Crystal Rogers' Ex-Boyfriend Arrested in Her Murder

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  • Опубликовано: 26 сен 2023
  • More than 8 years after being named a suspect in Crystal Rogers' disappearance, her ex-boyfriend, Brooks Houck, has been arrested and charged with her murder. Rogers' body has still not been found. Our #VinniePolitan breaks down this major breakthrough.
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  • @COURTTV
    @COURTTV  8 месяцев назад +46

    MORE HERE: www.courttv.com/news/ex-boyfriend-arrested-in-connection-to-crystal-rogers-case/?

    • @youtubeanalyticsshare
      @youtubeanalyticsshare 8 месяцев назад

      You are making a reality show out of this. You have lost the concept of empathy, as you are no longer aware of what you are doing. When we look at you or other countries that are not in the USA, we think and wonder if this is entertainment or real life, we can't believe how much you are doing a show and how much you have no empathy. You judge in advance, you make fun, you act like clowns! It's sad to see what you're doing with people's lives, whether they're victims or not!!!

    • @tabdupree5571
      @tabdupree5571 8 месяцев назад +3

      I actually lived in Louisville Kentucky when this took place 😢 I new he did that poop

    • @ubertoyourmomshousetonitef4204
      @ubertoyourmomshousetonitef4204 8 месяцев назад +1

      Comment below if anyone here has ever smelled your socks and feet after wearing shoes all day...and also comment if you all take a poo poo in the morning and catch a glimpse of your brown droppings before you flush the toilet...😂😂😂

    • @The_Red_Pill__
      @The_Red_Pill__ 8 месяцев назад +3

      You are mis-using the term Ex-boyfriend. Ex is used when the relationship was broken off before the murder. Because they were together at the time of the murder, the appropriate term is boyfriend; otherwise, it sounds like they were broken up at the time of the murder. They were not.

  • @rayneebranch9690
    @rayneebranch9690 8 месяцев назад +623

    I pray that they are able to prosecute every single person who left these 5 children motherless, a distraught dad murdered because he wanted to find his daughter and a Mother devastated from losing her husband and daughter. Praying for this family and I pray her Mom get's custody of the child from this relationship.

    • @sonjastanger5858
      @sonjastanger5858 8 месяцев назад +29

      Amen 🙏⚖️🙏⚖️🙏⚖️💕🦋🥀🪶

    • @dianneledford3681
      @dianneledford3681 8 месяцев назад +44

      I agree with you completely and I will continue to PRAY 🙏 for Sherri Ballard to get Custody of Crystal's youngest son!

    • @bbe3034
      @bbe3034 8 месяцев назад +52

      Brooks, the husband has been arrested with a very high cash bond. I hope he gets the death penalty, if not, life with no parole! I’ve been following this case! Crystal seemed like a very loving mother and kind lady. My heart breaks for her children and mother. That slime ball wouldn’t even buy groceries for Crystal’s children, he only bought them for him and his son. I hope her mother gets custody of the little boy if she’s able to care for him. If the FBI had not gotten involved, Brooks would never had been arrested because he was a deputy sheriff. That other guy, Lawson is believed to have helped Brooks hide her body! 😡😡. Crystal’s dad was murdered while he took his young grandson hunting. Evil! 😡😡

    • @novascotiaskater1868
      @novascotiaskater1868 8 месяцев назад

      @@bbe3034Brooks is definitely a pos… he was Crystal’s husband though- they were bf/gf .., his not paying for her kid’s groceries was a massive red flag- I believe the Detectives and DA knew it was him from the start but just didn’t have enough evidence to take it Court…

    • @markbaz4200
      @markbaz4200 8 месяцев назад +12

      ⁠@@bbe3034I don’t understand why someone would want to wish death on another human being. If we believe that murder is wrong & are punishing a person due o the act of murder then how is it okay for anyone to murder them in the “name of justice”. Seems a bit contradictory and would then in turn make us murders as well.

  • @Scottishgranny
    @Scottishgranny 8 месяцев назад +300

    A blind person would see how guilty this guy is, and his brother helping to cover for him is disgusting. I hope he’s locked up and the key thrown away!!!

    • @SD0224
      @SD0224 8 месяцев назад +37

      So true ! His brother is a very corrupt cop , he should go to jail as well.

    • @kellyjoyner490
      @kellyjoyner490 8 месяцев назад +27

      The other guy they arrested looks like a drug addict! I think Brooks called his employee's dirtbag son to help him. He probably did dirty "work" for him before so he wouldn't get his hands dirty. Tommy Ballard probably stumbled on the drug connection, because of the meth-head arrested, and was killed for it. Maybe he threatened them because of Crystal? Brooks seems arrogant and patience has finally paid off! His character was revealed in the way he discounted Crystal's other children.

    • @ambercombs5346
      @ambercombs5346 8 месяцев назад +9

      I'd put both on polygraph turn em against each other more.

    • @Scottishgranny
      @Scottishgranny 8 месяцев назад +6

      @@kellyjoyner490 I honestly was thinking along the same lines !!!

    • @helenweldon7651
      @helenweldon7651 8 месяцев назад +9

      Yes his brother should be charged as well

  • @faithluttrell3224
    @faithluttrell3224 8 месяцев назад +228

    I hope her mother gets custody of her youngest child.

    • @lorettascott5477
      @lorettascott5477 8 месяцев назад +13

      Please!!! I hope she does too!!!

