FAVORITE NONPROFITS THRIVE. SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON. MY ONLY REGRET IS THAT KENTUCKY DOESN’T HAVE THE DEATH PENALTY. BUT THEN I THINK DEATH IS TOO GOOD FOR YOU. WHAT’S NEXT FOR BROOKS, HOUCK AND ...

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BARDSTOWN, Ky. (Court TV) — Brooks Houck was sentenced to life in prison plus five years Wednesday for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Crystal Rogers, while his co-defendant, Joseph Lawson, received ...

BARDSTOWN, Ky. (WAVE) - Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson were sentenced for their role in the murder of Crystal Rogers. Sherry Ballard, the mother of Crystal, told Brooks Houck that all she felt for him ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The former lead detective in the Crystal Rogers case has been ordered to appear at the sentencing of Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson next month. Jon Snow worked with the Nelson County ...

MULTIPLE SUSPECTS. FIRST TONIGHT, BREAKING NEWS IN THE CRYSTAL ROGERS MURDER CASE IS ONE OF THE MEN CONVICTED IN HER DEATH. IS APPEALING. JOSEPH LAWSON FILED A NOTICE TODAY OF HIS INTENTION TO APPEAL ...

State Farm seeks to intervene in the wrongful death lawsuit against Brooks Houck, contesting insurance coverage for damages ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Joseph Lawson has arrived to begin serving his 25-year sentence for his role in the disappearance and murder of Bardstown mother of five Crystal Rogers. On Wednesday, October ...

BARDSTOWN, Ky. (LEX 18) — Dateline NBC explores the Crystal Rogers murder case tonight in a comprehensive two-hour episode that promises new details about one of Kentucky's most complex criminal ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Nine years have passed since Tommy Ballard, the father of Crystal Rogers, was killed by an unknown shooter while he was hunting on family property. His murder remains ...

BARDSTOWN, Ky. (LEX 18) – Investigation Discovery is exploring the disappearance of a Kentucky mother of five from Nelson County. The case of Crystal Rogers will be featured on the network series "On ...