S2, Ep 3: Jake Wagner and The Piketon Massacre

88 counties of Murderers in Ohio will go to Pike County, Ohio and look over the Piketon Massacre.  Eight members of the Rhoden family was murdered execution style all in one night.  It would lead to a two-year long investigation and the largest homicide investigation in Ohio's history.  Two-years after the murders, six people from one family would be arrested, four of them would wait to stand trial for capital murder charges with the death sentence on the table.  Was this horrible murder of one family over custody of one child?

Plus, there is something no podcast has yet, Angela Wagner takes a plea deal and George Wagner back in court in December 2021

Find this episode on Youtube at: Season 2, Ep 3: Part 1 Jake Wagner and The Piketon Massacre - YouTube

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resources:

‎The Piketon Massacre on Apple Podcasts

Pike County murders timeline: Largest homicide investigation in Ohio (usatoday.com)

Pike County shootings - Wikipedia