Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson Sentenced for Crystal Rogers’ Murder
Brooks Houck and his co-defendant, Joseph Lawson were sentenced Wednesday for the murder of Crystal Rogers. More
September 17, 2025
Brooks Houck was convicted of murder and tampering with evidence in the 2015 disappearance of his then-girlfriend, Crystal Rogers.
Brooks Houck and his co-defendant, Joseph Lawson were sentenced Wednesday for the murder of Crystal Rogers. More
September 17, 2025
Crystal Rogers' family delivered emotional victim impact statements as Joseph Lawson and Brooks Houck were sentenced for her murder. More
September 17, 2025
Days before their scheduled sentencing, Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson filed motions seeking new trials citing errors in the case. More
September 16, 2025
Brooks Houck talks to family members about selling assets in phone calls immediately after his conviction for murdering Crystal Rogers. More
August 6, 2025
People dressed in pink and lined the streets to celebrate the guilty verdict for Joseph Lawson and Brooks Houck. More
July 8, 2025
Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson have been found guilty of all charges in the disappearance and murder of Crystal Rogers. More
July 8, 2025
Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson have been found guilty of all charges in the disappearance and murder of Crystal Rogers. More
July 8, 2025
Closing arguments are expected Monday as Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson stand trial on charges connected to the murder of Crystal Rogers. More
July 7, 2025
Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawsons' defense challenged prosecution evidence and witness statements as they stand trial in Crystal Rogers' murder. More
July 4, 2025
Prosecutors have pointed to Brooks Houck's grandmother and brother, a former police officer, as helping in Crystal Rogers' disappearance. More
July 1, 2025
Brooks Houck's ex-employee testified that Joseph Lawson said he'd pull out Crystal Rogers' teeth "and the hogs would do the rest." More
June 30, 2025
Prosecutors say Brooks Houck recorded his conversations and statements to police to share with family after Crystal Rogers disappeared. More
June 26, 2025
Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson are on trial for the murder of Crystal Rogers, who disappeared 10 years ago. Houck fathered Rogers' child. More
June 25, 2025
10 years after Crystal Rogers vanished, ex-boyfriend Brooks Houck and co-defendant Joseph Lawson are standing trial. More
June 25, 2025
Testing is being done on a hair found in Crystal Rogers' car, which was found after she disappeared in 2015. More
April 3, 2025
Steven Lawson, Joseph Lawson, and Brooks Houck were granted a change of venue. They're charged in the death of Crystal Rogers. More
October 7, 2024
The three men, Brooks Houck, Steven Lawson, and Joseph Lawson, accused in the death of Crystal Rogers, will now go to trial in a new... More
October 7, 2024
Crystal Rogers' former boyfriend, Brooks Houck, appeared in court to try to get his case separated from Joseph and Steven Lawson. More
July 8, 2024
Brooks Houck is back in court on charges he murdered ex-girlfriend Crystal Rogers. Steven and Joseph Lawson face charges related to the case. More
July 8, 2024
A TV interview was entered into evidence in which Brooks Houck admitted he did not report Crystal Rogers missing when he saw she had vanished. More
May 8, 2024
Attorneys have filed a motion to change the venue for Brooks Houck, a man charged with murder in the disappearance of Crystal Rogers. More
March 7, 2024
A trial date has been set for Brooks Houck, Joseph Lawson and Steven Lawson in connection to the 2015 disappearance of Crystal Rogers. More
February 8, 2024
A trial date has been set for all three suspects facing charges in connection to the 2015 disappearance of Crystal Rogers. More
February 8, 2024
Court documents are offering new insight into how Steven and Joseph Lawson may be linked to the disappearance of Crystal Rogers. More
December 13, 2023
Steven Lawson, the latest to be indicted in connection to Crystal Rogers, worked for Brooks Houck and called him the night she disappeared. More
December 8, 2023
Multiple law enforcement agencies searched an area in Kentucky, but couldn't say which cold case their investigation was linked to. More
December 6, 2023
Judge Charles Simms denied any impartiality or impropriety in his response to Brooks Houck's request that he recuse himself. More
November 22, 2023
Brooks Houck's defense attorneys have asked for the judge to recuse himself because of comments he made about Houck in an unrelated case. More
November 7, 2023
Prosecutors have linked Nick Houck to the gun used to kill Crystal Rogers' father as Nick's brother Brooks stands trial for her murder. More
October 9, 2023
A judge cited several factors in declining to lower the $10 million bond, including a concern for the safety of witnesses in the case. More
October 9, 2023