BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Bardstown mother Crystal Rogers vanished nearly a decade ago and in less than a week, the trial for one man charged in her death has ended.

On Friday, a Warren County jury found Steve Lawson guilty of conspiracy to murder and tampering with physical evidence in Rogers’ unsolved case.

The jury recommended a 17-year sentence following his conviction. Lawson will be back in court for sentencing on Aug. 6, 2025.

TONIGHT ON WHAS11+: Tune in at 9:30 p.m. ET for in-depth analysis and reaction to Lawson's verdict in the Crystal Rogers case with Shay McAlister, Isaiah Kim-Martinez and Doug Proffitt, as well as insight from WHAS11 legal analyst Nick Mudd. Credit: WHAS11 News Crystal Rogers disappeared over the Fourth of July weekend in 2015. Days later, her

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