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Man indicted in 1996 kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Bowling Green girl
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Man indicted in 1996 kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Bowling Green girl

  • WDRB Digital Staff
  • Updated Feb 27, 2026

A man was indicted in a 30-year-old missing child cold case out of Bowling Green, Kentucky. 

Coffee with Crawford | Louisville bettors were left in the dark Saturday, but that’s about to change
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Coffee with Crawford | Louisville bettors were left in the dark Saturday, but that’s about to change

  • Eric Crawford
  • Updated Sep 22, 2025

Louisville’s victory over Bowling Green on Saturday was never really in doubt.

Brohm says Louisville's bye week was used to clean things up, not cover them up
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Brohm says Louisville's bye week was used to clean things up, not cover them up

  • Eric Crawford
  • Updated Sep 15, 2025

Jeff Brohm didn't waste the bye week relaxing. That's for the offseason, he said.

Attorneys for Joseph Lawson ask judge to throw out his conviction in Crystal Rogers' case
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Attorneys for Joseph Lawson ask judge to throw out his conviction in Crystal Rogers' case

  • Jason Riley
  • Updated Jul 16, 2025

The defense argues that Joseph Lawson should have been given a directed verdict (or acquittal) by the judge after the prosecution finished its case. 

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Prosecution: Crystal Rogers murder trial is circumstantial case, a 'no body homicide'
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Prosecution: Crystal Rogers murder trial is circumstantial case, a 'no body homicide'

  • Jason Riley
  • Updated Jun 25, 2025

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. 

With no body or weapon, the circumstantial case against Brooks Houck begins Tuesday
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With no body or weapon, the circumstantial case against Brooks Houck begins Tuesday

  • Jason Riley
  • Updated Jun 20, 2025

It's rare in Kentucky for murder cases to make it to trial without any of this evidence, attorneys told WDRB News.

Attorneys for Steve Lawson ask judge to throw out his conviction in Crystal Rogers' case
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Attorneys for Steve Lawson ask judge to throw out his conviction in Crystal Rogers' case

  • Jason Riley
  • Updated Jun 5, 2025

Lawson, 54, was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with physical evidence on May 30.  

Trial date set for Brooks Houck and one co-defendant in Crystal Rogers' murder case
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Trial date set for Brooks Houck and one co-defendant in Crystal Rogers' murder case

  • Jason Riley
  • Updated Nov 13, 2024

Nelson County Judge Charles Simms III ruled Tuesday that Houck and Joseph Lawson will be tried on June 24, 2025, in Bowling Green. Co-defendant Steve Lawson, who will be tried separately, will stand trial on Feb. 11.

Judge rules Brooks Houck and one co-defendant will be tried separately for Crystal Rogers' murder
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Judge rules Brooks Houck and one co-defendant will be tried separately for Crystal Rogers' murder

  • Jason Riley
  • Updated Nov 6, 2024

Nelson County Judge Charles Simms III ruled Tuesday that co-defendant Steve Lawson will be tried separately because he has given hours of "ever evolving," or contradictory, testimony.

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'Not much' found in search of properties once owned by Brooks Houck's family in Crystal Rogers case
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'Not much' found in search of properties once owned by Brooks Houck's family in Crystal Rogers case

  • Jason Riley
  • Updated Nov 5, 2024

In a hearing focused on whether to separate the trials for Brooks Houck, Joseph Lawson and Steve Lawson, prosecutor Shane Young was asked by the judge whether the searches in early September would produce more evidence in the case.

"No, sir, not much," Young told Judge Chares Simms III.

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