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A day in Pike County court: Satan, Jesus, tears and a surprise sentence

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.

Cincinnati Enquirer on MSN · 16h

Pike County massacre: Jake Wagner sentenced to prison, eligible for parole after 32 years

Jake Wagner had agreed to serve eight consecutive life sentences without parole, plus up to 160 years on other charges.

WJW-TV Cleveland on MSN · 18h

Three members of Wagner family sentenced for Pike County massacre

Three members of the Wagner family learned their fate on Friday for their involvement in the Rhoden family massacre. Judge Jonathan Hein issued sentences for Angela Wagner, her son Edward “Jake” Wagner and her mother Rita Newcomb,

Yahoo · 16h

Pike County Massacre: Jake Wagner, guilty of murdering 8 in 2016, granted possibility of parole

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 Pike County. Jake pleaded guilty in 2018 to the murders.

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19 Action News · 16h

Pike County Massacre: Jake Wagner may request parole in 32 years

Edward “Jake” Wagner, Angela Wagner and her mother, Rita Newcomb, will all be sentenced on Jan. 3, before the next murder trial

The Highland County Press · 16h

Three more sentenced in 2016 Pike County murder case

Edward "Jake" Wagner was sentenced Friday to life in prison with a chance of parole after 32 years, in the 2016 Pike County massacre case. Pike County Common Pleas Court visiting Judge Jonathan Hein said he could not give Wagner the same sentence as his brother, who was convicted in a lengthy 2022 trial and sentenced to life without parole.

The Cincinnati Enquirer · 2d

Pike County massacre: 4 Wagner family members due in court Friday

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 will be delayed by a ruling to move it elsewhere.

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Judge ignores Pike County Massacre plea deal for 'spawn of Satan' killer as victims' families storm out of courtroom in the middle of sentencing hearing

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

WCPO Cincinnati4d

Pike County murder trial: Jake, Angela to be sentenced days before final murder trial scheduled to begin

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

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Search Intensifies for Missing Pike County Man, Nathaniel Mueller, Last Seen December 20

Nathaniel Mueller, 23, remains missing in Pike County, Missouri, since December 20 after a walk in the woods; his car and ...

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Pike County crash injures three

PIKE COUNTY, Mo. — A two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon in Pike County injured three people. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a 2007 Chevrolet Equinox driven by a 35-year-old Clarksville man ...

Dayton Daily News17h

Jake Wagner, guilty of murdering 8 in Pike County in 2016, granted possibility of parole

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.