    • @reneahetrick8142
      @reneahetrick8142 8 месяцев назад +18

      Well said 👏 his family helped cover up the murder. So sad 😢

    • @peggybentley9395
      @peggybentley9395 8 месяцев назад +2

      Or maybe Crystal's children they were old. At lease to be able to see him and have a relationship with him. He is probably tainted by the Houchs thou

    • @glitterprincess5672
      @glitterprincess5672 8 месяцев назад +1

      👏👏👏👏

    • @shannonedie4589
      @shannonedie4589 8 месяцев назад +2

      @@peggybentley9395what kind of person says a child is tainted?

  • @sarasayshi
    @sarasayshi 8 месяцев назад +251

    So sad for Crystal’s mom who lost her daughter and her husband.

    • @lyniereese1150
      @lyniereese1150 8 месяцев назад +8

      heartbreaking. Prayers for Crystal's mother. RIP Crystal and Mr. Ballard.

    • @WarrenHolly
      @WarrenHolly 8 месяцев назад

      Are the brothers hunter's?

    • @WarrenHolly
      @WarrenHolly 8 месяцев назад +1

      What year was the father killed?

    • @ronaldmchale7594
      @ronaldmchale7594 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@WarrenHollyyes the brothers are hunters I no what a good hunter can do because I have hunter all my life and I have skills that other people does not have, unless they are military and they got lots of experience

    • @sherrydmyterko-tramp8654
      @sherrydmyterko-tramp8654 8 месяцев назад +4

      Plus her grandson, pretty much

  • @vickiekasafirek9096
    @vickiekasafirek9096 8 месяцев назад +131

    I always thought he did it and had his cop brother help him. Justice for Crystal & her father 💖🙏.

    • @juniorjohnson5961
      @juniorjohnson5961 8 месяцев назад +25

      I'd bet his brother helped cover it up at least .

    • @katelyns419
      @katelyns419 8 месяцев назад +19

      I bet that's one of the arrests coming in the future. His brother is absolutely a part of this!

    • @shaylacrossland1475
      @shaylacrossland1475 8 месяцев назад +10

      ​@@katelyns419No doubt about that

    • @cynthiacarter514
      @cynthiacarter514 8 месяцев назад +6

      Now it is Nick’s turn for the orange overalls.

    • @WarrenHolly
      @WarrenHolly 8 месяцев назад

      Who do you think killed the father?

  • @terasantmyers6398
    @terasantmyers6398 8 месяцев назад +171

    I watched the coverage in the beginning and It broke my heart for the mother. You could see and feel what she was going through

    • @kentuckygirl3326
      @kentuckygirl3326 8 месяцев назад +18

      I WATCHED CRYSTALS CASE FROM DAY 1 IN 7 2015 AND IT REALLY BROKE MY HEART 💔🥺THEN HER DADDY GOT SHOT WHILE HUNTING OVER A YR LATER IN NOV 2016.💔🥺THAT'S VERYYY SUS TO ME.🤔I BELIEVE THAT POS BROOKS HOUCK & HIS POS EX COP- BROTHER NICK WAS VERY INVOLVED, AND POSSIBLY THE CORRUPT COPS THERE TOO😡 IMO BUT IDK? ITS ALL VERY FISHY! PRAYING FOR JUSTICE🙏🙏

    • @bbe3034
      @bbe3034 8 месяцев назад +15

      And Crystal’s dad that was murdered, had taken his grandson hunting with him, so he saw his grandfather dying! So evil!! 😡😡

    • @kentuckygirl3326
      @kentuckygirl3326 8 месяцев назад

      @@bbe3034 YEAH THAT REALLY BROKE NY HEART EVEN MORE...🤍🕊️💔BLESS HIS HEART💔🙏

    • @WarrenHolly
      @WarrenHolly 8 месяцев назад +1

      Is there an open murder case on the father?

  • @cvp2000
    @cvp2000 8 месяцев назад +38

    Hope they get his dirty brother , too.

  • @Bluemoonofky
    @Bluemoonofky 8 месяцев назад +19

    I live in Bardstown and when i tell you we're ecstatic, i mean we're ecstatic!!!! This has been a long time coming!

    • @angiehull5518
      @angiehull5518 8 месяцев назад +2

      I know you'll are happy, I feel like the domino's are just starting to fall. Let's hope justice is swift.

  • @verabolton
    @verabolton 8 месяцев назад +35

    Whoever made the decision to cut that poor boy from his grandparents should be locked up. This part of the story bothers me the most, because all the other horrendous things were committed by a criminal(s) but this one was committed by a JUDGE who suppose to deliver justice.

  • @kerryhughes3407
    @kerryhughes3407 8 месяцев назад +32

    With a 10 million dollar bond he's going down for more than one murder.
    Will his brother be the next?
    Would be good for the family to bring her home to her father.

    • @SassyShell13
      @SassyShell13 8 месяцев назад +12

      They also put a restriction where he can't have contact with family members. I'm hoping it's because the brother is next.

  • @helenallen4449
    @helenallen4449 8 месяцев назад +45

    If Tommy and Sherry had not been so faithful in this quest to find their child, today wouldn't have ever happened.

    • @cynthiacarter514
      @cynthiacarter514 8 месяцев назад +3

      Amen

    • @ycoyle2803
      @ycoyle2803 8 месяцев назад +1

      Tommy’s sister was a missing person too so I’m sure it felt like hell to him - it happening again.

  • @my3girls263
    @my3girls263 8 месяцев назад +71

    We got good news twice today !!! Keep on ! We need news on Summer Wells !

  • @HapticFrequencies
    @HapticFrequencies 8 месяцев назад +241

    I'm so glad there are huge cases coming to some resolution!! I just reviewed this case 2 days ago! Also, Suzanne Morphew remains have been found! Pursehouse case has gone to the jury. The Delphi case has turned on its head & Shaubusiness being put away. TONS of hard work & Prayers working to destroy evil....

    • @lealovesthesea
      @lealovesthesea 8 месяцев назад +10

      I just saw this case too!

