OH - Pike Co - 8 in Rhoden Family Murdered Over Custody Issue - 4 Members Wagner Family Arrested #82

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  • #381
WOW that last conversation between father and sons on the boondock saints is the story of the scorpion and the frog.

Some of this stuff is just much more evil than we even knew.
 
  • #382
This is the design for the truck bed. Especially easy w/o wheel wells inside.
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Don't forget those 18 bales of hay stacked on top of that contraption told in testimony which would have bowed that plywood into a V shape. 60 lbs x 18 = 1080 lbs on top of plywood. They would have been crushed and lucky if they were alive after leaving peterson rd at 9 and arriving to CRs at 11. 2 hours with at least (depending on the type hay because some hay bales weigh up to 100 lbs each) 1080 lbs (that is one half ton of hay) sitting on top of them with the tailgate closed. Laughable.

JMO
 
  • #383
https://twitter.com/Angenette5

Afternoon break.

Judge Deering now talking about a snippet of "this Boondock Saints thing" that had played. Now, Deering said he wants to know where we're going with this line of questioning. Canepa talks about Jake saying he dyed his hair to look like Norman Reedus

Canepa says the dad joins in and looks a lot like Billy with the "duster and gadgets." Last part of movie, dad has convo with with his best friend he was going to kill. It's about a scorpion and a frog

The dad told the friend that he shouldn't have trusted him. Scorpion will sting you. Canepa says the jury can make the inference. Jake admits to watching it and showing it to Jake.

Judge Deering says "for those of us who get our entertainment from elsewhere what is this frog story?" or something to that effect. Canepa says it's a fable. Deering is worried jury might be confused if they haven't seen the movie

I watched the Boondock Saints movie when it first came up in the case in 2018 or 2019. Not my taste at all. I could barely finish it.

Now Andy Wilson brings up "Natural Born Killers" and how when that came out there were some killings. He's citing case law.

John P. Parker: we object to this. No 9 mm used. This whole fable of the scorpion and the frog - there's no evidence of a conversation between Billy and Chris that would even come close. This seems "desperate." It's speculation
Andy Wilson "we think it's relevant." Talks about Boondock Saints involving two vigilante brothers in similar clothing, etc.

Nash chimes in about inference stacking. Says this shouldn't make it to the jury. Wilson says it's not inference stacking.

Parker: Are we going to bring in a movie in every criminal prosecution?

Deering: My thought has to with the snippet that was played and it being played in close proximity to the murders

Canepa says she sent this to the defense as supplemental discovery. Deering "You sent the movies?" Canepa, "no, I figured they could get it off the inter webs."
 
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  • #384
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Judge asked jurors to leave while they argue an issue concerning the Boondock Saints clip. He's concerned about how the state plans to link this up. Prosecution is explaining the similarities between the movie and what they believe to be the Wagners' motive for murder.

It is a story about two brothers who conduct killings of people they feel deserve to die. prosecutor said in the end of the movie, the father tells a scorpion and frog fable. So, prosecution tells judge that could be why Billy got the scorpion tattoo on "trigger finger”.

Prosecution is explaining to the judge that they think this movie was inspiration for the Wagners. They think it's relevant. They are prepared to show that through screen shots instead of playing the movies.

Defense telling judge it's speculation. Defense says as for the tattoos, they're trying to convince jury to take some inferred meaning from expressed statements.

It's taking an object, for example, a scorpion. They're asking the jury to imply something from that. John Parker said, "I don't think there's factual basis for what they're asking here.”

Judge said, "Yet, we have this snippet of the movie sent out close in proximity to the time these murders occurred.”

Defense Attorney Richard Nash said to the judge: "It's just inference stacking on inference stacking." Prosecutor Andrew Wilson: Direct evidence that it's his favorite movie, they watched a clip of it the night of the murders, direct evidence that they quoted it all the time.

Judge: My thought has to do with this snippet that was played and the timing it was played in close proximity to these murders... that opens the door to whether this movie has a connection or not.

Judge said the defense can argue against it, but the state should not be precluded from trying to draw that conclusion.
 
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  • #385
BBM I didn't hear this, was that tweeted about? I could see Jake's tattoo with the pistons or whatever it was and the cummins diesel thing being popular with truckers, but skulls, 8 balls and cards?
Ask a truck driver. Very popular. 8 ball, last ball sank so good luck. 4 aces, winning hand in poker so good luck. Skull an acknowledgement they have a dangerous job in which one mistake is fatal.

Translation. Truckers hope for good luck out on the road but acknowledges their mortality because they know one mistake gets them killed.

