Jake Wagner, who said he feared his daughter might suffer abuse, testified Monday that Hanna Rhoden's comment was his “tipping point” when he decided Hanna, 19, had to die.

Jake Wagner, who said he feared his daughter might suffer abuse, testified Monday that Hanna Rhoden's comment was his “tipping point” when he decided Hanna, 19, had to die.

Jake Wagner and Hanna Rhoden shared a child that triggered a custody battle, which prosecutors maintain inspired the Wagners to kill the Rhodens.

Investigators arrested Jake and his brother George Wagner, along with their parents, Billy and Angela Wagner, four years ago and charged them with killing Hanna Rhoden and 7 of her loved ones in ...

Agents with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations will present more evidence gathered against a man accused of killing eight people in Pike County in 2016.

Confessed killer Jake Wagner took the witness stand this morning in his brother, George’s, murder trial in connection with the 2016 Pike County massacre.

Jake Wagner, 29, is currently facing eight life sentences for the murders, while his father, Billy Wagner, pleaded not guilty to murder charges and has yet to face trial. Jake testified Monday that ...

Having previously pleaded guilty to the murders, Edward “Jake” Wagner — who was embroiled in an ongoing child custody dispute between him and victim Hanna May Rhoden — testified for ...

The jury heard several secret recordings of conversations between Jake Wagner and Hanna Rhoden that Jake made purchases of items that could be used to craft a firearm suppressor in the months ...

After blasting Hanna Rhoden, 19, in the head twice, Jake Wagner "rearranged her body on her bed so her four-day-old infant Kylie "could nurse if she wanted," the prosecutor told jurors.

The brother of accused murderer George Wagner IV -- currently on trial for the murder of eight members of the Rhoden family in 2016 -- continued his testimony against his brother on Tuesday in ...

Prosecutors allege the murder plot emerged from a custody dispute over the young daughter of George’s younger brother, Jake, and Hanna Rhoden.