Piketon County Massacre - The Rhoden Family Murders

Music - "Giant Wyrm" by Kevin Macleod at incompetech.com

Sources - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pike_County_shootings

https://www.foxnews.com/us/shooter-or-shooters-likely-at-large-after-ohio-massacre-investigators-say/

 (3 of 4 of the trailers/mobile homes were roughly 1 and a half miles apart)

https://www.wlwt.com/article/no-arrests-made-in-pike-county-slayings/3564698

The 3 trailers were on Union Hill Road and the camper was at Dry Fork Road

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/OHAG/bulletins/195699e

(Photos of victims)

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2016/04/23/familys-tragedy-playing-out-worlds-stage/83433594/

(911 call of Bobby Jo who found the body of Chris sr., Gary, Frankie and Gilley. James Manley brother of Dana, found his sister’s body and backed out of the trailer, his niece, hannah roden and chris roden jr were also assumed in this trailer. Donald Stone called 911 after finding his cousin Kenneth dead in a camper 6.5 miles from the other crimes scenes involving 3 separate trailers/mobiles homes)

https://abcnews.go.com/US/ohio-family-killings-evidence-consistent-cockfighting-found-scenes/story?id=38674426

(Number of times victims were shot. Evidence of marijuana grow operation at 3 of 4 residence and signs of cockfighting operation)

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/crime-and-courts/2018/09/19/rhoden-family-massacre-preliminary-autopsy-reports-reviewed/1357318002/

( Number of times and locations that victims were shot.) 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coroner-most-ohio-victims-shot-many-times-some-bruised/

(Reports of bruising on two of the victims. Around 200 marijuana plants total discovered at three of the homes)

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2016/11/22/months-later-surviving-rhodens-get-vehicles-back/94300112/

https://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Ohio-Attorney-General-to-help-pay-for-the-funerals-of-Rhoden-family-398131161.html

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2016/07/21/official-10k-reward-offered-rhoden-case/87391848/

(Reward money and donation withdrawal by owner of steak house restaurant)

https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/four-arrested-in-connection-to-pike-county-murders

(Wagner family arrested, custody battle said to be cause for why they killed the Rhoden Family. Wagners moved to Alaska a short period after the murders.)

https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2021/09/10/angela-wagner-pleads-guilty-to-in-rhodes-murders/

https://apnews.com/article/ohio-family-killed-rhoden-murders-wagner-0ed638df1a9731fb8a35c2561b6d5dff

https://www.fox19.com/2022/10/26/pike-county-jury-sees-photos-murder-weapons-hidden-cement-filled-buckets/?outputType=amp

(Jake Wagner’s testimony in court. Description of how Chris Sr. and Kenneth were shot.)

https://www.fox19.com/2022/10/24/jake-wagner-describes-massacre-she-looked-up-made-gasping-noise-then-i-shot-her/

(Testimony from Jake Wagner and the ex wives of the Wagner brothers. Talks about how they planned the murders and how they carried them out. What tactics they used to cover their tracks)

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/rhoden-family-murders/angela-wagner-jake-wagner-rita-newcomb-sentencing/530-3e256465-6b91-4bb0-be09-fee262668bb4

(3 members of the Wagner family plead guilty and take plea deals to lessen their sentences.)

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2024/12/11/pike-county-massacre-billy-wagner-trial/72603103007/