up all the big connections.

True Detective fans have a theory connecting Night Country to Matthew McConaughey's Rust in Season 1.

Ten years and three more seasons later, fans of the HBO series still want to cuddle the rail-thin, forever-tortured Rust Cohle.

Update: showrunner Issa López has commented on the fan theory. See below. True Detective Season 4 has returned with a chilling new mystery of missing persons and a murdered activist. But fans of ...