The Disappearance of Crystal Rogers

Defense attorneys argued the trial should be moved outside of Nelson County because of “unabated media sensationalism” surrounding the murder case.

Brooks Houck lived with Crystal Rogers and their child at the time of her 2015 disappearance.

The inmate claims Ellis was shot because "he was close to an investigation of a ring of storage shed burglaries and business burglaries."

Investigative journalists Jessica Noll and Shay McAlister vow to ask tough questions of law enforcement and elected leaders — and investigate if there are still killers at large.

When pressed for details about how he knew it was gang initiation, he said, "Well, I know they was tortured."

The inmate told reporter Stephanie Bauer that "a garage or some kind of structure" had been burned down to hide the evidence.

The inmate said he overheard a fellow convict claim that "Crystal wasn't in Bardstown."

"I knew I seen something," said the witness.

The car was parked in "a peculiar location" near a farm owned by the mother of Rogers' boyfriend, allegedly the last person to see her alive. 

 "I just hope it's my answer," said Rogers' mother, Sherry Ballard.