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Trial for suspect in 2016 massacre to be moved out of Pike County

WAVERLY, Ohio (WCMH) — The trial for the last suspect in a 2016 massacre will be moved out of Pike County, a judge ruled on ...

Pike County massacre timeline: A final trial after 2016 killings of family of eight

Eight members of southern Ohio's Rhoden family were gunned down in the night in April 2016. The case is nearing the finish ...

Pike County Massacre: Billy Wagner to appeal court’s death penalty ruling

WAVERLY, Ohio (WXIX) - The last member of the Wagner family to be tried in the Pike County Massacre nearly a decade ago now plans to file an appeal with the hopes of eliminating a possible death ...

Death sentence back on the table for final defendant in Ohio massacre

George "Billy" Wagner III was arrested in connection with the Pike County massacre case in 2018. He may finally go to trial.

Billy Wagner's attorney to appeal death penalty ruling in Ohio massacre

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

Venue still in play as Wagner returns to Pike County courthouse

George "Billy" Wagner III returns to Pike County courthouse. The date and location of his coming murder trial remain in limbo.