George "Billy" Wagner III returns to Pike County for a hearing in advance of his coming murder trial. Three family members ...

Edward “Jake” Wagner, his mother, Angela, and his grandmother, Rita Newcomb, were all sentenced Friday for their part in the ...

The fourth, patriarch George “Billy” Wagner III, is scheduled for a hearing in his case. He’s fighting 22 charges for the 2016 crimes, with a trial that had been set to start Monday in Pike County but ...

Three members of the Wagner family learned their fate Friday for their roles in the 2016 Pike County Massacre.

WAVERLY, Ohio – The 2016 killing of eight people in Pike County is often cited as one of Ohio’s most dramatic crimes. The legal aftermath has been equally dramatic, with four hearings on ...

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.

The visiting judge overseeing the cases, retired Darke County Common Pleas Court Judge Jonathan Hein, filed court papers earlier this week rescheduling their sentencing hearings for Friday, Jan. 3 at ...

One of the people who took a plea deal in connection with the Pike County Massacre will be sentenced to prison in early January.

WAVERLY, Ohio – The 2016 killing of eight people in Pike County is often cited as one of Ohio’s most dramatic crimes. The legal aftermath has been equally dramatic, with four hearings on Friday the ...

The ultimate sentence was a shock to the state, defense, gallery, and other court-watchers alike — and prompted audible tears ...

Court records show Billy's trial is still scheduled to begin on January 6, though it's unclear whether this is still a date ...