WKYC3

George 'Billy' Wagner III won’t face death penalty if convicted in Rhoden family murders

PIKE COUNTY, Ohio — A man charged in the 2016 slayings of eight members of a southern Ohio family will not face the death penalty if convicted. The judge’s decision was filed in the Pike County Common ...
WOSU Public Media

Trial in killings of 8 Pike County family members will be moved to another county

The trial for a man accused in the killings of eight people from another Ohio family will be moved to a different county, a judge ruled Monday. George “Billy” Wagner III, who has pleaded not guilty in ...
WOSU Public Media

Man charged in 8 Pike County family members' deaths won't face death penalty if convicted

A man charged in connection with the killings of eight people in Pike County will not face the death penalty if he's convicted. On Wednesday, Pike County Judge Jonathan Hein dismissed death penalty ...

Pike County Massacre: Death penalty ‘dismissed’ for Billy Wagner’s upcoming trial

PIKE COUNTY, Ohio (WXIX) - The lone Wagner family member facing trial in the 2016 Pike County massacre returned to court for ...
FOX8 Cleveland

Billy Wagner spared from death penalty in trial for Rhoden family massacre

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WSB-TV

4 arrests made in 2016 murders of 8 family members

PIKE COUNTY, Ohio — A family of four have been arrested Tuesday in connection to the murders of eight members of the Rhoden family in rural Pike County, Ohio in 2016, according to authorities. The ...

Billy Wagner will not face death penalty in 2016 Pike County massacre trial

The 53-year-old is the lone Wagner family member still facing trial in the 2016 Pike County massacre. If Billy Wagner is ...
WLWT

Ohio Appeals Court hears arguments in convicted Pike Co. massacre defendant's case

George Wagner IV wants new trial after jurors found him guilty in 2022 George Wagner IV wants new trial after jurors found him guilty in 2022 George Wagner IV wants new trial after jurors found him ...
WDTN

Billy Wagner’s trial will not take place in Pike County as judge grants request

A previous report can be seen in the player above. WAVERLY, Ohio (WCMH) — The 2025 trial for the Wagner family patriarch’s in the killing of the Rhoden family will not take place in Pike County. Pike ...
Yahoo

Three members of Wagner family sentenced for Pike County massacre

WAVERLY, Ohio (WCMH) – Three members of the Wagner family learned their fate on Friday for their involvement in the Rhoden family massacre. Judge Jonathan Hein issued sentences for Angela Wagner, her ...
WLWT

Sentencing date set for Jake Wagner, man who took plea deal in Pike County Massacre

One of the people who took a plea deal in connection with the Pike County Massacre will be sentenced to prison in early January.Four members of an associated family, George “Billy” Wagner, his wife ...