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One of four original suspects in the 2016 Pike County massacre case is appealing his conviction for the crimes. George Wagner IV claims there were nine errors in his fall 2022 trial, where a jury ...
George was convicted in November 2022 of 22 charges connected to the murders of eight members of the Rhoden and Gilley families in Pike County, Ohio in 2016.
George Wagner IV exits the Pike County Common Pleas courtroom Nov. 30, 2022, just after being convicted on eight counts of aggravated murder and 14 other charges in the 2016 Pike County massacre case.
News Center 7 was in court Monday when George Wagner IV was sentenced to life in prison without parole for all eight counts of aggravated murder he was convicted of.
George Wagner IV, 31, was sentenced for all eight counts of aggravated murder, as well as counts of conspiracy, burglary, and tampering with evidence, bringing an end to the nearly three-month trial.
Jake pleaded guilty to all charges in April 2021, and Angela pleaded guilty to 14 charges — excluding the murder charges — in September 2021. George “Billy” Wagner III is awaiting trial.
George Wagner IV was convicted in the fatal shootings of eight members of the Rhoden family in 2016. The man convicted of eight counts of murder for a 2016 massacre in Pike County has been sentenced ...
A Pike County judge ruled Monday that George Wagner IV should spend the rest of his life in prison for the 2016 murders of eight members of the Rhoden family.
PIKE COUNTY, Ohio — A man convicted in the killings of eight members of an Ohio family was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. George Wagner IV was sentenced ...
Crime George Wagner IV sentenced to life without parole for Rhoden family murders Wagner declined to make a statement in court, and his lawyer said he maintains his innocence.
WAVERLY, Ohio (WKRC) – The judge in the Pike County massacre trial of George Wagner IV Monday sentenced him to eight consecutive life sentences without parole plus an additional 121 years in ...
WAVERLY, Ohio (WCMH) — The first member of the Wagner family to be convicted of killing eight members of the Rhoden family will be sentenced Monday. George Wagner IV is scheduled to be sentenced ...