    • @tyeshad.pierce4555
      @tyeshad.pierce4555 8 месяцев назад +14

      I just saw this case last night. I’ve also been following the others as well. I pray that her and her dad see justice!

    • @wsidechris
      @wsidechris 8 месяцев назад +25

      You forgot to mention the Long Island serial killer, kinda a high profile case.

    • @HapticFrequencies
      @HapticFrequencies 8 месяцев назад +14

      @@wsidechris Oh man!! YES, that too!!

    • @SassyShell13
      @SassyShell13 8 месяцев назад +15

      Ikr?! I love justice!! ❤

  • @teresathayn5170
    @teresathayn5170 8 месяцев назад +140

    Holy canoli!! I'd just about given up on Crystal's murder being solved or Suzanne Morphew being found! This is amazing news!! Thank goodness for Court TV and Vinnie Politan!! I'm praying for everyone affected by these horrible crimes! ❤️

    • @dylanroberts4721
      @dylanroberts4721 8 месяцев назад +8

      They found Suzanne Morphews body today also

    • @kgolem79
      @kgolem79 8 месяцев назад +3

      Well said! I feel exactly same way!!

    • @cynthiacarter514
      @cynthiacarter514 8 месяцев назад +3

      Me too

    • @baconsforbaekhyun
      @baconsforbaekhyun 8 месяцев назад +2

      I'd just watched a 48hours episode about her and her body wasn't found yet so I'm happy to know they found her now.

    • @iceKOId
      @iceKOId 7 месяцев назад

      Vinny looks evil

  • @amyyarbrough4797
    @amyyarbrough4797 8 месяцев назад +34

    You know he thought for years he got away with murder! I’m so glad that finally arrested him and I hope Crystal and her daddy can finally rest in peace 😢

  • @annettelacey7913
    @annettelacey7913 8 месяцев назад +25

    This makes me so damb happy,he has been cocky about it from the beginig,he thought he was untouchable

  • @sweetfaith2011
    @sweetfaith2011 8 месяцев назад +32

    I hope Crystal's mother gets full custody of her grandchild and pray for justice for Crystal and her dad.

  • @moriA503
    @moriA503 8 месяцев назад +92

    What about the death of crystals father??? Does anyone think it was a coincidence? So tragic! Daughter missing father murdered while out looking 😢

    • @shaylacrossland1475
      @shaylacrossland1475 8 месяцев назад +26

      It was definitely no coincidence and it's obvious plus they have proof that its connected. I think they are connected in all 5 murders that happened around there. Even though they said the murders of the mother and daughter are supposedly not related to the other murders.

    • @cynthiacarter514
      @cynthiacarter514 8 месяцев назад +13

      No accident

    • @kellyjoyner490
      @kellyjoyner490 8 месяцев назад +12

      He stumbled on something.

    • @lynettejoubert4291
      @lynettejoubert4291 8 месяцев назад +13

      It was the same person who killed her and her dad....he will go down for both🎉🎉

    • @moriA503
      @moriA503 8 месяцев назад +14

      @@lynettejoubert4291 do you think that first guy they arrested started talking and that’s why they arrested ex-boyfriend?? I think he was snitching on them!

  • @moonagedaydream9786
    @moonagedaydream9786 8 месяцев назад +72

    I’m praying for the same results in the Morphew case!

    • @SassyShell13
      @SassyShell13 8 месяцев назад +7

      Me too. I'm so glad she was finally found. 😢❤

    • @marygoff3332
      @marygoff3332 8 месяцев назад +6

      Yes indeed. ❤

    • @lorettascott5477
      @lorettascott5477 8 месяцев назад +1

      Yes Linda from It's a Crime has great insights!!!

    • @WarrenHolly
      @WarrenHolly 8 месяцев назад

      Yeah! I have a bad feeling that the body won't render more evidence.🙏🏾

    • @WarrenHolly
      @WarrenHolly 8 месяцев назад +1

      I wonder what's going on with men they either have to control a woman or when separation happens they loose their minds. My father told me years ago no matter whether you are married you don't own a woman. In my worse separation I never thought of harming her I looked inward. And I got all of my answers.

  • @fitflik4784
    @fitflik4784 8 месяцев назад +197

    Thank you God on behalf of her mom and family. I know they have been praying for this. I’m looking forward to a trial that takes this narcissistic sociopath off his high horse and sends him to rot under a prison. That disgusting acting job he did in the interview speaking to his “ employee” (co-conspirator and also his brother made my skin crawl. He took a young Mother from FIVE CHILDREN,
    Including his own. Beyond evil.

    • @teresathayn5170
      @teresathayn5170 8 месяцев назад +15

      I've always believed Brooks brother murdered Crystal's father. But, just in case I'm wrong, I'm keeping an open mind.

    • @mish4164
      @mish4164 8 месяцев назад +15

      So beautifully said, I think you have nailed it. On behalf of the other kazillion people who agree with you but don’t reply - take my word. We all love her Mum and want to give her a huge hug, she is so representative of a dedicated, loving mother. Love to you - 💜Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺

    • @QuinnieMae
      @QuinnieMae 8 месяцев назад +6

      If god had answered those children's prayers they'd have their mother.
      Good didn't answer a damn thing which is why those FIVE CHILDREN are growing up with a damn mother.
      _Stop it_

    • @mish4164
      @mish4164 8 месяцев назад +13

      @@QuinnieMae Although I fully agree with your philosophy, you missed the point. This person has a right to think what they want just like you do. Peace won’t be accomplished unless YOU and people like you respect the non threatening beliefs that others hold. We are ALL given the freedom of thinking and beliefs. Respect it, don’t push what YOU think onto others. This person has said what they wanted to from the heart to the point, that’s what matters. They told THEIR opinion.

