‘Multiple items of interest’ found in Crystal Rogers case. Weather impacts FBI search
The FBI has found more “items of interest” in its investigation into Crystal Rogers’ disappearance in Bardstown.
The FBI also suspended its ongoing search for evidence because of rain expected in the area at least through Wednesday morning. FBI investigators searched the Woodlawn Springs subdivision for seven consecutive days before the break Tuesday.
“During the course of our search thus far, multiple items of interest have been uncovered,” the FBI said Monday. “Initial analysis shows they are potentially relevant to the investigation into the disappearance of Crystal Rogers.”
The items were sent to the FBI laboratory in Quantico, Va., “for further forensic analysis,” according to the FBI. The agency didn’t elaborate further on what the items were. The FBI also hasn’t provided further details on an item of interest discovered last week.
In the Woodlawn Springs neighborhood, the FBI appeared to focus on one specific North Howard Street property, where the front yard and driveway had been dug up last week. Agents began searching in the Woodlawn Springs subdivision on Aug. 24.
Some properties in the subdivision have ties to Brooks Houck, Rogers’ boyfriend at the time she went missing. He was previously named a suspect. The FBI wouldn’t comment on whether or not it’s searching the properties Houck owns.
During the search, the Nelson County sheriff’s office ran a checkpoint near North and South Howard streets, Kentucky State Police monitored the search scene overnight, providing 24-hour surveillance of the area.
It’s still unclear how long the search will continue after it gets suspended for weather, though the FBI has previously said it will be in Woodlawn Springs “as long as it takes.”
This story was originally published August 30, 2021 at 5:36 PM.