A judge has dismissed the possibility of the death penalty against Billy Wagner in the Pike County massacre trial.

Billy Wagner’s trial is scheduled to begin on Jan. 6. He continues to plead not guilty to all 22 charges including eight counts of aggravated murder from the execution-style slayings of his son ...

WAVERLY, Ohio — The date the murder trial for the patriarch of the Wagner family will begin was announced in court Wednesday during a hearing. The trial of George "Billy" Wagner III is scheduled ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – George “Billy” Wagner III no longer faces the possibility of the death penalty in his trial for the Rhoden family massacre.Pike County court records show Judge Jonathan Hein ...

WAVERLY, Ohio — The murder trial for the patriarch of the Wagner family won't happen until 2025, Judge Robert Alan Corbin decided on Thursday. George "Billy" Wagner III would have been on trial ...

Angela and Jake have to testify against Wagner at trial in order for Jake, his brother George Wagner and Billy to avoid the death penalty.Just over a week later from that hearing, Judge Hein ...

The spring murder trial of George "Billy" Wagner III will stay in Pike County, with the judge in the case on Monday ruling against Wagner's request for a change of venue. If the jury selection ...

Like his two sons and wife, Billy Wagner was charged with eight counts of aggravated murder and 14 related charges ... on all 22 counts this week after a trial that began Aug. 29.

He said that will give counsels time to gather documents and records from the trial of Billy's son ... found George Wagner guilty of 22 counts, including eight aggravated murder charges.

George “Billy” Wagner III, the family’s patriarch, is on the verge of standing trial. His wife and their two sons have already been sentenced in connection to the crimes. Wagner is facing 22 charges, ...

George "Billy" Wagner faced a judge in a pre-trial hearing with his trial on hold. There are two appeals over whether the judge can remove the death penalty as an option and whether the trial ...