VERDICT WATCH OH - Pike Co - 8 in Rhoden Family Murdered - 4 Wagner Family Members Arrested #85

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That's pretty standard for confessions used in a criminal trial. Confessions are used every day. It will be difficult to discredit the confessions in this case, though, because the two co-conspirators who confessed didn't get any better deal than what was offered to GW4.

LWOP and a 30 year mandatory sentence are still very harsh punishments.

That said, I'm surprised anyone considers Billy innocent. Not me.
I am not saying Billy is innocent. I haven't seen his trial but that text of "I got a plan" and him buying the murder truck are two strikes against him already.

JMO
 
And Angela Notarized with her mom's stamp, correct? Or did Rita actually notarize it. Can't remember. Edited to Add: And really how can George or Jake be charged with that if they didn't notarize it and it wasn't filed? Really it's just a piece of paper used as evidence against Jake and George. The only person(s) that committed a crime would be Angela or Rita depending on which one actually notarized it. IMO IANAL.
George testified that him and Tabbi had a similar document before they split that was hand written. But he also said he made two others besides the one in court, one in 2015 after Tabbi left and one in 2017 or 18 after the murders.

As far as I know he did not notarize any of them himself. They were all toilet paper as far as standing up in court anyway. Notarized or witnessed or not. You cannot write out on a piece of paper who you want to have custody of your child. At best it could only go to your wish of what you would like the judge to do after you die. All legal custody has to go through a judge.

There have been people who have spent tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees to get custody of a dog. That also had to go into court and before a judge.

JMO
 
Websleuths considers him a reliable source.

Not sure posting old news like that is interesting or relevant. Why is he spreading this stuff around just before the jury gets GW4's case. That seems shady, JMO. Not appropriate for a "journalist".
I haven’t seen those before, but I haven’t followed the case so closely before the trial began. I do find it interesting and relevant that AW told a fellow inmate 2 years before JW’s guilty plea, that her boys (plural) did it.
ETA I also found it interesting that she was asking for advice on how to change her appearance and get a fake ID in case she got out on bond.
JMO and sorry if this wasn’t allowed to be posted..
 
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And Angela Notarized with her mom's stamp, correct? Or did Rita actually notarize it. Can't remember. Edited to Add: And really how can George or Jake be charged with that if they didn't notarize it and it wasn't filed? Really it's just a piece of paper used as evidence against Jake and George. The only person(s) that committed a crime would be Angela or Rita depending on which one actually notarized it. IMO IANAL.

Rita did not notarize them, Angie faked her signature but got her mom to lie and say she signed them. Rita finally admitted Angie faked her signature, after being on house arrest for a year and right before her trial.

I assume Angie used her mom's notary stamp because the point of faking Rita's signature was to show the fake documents were notorized. Rita was a Notary.
 
Billy and Angela Wagner also learned their skills and love of criminal activities from parents. Amazing how it has persisted through so many generations of that family.

When it comes to Billy's allegations about Chris Sr. having Billy's money, I consider the source. Billy is a professional liar and thief. Chris Sr isn't around to explain the facts because Billy killed him in cold blood. The story is more likely that Billy ripped of Chris Sr. for that amount. If Chris Sr. was in the habit of ripping off his customers, he wouldn't have lasted very long in business. That said, yes, Billy's usual entitlement probably made him think he deserved whatever money he stole and wanted to get it back.


The Wagners and Newcombs raised criminals in Billy and Angela and they in turn raised GW4 and Jake to be criminals. As an adult, though, you're responsible for your own choices. All the Rhoden family killers are responsible for their own decisions and have to pay the price. JMO
I absolutely agree that the W's and N's raised Billy and Angie to be criminals and in turn B&A raised jake and george to be the same. I also think CN could be put in there also.

