WAVERLY, Ohio — George “Billy” Wagner III returned to court Monday for the first time in nearly a year, facing renewed prospects of the death penalty in the case accusing him and other family members ...

George 'Billy' Wagner's attorney plans to appeal after a ruling reinstated the death penalty for his trial in the 2016 Pike ...

Attorney Louis Grube, in papers filed with the Ohio 4th District Court of Appeals, argues that the trial court committed 33 errors, some of which include: * Failing to dismiss charges from activities ...

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 ...

PIKE COUNTY, Ohio (WXIX) - George “Billy” Wagner III was back in court Monday as the judge hearing the case heard arguments for and against moving the case. The Wagner defense team told retired Darke ...

Judge updates Wagner during pretrial hearing on Friday and learns defendant's hearing is failing Judge updates Wagner during pretrial hearing on Friday and learns defendant's hearing is failing Judge ...

Billy Wagner, who's accused of killing eight people in Pike County, appeared in court in Waverly on Monday.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) – George Wagner IV’s new appeals lawyers filed a brief this week asking that his murder convictions related to the Pike County massacre be thrown out due to several possible errors ...

Update, 7:58 p.m.: Jurors heard less than an hour of testimony but the courtroom in the murder trial of George Wagner IV was busy from the early morning and into the night. Attorneys continued, to the ...

PIKE COUNTY, Ohio (WXIX) - The lone Wagner family member facing trial in the 2016 Pike County massacre appeared in court Friday for a pretrial motion hearing. This was the first time George “Billy” ...