Attorneys for Joseph Lawson ask judge to throw out his conviction in Crystal Rogers’ case
The defense argues that Joseph Lawson should have been given a directed verdict (or acquittal) by the judge after the prosecution finished its case.
Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson found guilty of all charges in Crystal Rogers’ murder
Prosecutor Shane Young asked jurors to sentence Houck to life in prison. Houck would still be eligible for parole in 20 years.
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Prosecutors ask to delay sentencing of Brett Hankison for conviction in Breonna Taylor case
The defense asked the judge for leniency, arguing, in part, it would be dangerous for a former police officer to be in prison.
Prosecutor calls Brooks Houck a murderer: Crystal Rogers ‘left with him’ but ‘didn’t come home’
In summarizing the two-week Crystal Rogers murder trial, prosecutor Shane Young tried to keep his conclusion very simple for a Warren County jury.
Hair ‘similar’ to Crystal Rogers’ was found in car tied to Houck family, but DNA test didn’t confirm
The hair was sent to an FBI lab, and agents there couldn’t find a DNA profile, lab reports showed.
Cellphone data, new testimony contradict Brooks Houck’s timeline given to police
A digital forensic expert testified Friday that Brooks Houck was at his family’s farm most of the day Crystal Rogers’ disappeared, destroying a statement he gave police about his timeline on July 3, 2015.
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Defense for Brooks Houck shows text message he sent to Crystal Rogers after she disappeared
Prosecutors pointed out Houck only called Rogers twice and texted once in the 36 hours after she disappeared.
Prosecution in Crystal Rogers murder trial tells jury Brooks Houck’s brother, mother were involved
Prosecutor Jim Lesousky used much of his opening statement to concentrate on the alleged roles Brooks Houck’s mother, Rosemary Houck, and brother Nick Houck played in conspiring to help kill Rogers in 2015, despite the fact that neither have been…
Prosecution: Crystal Rogers murder trial is circumstantial case, a ‘no body homicide’
A jury of 15 people, including three alternatives, were seated Tuesday, and opening statements will begin Wednesday morning for defendants Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson.
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With no body or weapon, the circumstantial case against Brooks Houck begins Tuesday
It’s rare in Kentucky for murder cases to make it to trial without any of this evidence, attorneys told WDRB News.
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VIDEO | Kentucky state trooper repeatedly tased, maced unarmed man after traffic stop
A Kentucky State Police trooper indicted in March for allegedly assaulting multiple people and committing perjury is now facing a federal lawsuit filed on behalf of a construction worker he is accused of macing and repeatedly tasing without reason.
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City pays wrongfully convicted Louisville woman nearly $3 million in botched police case
Johnetta Carr claimed in a lawsuit filed Dec. 2020 that she was 16 when police accused her of murdering her boyfriend and that during the course of the investigation, detectives fabricated and coerced witnesses into saying that she was involved…
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Former LMPD officer convicted for lying about cases arrested for soliciting prostitution
Earlier this month, John Green was ordered to serve sixty days on home incarceration, undergo mental health treatment and pay $1,000 to Kentucky’s Victim Compensation fund for violating his probation.
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Attorneys for Steve Lawson ask judge to throw out his conviction in Crystal Rogers’ case
Lawson, 54, was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with physical evidence on May 30.
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