jmo
 
Oh totally get what you are saying. And agree to some extent as to the totality of the evidence presented. I wouldn't go as far as just because I don't believe ALL of Jake/Angela testimony that I can just throw out what the other evidence shows is a preponderance of proof to the admissions/guilty on their part. After all, It was Angela and Jakes' beef, not Billy's or George's. IMO. As to presumption of guilt on George's part, I just mean that people do expect a defendant to prove they are innocent. I mean you hear it all the time - "Well he hasn't provided a better alibi" is an example. As for your list above that you say points to the guilty of all including George, I disagree. Collectively or not. text and emails = Jake, Angela, Billy. Shell casings = 22 Jake - SKS Jake (he admitted he is who fired it). Suppressor - didn't Jake say he bought it? Footprints = Angela bought the shoes - no proof who wore them. Wiretaps = George screaming - they all scream - they always did per testimony. If you mean threats - like the judge said, sounds like a rant - and COULD BE due to aggravation on the accusation by BCI etc. (reasonable doubt?). Enmeshed, yes and no -- many witnesses said George was the outcast and loner - even prosecution witnesses. I'm really not siding with the defense, just calling it like I see it - but again who am I but a potential juror.

It’s funny how we hear things differently, isn’t it? You heard George screaming. I did too, it gave me a headache ;) but I also heard George tell Jake he would take little S from him if he was going to put Beth first (because she hugged Beth at the door first). The whole family was all about protecting those kids and George was all in.

I also heard George tell his 2.5 y/o son BCI wanted to kill everyone he loved & was going to take him away & give him to bad people.

And I heard a very panicked George call his mother about BCI digging up the farm and I heard him call his uncle/brother/friend to tell him to not talk to BCI. Wonder why?

I also heard George and his mother discuss how Beth was a danger to the family (getting caught) & strategies if they were arrested (several times). I heard Beth testify to hearing them planning what they would do to BCI agents as well as escape plans - albeit one was not a very realistic plan. That bulldozer nonsense still makes me chuckle, I think they were joking about that but pre-planning escapes and threatening BCI agents is not amusing.

You heard George was a loner, I heard testimony George left the house alone, late at night. I heard George hunted (poached) deer - AT NIGHT. I heard George lived full time with Angie, Jake & kids. George himself said when he wasn’t working, he was home with his kid till his kid went to bed. When he was working, he was working — with Jake. I heard testimony from more than one person who lived in the same household that they ALL (including George) went everywhere together. To Walmart, to the grocery, to get gas. Yes, I DO believe George stepped to a different beat, but the testimony & wiretaps show him to be a man who lived with & interacted with his family daily, called his mother several times a day and worked alongside his father & brother. When he did do things independently, the testimony I heard was he did it AT NIGHT after his son (and everyone else) was in bed.

I am not disrespecting anyone’s opinion or position. I’m not trying to talk anyone into or out of their opinion.

What I AM saying is any ONE little thing doesn’t prove him guilty but COLLECTIVELY, there there IS evidence incriminating George and for a few, that evidence continues to be waved off, fully ignored or twisting out excuses.

I listed the above not to be disrespectful or to try to change minds but to demonstrate how differently we absorb information.
 
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It’s funny how we hear things differently, isn’t it? You heard George screaming. I did too, it gave me a headache ;) but U also heard George tell Jake he would take little S from him if he was going to put Beth first (because she hugged Beth at the door first). The whole family was all about protecting those kids and George was all in.

I also heard George tell his 2.5 y/o son BCI wanted to kill everyone he loved & was going to take him away & give him to bad people.

And I heard a very panicked George call his mother about BCI digging up the farm and I heard him call his uncle/brother/friend to tell him to not talk to BCI. Wonder why?

I also heard George and his mother discuss how Beth was a danger to the family (getting caught) & strategies if they were arrested (several times). I heard Beth testify to hearing them planning what they would do to BCI agents as well as escape plans - albeit one was not a very realistic plan. That bulldozer nonsense still makes me chuckle, I think they were joking about that but pre-planning escapes and threatening BCI agents is not amusing.

