A man charged in the 2016 slayings of eight members of a southern Ohio family will not face the death penalty if convicted. The judge’s decision was filed in the Pike County Common Pleas Court ...

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 ...

George “Billy” Wagner III’s hearing went over a few housekeeping items before trial. Change of venue and severance of some of his charges were the most important items the court discussed.

Prosecutors say George "Billy" Wagner was part of a plot that left eight members of the Rhoden family dead back in 2016. The 53 year-old Wagner is charged with eight counts of aggravated murder ...

A jury convicted Jake's brother, George Wagner IV. The fourth and final defendant is George "Billy" Wagner, who appeared in court on Friday in Waverly. "Right now, we're going forward with the ...