A judge has dismissed the possibility of the death penalty against Billy Wagner in the Pike County massacre trial.

An appeals court will hear arguments on why the prosecution says the death penalty should not have been taken off the table ...

He said that will give counsels time to gather documents and records from the trial of Billy's son, George Wagner IV, including the transcript from that trial, which could top 15,000 pages.

The Wagner clan cracks George “Billy” Wagner III has pleaded not guilty and is set to go to trial after his son. In a surprise move, Jake Wagner pleaded guilty last year to multiple counts of ...

The trial for accused killer George "Billy" Wagner has been pushed back to 2025. Wagner is charged in connection with the 2016 Pike County massacre.In October, Judge R. Alan Corbin said Wagner's ...

Jake and George’s father, George “Billy” Wagner III, has pleaded not guilty. He likely won’t go on trial until next year. Defense: Wagner had no knowledge of killings Special prosecutor ...

PIKE COUNTY, Ohio (WXIX) - The change of venue request filed by Billy Wagner’s defense team has been granted, according to online court filings. George “Billy” Wagner III, 53, is the lone ...

WAVERLY, Ohio (WXIX) - A visiting judge will decide next month whether to allow a change of venue in the trial of George “Billy” Wagner III in the 2016 Pike County massacre. His eldest son ...

George "Billy" Wagner faced a judge in a pre-trial hearing with his trial on hold. There are two appeals over whether the judge can remove the death penalty as an option and whether the trial ...

Next month or soon after, George “Billy” Wagner III will assert his innocence as he faces trial in one of Ohio’s largest and most notorious criminal cases. His lawyers will lay out his ...

WAVERLY, Ohio — The date the murder trial for the patriarch of the Wagner family will begin was announced in court Wednesday during a hearing. The trial of George "Billy" Wagner III is scheduled ...

The filings have left the trial of George “Billy” Wagner Jr. without a known place or starting date. The trial may not have a judge either, with a request this week to remove him.