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Pike County Massacre
The trial resumes Friday after illness canceled it Thursday.
It's not clear when testimony will resume
George Wagner IV has pleaded not guilty to eight counts of aggravated murder in the Rhoden family killings
The trial is expected to last up to eight weeks
The trial is expected to last up to eight weeks
The trial is expected to last up to eight weeks
Mistrial request rejected again in Pike County Massacre trial, jury sees where 3 victims were killed
The judge has rejected a mistrial request from George Wagner IV's lawyers
George Wagner IV trial continues
The trial is in its second week
The murder trial of George Wagner IV is entering its second week of testiony
The star witnesses, Jake Wagner and his mother, Angela Wagner are not expected to take the stand for a couple of weeks.
The trial is expected to last six to eight weeks.
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George Wagner IV is the first member of his family to go on trial for the 2016 slayings
George Wagner IV is the first member of his family to go on trial
It started back in 2016. Eight members of the Rhoden family were massacred execution-style in their Pike County homes.
Opening statements are expected to begin on Sept. 6.
Jury selection will continue until Aug. 29 when the trial begins.
Jury selection will go until Aug. 29 when the trial begins.
In May, several motions were discussed in case, including one that the judge denied.
The eldest Wagner appeared in a Pike County court Monday.
The eldest Wagner son returned to the Pike County courthouse Monday for another motion hearing.
Visiting Judge Randy Deering is expected to rule whether evidence will be allowed at the Aug. 29 trial, including a shoeprint expert
The eldest Wagner son will be returning to court Monday.
A new trial date has been set for the eldest Wagner son.
George “Billy” Wagner III returned to court Tuesday for the first time since November.
Judge refused to dismiss aggravated murder charges against eldest Wagner son in Pike County massacre
He is accused of taking part in the 2016 Pike County murders.
The Wagners were indicted and arrested three years ago this week
The recent confessions of his mother and younger brother determine he is not eligible for the death penalty, court records state
The slayings are considered the state’s biggest and most complex homicide investigation to date
This was the Wagner family patriarch’s first court appearance since his wife and youngest son pleaded guilty
The eldest Wagner son will be returning to court in Oct. for another hearing in the Pike County Massacre case.
She is the second member of the Wagner family to admit a role in the death of eight members of the Rhoden family
This hearing was delayed last month at the request of George Wagner’s lawyers in light of his younger brother changing his plea of not guilty to guilty of eight counts of aggravated murder
A pretrial date was set during Wednesday's court appearance.
A guilty plea on Thursday came exactly 5 years after the execution-style murders in Pike County.
FOX19’s legal analyst says he’s never seen anything like it.
Edward “Jake” Wagner is now pleading guilty to eight counts of aggravated murder and other charges.
The governor spoke after a man pleaded guilty in the execution-style murders that killed eight Rhodens in 2016.