Ohio prosecutor: Family spent months planning slayings of 8
Defendant George Wagner IV was charged in Pike County Court in the 2016 slayings of the Rhoden family near Piketon in southern Ohio. More
September 12, 2022
Custody Disputes
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Jury to visit four crime scenes of 8 killed in Ohio Family Massacre
The case against George Wagner IV will begin with a jury tour of the crime scenes where eight members of the Rhoden family were killed. More
August 31, 2022
Jury selection begins for death penalty case in slaying of 8
Jury selection began on Monday for George Wagner IV, who faces a potential death sentence if convicted of the murders of eight people. More
August 29, 2022
OH v. George Wagner IV: Ohio Family Massacre Trial
George Wagner IV, the first in his family to stand trial, was convicted of the murders of 8 members of the Rhoden family. More
August 26, 2022
Woman is 2nd to admit role in death of 8 members of a family
Angela Wagner pleaded guilty to helping plan the murders of eight members of the Rhoden family as part of a custody dispute. More
September 10, 2021
Man pleads guilty in fatal shootings of 8 from Ohio family
Edward 'Jake' Wagner pleaded guilty to 23 counts, which spares him the death penalty for the murders of 8 members of the Rhoden family. More
April 23, 2021
Relative of 8 slaying victims files wrongful death lawsuit
Tony Rhoden Sr. filed a lawsuit against the four members of the Wagner family charged with murdering 8 members of the Rhoden family. More
November 10, 2020