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Edward "Jake" Wagner, an ex-boyfriend of victim Hanna Rhoden and father of her three-year-old daughter, Sophia, pleaded guilty to all eight murders but admitted to shooting only five of the eight victims. Events.
Apr 23, 2021 · Jake Wagner admitted he killed his ex and seven of her relatives in 2016 over a custody dispute. He agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in exchange for a life sentence without parole.
Oct 24, 2022 · On Friday, Jake’s ex-wife told jurors that Jake Wagner threatened to kill her in 2018 and said his entire family would too after Angela Wagner made an unfounded accusation alleging that she ...
Jake Wagner, who pleaded guilty to the 2016 murders of eight family members in Pike County, Ohio, detailed his role and motive in the killings. He claimed he feared his daughter would be molested by Hanna May Rhoden, the mother of his child, and her boyfriends.
Jake Wagner pleaded guilty in April 2021 to shooting five of the victims, saying he had no choice but to kill the mother of his daughter, a toddler at the time. George Wagner IV — who is accused of helping to plan the killings — is the first person to go on trial for the killings.
Apr 22, 2021 · Jake Wagner, one of the four Wagners accused of killing eight members of the Rhoden and Gilley families in Ohio in 2016, admitted his role in the murders. He agreed to testify against his family and his mother, who allegedly forged custody documents to gain full custody of his daughter.
Sep 14, 2022 · Jake Wagner, one of the main suspects in the 2016 Pike County massacre, admitted to shooting five of the eight victims in a custody dispute over a young girl. His brother, George Wagner IV, is on trial for the same crime and faces the death penalty if convicted.