    • @santiedormehl3042
      @santiedormehl3042 8 месяцев назад +12

      ​@@QuinnieMaeIt doesnt work that way. The Bible didnt sau we will not go through hard and evil times. It is about your resting place someday. I do belief God helped the family to be strong

  • @upsidedowngrief
    @upsidedowngrief 8 месяцев назад +95

    Thank goodness for people and teams that work to find justice for victims. There are a lot of people that work on these cases in the background that we don't even know about. Thanks to them. They are Heroes.

    • @Snail.1
      @Snail.1 8 месяцев назад +4

      Exactly 💯

    • @GgBrooke
      @GgBrooke 8 месяцев назад +2

      ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @brenda-nt7sj
      @brenda-nt7sj 8 месяцев назад +1

      So sad her mother deserves to no the truth that scum bag and his brother that's soppose to protect and them children may they all rot in prison

    • @brenda-nt7sj
      @brenda-nt7sj 8 месяцев назад

      😢

    • @WarrenHolly
      @WarrenHolly 8 месяцев назад

      And it's some that work against justice that their oath means nothing to them

  • @rosearellanes5648
    @rosearellanes5648 8 месяцев назад +56

    Sending prayers, love, comfort, blessings and hugs to Crystal's family. I hope a compassionate Judge somewhere will do the right thing and let her mother see this child

  • @vegasgirl7O2
    @vegasgirl7O2 8 месяцев назад +25

    Amen!!! We all knew this man had something to do with her disappearance. Her father and a policeman were also murdered. I pray that the families find justice for the evil acts

    • @denisemezynski8014
      @denisemezynski8014 8 месяцев назад

      Thats right I forgot about the police officer who was also killed!!

  • @janetcarpenter6118
    @janetcarpenter6118 8 месяцев назад +13

    To hear that a judge wouldn't allow that poor child to be a part of his mothers family id disheartening.

  • @SandyzSerious
    @SandyzSerious 8 месяцев назад +57

    Justice for Crystal!

    • @DonnaLena1
      @DonnaLena1 8 месяцев назад +3

      Justice for her father, too ❤️‍🩹

  • @J_Ghotier
    @J_Ghotier 8 месяцев назад +55

    I only wish Crystal’s Dad could’ve been here today to see and hear this news . That part breaks my part….especially because of how hard he tried to find her 😢
    Happy for Crystal’s Mom and family though and for LE not giving up on this tragedy

    • @suzsnnesanders4742
      @suzsnnesanders4742 8 месяцев назад +7

      I agree wish her dad could have seen this!! Maybe he has

    • @Stephanie_Ella
      @Stephanie_Ella 8 месяцев назад

      BF probably killed her father too.. 😒

    • @WarrenHolly
      @WarrenHolly 8 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@Stephanie_Ellado you know if the brothers are hunter's. Do the police know how far away the shot came from?

  • @guiltorinnocent7841
    @guiltorinnocent7841 8 месяцев назад +22

    I’ll be going to these court proceedings. Just a town over and I’ve waited for this

  • @insidemydreams5531
    @insidemydreams5531 8 месяцев назад +23

    It wouldn't shock me if Nick is the next to get arrested in this case.

  • @CALB2009
    @CALB2009 8 месяцев назад +44

    I have always believed that the FIVE unsolved murders in Bardstown, KY [ Officer Jason Ellis, Crystal Rogers, Tommy Ballard, and Kathy & Samantha Netherland ] are related.

    • @amandarenee4370
      @amandarenee4370 8 месяцев назад +18

      Thank you for mentioning the Neverland's too! People usually remember Jason and Crystal/Tommy but there was so little coverage on the mom and daughter. I live 10 mins away and everyone I've spoken to have agreed they are all tied together. Something bigger was going on and those who lost their lives must have accidentally saw or wound up knowing too much information on what someone has been hiding. The fact that Brooks admitted to having a burn pile the last night with crystal, the night he said they took a walk on the farm late and when it was supposedly raining. I couldn't see anyone believe a thing that comes out of his mouth. I haven't heard anything on Brooks lately but wonder if he's still hooked up with the other girl "Crystal" the one who was arrested taking Rogers signs down around town. Such a wild terribly sad case. I hope Sherry is finally getting the case solved she's such a beautiful woman. Her highschool sweetheart her one and only and her baby girl....plus losing Eli as well because Brooks wanting to keep him away from his grandma. 😢

    • @gracepatane9384
      @gracepatane9384 8 месяцев назад +5

      Agree 100%!!

    • @alicetoyou448
      @alicetoyou448 8 месяцев назад +9

      @@amandarenee4370the Netherlands always seemed unconnected to me because they didn’t fit. Thank you for sharing your local knowledge about it - your suggestions would make sense.

    • @CALB2009
      @CALB2009 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@alicetoyou448 I live 30 mins from Bardstown, KY. There is an element of an organized criminal group that runs through the manner in which all of these crimes were committed. I believe Brooks and Nick are part of that group....I believe it is narcotic trafficking. The murders of Kathy (school teacher) and her daughter Samantha (16 yr old high school student) were extremely brutal. The landline to the home phone was cut and it's believed a cell phone jammer was also used.

    • @MortgageGirl7
      @MortgageGirl7 8 месяцев назад +2

      I’m late to this case. What is this husband’s motive to killing crystal?

  • @Rnnurse2023
    @Rnnurse2023 8 месяцев назад +57

    Thank you Vinnie for good reporting . Sherry is amazing, she has been a wonderful advocate for Crystal and iTommy . Praying Sherry is given custody of her grandson . Brook’s day finally came , he is such the manipulator.

