Case Overview
Pike County/Rhoden & Gilley Family Murders
Victims - Murdered April 23, 2016
3122 Union Hill Rd, Peebles, OH
· Dana Rhoden, 37, shot 4 times in head, once under her chin
· Hanna Mae Rhoden, 19, shot twice in the head while holding her 4 day old infant
· Christopher Rhoden, Jr., 16, shot twice through top of head
4077 Union Hill Rd, Peebles, OH
· Christopher Rhoden, Sr., 42, shot 9 times in face, forearm, torso
· Gary Rhoden, 38, shot twice in the head at close range, once in the face
4199 Union Hill Rd, Peebles, OH
· Hannah Gilley, 20, shot 4 times in head, once in eye; her 6 month old infant sleeping next to her
· Clarence "Frankie" Rhoden, 20, shot twice in the head at close range
799 Left Fork Rd, Rarden, OH
· Kenneth Rhoden, 44, shot once through right eye
Link to autopsy information
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/ne...liminary-autopsy-reports-reviewed/1357318002/
Rhoden family massacre: Autopsy reports indicate one victim was awake when fatally shot
Accused - Wagner Family
· George W Wagner III – Father
· Angela Jo Wanger – Mother
· George W Wagner IV – Son
· Edward “Jake” Wagner – Son
o father of a child (Sophia, 4) with victim Hanna Mae Rhoden
· Rita Jo Newcomb – Mother of Angela Jo Wagner
· Fredericka Wagner – Mother of George W Wagner III, owner Flying W Farms, Rarden, OH
Charges against Angela, George III, George IV and Edward “Jake” Wagner – filed November 14, 2018 22 counts
· Aggravated Murder (8) w/ Death Penalty specifications
· Aggravated Burglary (8) w/Death Penalty specifications
· Conspiracy
· Tampering with Evidence
· Unlawful Possession of Dangerous Ordnance
· Forgery
· Unauthorized Use of Property
· Interception of Wire, Oral or Electronic Communications
· Obstructing Justice
· Engaging in a Pattern of Corrupt Activity
· Unlawful Sexual Conduct with a Minor (Jake Wagner only)
Link to Indictments for above
https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov...Prosecutions/PikeCountyMurderIndictments.aspx
Charges against Fredericka Wagner and Rita Jo Newcomb – filed November 14, 2018
· Forgery (Rita Jo Newcomb only)
· Obstructing Justice
· Perjury
Link to Indictments for Rita Newcomb & Fredericka Wagner
https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov...ecutions/PikeCountyAdditionalIndictments.aspx
Link to Pike County Common Pleas Court Docket Site
https://pikecountycpcourt.org/eservices/home.page.2