FILE - Steven Lawayne Nelson takes the witness stand to testify in his own defense in his capital murder trial on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, in Fort Worth, Texas. (Joyce Marshall/Star-Telegram via AP ...

Steven Nelson, convicted for the 2011 murder of a pastor, is scheduled for execution in Texas on Feb. 5. The church where the murder occurred supports the execution, citing biblical justification ...

While prosecutors appealed to the jury's "common sense," attorneys for Brooks Houck said the case depended on "assumptions, ...

Two other men, Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson — Steven Lawson's son — will stand trial for charges related to the case starting June 24. Here's what to know about the case and the upcoming trial.

Steven Lawson faces charges of tampering with evidence and conspiracy to commit murder in the case of the Nelson County mother of five who vanished on July 3, 2015.

Brooks Houck and Joseph Lawson are the final two suspects to face trial in the disappearance and presumed death of Bardstown ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - As day one of the Steven Lawson trial began on Tuesday in Warren County, many in Nelson County, where the case takes place, were thinking about the implications for the ...

The prosecution rested its case and handed the baton to the defense May 29 in the Steven Lawson trial, concluding three days of prosecutorial testimony from more than 10 witnesses that included ...

The trial will begin Tuesday in Bowling Green for Joseph Lawson and Brooks Houck, who are both charged in the disappearance and presumed death of Crystal Rogers.

Steven Lawson filed a motion June 4 ... the attorneys "barely scratched the surface" of evidence in the case, ... Judge Charles Simms III is set to issue the final sentence Aug. 6 in Nelson ...

Joseph Lawson, Steven Lawson’s son, is also charged in the case with conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with physical evidence. Chesser said Lawson and her mother got together in late ...