Loved ones read victim impact statements before George Wagner IV was sentenced to life plus 121 years for his role in the 2016 slayings that left eight people dead.
George Wagner IV is one of four family members accused of the 2016 execution-style murders of a rival family in rural Ohio. Although he isn't believed to have ever pulled the trigger, a jury found him guilty of 22 criminal charges, including eight counts of aggravated murder.
Angela Wagner, who has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder and other charges in the death of eight members of the extended Rhoden clan in Pike County, Ohio, was cross examined by her son, George Wagner IV's, lawyers.
The matriarch of the Wagner family — who are accused in the murders of eight members of the extended Rhoden family over a child custody dispute — took the stand at her son George Wagner IV's trial.
After five days of testimony against his brother, George Wagner IV, for the murders of eight member of the extended Rhoden clan in 2016, Jake Wagner was dismissively excused by George's lawyer.
In yet another day of testimony, convicted murderer Jake Wagner testified that his decision to confess to the slayings that left eight people dead was "an answer from God" inspired by his grandmother.
Prosecutors say a custody battle between Edward "Jake" Wagner and victim Hanna May Rhoden prompted four members of the Wagner family to ambush and kill seven members of the Rhoden family and one victim's fiancée.
Tabitha Claytor told jurors that her former mother-in-law, Angela Wagner, interfered with the defendant's sex life and in the custody of their young son. The claims are similar to the alleged motive behind the 2016 murders that left eight dead in rural Ohio.
