LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Brooks Houck, who was convicted of murdering Crystal Rogers, owns nearly $13.5 million in property in Nelson County, and a new agreement shows what he is and isn't allowed to sell.
According to an agreed order filed Tuesday, Houck can't buy or transfer any of the properties he owns individually or through his businesses while the wrongful death lawsuit is pending. Rogers' children and her mother, Sherry Ballard, filed that civil lawsuit in December 2023.
Nelson County property records show Houck, or companies he runs, own 73 properties in the county alone. According to the Secretary of State's website, Houck is listed as the registered agent for these three limited liability companies:
- Houck Rentals, LLC
- Select Quality Homes, LLC
- Central Kentucky Real Estate Rentals, LLC
Between those businesses, records show Houck homes all over the county as well as 168 acres on Paschal Ballard Lane — part of the Houck family farm — valued at more than $518,000.
The order filed Tuesday says Houck is allowed to sell various lots in the Copperfield subdivision in Nelson County that were part of contracts before he was indicted. However, he can't get any new mortgages.
After Houck was convicted, jail phone calls showed, he was trying to sell off properties and items.
"I could care less about anything financially," he said in one call. "... it's hard for you all to hear me say that because I've worked hard. I'm always trying to build the next house or do whatever, but, I'm telling you, this is materialistic stuff.
"And, I asked Nicholas to go over and get a few things to sell some of the guns and stuff. I don't need no guns anymore in my life."
An evidentiary hearing was scheduled for Oct. 8 but has now been canceled after the agreed order.
Last week, Houck was sentenced to life in prison for Rogers' murder. Joseph Lawson was sentenced to 25 years and his father, Steve Lawson, was sentenced to 17 years behind bars.
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