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

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

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 ...

Despite a flurry of activity in the case against George “Billy” Wagner III in recent days, big questions remain with his trial in the 2016 Pike County massacre case just more than six weeks away.

The lone remaining Wagner family member yet to go to trial will not face the death penalty. The death penalty specification filed by the state of Ohio against George “Billy” Wagner III ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – George “Billy” Wagner III no longer faces the possibility of the death penalty in his trial for the Rhoden family massacre.Pike County court records show Judge Jonathan Hein ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A judge ruled Monday that the trial of George "Billy" Wagner III will not be held in Pike County as previously planned. Billy's defense team requested a change in venue due to ...

George's father, George "Billy" Wagner III, is still awaiting trial, but has maintained a plea of not guilty. The appeal was filed on June 10 by Louis Grube, an attorney with Cleveland-area law ...

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 ...

WAVERLY, Ohio (WCMH) — The Wagner family patriarch’s trial for the killing of the Rhoden family has been delayed until 2025. George “Billy” Wagner III, the last Wagner awaiting prosecution ...