COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) – A trial is underway in Columbus for a 2018 murder. On September 24th, 2018 , 92-year-old John Dawson was found dead in his home on Victoria Drive and his 89-year-old wife, Virginia Dawson, was found beaten. Columbus police were dispatched to the area of their home in reference to people fighting with a nude man. Once officers arrived to the scene, they were informed that Travick was seen leaving the home and trying to steal Dawson’s vehicle. Lewis Lamb, the attorney for the state in this case, says the evidence will show Dawson was stabbed and robbed.