Electronics aren't allowed in the courtroom, but our crews are taking handwritten notes to provide updates throughout the day.
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Crystal Rogers case: Trial updates
5:54 p.m.
Crystal Rogers' oldest daughter told WHAS11 the latest conviction is a breath of relief for her family.
“It’s not fair, it’s not fair what they did. Not at all,” she said. “I might not have been as close to mom as my brothers and sisters were, but there’s been days of my life where I’ve just sat down and cried because I wanted my mom there. Like having my babies. She would have loved my kids. She was a great mom and she did not deserve what happened to her.”
5:10 p.m.
Large crowds have gathered in Bardstown to show their support for the Ballard family when they arrive back from Bowling Green.
Many are seen carrying signs and wearing pink in honor of Crystal Rogers and green for Tommy Ballard, Rogers' father.
One woman held up a sign that reads: "It's not over yet."
"This is something that our community has waited for for ten years," she said. "This is something that we've been standing beside the Ballards through every step of the way."
4:43 p.m.
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman praised the work of Prosecutor Shane Young and law enforcement following Tuesday's conviction.
“Today, justice was delivered in a Bowling Green courtroom," he said. "Our Commonwealth never forgot Crystal Rogers, her children, and loved ones."