    • @bbe3034
      @bbe3034 8 месяцев назад

      Suzanne Morphew’s body was found, also. I hope her husband gets life with no parole. Such evil murders. She had inherited a large sum of money from her parents. I think his construction business wasn’t doing well so he killed her over greed! 😡😡. So glad the former deputy Brooks has been arrested for Crystal’s murder! His arrogance is infuriating! If the FBI had not gotten involved I doubt he’d ever been arrested because of law enforcement connections with that family.

    • @chicosmummy
      @chicosmummy 8 месяцев назад +4

      She applied for custody today, was turned down but she has to go back to court in a few days where its hoped she will be successful

    • @lisabradford8180
      @lisabradford8180 8 месяцев назад +2

      Sherry is a remarkable woman ❤

  • @VictoriaGirlBC
    @VictoriaGirlBC 8 месяцев назад +19

    Next will be his scumbag ex cop brother, nick. 🔥

  • @lorettascott5477
    @lorettascott5477 8 месяцев назад +25

    Thank GOD the stuff he was saying about her was disgusting 🤢 I'm so glad hes been arrested!!!! That poor mom and her babies deserve some closure and to know that their mom didn't leave them!!

  • @lindat3607
    @lindat3607 8 месяцев назад +12

    I'm so glad they charged this arrogant piece of work. Now to get him convicted!

    • @lealovesthesea
      @lealovesthesea 8 месяцев назад +4

      He truly is. Total psycho.

    • @juniorjohnson5961
      @juniorjohnson5961 8 месяцев назад +1

      I can think of another name than piece of work. RUclips gave me a warning when i tried posting it 💩

    • @tehminaadil6374
      @tehminaadil6374 8 месяцев назад +1

      Look at his arrogant persona. She definitely did not deserve it. She was a mother of 5 children

  • @Eric-zo8wo
    @Eric-zo8wo 8 месяцев назад +51

    0:08: 🔍 After 8 years, a major development occurs in the case of Crystal Rogers, a mother of 5 who went missing in 2015, as her boyfriend, Brooks Houck, is arrested and charged with her murder.
    6:03: 🔍 A mother of five, Crystal Rogers, goes missing and is presumed dead, with her boyfriend named as the prime suspect; her father is later shot and killed while hunting; the FBI gets involved in the case in August 2020.
    10:45: 🔍 The unsealed indictment in the case against Brooks reveals redacted information, potentially related to other individuals involved in the alleged conspiracy.
    16:21: 💔 Brooks Houck, the father of Crystal's youngest child, has been arrested for her murder after being indicted by a grand jury.
    23:48: 🔍 Private investigators and a defense attorney discuss the investigation of the Houck family and the disappearance of a woman
    29:55: 🎥 The interview was awkward and the interviewees may have benefited from taking improv classes.
    36:42: 💬 The video discusses the poor acting and body language of a person involved in a case, as well as the impact it can have on jurors.
    Recap by Tammy AI

  • @lauralaladarling3775
    @lauralaladarling3775 8 месяцев назад +32

    Who murdered her poor father? What a tragedy! Poor beautiful Crystal, mother of five murdered and her father relentlessly looking for her is shot dead. My sincere condolences to her children and family. 🙏🏽

    • @WarrenHolly
      @WarrenHolly 8 месяцев назад +1

      That's what I'm trying to find out. That might be the loose strand.

    • @The_Red_Pill__
      @The_Red_Pill__ 8 месяцев назад +6

      Houk had it done. Follow his bank account; it will probably reveal that answer. He probably made it tricky to trace, but the web has been traced.
      The pain this man caused Crystal’s family, when he could have just broken off the relationship. They weren’t married. He would have only had to pay support for one child, but no, he thought killing his son’s mom was a better option. Then, when Crystal’s dad’s persisted to get answers, he decided to kill him too.
      Justice for Crystal and Tommy!

  • @jmc8626
    @jmc8626 8 месяцев назад +20

    Yes! About time! He prob killed Tommy Ballard aswell

  • @dorothyruh7463
    @dorothyruh7463 8 месяцев назад +12

    I hope that the murder of Bardstown police officer Jason Ellis’ case gets solved next-and soon!!

  • @jennacarroll9200
    @jennacarroll9200 8 месяцев назад +4

    What a creep! And the brother 'cop'......what a joke. He needs to be held accountable too

  • @kendi1417
    @kendi1417 8 месяцев назад +55

    The grandparents have a right to see their grandchild.

    • @Guitarlvr01
      @Guitarlvr01 8 месяцев назад +14

      Not legally.

    • @frenchfriedrat
      @frenchfriedrat 8 месяцев назад +9

      The law doesn't agree.

    • @cblair8501
      @cblair8501 8 месяцев назад +3

      They absolutely should. Especially in this case. The courts & the law allowed a murderer to raise a child. Eli is the biggest victim of all. I pray he's reunited with his siblings.

    • @deenaeast7006
      @deenaeast7006 8 месяцев назад +5

      Grandparents have no rights

    • @bethshebathompson6288
      @bethshebathompson6288 8 месяцев назад +2

      The Kentucky General Assembly recognized the importance of this relationship by codifying the right for Grandparents to seek visitation with their grandchildren in KRS 405.021 titled “Reasonable Visitation Rights to Grandparents.” The statute provides that Grandparents may petition the Circuit Court

  • @omadjourney
    @omadjourney 8 месяцев назад +20

    I try to understand why she was even in a relationship with him this long, the guy refused to acknowledge...feed her kids from her previous relationship,he would literally buy food for his kid,what man does that...there should never have been a relationship after that at all because he showed her how evil he was from the beginning and he was only ever going to go one way.
    That poor father died with a broken heart.

