Three members of Wagner family sentenced for Pike County massacre

WAVERLY, Ohio (WCMH) – Three members of the Wagner family learned their fate on Friday for their involvement in the Rhoden family massacre. 

Judge Jonathan Hein issued sentences for Angela Wagner, her son Edward “Jake” Wagner and her mother Rita Newcomb, in Pike County Common Pleas Court on Friday morning. The hearing is set to be followed by another during the afternoon for George “Billy” Wagner III, the husband of Angela Wagner, to discuss his upcoming trial. 

Angela Wagner was sentenced to 30 years in prison.