6 years later: Anniversary of Tommy Ballard's death follows 2nd FBI search in Crystal Rogers disappearance
Saturday marks six years since the death of Tommy Ballard when he was shot and killed on the family's land in Nelson County.
Ballard was shot in front of his grandson while taking him hunting. It happened near the Bluegrass Parkway just 16 months after his daughter, Crystal Rogers, was reported missing.
"I don't want anybody to forget what happened to my family and that we are still looking for answers," Sherry Ballard, Tommy's widow, and Crystal's mother, told 비바카지노 Viva .
On the fifth anniversary of his death, Ballard's wife, and Crystal's mother, Sherry Ballard, reflected on how dedicated he had been to finding their daughter, and answers.
"I don't want anybody to forget what happened to my family and that we are still looking for answers," she said. "If he wasn't out physically searching, he was on the computer looking up stuff. He promised the kids he would bring their mom home and he never gave up on that."
In October, the FBI conducted a second search over the course of a few days in the same area they searched more than a year earlier.
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That investigation, the family told 비바카지노 Viva, has brought new hope, not only for Crystal's case but Tommy's as well.
"It's very hard for me to sit and wait but I know the end result is going to be worth it. So, I sit and I wait and I think if they find who was guilty for Crystal then I think they will have justice for Tommy, too," Sherry Ballard said.
Sherry Ballard spoke on the hope the latest search brought in the video player above.
Regarding when or if that justice comes, Ballard said, "It's really hard for me to know he's not going to be (here), but I know he's going to know it."
The FBI is still offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for Tommy Ballard's murder. The FBI tip line is 1-800-CALL-FBI.