    • @Hartleymolly
      @Hartleymolly 8 месяцев назад +1

      he died by a gun shot wound….

    • @ScarlettRose7221
      @ScarlettRose7221 8 месяцев назад

      @@DonnellxxOkaforexactly. what kind of woman has that many kids with different fathers? 🤦🏻‍♀️

    • @lindamateri9906
      @lindamateri9906 8 месяцев назад

      @@ScarlettRose7221so you’re not judging her at all are you!!!!

    • @deenawomack4661
      @deenawomack4661 8 месяцев назад +4

      ​@ScarlettRose7221 having kids with different fathers does not equal murder. How does everyone get to the point of victim shaming?

    • @omadjourney
      @omadjourney 8 месяцев назад

      @@deenawomack4661 thanks for trying but I honestly ignore these people, clearly there's a lot missing in their lives if they have to come on the internet and try to validate their little sad lives through people who are no longer here and their lives taken under such tragic circumstances.

  • @marthawoodworth
    @marthawoodworth 8 месяцев назад +17

    I can't believe that the police let him get away. And then, when her father was shot...where was L E at that point?

    • @gillmiller3702
      @gillmiller3702 7 месяцев назад

      It’s not like an episode of Law and Order Investigations can take time . LA need enough evidence to charge someone and if they do this too early with not enough evidence a murderer can be found not guilty. Unfortunately they have not found Chrystal which doesn’t help.
      However I wonder how much power the Brook family have over witnesses.

  • @annwilson90
    @annwilson90 8 месяцев назад +33

    I'm so happy for Crystal and her father's loved ones! May justice be hard and swift!!

  • @backabeyond
    @backabeyond 8 месяцев назад +26

    Wonder if her dad or the cop will get justice.

    • @gillmiller3702
      @gillmiller3702 7 месяцев назад

      Not forgetting the mother and daughter who were tortured and murdered the Netherlands.

  • @beckysmith2222
    @beckysmith2222 8 месяцев назад +7

    His brother was involved, nobody goes out at night to a farm moving different cars, using his mother's car & then saying she sold the vehicle, his brother was a cop & had been interviewed also, if you haven't seen this Documentary you need to watch, so many twist & turns & other unexplained deaths.....

  • @Kitelicious1226
    @Kitelicious1226 8 месяцев назад +4

    @court tv Thank you for covering this. The whole state of Kentucky is deeply invested in these (several) murders. Please continue to update these stories for us.

  • @peggybentley9395
    @peggybentley9395 8 месяцев назад +15

    Hopefully they will find solid evidence to put him away and anyone else involved in this case. Since they don't have a body I hope they find all they can.

  • @dianneledford3681
    @dianneledford3681 8 месяцев назад +12

    Sherri Ballard was at the Courthouse Today an filed emergency ex parte for the custody of the boy. Next month 8s hearing ! So pray that Sherri will get CUSTODY! CRYSTAL'S deserves JUSTICE!
    I am So glad to hear Suzanne Morhew Remains were found an identification has been made during an unrelated search in Mofat in Sarguache County Colorado an Prayers for Suzanne to receive JUSTICE!! 🙏 2 mothers both Missing for years now and they have found Remains of Suzanne Morphew and the FACT that in Bardstown KY Brooks Houck was Arrested!

    • @jessicajones3379
      @jessicajones3379 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@DonnellxxOkaforthere’s only one other father and those kids are adults now

  • @kaylahowe9
    @kaylahowe9 8 месяцев назад +9

    I had to pull the car over and double check I read the headline correctly.. I have been following this story since she went missing and knew this day would finally come god is good! Justice for crystal!!!!!!!!

  • @jennintuitivepsychicmedium2684
    @jennintuitivepsychicmedium2684 8 месяцев назад +26

    I am praying for Crystal's children and her family. God bless them. I am praying the prosecution is successful. I hate it when we KNOW KNOW KNOW somebody did something and we have to sit and watch them walk. Please God, let there be justice for Crystal.

  • @lambchopz817
    @lambchopz817 8 месяцев назад +7

    I live in the Bluegrass State,..let me tell you THIS ARREST IS WAY OVER DUE,..to watch her father, family & friends beg for answers KNOWING they were easy to give HAS BEEN INFURIATING,..I PRAY this is the beginning to find resolve for her many children left motherless & no grandfather JUSTICE NEEDS SERVED FOR THIS FAMILY MAY HER & HER DEDICATED FATHER R.I.P. ❤🕊

  • @brendaredmond4678
    @brendaredmond4678 8 месяцев назад +16

    Everybody who helped him needs to be arrested, too. His brother, his mom, and grandma. They should also be charged in the murder of Tommy Ballard. They also ambushed and killed a fellow officer by placing a branch in the road and lying in wait. They waited for him to get out of his vehicle, and they shot him. I think he had some knowledge of Crystal or Tommy's muder.

    • @r.shanethompson7933
      @r.shanethompson7933 8 месяцев назад +3

      That would be very unlikely. The reason being, the ambush murder of the K9 Officer was the first murder to take place out of the several murders (& possible murders) that occurred within a relatively short time period in a relative close proximity that are known collectively as "The Bardstown Murders".

    • @call.me.archie
      @call.me.archie 6 месяцев назад

      ​​@@r.shanethompson7933 it wouldn't surprise me if the hauks were involved in some sort of shady drug ring, human trafficking etc

    • @r.shanethompson7933
      @r.shanethompson7933 6 месяцев назад

      @@call.me.archie ok. But why? You need evidence or facts to support your theory. This girl above saying that they had killed Officer Ellis because he had knowledge about the deaths of Tommy and Krystal? Great theory, if Ellis was maybe in the new "Pre-Crime Division" ! But I don't think they have that in Kentucky yet. Brooks is obviously responsible for the death of his girlfriend Krystal. Though he will still need to be proven guilty or plead guilty for that to be affirmed. His brother was maybe an accessory after the fact. Again we need more information. Damn near all the rest is wild speculation, malicious rumours, and small town gossip gone national.

