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George 'Billy' Wagner III, who's charged along with his wife and two adult sons in the murders of an Ohio family, made a brief appearance in a Kentucky court.
WAVERLY, Ohio (WKRC) - Billy Wagner returned to a Pike County courtroom for a pre-trial hearing Tuesday. Billy Wagner and his son, George, are charged with the murders of seven Rhoden family ...
WAVERLY, Ohio — The trial of the Wagner family patriarch will be delayed, with a new judge needing to be appointed to the case, Pike County Judge Randy Deering said Wednesday.George “Billy ...
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 ...
[Watch previous coverage in the player above.] COLUMBUS, Ohio – George “Billy” Wagner III no longer faces the possibility of the death penalty in his trial for the Rhoden family massacre ...
WAVERLY, Ohio – George "Billy" Wagner III has been jailed in Butler County since 2018, charged with the April 2016 shooting deaths of eight members of Pike County's Rhoden family.
When asked procedural questions, George "Billy" Wagner appeared bewildered, but agreed to be sent home to stand trial. His wife and their two children are accused of killing the Rhodens in 2016.
WAVERLY, Ohio (WXIX) - The judge assigned to George “Billy” Wagner’s case in the 2016 Pike County Massacre has still not made a decision regarding a change of venue for the 2024 trial.
Yes, you absolutely are," Canepa said.In another bold move, Hein said Wednesday he plans to sentence Jake and Angela Wagner before the start of Billy Wagner's trial.That would be another fly in ...
Angela Wagner’s mother, Rita Newcomb, 65, of South Webster, and George “Billy” Wagner’s mother, Fredericka Wagner, 76, of Lucasville, Ohio, face felony charges of obstructing justice and ...
Also charged are Billy Wagner's wife, Angela Wagner, 48, and their two sons, Edward "Jake" Wagner, 26, and George Wagner IV, 27. All pleaded not guilty and could face the death penalty, if convicted.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKRC ) - George "Billy" Wagner waived extradition to Ohio Wednesday, a day after he was taken into custody on aggravated murder charges in the deaths of eight members of the Rhoden ...