BBM--It was not mentioned in the bond hearing (August 2020). I personally feel that the reason it wasn't mentioned then--nor at GW4's arraignment--is because he has nothing to prove his whereabouts during the murders other than his phone was at the Peterson Road house, as mentioned previously by CC with the link.Just rewatched the part where Canepa said they watched videos the night “before”. I wondering what about the time close to, during and after the murders … no phone calls, texts, posts or emails to confirm they were home during the times of the murders? I know Jake confessed and IMO I believe they killed the Rhoden’s and H Gilley. With George fighting it you would think his attorney would have mentioned in the bond hearing if there was anything to prove his whereabouts during the time of the murders .
However, motion 68 to depose a critical witness was filed on 3/26/2021 (link below). If I recall correctly, a copy of this motion was posted previously and it said that a witness in their late 70's (GW4's grandmother in my opinion) had information critical to GW4's case and his whereabouts the night of the murders. I didn't make a note of that post, so I'm not sure what thread/page it was on. Another poster may have that info and/or document, maybe CC or CO?? I'm going from memory here, so I may not be exactly correct about the wording or the actual document having been posted. For now, please consider this JMO.
IMO, I truly believe GW's grandmother is pushing GW4's team hard to get GW4 out of jail, either for him to help run her farm or as part of the "revenge conversations" and plans that if any of the W4 were arrested, one of them was to escape and break the others out of jail. Those conversations/plans were mentioned at both GW4's and his grandmother's arraignments by AC.
The motion to depose critical witness was filed 3/26/21. HOWEVER, less than a month later on 4/22/21, JW confessed and agreed to testify against his parents and brother. Mysteriously, it's now five months later--and GW4 had another hearing on 6/21/21--and that motion hasn't been mentioned again, either by the court granting the motion or by GW4's attorneys at his hearing in June. Wonder what happened that this "elderly" witness--who needed to hurry up and get deposed before they could possibly die--didn't really need to be deposed so quickly afterall? JMO
Per CourtView: 03/26/2021 MOTION NO. 68 DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DEPOSE CRITICAL WITNESS PURSUANT TO CRIM. R. 15 FILED (ORIGINAL) Attorney: PARKER, JOHN PATRICK
Link: https://pikecountycpcourt.org/eserv...fXe8hb3woiYO7ZYTIuJUdBoHYFWYZ6oft3me5qpcxlVNA
Link:
Pike County murders: George Wagner IV ‘most vocal’ about DeWine revenge, prosecutors say
George Wagner IV — the uncle of the little girl shared by his brother Jake and one of the eight victims his immediate family is accused of killing — was the most vocal proponent of the Wagners exacting revenge on Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine if any of them were arrested in the 2016 murder case, prosecutors said.
The revelation in Pike County Common Pleas Court came Wednesday during a bond discussion after Wagner IV, 27, pleaded not guilty to 22 counts, including eight counts of aggravated murder with death penalty specifications.
Wagner IV’s attorney sought bond, noting a history without criminal convictions or traffic offenses. But the state’s special prosecutor successfully objected, citing a confidential informant who disclosed to investigators that Wagner IV and his family discussed revenge multiple times, as well as discussing how the incarcerated family member would have escaped from jail.
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Already, prosecutors have suggested there may be a mole within the Wagner circle. When setting bond for Wagner IV's grandmother, Fredericka Wagner, who pleaded not guilty to charges alleging she helped cover up the murders, prosecutors revealed at least one of the revenge conversations occurred at her farm.