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Community Turns to Social Media in Search for Missing Bardstown Woman

The Bardstown community has launched a social media campaign to help in the search for a missing woman.  Crystal Rogers hasn’t been seen in three weeks.  

Local businesswoman Mary Taylor decided to challenge other businesses in the area to purchase shirts that read “Pray for Crystal.”  Business owners then take pictures of their employees wearing the shirts and post them on social media. 

Taylor said it's important to keep Rogers' name alive.

The goal of the campaign is to raise $100,000 to place in a trust fund for Rogers’ five children.

"We just got to thinking about the financial cost of raising five kids while they're searching for their mother, and however the case ends up, how large that cost would be for grandparents and other family members over the next however many years, for five children," Taylor told WKU Public Radio.

Rogers' car was found abandoned on the Bluegrass Parkway with a flat tire. 

Her boyfriend was the last person to see her on July 3.  He took a polygraph but the results were inconclusive.

Lisa is a Scottsville native and WKU alum. She has worked in radio as a news reporter and anchor for 18 years. Prior to joining WKU Public Radio, she most recently worked at WHAS in Louisville and WLAC in Nashville. She has received numerous awards from the Associated Press, including Best Reporter in Kentucky. Many of her stories have been heard on NPR.