Brooks Houck's attorneys have officially filed his appeal brief with the Kentucky Supreme Court. This gives us our first look at his request for a new trial.

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Brooks Houck's defense attorneys are pulling out all the stops in their appeal to the Kentucky Supreme Court, filing a 69-page brief that attacks virtually every aspect of his murder conviction from multiple angles.

The appeal, filed this week, argues that Houck's conviction in the disappearance of Crystal Rogers should either be thrown out entirely or he should get a new trial. His legal team is essentially saying: if you don't believe the evidence was insufficient, then at least agree the trial was unfair.

The "no body, no crime" argument

The centerpiece of Houck's appeal is a bold challenge to the most fundamental question: Did Crystal Rogers actually die?