It looks like the Crystal Rogers murder case will not be coming to Christian County, as the parties involved in the case have chosen to locate it to Warren County.
That’s according to Judge Charles Simms of Nelson County Circuit Court, who says that the Commonwealth and all three defendants in the case—Brooks Houck, Steve Lawson and Joseph Lawson—have agreed to a transfer of venue to Warren County instead.
The idea of it coming to Christian County had been considered, but Warren County is a closer venue to Nelson County, while still meeting the wants of limiting bias in a potential jury pool.
The Crystal Rogers case has been heavily covered since Rogers went missing in 2015, and the three men were officially charged in the case eight years later, with Houck accused of committing the act of murder and the other two with conspiracy to commit murder for their roles in the event.
However, Rogers’ body has never been found, despite numerous searches and efforts by law enforcement. Rogers’ vehicle was found still running on the Bluegrass Parkway in 2015, with her phone and purse inside—but Rogers seemingly had vanished.