Father joins his son and victim’s boyfriend as 3rd defendant in woman’s disappearance, presumed murder



A man is now the third defendant in a mother-of-five’s presumed murder, following his adult son and the victim’s boyfriend into the hands of law enforcement. Steven Lawson was detained in Indiana and is scheduled for a court appearance in Nelson County, Kentucky, on Dec. 21, according to the Lexington Herald Leader.

Authorities have said that Crystal Rogers was last seen on July 3, 2015. It was on the family farm of her boyfriend, Brooks Houck, according to Louisville Fox affiliate WDRB. Her car turned up abandoned on Bluegrass Parkway with her purse, phone, and keys inside the vehicle.

Deputies think she’s dead, and now claim that Lawson, his adult son Joseph Lawson, and Houck each played a role in it.

Brooks Houck (top left) murdered his girlfriend Crystal Rogers., authorities said. Joseph Lawson (bottom left) and his father, Steven Lawson (middle), conspired in the murder, authorities said. (Mug shot of Houck: Hardin County (Ky.) Detention Center; mug shot: Joseph Lawson: YouTube screengrab/WHAS; mug shot: Steven Lawson: Harrison County Sheriff's Department; image of Rogers: FBI)

Brooks Houck (top left) murdered his girlfriend Crystal Rogers., authorities said. Joseph Lawson (bottom left) and his father, Steven Lawson (middle), conspired in the murder, authorities said. (Mug shot of Houck: Hardin County (Ky.) Detention Center; mug shot: Joseph Lawson: YouTube screengrab/WHAS; mug shot: Steven Lawson: Harrison County Sheriff’s Department; image of Rogers: FBI)

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