US Politics | Horror new evidence pics from murder of eight family members found dead in home reveals pile of weapons used in massacre
HORRIFYING new evidence pictures show the pile of weapons prosecutors say were used in the 2016 massacre of eight members of the same family. Images of the guns and dozens of bullets were introduced as evidence in the trial of George Wagner IV in Pike County court, Ohio, this week. 
New evidence pictures show the pile of weapons prosecutors say were used in the 2016 massacre of eight peopleBrooke LaValley / USA TODAY NETWORK 
The pictures shown in court reveal the dozens of bullets, guns, a knife and a torch officials say were found dumped in a bucket filled with concreteBrooke LaValley / USA TODAY NETWORK 
APJake Wagner is arraigned at the Pike County Courthouse in 2018 in Waverly, Ohio '/ ' Wagner IV faces the death penalty if he's convicted in the slayings of the Rhoden family near Piketon in April 2016. He is the first person to go on trial for the killings. His brother Jake Wagner pleaded guilty last year to shooting five of the victims, an attack that investigators said resulted from a custody dispute between two families. Special prosecutor Angela Canepa said the Wagners were obsessed with gaining control over the child that Jake had with Hanna Rhoden. As part of his plea deal, Jake agreed to testify against his older brother George in exchange for being spared the death penalty. 
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ON SITE New data reveals person of interest's link to murder of 4 men found dismembered Jake and George's mother, Angela Wagner, also has pleaded guilty to helping plan the slayings, and is expected to testify. The brother's father, George "Billy" Wagner III, has pleaded not guilty. He likely won't go on trial until next year. The four members of the Wagner family were not arrested until more than two years after the slayings. Now new evidence pictures shown in court reveal the dozens of bullets, guns, a knife and a torch officials say were found dumped in a bucket filled with concrete following the murders. The Wagners spent three months planning the massacre, buying masks, ammunition and a device to jam phone signals, prosecutor Canepa said. The two brothers even dyed their hair in the week leading up to the killings, she added. Most read in The US Sun HORROR SMASH Seven people rushed to hospital as train derails at theme park FALSE ALARM Jerry Lee Lewis alive in Memphis after rock 'n' roll icon was said to have died SHOCK CALL Quinton Simon 'drowned in tub while mom was high,' grandma says in phonecall FATAL SMASH Four teens killed including 14-year-old mom in crash 'tied to TikTok challenge' HORROR DEATH Chilling last words of woman eaten ALIVE by raging bear while on the phone VLAD'S BARRAGE Putin oversees 'nuke strike on West' during 'Operation Thunder' WW3 drills Several discoveries, Canepa said, led investigators to the Wagners including a shell casing found outside the Wagner's home that matched one from a gun that killed five of the victims. George, 31, has not been accused of shooting anyone, but faces allegations he took part in planning, carrying out and covering up "one of the most heinous crimes in Ohio history..., prosecutors say. The devastating deaths came after prosecutors say the Wagner family pressured Hanna Rhoden, 19, to sign away custody of the three-year-old girl she shared with Jake. Hanna then vowed in a Facebook message sent four months before the massacre that "they will have to kill me first," the court heard. Jake said he feared his daughter might suffer abuse and testified Monday that Hanna's comment was his "tipping point" when he decided she had to die. Prosecutors say George Wagner was with his brother and his father when they drove to three separate locations where all eight victims were killed He went inside with the pair and helped his brother move two of the bodies, they add. Jake Wagner testified Monday the other intended victims were Hanna's brothers Frankie and Chris Rhoden and their father, Chris Rhoden Sr. The other four victims were killed because they could have been witnesses, he testified. Jake also testified that his brother George was supposed to kill Chris Rhoden Sr. but didn't fire, so he did it himself. Defense attorney Richard Nash has said George Wagner is not like the rest of his family and had nothing to do with the killings. Read More on The US Sun 
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FRANK'S FORTUNE Inside American Pickers star's $6M fortune as he fights for life Those killed include Christopher Rhoden Sr., 40, his ex-wife, Dana Rhoden, 37, their three children, Clarence "Frankie" Rhoden, 20, Christopher Jr., 16, and teenager Hanna. Clarence Rhoden's fiancee, Hannah Gilley, 20, Christopher Rhoden Sr.'s brother, Kenneth Rhoden, 44, and a cousin, 38-year-old Gary Rhoden, also died. 
