Ellis was ambushed and gunned down with a 12-gauge shotgun while clearing debris from an exit ramp in 2013. His killer has not been found.
Ellis was shot to death on May 25, 2013 when he stopped to clear branches on an exit ramp off the Bluegrass Parkway.
The cases have remained unsolved for years, and many are waiting for answers in the Bardstown community and beyond.
Law enforcement officials are searching an area of Nelson County on Wednesday in connection to one of three unsolved homicide cases in the area, Special Prosecutor Shane Young said.
Last month, Houck's attorneys asked the high court to remove Judge Charles Simms III, arguing his "impartiality might reasonably be questioned from the perspective of a reasonable observer who is informed of all the surrounding facts and circumstances."
Brooks Houck is asking that Judge Charles Simms III be disqualified from his murder case due to what he calls a bias against him.
Ten years, hundreds of tips, and thousands of dollars but still, no arrests in the murder of Bardstown Police officer Jason Ellis.
It's been 10 years since a knock at the door changed her life forever.
Crystal Rogers was last seen on July 3, 2015.
The Shepherdsville Police Chief announced on Monday his plan to retire Jan. 2. McCubbin has been in the middle of high-profile cases that have drawn national attention, like a trio of murders in Bardstown.