Although there have been a number of developments in the year since Kentucky mother of five Crystal Rogers vanished, one thing remains constant; Crystal is gone.
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As the case continues, Crystal's family is hoping something will soon give them the answers they desperately seek.
"People say that it'll get better, but it hasn't," Brooke Ballard, Crystal's younger sister, told Dateline. "She was my best friend. And she's not here anymore."
The family is doing everything they can to keep Crystal's name and story in the public eye. "We attend the court hearings. We still have signs up," Crystal's mother Sherry says. "This is the most important thing in my life, finding my daughter."
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The family has made it no secret that they believe their daughter's boyfriend Houck is responsible for whatever happened to Crystal. Sherry believes answers will be found "eventually," but it's just "so difficult to sit and wait."
A prayer vigil is being planned for the approaching one year anniversary of Crystal's disappearance.