  • @chantalsscaleisafibber
    @chantalsscaleisafibber 8 месяцев назад +25

    My god to have a member of your family go missing and not found in5+yrs must be worse than horrendous if that's possible but then to lose another loved1who was shot and killed is just💔for the poor family members & friends of the victims.
    Wow I don't think I've ever heard of a bond being that high except of course if your held without bond.

  • @alicetoyou448
    @alicetoyou448 8 месяцев назад +14

    This brought tears to my eyes. I shouted, “FINALLY!!!” when I saw this video on my homepage. We’ve all known. Finally.

  • @evg70grl
    @evg70grl 8 месяцев назад +13

    Great news & finally got him. What about his ex-cop brother? Even all the heartache for her family & poor dad RIP both together now.

  • @Blissfulnessence
    @Blissfulnessence 8 месяцев назад +6

    Bardstown is really a typical small town ran by the good ole boys.
    May Crystal RIP 🙏

  • @beckymaus8980
    @beckymaus8980 8 месяцев назад +32

    Another tragic case.... great reporting by our Vinnie..... hoping for swift processing of all the evidence to get justice for this lost mother.

  • @orbchords533
    @orbchords533 8 месяцев назад +3

    His crooked brother needs to be arrested as well

  • @theoriginaleb9616
    @theoriginaleb9616 8 месяцев назад +4

    Two people can keep a secret, if one of them is dead.

  • @shanikarose4509
    @shanikarose4509 8 месяцев назад +11

    I live not to far from Bardstown in lexington ky this is such great news justice for Crystal

  • @MelEveritt
    @MelEveritt 8 месяцев назад +17

    Thanks for your in-depth analysis and compassion. You do a great job Vinnie.

  • @donmoore7785
    @donmoore7785 8 месяцев назад +5

    Wild. What about the killing of the father - gosh what a family tragedy.

  • @lisasisserman7452
    @lisasisserman7452 8 месяцев назад +6

    I love my court TV getting the popcorn out!!!

  • @jacksonjones3152
    @jacksonjones3152 8 месяцев назад +8

    Finally!!!! It was so obvious from the beginning

  • @herewego1115
    @herewego1115 8 месяцев назад +15

    Thank you so much for this. So glad for Crystal's mom. Sad but glad.

  • @cookiemacc5011
    @cookiemacc5011 8 месяцев назад +6

    THEY SET HIS BAIL AT 10MILLION BECAUSE HE KILLED HER DAD ASWELL.😢😢 THIS POOR FAMILY

  • @Ponzupacket
    @Ponzupacket 8 месяцев назад +10

    Been waiting years for this news ❤ I hope Crystal’s family finds some closure with the arrest, hopefully he gets life in prison with no parole.

  • @ritahowell845
    @ritahowell845 8 месяцев назад +13

    Thank you Vinnie for covering this story… Prayers they convict all involved!!!! Prayers for her momma, brother her children … I Pray they find her for closure ( there’s never really closure) at least they will have her home

  • @terasantmyers6398
    @terasantmyers6398 8 месяцев назад +9

    His brother has it coming

  • @Chewedgum108
    @Chewedgum108 8 месяцев назад +10

    I been following this case and family’s story for years. So sad!
    I saw this title and was shocked! I never thought this day would come, I hope they find her body and justice is served for her and her dad.

    • @standback5806
      @standback5806 8 месяцев назад

      Why did brooks kill crystal? Pls/ ty

  • @kathyvenne8208
    @kathyvenne8208 8 месяцев назад +9

    I always knew this Narcissist murdered her.

    • @edelweiss2.076
      @edelweiss2.076 8 месяцев назад +2

      He's a textbook narcissist, and more.

  • @sarahchan-reeves8829
    @sarahchan-reeves8829 8 месяцев назад +9

    🕯️💔🙏🏻💕
    I so dearly wish her Daddy was here to see this day finally. Even without a court outcome, this proves their guts were right all those years. But i know he's with Crystal looking out for Mama & her children. 🙏🏻🕯️😢💕💕

  • @earth0128
    @earth0128 8 месяцев назад +5

    So much tragedy, justice is long overdue.
    Prayers to the family

  • @10sherra
    @10sherra 8 месяцев назад +20

    Joesph Lawson is singing like a jail bird ..Nick they're coming for you Bro and Stephen Lawson count your days as well

    • @MissaPality
      @MissaPality 8 месяцев назад +1

      I expect to see 2 murder charges soon.

  • @Objection_23and1
    @Objection_23and1 8 месяцев назад +8

    I knew as soon as they got Lawson he would start singing like a bird 🐦, he will testify for a deal for sure……& the truth will eventually come out

    • @MissaPality
      @MissaPality 8 месяцев назад +1

      Same!! Sang like a canary. Brooks gets a late night phone call the night she disappeared and lo and behold the son of that man on the phone is arrested. I knew it was just a matter of time.

  • @Christine005
    @Christine005 8 месяцев назад +5

    His brother should be looked at closely too.

  • @rickysmithist
    @rickysmithist 8 месяцев назад +3

    The arrogance to go to a interview without a attorney knowing full well I are guilty

  • @IrishHoopers
    @IrishHoopers 8 месяцев назад +11

    Oh thank god. It's awful this has taken so long to finally happen. Her mother can finally have a small measure of peace. ❤

  • @JenniB123
    @JenniB123 8 месяцев назад +16

    YYYYYEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! I've been waiting for this. I hope he is charged for her father, Tommy Ballard's murder & also the murder of Jason Ellis!

