Members of the Wagner family will learn their sentences Friday morning in Ohio’s largest murder trial.Watch the hearings live in the video player aboveThey all pleaded guilty in connection to the killings of 8 members of the Rhoden and Gilley families back in 2016.The “massacre” was motivated by a child custody dispute.Angela Wagner, her mother, Rita Newcomb, and her son, Jake Wagner, are all being sentenced Friday. They all took plea deals in the case.During her sentencing, Rita Newcomb said “I’m sorry.” She testified for the State during the murder trial of her grandson George Wagner Jr. Newcomb was sentenced to 90 days in jail on an obstruction of official business charge, with 83 days suspended. Newcomb served her seven days already. She has also been ordered to be placed on probation for five years and pay a $750 fine, plus court costs. If she violates probation, she will be taken to jail. Newcomb’s other charges were dismissed. Angela Wagner spoke ahead of her sentencing, saying she knows the pain the Rhodens feel must be “unbearable.” She cited her personal brokenness for letting her get swept up in the murderous scheme.Angela was sentenced to the mutually agreed upon sentence of 30 years with 2,244 days for time served. She must register as a violent offender for 10 years when released. “You are the only person that could’ve stopped the whole thing with one phone call. All you had to do was call in, stop the whole thing. The depravity was that you didn’t see the moral need to shut the whole thing down. Clearly, any decent human being could have done that little bit to save so much,” Judge Jonathan Hein said during Angela’s sentencing. Jake was the only one to plead guilty to murder to get the death penalty thrown out.Jake addressed members of the Rhoden family during sentencing. “There’s nothing I can do to ease the pain you have, loss, anger, hate,” he said.Several members of the Rhoden family walked out as he spoke. Jake said he’s not asking for forgiveness but said “hate will not hear your heart,” saying “Jesus made him get caught.” The trial for his father, Billy, will begin next month.Jake’s brother George was convicted in 2022 and sentenced to serve life in prison.Andrea Shoemaker, the mother of murder victim Hannah Gilley, blasted Rita Newcomb, Angela Wagner and Jake Wagner during the sentencing hearing.”You are evilest mother to plan, carry out and take the lives of three other mothers,” Shoemaker said, directing her comment to Angela.She also addressed Jake and Rita, telling them they ruined her life and innocent children’s lives.”It’s a heartache that never goes away,” Shoemaker said.
Members of the Wagner family will learn their sentences Friday morning in Ohio’s largest murder trial.
Watch the hearings live in the video player above
They all pleaded guilty in connection to the killings of 8 members of the Rhoden and Gilley families back in 2016.
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The “massacre” was motivated by a child custody dispute.
Angela Wagner, her mother, Rita Newcomb, and her son, Jake Wagner, are all being sentenced Friday.
They all took plea deals in the case.
During her sentencing, Rita Newcomb said “I’m sorry.” She testified for the State during the murder trial of her grandson George Wagner Jr.
Newcomb was sentenced to 90 days in jail on an obstruction of official business charge, with 83 days suspended. Newcomb served her seven days already. She has also been ordered to be placed on probation for five years and pay a $750 fine, plus court costs. If she violates probation, she will be taken to jail. Newcomb’s other charges were dismissed.
Angela Wagner spoke ahead of her sentencing, saying she knows the pain the Rhodens feel must be “unbearable.” She cited her personal brokenness for letting her get swept up in the murderous scheme.
Angela was sentenced to the mutually agreed upon sentence of 30 years with 2,244 days for time served. She must register as a violent offender for 10 years when released.
“You are the only person that could’ve stopped the whole thing with one phone call. All you had to do was call in, stop the whole thing. The depravity was that you didn’t see the moral need to shut the whole thing down. Clearly, any decent human being could have done that little bit to save so much,” Judge Jonathan Hein said during Angela’s sentencing.
Jake was the only one to plead guilty to murder to get the death penalty thrown out.
Jake addressed members of the Rhoden family during sentencing.
“There’s nothing I can do to ease the pain you have, loss, anger, hate,” he said.
Several members of the Rhoden family walked out as he spoke.
Jake said he’s not asking for forgiveness but said “hate will not hear your heart,” saying “Jesus made him get caught.”
The trial for his father, Billy, will begin next month.
Jake’s brother George was convicted in 2022 and sentenced to serve life in prison.
Andrea Shoemaker, the mother of murder victim Hannah Gilley, blasted Rita Newcomb, Angela Wagner and Jake Wagner during the sentencing hearing.
“You are evilest mother to plan, carry out and take the lives of three other mothers,” Shoemaker said, directing her comment to Angela.
She also addressed Jake and Rita, telling them they ruined her life and innocent children’s lives.
“It’s a heartache that never goes away,” Shoemaker said.
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In a shocking turn of events, three family members have been sentenced in connection to the infamous Pike County massacre. The massacre, which took place in 2016, claimed the lives of eight members of the Rhoden family in rural Ohio.
The three family members, who have been identified as George Wagner III, Angela Wagner, and their son George Wagner IV, were found guilty of planning and carrying out the gruesome murders. The motive behind the massacre remains unclear, but authorities believe it may have been related to a custody dispute over a young child.
The Wagners were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, bringing some closure to the devastated community of Pike County. The brutal and senseless nature of the murders shook the small town to its core, and the sentencing of the perpetrators has brought a sense of justice to the grieving families.
While the details of the case are chilling, the sentencing of the three family members serves as a reminder that justice will prevail, even in the face of such heinous crimes. The community of Pike County can now begin the long process of healing and moving forward from this tragic chapter in their history.
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