In 2016, eight members of the Rhoden family were viciously murdered in their homes. Two years later, four members of the Wagner family, were charged with the largest massacre in Ohio’s history. As justice plays out in the courtroom, the KT Studios team revisits Pike County to examine: crime-scene forensics, upcoming legal proceedings, and the ties that bind the victims and the accused.
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Episode Transcript
Two local families at the center of the most notorious
crime in Ohio's history. Eight people dead, all from the
same family calculated plan which was cold, cold, cold blood Billy, Angela,
George and Jake Wagner arrested for the murders of the
Rodent family. A family that kills together. This was overkilled.
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Now on the five year anniversary of the Piketon massacre
and in the middle of production on this podcast, breaking
news right now, a shocking confession none of us were expecting.
Lay he wished hittery im. Jake Wagner, the youngest son,
pleads guilty. In exchange, he avoids the death penalty, implicating
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his brother. He had just requested solitary confinement and a
bible his father. The Wagner family wanted custody of that
little girl and his own mother. Allegedly, Angela Wagner was
the mastermind of this entire plan. We're tracking the case
in real time as new developments unfold. I pray every
day for the killers to be got and what will
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it mean for Pike County. One thing I learned is
the smaller the town thank secrets. This is the piked
and Massacre. Season two return to Pike County. Listen to
the Piked and Massacre, a production of Katie Studios, starting
May twelfth, on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever
you get your favorite shows.
Hosts And Creators
Stephanie Lydecker
Courtney Armstrong
Jeff Shane
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