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

Billy Wagner’s trial is scheduled to begin on Jan. 6. He continues to plead not guilty to all 22 charges including eight counts of aggravated murder from the execution-style slayings of his son ...

WAVERLY, Ohio – The conviction of George Wagner IV in the 2016 Pike County massacre case gave the victims' families some measure of peace, Tony Rhoden said when the verdicts came down Wednesday.

Prosecutors opposed the request, saying nothing has changed since the motion was denied last year. Prosecutors opposed the request, saying nothing has changed since the motion was denied last year.

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 spring murder trial of George "Billy" Wagner III will stay in Pike County, with the judge in the case on Monday ruling against Wagner's request for a change of venue. If the jury selection ...

A pre-trial hearing for the murder trial of George Wagner ... Four members of an associated family, George “Billy” Wagner, his wife Angela, and their sons George and Edward “Jake” Wagner ...

PIKE COUNTY, Ohio (WDTN) — A date has been set for the Wagner family patriarch’s high-profile murder trial. The question of where it will take place still remains. George “Billy” Wagner ...

WAVERLY, Ohio (WKRC) - Billy Wagner, the father of the family accused in the Pike County massacre, is making a second attempt to have his trial moved from the Pike County Courthouse. Wagner is the ...

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ExplorePike County murder trial defendant George Wagner IV testifies about relationships, family’s actions Testifying at Billy Wagner’s jury trial, which is likely to happen in 2024 ...