After numerous delays, George Wagner IV, 30, is the first defendant in the case to go to trial, which began last week in Pike County Court with the seating of 12 jurors.

Here’s what you need to know about the trial. Who is George Wagner IV? Born Oct. 6, 1991, Wagner IV is the first of two sons of George “Billy” Wagner III and Angela Jo Carter Wagner.

WAVERLY, Ohio – George Wagner IV said he had nothing to do with the 2016 murders of Pike County’s Rhoden family. Pike County Common Plea Court Randy Deering said otherwise on Monday ...

George Wagner IV was found guilty on all 22 counts he faced in the killings of eight members of Pike County's Rhoden family in 2016. The jury of six women and three men found beyond a reasonable ...

George Wagner IV, 31, was found guilty of all 22 counts he faced in southern Ohio's Pike County, including eight counts of aggravated murder in the 2016 shootings of seven adults and a teenager ...

The capital murder trial of George Wagner IV in fall 2022 drew news outlets from across the country to southern Ohio for what state officials called the biggest investigation in the state’s history.

George Wagner IV, center, is escorted out of the courtroom after his arraignment on Nov. 28, 2018, at the Pike County Courthouse, in Waverly, Ohio. Robert McGraw / AP ...

kelly: george wagner iv took the stand in his own trial. GEORGE’S TESTIMONY IS BEING BROADCAST, MAKING THIS THE FIRST TIME ANYONE OUTSIDE OF THE COURTROOM IS ABLE TO SEE AND HEAR TESTIMONY FROM ...

News Center 7 was in court Monday when George Wagner IV was sentenced to life in prison without parole for all eight counts of aggravated murder he was convicted of.

George Wagner IV, 31, was found guilty by a Pike County jury for the 2016 massacre that left eight people shot to death in rural Ohio, according to CBS Cincinnati affiliate WKRC-TV. The decision comes ...

WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man accused of helping his family kill eight members of another family had no reason to take part and wasn’t even there, his attorney told trial jurors Tues… ...

The development comes after two days of testimony from George Wagner IV himself. Wagner is on trial in connection with the execution-style murders of eight members of the Rhoden family in 2016.