WAVERLY, Ohio (WKRC) - There were some surprises during the sentencing hearing for Angela and Jake Wagner with emotions running high as some of the victims' family members spoke in court Friday.

sworn testimony of his two co-defendants that he participated in personally killed three people," Canepa said, referring to Billy Wagner's son, Jake, and wife, Angela. "Why are you trying to ...

Prosecutors say Jake’s testimony during his brother’s trial in 2022 was key to convicting George Wagner IV, who’s now serving multiple life sentences for his role in the murders. Jake also ...

The hearing went over a few housekeeping items before trial. Change of venue and severance of some of Billy’s charges were the most important items the court discussed.

Edward “Jake” Wagner, his mother, Angela, and his grandmother, Rita Newcomb, were all sentenced Friday for their part in the 2016 murders of eight members of the Rhoden and Gilley families in ...

Angela Wagner, her son Edward “Jake” and her mother Rita Newcomb appeared in Pike County Court of Common Pleas on Friday. RELATED: George 'Billy' Wagner III won’t face death penalty if ...

Two members of the Wagner family learned their sentences Friday morning in what's been called Ohio's most complex murder cases.More than four years ago Jake Wagner and his mother Angela pleaded ...

Hannah, 20, was engaged to 20-year-old Frankie Rhoden. They were among eight members of the Rhoden family who were killed in ...

show, top row from left, George "Billy" Wagner III and Angela Wagner, and bottom row from left, George Wagner IV and Edward "Jake" Wagner. (Ohio Attorney General's office via AP, File) ...

WAVERLY — In a Pike County court room on Friday, Judge Jonathan Hein decided to eschew the prosecution’s plea deal with Edward “Jake” Wagner and instead provide him an opportunity for parole.