You heard George was a loner, I heard testimony George left the house alone, late at night. I heard George hunted (poached) deer - AT NIGHT. I heard George lived full time with Angie, Jake & kids. George himself said when he wasn’t working, he was home with his kid till his kid went to bed. When he was working, he was working — with Jake. I heard testimony from more than one person who lived in the same household that they ALL (including George) went everywhere together. To Walmart, to the grocery, to get gas. Yes, I DO believe George stepped to a different beat, but the testimony & wiretaps show him to be a man who lived with & interacted with his family daily, called his mother several times a day and worked alongside his father & brother. When he did do things independently, the testimony I heard was he did it AT NIGHT after his son (and everyone else) was in bed.

I am not disrespecting anyone’s opinion or position. I’m not trying to talk anyone into or out of their opinion.

What I AM saying is any ONE little thing doesn’t prove him guilty but COLLECTIVELY, there there IS evidence incriminating George and for a few, that evidence continues to be waved off, fully ignored or twisting out excuses.

I listed the above not to be disrespectful or to try to change minds but to demonstrate how differently we absorb information.
Maybe because we see some of it in our own or other families we know. I know hubby and my son and GK's are as close as any humans can be. i know a lot of men when they are not working are home with their kid. I know a lot of people who ride to the store together also. I know families that work together e.g. me and my siblings. many families do this in a family business.

JMo
 
And Angela Notarized with her mom's stamp, correct? Or did Rita actually notarize it. Can't remember. Edited to Add: And really how can George or Jake be charged with that if they didn't notarize it and it wasn't filed? Really it's just a piece of paper used as evidence against Jake and George. The only person(s) that committed a crime would be Angela or Rita depending on which one actually notarized it. IMO IANAL.
Yes, but George already had an attorney working on custody and a judge familiar with the case. If he was really concerned and wanted to make sure his wishes were followed, he would have secured it legally on the same LEGAL path he was already on.

But let’s assume George thought it was on the up and up. His mama typed it up & printed it out, George just signed it, right?

Welp, that’s just one more example of his mama handling his affairs, now isn’t it?
 
The docket is confusing, but what I gather is he agreed to conspire to murder but changed his mind? IMO

Makes no sense.

From Angenette Levy:

If there was going to be an affirmative defense, George would have had to have testified that he knew about it beforehand and then told his family - no way. I'm not doing that. That was not the testimony.

This jury instruction does not reflect #GeorgeWagner's testimony. He said he didn't know about it before, during or after. Jake said he was a part of the original plan but didn't want it to happen but went along that night.

 
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You know that before this trial i was 100% sure George was guilty. The lack of evidence against him changed my mind. I am sure it changed the minds of others on here also.

JMo
I agree 100%. I've followed this case from the first day and thought all 4 Ws were guilty. Like you Raize it's been the trial that that changed my mind. Lack of any DNA, lack of evidence against George. Another thing for me is Jake and Angie. They are both liars, what was wrong with Jakesfirst proffer, did he say he killed them all himself? AC stated somewhere that Jake made more than one proffer. That sounds to me that she was pushing to get Jake to say GW4 was there with him.

Ive spent hours listening to some of the witnesses, watched GW4 on the stand on a large screen TV, he didn't seem rattled to me. He was calm, clear and very respectful, even to Judge Deering.
 
George testified that him and Tabbi had a similar document before they split that was hand written. But he also said he made two others besides the one in court, one in 2015 after Tabbi left and one in 2017 or 18 after the murders.

As far as I know he did not notarize any of them himself. They were all toilet paper as far as standing up in court anyway. Notarized or witnessed or not. You cannot write out on a piece of paper who you want to have custody of your child. At best it could only go to your wish of what you would like the judge to do after you die. All legal custody has to go through a judge.

There have been people who have spent tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees to get custody of a dog. That also had to go into court and before a judge.

JMO
Me included to get custody of my niece and nephews. How I know a piece of paper signed and notarized means nothing.
 
Their testimony plus all the circumstantial evidence will likely be enough for the jury to vote guilty on the murder Conspiracy charge at least.

His signature on the false custody papers could get a guilty on the fraud charge.
Jmo I don’t George’s was necessarily for that night. I think she had George sign a set to back up jakes papers if she needed to use them. She already had a similar set for George. So I think she would have said if anyone questioned, yes both boys signed these when she would need to provide Jake’s if needed. Jmo
 
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