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When the Ballard family arrived in Bardstown, the crowd erupted into cheers and chants with many yelling: “Justice served.” ...
It didn't take long for the news that Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson had been found guilty by a jury in the Crystal Rogers ...
Bardstown residents gathered in an emotional display of unity and relief to celebrate guilty verdicts in a long-standing case that has gripped the area for more than a decade. Brooks Houck was found ...
Leaders, agencies, and law enforcement are all reacting to the guilty verdicts in the Crystal Rogers murder trial.
BARDSTWON, Ky. (WAVE) - The entire community gathered around Sherry Ballard when her daughter, Crystal Rogers went missing.
The two men charged with killing Bardstown mother Crystal Rogers have been found guilty. Brooks Houck, 42, of Bardstown, and ...
The second murder trial of Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson is now in its third week in Bowling Green 10 years after Crystal ...
The joint trial of Houck, Rogers’ boyfriend, and Joseph Lawson, Houck’s employee, began June 24. The two men were charged in ...
Attorneys for both defendants and the prosecution gave their closing arguments July 7. Jury deliberations will begin July 8.
Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson face life and 25-year sentences for Crystal Rogers' murder. Could others be charged in the future?
Judge Charles Simms sent the 12-member jury, six men and six women, back to the deliberation room at approximately 8:36 a.m.
Special prosecutor Shane Young, standing, right, speaks during the arraignment for Brooks Houck at the Nelson County Courthouse in Bardstown, Ky., Oct. 5, 2023. Houck has been charged in the murder of ...