Angela Wagner speaks in court during her sentencing for Pike County murders
Edward "Jake" Wagner, his mother, Angela, and his grandmother, Rita Newcomb, were all sentenced Friday for their parts in the 2016 murders of eight members of the Rhoden and Gilley families in Pike County.
'You are evil!': 3 family members sentenced for Pike County murders
Jake Wagner agreed to life in prison when he pleaded guilty to his role in the murders of seven Rhoden family members and Hannah Gilley and that's what he got. He pleaded guilty in exchange for the death penalty being removed from the case.
Wagner family members sentenced in 2016 killings of Rhoden family
Angela Wagner, her son Edward “Jake” and her mother Rita Newcomb appeared in Pike County Court of Common Pleas on Friday.
A day in Pike County court: Satan, Jesus, tears and a surprise sentence in Ohio massacre
Here are five of the most dramatic moments from a day in the Pike County Common Pleas Court, where three defendants were sentenced and one sat for a hearing.
Jake Wagner, guilty of murdering 8 in Pike County in 2016, granted possibility of parole
The murders, which happened on April 22, 2016, took the lives of 40-year-old Christopher Rhoden Sr., 37-year-old Dana Rhoden, 20-year-old Hannah "Hazel" Gilley, 16-year-old Christopher Rhoden Jr., 20-year-old Clarence "Frankie" Rhoden,
'You are the spawn of Satan.' Mother of Pike County massacre addresses Wagner family at sentencing
Hannah GIlley's mother had forceful words for the Wagner family during a sentencing hearing in Pike County on Jan. 3, 2025.
Pike County massacre: Jake Wagner sentenced to prison, eligible for parole after 32 years
Jake Wagner had agreed to serve eight consecutive life sentences without parole, plus up to 160 years on other charges.
TODAY: Pike County massacre case back in court
George "Billy" Wagner III returns to Pike County for a hearing in advance of his coming murder trial. Three family members are due for sentencing.
Ohio Family Massacre Trial: Angela Wagner Sentenced
Angela Wagner faces sentencing for her role in the 2016 massacre that left eight members of the Rhoden family dead.
Three members of Wagner family sentenced for Pike County massacre
Three members of the Wagner family learned their fate on Friday for their involvement in the Rhoden family massacre. Judge Jonathan Hein issued sentences for Angela Wagner, her son Edward “Jake” Wagner and her mother Rita Newcomb,
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Ohio mom and son branded “evil” and “spawn of satan” jailed for role in killing eight family members
Edward "Jake" Wagner and Angela Wagner were both given lengthy sentences for the killings of the eight family members in Ohio ...
Mother, son given lengthy prison terms for their roles in the killings of 8 Ohio family members
Two family members convicted in the killings of eight members of an Ohio family have received lengthy prison terms for their ...
Confessed killer gets life in prison with chance for parole in Pike County massacre
Judge Hein sentenced Jake Wagner to a life sentence. Hein surprised the court by giving Jake the opportunity for parole in 32 ...
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Mother and son given lengthy prison terms for roles in killings of 8 Ohio family members
Hein sentenced Wagner's mother, Angela Wagner, to 30 years including credit for six years served. She had pleaded guilty to her role in helping plan the slayings. Angela's mother, Rita Holcomb ...
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Wagner family members sentenced in 2016 Pike County killings of Rhoden family
PIKE COUNTY, Ohio — Two members of the Wagner family and the mother of one of them were sentenced in the 2016 killings of another family of eight in Pike County. Angela Wagner, her son Edward ...