Prosecutors say a shell casing found outside the Wagner's home that matched one from a gun that killed five of the victimsBrooke LaValley / USA TODAY NETWORK
New evidence pictures show the pile of weapons prosecutors say were used in the 2016 massacre of eight peopleBrooke LaValley / USA TODAY NETWORK The pictures shown in court reveal the dozens of bullets, guns, a knife and a torch officials say were found dumped in a bucket filled with concreteBrooke LaValley / USA TODAY NETWORK APJake Wagner is arraigned at the Pike County Courthouse in 2018 in Waverly, Ohio '/ ' Wagner IV faces the death penalty if he's convicted in the slayings of the Rhoden family near Piketon in April 2016. He is the first person to go on trial for the killings. His brother Jake Wagner pleaded guilty last year to shooting five of the victims, an attack that investigators said resulted from a custody dispute between two families. Special prosecutor Angela Canepa said the Wagners were obsessed with gaining control over the child that Jake had with Hanna Rhoden. As part of his plea deal, Jake agreed to testify against his older brother George in exchange for being spared the death penalty. 'MADE UP' 'Serial killer' case takes wild turn as daughter slams claim he murdered 70 women ON SITE New data reveals person of interest's link to murder of 4 men found dismembered Jake and George's mother, Angela Wagner, also has pleaded guilty to helping plan the slayings, and is expected to testify. The brother's father, George "Billy" Wagner III, has pleaded not guilty. He likely won't go on trial until next year. The four members of the Wagner family were not arrested until more than two years after the slayings. Now new evidence pictures shown in court reveal the dozens of bullets, guns, a knife and a torch officials say were found dumped in a bucket filled with concrete following the murders. The Wagners spent three months planning the massacre, buying masks, ammunition and a device to jam phone signals, prosecutor Canepa said. The two brothers even dyed their hair in the week leading up to the killings, she added. Most read in The US Sun HORROR SMASH Seven people rushed to hospital as train derails at theme park FALSE ALARM Jerry Lee Lewis alive in Memphis after rock 'n' roll icon was said to have died SHOCK CALL Quinton Simon 'drowned in tub while mom was high,' grandma says in phonecall FATAL SMASH Four teens killed including 14-year-old mom in crash 'tied to TikTok challenge' HORROR DEATH Chilling last words of woman eaten ALIVE by raging bear while on the phone VLAD'S BARRAGE Putin oversees 'nuke strike on West' during 'Operation Thunder' WW3 drills Several discoveries, Canepa said, led investigators to the Wagners including a shell casing found outside the Wagner's home that matched one from a gun that killed five of the victims. George, 31, has not been accused of shooting anyone, but faces allegations he took part in planning, carrying out and covering up "one of the most heinous crimes in Ohio history..., prosecutors say. The devastating deaths came after prosecutors say the Wagner family pressured Hanna Rhoden, 19, to sign away custody of the three-year-old girl she shared with Jake. Hanna then vowed in a Facebook message sent four months before the massacre that "they will have to kill me first," the court heard. Jake said he feared his daughter might suffer abuse and testified Monday that Hanna's comment was his "tipping point" when he decided she had to die. Prosecutors say George Wagner was with his brother and his father when they drove to three separate locations where all eight victims were killed He went inside with the pair and helped his brother move two of the bodies, they add. Jake Wagner testified Monday the other intended victims were Hanna's brothers Frankie and Chris Rhoden and their father, Chris Rhoden Sr. The other four victims were killed because they could have been witnesses, he testified. Jake also testified that his brother George was supposed to kill Chris Rhoden Sr. but didn't fire, so he did it himself. Defense attorney Richard Nash has said George Wagner is not like the rest of his family and had nothing to do with the killings. Read More on The US Sun TRAPPED Kim is 'desperate' to finalize divorce from Kanye as he stalls court case again FRANK'S FORTUNE Inside American Pickers star's $6M fortune as he fights for life Those killed include Christopher Rhoden Sr., 40, his ex-wife, Dana Rhoden, 37, their three children, Clarence "Frankie" Rhoden, 20, Christopher Jr., 16, and teenager Hanna. Clarence Rhoden's fiancee, Hannah Gilley, 20, Christopher Rhoden Sr.'s brother, Kenneth Rhoden, 44, and a cousin, 38-year-old Gary Rhoden, also died. Prosecutors say a shell casing found outside the Wagner's home that matched one from a gun that killed five of the victimsBrooke LaValley / USA TODAY NETWORK
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