When he was 18, Goffney had his first major run-in with the law. “But we ended up learning from all the wrong people.”

“My mom did what she could with twins at 15,” Goffney said. Their mother gave birth to them when she was just 15, and they grew up in poverty in Camden. While the twins had a strong connection, their home life lacked stability. “I’d be in school and close my locker door and there’d be three guys standing there wanting to fight me because of him.

He was the only one Keyontyli confided in about his sexual orientation. Goffney said he stepped in frequently to defend his twin. In school, Keyontyli, who is gay, was often picked on by classmates for not being “manly” enough. Goffney won awards and trophies - some taller than he was - for karate, while his brother excelled at gymnastics. Goffney’s path wasn’t always pointed toward prison.įrom a young age, the twins exhibited an aptitude for physicality.