Tommy Ballard

person she was.

Crystal Rogers was born on April 4th, 1980, the first child of Sherry and Tommy Ballard.

Two more kids followed, and the Ballards raised all three of them right there in Bardstown.

That was the only home Crystal ever knew.

Then, on November 19th, 2016, 54-year-old Tommy takes a break from investigating Crystal's death to bring his grandson, then 12-year-old Trenton, out hunting.

For a moment, it's just the two of them holding on to a little piece of normalcy after so much upheaval.

Then, out of nowhere, a single bullet tears across the brush and strikes Tommy Ballard in the chest, killing him instantly.

Summer's here, the roads are packed, and accidents can happen in an instant.

and the person she was.

Crystal Rogers was born on April 4th, 1980, the first child of Sherry and Tommy Ballard.

Two more kids followed, and the Ballards raised all three of them right there in Bardstown.

That was the only home Crystal ever knew.

Then, on November 19th, 2016, 54-year-old Tommy takes a break from investigating Crystal's death to bring his grandson, then 12-year-old Trenton, out hunting.

For a moment, it's just the two of them holding on to a little piece of normalcy after so much upheaval.

Then, out of nowhere, a single bullet tears across the brush and strikes Tommy Ballard in the chest, killing him instantly.

I'm pretty confident talking into a mic.