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The Wagner family, Jake, Angela, Billy, and George are labeled as the masterminds behind the murders of eight people in Pike County Ohio.

CrimeWatch, Government, Local News, Pike County, Waverly

Billy Wagner’s Pike County massacre trial moved to Seneca County after two-year venue fight; judge refuses to fire his lawyers

by The Guardian October 13, 2026

Judge Jonathan Hein has set George “Billy” Wagner III’s Pike County massacre trial for Seneca County and, days earlier, refused to remove his court-appointed attorneys.

Photograph from Scioto Valley Guardian coverage: Billy Wagner appears court pre-trial in Pike County.

Billy Wagner denied final appeal by Ohio Supreme Court, on track for trial in October unless….

by Derek Myers July 8, 2026July 8, 2026

Angela Wagner; then and now.

Almost unrecognizable Angela Wagner has returned to southern Ohio

by Derek Myers July 7, 2026July 8, 2026

The Wagner family, Jake, Angela, Billy, and George are labeled as the masterminds behind the murders of eight people in Pike County Ohio.

The Wagners, convicted in Rhoden slaying are not in Ohio. Where are they?

by Derek Myers July 6, 2026July 7, 2026

White-haired judge in black judicial robes seated at the bench in an Ohio courtroom, gesturing while speaking with a wooden gavel visible on the bench

Chillicothe, FEATURED, Local News, Pike County, Piketon, Regional, Ross County, Wagner, Wagner FAST FACTS, Waverly

Appeals court orders new sentencing for Jake and Angela Wagner in Pike Co. Massacre

by Derek Myers June 26, 2026June 27, 2026

Photograph from Scioto Valley Guardian coverage: judge named next Wagner trial in Pike County.

Billy Wagner: Judge says case is “past due” and needs resolved; plea deals being discussed

by Derek Myers February 9, 2026July 1, 2026

Photograph from Scioto Valley Guardian coverage: Piketon massacre patriarch returns court in Waverly.

Piketon massacre patriarch returns to court as judge considers key motions

by Jason Salley February 9, 2026July 1, 2026

Photograph from Scioto Valley Guardian coverage: judge named next Wagner trial in Pike County.

Death penalty back on the table for Billy Wagner in Pike County massacre case

by The Guardian January 27, 2026July 1, 2026

Oct 14, 2022; Waverly, Ohio, United States; Derek Myers of the Scioto Valley Guardian is escorted out of the courtroom after "objecting" from the gallery on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022 of the George Wagner IV murder trial in Pike County. Myers was making a point that witnesses can't simply "opt out" of being photographed and videotaped when testifying. The judge disagreed. Wagner is charged with 22 counts, eight of them aggravated murder, in connection with the deaths of seven members of Pike County's Rhoden family and one future member on April 21-22, 2016. POOL PHOTO | DORAL CHENOWITH, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Derek Myers settles felony wiretap case with Pike Co. surrounding Rhoden-Wagner murders

by Leslie Upton, News Writer December 9, 2025July 1, 2026

Local News, Pike County, Piketon, Ross County, Wagner, Waverly

Here’s the complete list of Pike County Election night results

by The Guardian November 4, 2025July 1, 2026