‘You are the spawn of Satan’: Emotions run high at Wagner sentencing
Victim Hannah Gilley's mother yelled, 'I hope you die!' as Rita Newcomb and Jake and Angela Wagner were sentenced. More
January 3, 2025
George Wagner
George Wagner IV was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murders of eight members of the Rhoden family, who were killed as they slept.
Trial for man accused of killing eight family members to move
An Ohio judge granted a defense request to move George 'Billy' Wagner III's trial out of Pike County, citing pretrial publicity. More
November 25, 2024
Man convicted in Ohio family massacre wants new trial
George Wagner IV's defense claims their client was denied a fair trial and prosecutors made several errors. More
June 12, 2024
Ohio Family Massacre: Billy Wagner’s trial date set
The trial of George "Billy" Wagner III is scheduled to begin May 6, 2024. He's accused in the brutal massacre of members of the Rhoden family. More
October 4, 2023
Court TV’s Year in Review: Defendants who took the stand in 2022
Judge Ashley Willcott says, 'No one can predict what a defendant fighting for their life is going to do or say in front of the jury.' More
December 30, 2022
Ohio Family Massacre Trial: George Wagner IV gets life in prison
George Wagner IV, convicted in the killings of 8 members of an Ohio family ,was sentenced to life in prison. More
December 19, 2022
The verdict is in: Court TV’s year in review
From the high-stakes case of Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard, to the intense trial of killer Darrell Brooks, here's the Court TV verdicts of 2022. More
December 7, 2022
Jury to decide if George Wagner helped family in killings of 8
George Wagner testified earlier that he didn't know anything about his relatives’ involvement in the killings. More
November 30, 2022
George Wagner testifies, denies knowledge of plot to kill Rhoden family
George Wagner IV tried to distance himself from his family as he took the stand in his murder trial for 8 members of the Rhoden family. More
November 16, 2022
Woman testifies that husband wanted 8 family members killed
Angela Wagner testified under oath that the 2016 massacre that killed eight members of the Rhoden family was her husband's idea. More
November 2, 2022
‘He didn’t want me to do it’: Jake Wagner testifies against his brother
Confessed killer Jake Wagner told a jury he killed the mother of his child because he feared she'd let their daughter be sexually abused. More
October 24, 2022
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
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