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Just into the WDRB newsroom at 5, Brooks
Houck for Crystal Rogers former
boyfriend and the main suspect in her
death has filed an appeal on his murder
conviction.
His attorneys point to him being denied
a new trial and the judge not recusing
himself from this case. Houck's attorney
also mentioned his trial being
consolidated with Joseph Lawson. Court
documents say the appeal is being taken
to the Kentucky Supreme Court. Houck is
serving a sentence of life in prison for
the 2015 murder of Rogers, his former
girlfriend.
The notice, filed in Nelson Circuit Court and dated Monday, Oct. 6, stated Houck's intention to take his appeal of the entire case to the Kentucky Supreme Court.
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Oct. 6, 2025
Brooks Houck files official appeal of conviction in Crystal Rogers murder case
The notice, filed in Nelson Circuit Court and dated Monday, Oct. 6, stated Houck's intention to take his appeal of the entire case to the Kentucky Supreme Court.