I think the plan was for AW to stay home with the sleeping children as if she knew nothing about anything. In their allegedly troubled minds they may have felt that if the men went down for the killings, AW would be free to raise the children. But damn, she had to go to Walmart.
Yes. Angela and sons forged custody documents saying if Jake died S would go to her and if GW4 died B would go to her. Not S and B would go to their mothers, but to Angela. They knew HR would be out of the picture and they had already threatened and intimidated and took legal action to gain full custody of GW4's son.
This was all 2 weeks before the murders. So Canepa asked in court - why were they so preoccupied with Jake and GW4 dying just 2 weeks before the murders?
Canepa answered herself saying it was because the Wagners knew the Rhodens, knew they had guns, and knew they would have a fight on their hands if the Rhodens detected them on their property. In other words, they could be killed.
Angela needed to stay behind to babysit and to stay alive and also, what if someone came by for some reason? Then she could answer the door and say the guys were sleeping.
Remember the 2:00 am text - not phone call that reveals voices - but text that night between Jake and JM?
My theory on that is Angela sent a text to JM on Jake's phone so cell tower records would show Jake was home. Just a theory only, but the point is that the Wagners' entire alibi is that all 4 were on Peterson Rd. that night so I think they needed someone to actually be there "just in case."
2 cents only