Lawson's attorneys argue there were procedural errors prior to and during the trial and an impartial jury was unobtainable.

The defense argues that Joseph Lawson should have been given a directed verdict (or acquittal) by the judge after the ...

All of the sealed court records surrounding the murder trial of Brooks Houck, Joseph Lawson and Steven Lawson have now been ...

One of the men found guilty in the death of Crystal Rogers asked the court on Monday to either throw out the guilty verdict or to grant a new trial. A jury found Joseph Lawson guilty of conspiracy to ...

Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson were convicted in connection to Rogers' disappearance. Her body has never been found.

Young has previously said evidence in Rogers' case is tied to the two other unsolved deaths in Bardstown: her dad Tommy ...

The jury recommended a life sentence for Houck, plus an additional five-year sentence for the tampering charge to be served ...

Get more information about the convictions of two men in connection to the disappearance of Kentucky mom Crystal Rogers.

Tommy Ballard was the father of Crystal Rogers and became heavily invested in searching for her after she disappeared.

The joint trial of Houck, Rogers’ boyfriend, and Joseph Lawson, Houck’s employee, began June 24. The two men were charged in ...

More than eight years after the Bardstown mother disappeared without a trace, a new breakthrough in the case may bring ...

Attorneys for both defendants and the prosecution gave their closing arguments July 7. Jury deliberations will begin July 8.