‘Why Did You Kill My Daddy?’: Ohio Man Sentenced for Murdering Family of 8

A man engaged with the slayings of eight relatives in April 2016 in Pike Province, Ohio, has been condemned to eight back to back life sentences without any chance to appeal in addition to 121 extra years in jail for his job in the execution-style murders. George Wagner IV was sentenced last month for 22 accuses in association of the homicides of individuals from the Rhoden and Gilley families, including numerous counts of disturbed murder, and he will presently use whatever remains of his life in jail.

As per Neighborhood 12, Wagner showed no feeling at his condemning, yet the enduring relatives started applauding when “life in jail without the chance for further appeal” was perused.

George IV stayed indifferent in any event, when the casualty influence explanations were perused, the power source reports.

The mother of Frankie’s most memorable kid read a letter from their 9-year-old child who inquired, “For what reason did you kill my daddy?”

In April 2016, eight relatives were killed over a guardianship fight between Wagner IV’s brother, Edward “Jake” Wagner, and 19-year-old Hanna Rhoden over their then 2-year-old girl.

Notwithstanding Hanna, those killed incorporated Hanna’s folks — 40-year-old Christopher Rhoden Sr. what’s more, 37-year-old Dana Rhoden — her brothers — 20-year-old Clarence “Frankie” Rhoden and 16-year-old Christopher Jr. — Frankie’s life partner, 20-year-old Hannah Gilley, Christopher Rhoden Sr’s. brother, 44-year-old Kenneth Rhoden, and a cousin, 38-year-old Gary Rhoden.

‘Why Did You Kill My Daddy?’: Ohio Man Sentenced for Murdering Family of 8

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George Wagner IV, Jake Wagner, and their folks — George Wagner III and Angela Wagner — were captured in November 2018 regarding the slayings and are having to deal with a large number of penalties. Specialists have asserted that the Wagner family plotted the killings together, 10 WBNS reports.

As per court reports acquired by the power source, the Wagners supposedly attempted to get Hanna to give her parental privileges up to Jake Wagner weeks before the slaughter.

Jake started a relationship with Hanna when she was just 13 years of age and she became pregnant when she was 15 and he was 20, the Related Press reports.

In 2021, Jake confessed to 23 includes regarding the killings after he made an arrangement with examiners to forget about capital punishment for himself as well as his family, WLWT-5 reports.

He likewise consented to affirm against his brother and guardians.  Investigators said Jake conceded that he was answerable for the demise of five of the relatives, the Related Press announced at that point. George IV’s and Jake’s mom, Angela, conceded to assisting with arranging the killings, 10 WBNS reports.

Her significant other, Billy, has argued not blameworthy to the charges against him and is anticipating preliminary. Individuals was not promptly ready to arrive at his lawyer.

This has been the longest and costliest criminal preliminary in Ohio history, Nearby 12 reports.