Testimony continued in the murder trial of George Wagner IV
WAVERLY, Ohio -- The trial of George Wagner IV in connection with the 2016 shooting deaths of Pike County's Rhoden family continues Friday.
On Thursday, witnesses focused on Wagner's mother, Angela Wagner, and overall family dynamics in the Wagner family. Angela Wagner and son Edward "Jake" Wagner pleaded guilty to the Rhoden killings last year, after earlier maintaining their innocence.
Wagner IV has entered not guilty pleas to eight counts of aggravated murder and 14 related charges. His trial in the Pike County Common Pleas Court began Aug. 29.
Wagner IV's father, Geroge "Billy" Wagner III, will be tried on the same charges next year.
Here are photos from the week:
Here are updates from Twitter:
Day 22 and the end of the sixth week in #PikeCountyMassacre trial of #GeorgeWagnerIV. pic.twitter.com/iicwdVq0T8
— Patricia Gallagher Newberry (@pattinewberry) October 14, 2022
Day 22 in #PikeCountyMassacre trial of #GeorgeWagnerIV started with Randa Hughes on the stand. She is the long-time partner of Chris Newcomb, the brother of Wagner IV's mother, Angela. 1/4
— Patricia Gallagher Newberry (@pattinewberry) October 14, 2022
Midday, Day 22, #PikeCountyMassacre trial of #GeorgeWagnerIV, with Angela Wagner's mother, Rita Newcomb, up to testify this afternoon. She has "opted out" -- which means media cannot capture images/audio. Journalists will need to be in the courtroom to report her testimony. 1/5
— Patricia Gallagher Newberry (@pattinewberry) October 14, 2022
Rita Newcomb was the star witness of the afternoon in the #PikeCountyMassacre trial of #GeorgeWagnerIV. Grandmother to the defendant and mother of Angela Wagner, the feisty 69-year-old offered frank assessments of her daughter and daughter's family. 1/5
— Patricia Gallagher Newberry (@pattinewberry) October 15, 2022
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Pike County killings: Video of George Wagner's trial
