BCI special agent Todd Fortner identified what the state hoped would be damning evidence, such as what is known in the gun trade as a brass catcher.
"It's mounted on a weapon at the ejection port to catch any cartridge cases that are ejected, usually by re-loaders to reload the casings. But it catches all that brass," Fortner explained.
Investigators also recovered a black ski mask from a gray truck that was registered to the Wagner family.
The property in Adams County was searched 13 months after the bodies of the Rhoden family were discovered.
There were so many items, it's no wonder that this is the largest and most expensive homicide investigation in Ohio history.
Firearms accessories were shown. So were grips for the front and rear of a Glock as well as a magazine loader.
The state was trying to tie Wagner to the evidence that was gathered on that Spring day in 2017.
But under cross-examination, defense attorney John Parker quizzed Fortner about a blue ski mask that was shown.
"You recognize that, right? Correct?" the prosecutor asked.
"Yes," Fortner responded.
"And where was that from?"
"This was in the black trailer, scene number three," Fortner said.
"OK. Are you saying that's related to the homicide?"
"I don't know if it's related or not," said Fortner, adding, "But it was an item of interest. Ski masks are often used in criminal offenses."
Sketches were also a part of the state's case today as prosecutors tried to draw a straight line between the Wagners and the victims.
BCI analyst Julia Eveslage examined the meaning of one drawing.
"Two colts, handguns, a tool kit, a cleaning kit, and two protectors, ammunition, clip, and two flashlights," Eveslage said.
The state showed a Walmart receipt for two athletic shoes and a surveillance image of Angela Wagner in the store on the date of purchase.
"Both of the shoes were gray in color," testified Jonathan Jenkins, another BCI special agent. "One was a size 10 and a half and the other was a size 11."
The state intends to show that even without the physical shoes themselves, the evidence they found matches prints at the crime scene.
Out of a tote pulled from the Wagner truck, there was some chilling printed copy that spoke to the enormity of the case.
"Three copies of a newspaper with the headline: Pike County, That's All We Got Left Just Those Kids," Fortner said.
So far, the nine women and three men on the jury have only heard testimony from the state in a trial that was originally set to go six to eight weeks, but seems to be running behind.
