Crystal Rogers

A judge in Bardstown has formally sentenced Brooks Houck to life in prison for the murder of his girlfriend and mother of his child. Nelson Circuit Judge Charles Simms went with a jury’s recommendation on Wednesday in sentencing Houck to the maximum punishment for the murder of Crystal Rogers.

Tuesday's verdicts and recommended prisons sentences end the trial that begin in Warren County on June 24.

A Bowling Green jury took just three-and-a-half hours to find Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson guilty on all charges related to the murder of Crystal Rogers.

After calling six witnesses over two days, the defense has rested its case in the Crystal Rogers murder trial. The jury will return on Monday to hear closing statements in the trial of Brooks Houck and co-defendant Joseph Lawson.

The defense started calling witnesses on Wednesday in the Crystal Rogers murder trial in Bowling Green. The sister of the main defendant, Brooks Houck, took the stand and told jurors about all the speculation and accusations her family has received since Rogers' disappearance a decade ago.

A judge on Tuesday denied motions to acquit two men charged in the disappearance and presumed murder of a young Bardstown mother. The ruling means the case against Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson will proceed before a Warren County jury.

The trial of two men charged in the disappearance and presumed death of Crystal Rogers of Bardstown is now in its second week. The jury learned on Monday that a social media post by her father led to a major break in the case.

The second of two trials related to the disappearance and presumed murder of Bardstown mother of five, Crystal Rogers, is underway in Warren County.

The prosecution has rested its case on day three of the Steve Lawson trial in Bowling Green. Lawson is charged in connection with the presumed death of Crystal Rogers, the Bardstown mother of five who disappeared in 2015.

The prosecution continued to call witnesses Wednesday in the trial of Steve Lawson. He’s before a jury in Bowling Green, facing charges related to the disappearance and presumed death of young Bardstown mother Crystal Rogers in 2015.