    • @juniorjohnson5961
      @juniorjohnson5961 8 месяцев назад +3

      Is Jason the cop who got murdered ?

    • @poorelinda
      @poorelinda 8 месяцев назад

      @@juniorjohnson5961yes, he is.

    • @JenniB123
      @JenniB123 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@juniorjohnson5961 Thats right. He is.

    • @SassyShell13
      @SassyShell13 8 месяцев назад

      What's the connection between him and Jason?

    • @juniorjohnson5961
      @juniorjohnson5961 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@SassyShell13 I wanna know that too 🤔

  • @inanimatesensation
    @inanimatesensation 8 месяцев назад +6

    wow. i just commented a few days ago that this was coming. we all knew it.

  • @georgiadreamingbb1245
    @georgiadreamingbb1245 8 месяцев назад +4

    He said we did not eat anything I went straight home. So wierd to use we for eating then specify I went straight home.

  • @mish4164
    @mish4164 8 месяцев назад +5

    What prick of a judge allowed no contact between the grandmother and grandchild!! Kids can only benefit from more love, what a bloody disgrace. I’ve been there - I would never deny the grandparents regardless of the situation. Another enabler for this narcissistic bastard. Soz - very angry. Another thing - the sooner they arrest the brother of this clown the better. Can’t wait.

    • @tammyjones8088
      @tammyjones8088 8 месяцев назад +1

      Drugs in small towns...always a top tier 😎...they protect down the ladder.

    • @mish4164
      @mish4164 8 месяцев назад

      @@tammyjones8088 thanks, am in Australia and looking from the outside in, it’s evident some of these small towns are run by corrupt, greedy pigs 🐷 . Is there a corruption watchdog in U.S.? Not that it matters, here in Victoria we have just said goodbye to our corrupt Premier! (State Leader) Obsessed by power, we had the longest Covid lockdowns in the world… U.S. also has some solid, passionate leaders which we don’t have anymore.

  • @lindseyhudson1274
    @lindseyhudson1274 8 месяцев назад +4

    Today is a really good day for justice for women killed by their partners. Brooks is arrested and the police in Colorado have found Suzanne Morphew's body. Great day!

  • @katelyns419
    @katelyns419 8 месяцев назад +6

    It's about damn time!!! So happy for her family to finally get something. ❤️

  • @nevadatan7323
    @nevadatan7323 8 месяцев назад +7

    What a terrible set of tragedies this family has endured. I hope that justice and answers are found. It will not change their losses but I hope they garner some hope from the balance finally tipping the other way after all these years.

  • @g.r.bilyeu4226
    @g.r.bilyeu4226 8 месяцев назад +10

    She looked like a lovely person. These stories are so terrible.

  • @MichaelaH2059
    @MichaelaH2059 8 месяцев назад +10

    I am praying that Crystal and her family find peace and they all get justice. I hope this guy tells them where her body was dumped; she deserves to come home to her loved ones. He doesn't seem the type that would, however. Narcissistic sociopath that he is.

  • @ABeautfulMess
    @ABeautfulMess 8 месяцев назад +6

    Im so very happy for her mother..now Chrystals father can rest in peace. Pray we can give her a proper resting place..

  • @corrinnajordan2749
    @corrinnajordan2749 8 месяцев назад +3

    Oh, and I hope her mother is now able to get access to her grandson. Clearly Houck's connections also helped him with that, because why on earth would her grandmother be completely denied?

  • @tiffanynicole5920
    @tiffanynicole5920 8 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you so much Vinny for covering the case of Crystal Rogers. As a community we want justice for this horrendous crime along with many others

  • @palmirareisrocha
    @palmirareisrocha 8 месяцев назад +2

    How a court decide to not allow this grandmother to have a relation with her daughter's son? How is that in the child best interest???

  • @garnetandgold07
    @garnetandgold07 8 месяцев назад +4

    His stammering when caught, the laying it out with bullsh.. staged and choreographed phone calls, his facial expressions, flat affect and mannerisms are exactly those of my ex husband. And he was tested during a custody evaluation as having traits of sociopath/psychopath.

  • @zanpsimer7685
    @zanpsimer7685 8 месяцев назад +4

    Hope he’s charged with her father’s murder too.

  • @flysbyherownwings_
    @flysbyherownwings_ 8 месяцев назад +2

    I don’t understand why a judge would award custody to the family who’s under suspicion for the murder of the mother AND not allow contact with the mothers family at all? What is wrong with our government? FFS 🤦🏻‍♀️

  • @gdhse3
    @gdhse3 8 месяцев назад +1

    That phone call...,.sooo telling 😮

  • @maggiebrooks2550
    @maggiebrooks2550 8 месяцев назад +3

    I cant imagine the massive amount of suffering that Mrs. Ballard (Crystal's mother) has endured. I hope that today was in any way some sort of a victory for her, as well as a renewed hope for the possibility of justice.

  • @loricourtland8909
    @loricourtland8909 8 месяцев назад +2

    If Brooks Houck was innocent he would have let his child interact with Crystal's family!

  • @nacho_ncam
    @nacho_ncam 8 месяцев назад +2

    Brooks has that barry morphew vibe

  • @deborahfragiorgi6791
    @deborahfragiorgi6791 8 месяцев назад +3

    I have been following this since it happened! It’s great news, but terribly sad that his father was killed and is not here with his wife and family during this bitter sweet moment.

  • @maddylit1643
    @maddylit1643 8 месяцев назад +3

    Why did it take do long? If you saw his initial interview, it was obvious