I find JW more disturbing than any of them but I'm guessing they were showing the obsession AW had with JW, S, and wanting a granddaughter.Oh boy, defense saying Jake odd with a pink my little pony room.
And a worm for protein.I suggest bologna sandwiches and an old apple with squishy spots for him.
They left out that he had tea parties and nail paintings too. ( From his Chris Grave's article.) Just sounds like he was trying to please his daughter.Found it! Though it was found on Ms. Levy's page. Tweet from 10/14/2022:
I can't stop thinking about the fact that Chris Newcomb said Jake Wagner's bedroom was hot pink and he would sing the "My Little Pony" song. Newcomb said Jake said it was Sophia's favorite song.
DBM-already answered.Maybe they were...until that reporter stood and shot his mouth off in open court with the jury seated?
Such a dumb move. What a time to make a stand.Maybe they were...until that reporter stood and shot his mouth off in open court with the jury seated?
A narcissist will suck up all the energy they can from anyone around them; until there's no more use for them.I truly find it sad that AW got only 30 years. Idc if she may not live to see freedom again, or if they can stack other charges. It's the principle. I always thought she may have seen a big house and farm and a way out of poverty, but to involve even her mother... smh
BIBM I think it was a big fat lie.Canepa asked her if Wagner came to her after the #Rhoden family homicides and asked her to lie and say she signed forged child-custody documents related to the child shared by Hanna Rhoden and Jake Wagner. 4/8
Newcomb said her daughter told her: "Mom, if you won't sign they will hurt me bad or kill me." But, she testified that she knew it was wrong at the time. 5/8
I wonder when this was? Who was going to kill her? Did she mean Billy and the boys? BCI? It sounds like this might have been before they were arrested. Was this after the BCI interview at the border where she knew they were on to her about the custody documents?
I will be absolutely beside myself if they do. I have been at this since day 1, this case is actually how I found websleuths. I have been watching the paint dry faster than AC can ummm question the witness so if they don’t do audio/video I may have an out of body experienceNot that I've heard...I would think that might not be to the satisfaction of the prosecution and they must...please the prosecution? I don't know how that deal with prosecution will/could weigh in against the rights of the individual not to be on camera or video?
The way Deering has run this trial has I feel been very disrespectful to this jury. Or is it common in this county's court system to have such a poor work ethic? (Other than courtroom maintenance which has been demonstrated over the past year to be very poor.) There is no reason for this court to be released so early each and every day. When I was on a jury there were multiple days that we went past six pm. Only once were we dismissed early so something could be litigated between the attorneys and that was at 4.No wonder this is taking a long time,,,between starting late everyday and ending fairly early most days and all of the interruptions, they hardly get more than 4-5 hrs in each day. For those on the jury who are still working and took or was granted a leave for this trial, it's going to be a long one.
Same!I will be absolutely beside myself if they do. I have been at this since day 1, this case is actually how I found websleuths. I have been watching the paint dry faster than AC can ummm question the witness so if they don’t do audio/video I may have an out of body experience
Backing up a few moments…
Did I hear correctly the victim’s FB info was not received by BCI until late 2016? And Wagner’s FB info received early 2017?
@Betty P Do these dates possibly answer why it took so long for BCI to visit Peterson Rd? (considering it probably took them a minute to go through them all)
Do we know if Tabbitha came forward on her own? Or did they seek her out for interview her after they were able to study HR’s FB Messenger?
I ask because I have suspected HR’s Messenger combined with Mr. Manley & Kendra being adamant there was a custody issue (conflicting with Jake’s version) was what really got BCI’s attention toward Wagners so knowing which came first, Tabbitha’s interview or reviewing HR’s FB might help fill in that blank.
Julia, thank you for the heads up about Chris Graves Twitter page. I wasn't aware of her Twitter site.
Judge Deering after court asked both prosecution and defense what the objection was. He was confused, but said in clear terms that he is "duty bound" to follow Rule 12 of the Ohio Rules of Superintendency, which clearly allows witnesses to opt out of being broadcast.
He was escorted from the courtroom and courthouse. Deering likely to bar him from trial. Deering's media order, does make it clear that he will remove any disruption during the trial + that all media objections "shall be filed, in writing, for the consideration of the Court.”
Angela Wagner's mother, Rita Newcomb, testified this afternoon about her abusive marriage to Wagner's father, her daughter's rules about how she could babysit her grandsons and how her daughter asked her to lie about forged custody documents, which are a key piece of evidence.1/8
At times, Newcomb, 69 — who seemed to be swallowed in the witness chair — wept as she answered questions by prosecutor Angela Canepa and defense lawyer, John Parker. Her oldest grandson, George Wagner IV, is on trial accused of killing eight Rhoden family members in 2016. 2/8
Newcomb often called her daughter, Jo, which is her middle name during her hour-long testimony. She cried as she recalled how her changed after she married Billy Wagner. "We weren't as close as before." 3/8
Canepa asked her if Wagner came to her after the #Rhoden family homicides and asked her to lie and say she signed forged child-custody documents related to the child shared by Hanna Rhoden and Jake Wagner. 4/8
Newcomb said her daughter told her: "Mom, if you won't sign they will hurt me bad or kill me." But, she testified that she knew it was wrong at the time. 5/8
Authorities charged Newcomb with forgery and later reduced the charges in exchange for her testimony after she came forward and admitted she lied. 6/8
"I told Frank (her lawyer) I'm in trouble and I don't know what to do,'' she testified. "He said: 'Tell the truth and everything will be fine.' And, that's were we are." 7/8
She testified that she owned 50 acres of property and was preparing to build a home, but had to sell it to pay her lawyer in this case. She cares for her 90-year-old mother, she said, and they are living with her son and his family. 8/8
Rita Newcomb, who often looked at her grandson Friday as he sat with his head bowed, also testified that she was only allowed to babysit her grandsons at the Wagner's home and never her home. The rule was Angela's, she testified. 1/4
Newcomb testified that she married Edward Carter at 16 and gave birth to Angela Wagner the next year. She described her marriage as abusive. And she said sometimes Carter abused his daughter as well. Angela was the couple's only child. 2/4
Billy "took a liking" to Angela, but Newcomb never did: "I knew Billy was going to be trouble." But Angela, she said "liked what she saw .. we didn't have much ... they had a big fancy house." 3/4
"I loved him as a Christian,'' she said. "But Billy has some problems." 4/4
Court was recessed until Monday at 9 a.m.
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