Crystal Rogers vanished from Bardstown, Kentucky, in July 2015.

Her car was found abandoned on the Bluegrass Parkway with her keys, phone, and purse still inside.

But Crystal was gone.

In this episode of Under The Porch Light, Qwalker walks through the disappearance of Crystal Rogers, the suspicion surrounding Brooks Houck, the Houck family farm, the Lawsons, the FBI investigation, the 2025 convictions, the appeals, and the one question that still makes this case feel unfinished:

Where is Crystal?

Because Bardstown got convictions.

But Crystal Rogers still has not been brought home.

Source Notes / Further Reading:
FBI — Crystal Rogers
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/crystal-rogers-1

FBI — Tommy Ballard
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/tommy-ballard

Associated Press — Authorities make arrests in the case of Kentucky woman reported missing 8 years ago
https://apnews.com/article/0161895fe56ea1acc6ea0d02c08330a0

WLKY — Crystal Rogers timeline: From disappearance to murder trials
https://www.wlky.com/article/crystal-rogers-brooks-houck-bardstown-lawsons-trial-timeline/64890743

WLKY — Crystal Rogers, Brooks Houck, Joseph Lawson trial coverage
https://www.wlky.com/article/crystal-rogers-brooks-houck-joseph-lawson-trial/65170291

WAVE — Documents unsealed in Crystal Rogers murder trials reveal new details in investigation
https://www.wave3.com/2025/07/15/documents-unsealed-crystal-rogers-murder-trials-reveal-new-details-investigation/

WDRB — Prosecutor calls Brooks Houck a murderer: “Crystal Rogers left with him but didn’t come home”
https://www.wdrb.com/in-depth/prosecutor-calls-brooks-houck-a-murderer-crystal-rogers-left-with-him-but-didnt-come-home/article_09fe2cab-bae1-44a2-ba6e-7654877767ad.html

WAVE — Brooks Houck sentenced to life in prison in Crystal Rogers murder case
https://www.wave3.com/2025/09/17/brooks-houck-sentenced-life-prison-crystal-rogers-murder/

WDRB — Steve Lawson sentenced to 17 years in prison for role in Crystal Rogers murder
https://www.wdrb.com/in-depth/steve-lawson-sentenced-to-17-years-in-prison-for-role-in-crystal-rogers-murder/article_f4455dfd-c9f4-4f0f-9cbf-087dc9be211e.html

WAVE — Brooks Houck files appeal to Kentucky Supreme Court to overturn Crystal Rogers murder conviction
https://www.wave3.com/2026/01/21/brooks-houck-files-appeal-kentucky-supreme-court-overturn-crystal-rogers-murder-conviction/

WDRB — Joseph Lawson appeals conviction in Crystal Rogers case to Kentucky Supreme Court
https://www.wdrb.com/news/crime-reports/joseph-lawson-appeals-conviction-in-crystal-rogers-case-to-kentucky-supreme-court/article_15d11ace-38ae-4c74-97c9-0f7e4b255d8f.html

WDRB — Focus shifts to Tommy Ballard murder after verdict in Crystal Rogers case
https://www.wdrb.com/news/crime-reports/focus-shifts-to-tommy-ballard-murder-after-verdict-in-crystal-rogers-case/article_19595930-3333-4bd1-9530-b710afaba159.html