Guy on deadliest catch had one like it too.

I put a link in my post.

JMO
 
  • #386
BIBM GW4 was married so there would be custody. HMR and JW were not. She had sole custody. He had zip.
Was JW on the birth certificate?
 
  • #387
Just to clarify... The scorpion and the frog fable is at the end of Boondocks Saints 2.

Another break for the attorneys,.. 10 more minutes?
 
  • #388
Um, shouldn't you be resting, Raisin? Please don't push yourself. :(
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Um, shouldn't you be resting, Raisin? Please don't push yourself.

In bed now. No dances today to honor Elder Brothers 90 + years of life and accomplishments. He is a huge loss not only to me and my family but also to my tribe. So many other tribes presenting dances because so many times he lead the charge to get us rights we should have been born with as citizens of this country.
 
  • #389
Well this is pretty interesting testimony here.

Agent Schiederer texted George a lot of evidence and said basically said can we get together and talk. The gun with a silencer on it.. the parts they would have used to build a silencer (they used receipts for items bought to purchase exact items they used).

IIRC this was when BCI was bugging their truck and phones and George and Jake were on the road away from home and when the text came in it was nearly immediately they said family emergency and told the boss they couldn't deliver the load.

This is where it's all tied up! There is no family emergency if they don't know what those items are. If George has no idea, then he says, sure I'll meet with you, I'm on the road, but when I get back to town I'll let you know. Why is there immediate chatter after receiving photos of a gun and silencer if you know nothing about that item being used in the murder of 8 people?
But did he plan and participate? MOO George learned his family killed the R's at the border in MT. That is why he was so upset. That is when he figured it out with BCI help. So by the time they were driving in 2018 yes he knew.

JMO
 
  • #390
Still a horrible idea with anything '8' on it... plus a death's head. Jeez
Kinda makes you think the universe was sending a message.
 
  • #391
Sometimes kiddos live and learn the hard way!

All of mine have meaning as well. I waited until 35 to get my first one.. then it went from shoulder to full sleeve in less than 6 months. I just knew what I wanted and didn't get one until I was 100% sure.

I do find it rather suspicious the one this tattoo artist happened to plan out or pick because George maybe said wing it, was so well symbolic of something he has nothing to do with. That tattoo artist is just THAT good I suppose. :oops:
May be an empath.
 
  • #392
Adjourned for the day. Defense gets all night to come with a question. :)
 
  • #393
Adjourned for the day. Defense gets all night to come with a question. :)
I missed the reason for this. What did the defense say? They just wanted to end the day and come back to cross examine him? They just returned from a break so I'm not clear on why this was agreed to.
 
  • #394
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Back from break: Judge Deering allows Ryan Scheiderer to testify about the scorpion and the frog conversation from Boondock Saints. Now, this is displayed for the jury. Showing the brothers with guns with silencers

Now, Scheiderer shows a screen grab of the dad from the movie getting into a shootout.

Despite defense objection, Scheiderer and prosecutors display a still shot of one of the brothers with a tattoo on their index finger holding a Baretta firearm (Jake said originally they planned to use a Baretta pistol)

Scheiderer says he's familiar with Barettas since he was a firearms instructor and armorer.

Now a screen grab of the two brothers from Boondock Saints
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Court in recess for the day after testimony ended with BCI Agent Ryan Scheiderer answering questions about "The Boondock Saints" movies, showing screen grabs from the movies, etc. over defense objections.

Tomorrow, the state's case should wrap up with wiretaps being played from 2018. BCI bugged the truck George and Jake were driving for R&L Carriers. Hearing n the clips that prosecutors want to play tomorrow.
 
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  • #395
Trial resumes tomorrow...
 
  • #396
I missed the reason for this. What did the defense say? They just wanted to end the day and come back to cross examine him? They just returned from a break so I'm not clear on why this was agreed to.

I'm assuming just due to the time, it was about 4:15 when defense asked to recess instead of cross exam.
 
  • #397
He and George dyed their hair dark to match their favorite character from the TV show The Walking Dead, Daryl Dixon. To psych himself up before the murders, he said he watched a clip from the movie Boondock Saints; he smiled and held back laughter in the courtroom when the prosecution made him watch the clip in court.

 
  • #398
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During last session, prosecutors run through several scenes from the movie using still shots. That ends the day - defense will cross examine in the morning following a final hearing involving those wiretaps.
 
  • #399
Perhaps the jury will get the case by next Monday?
 
  • #400
Schiederer mentioned they were monitoring post made by AW on the now closed chat site. He also siad he was posting on the site to get a reaction from AW. Id like to know who their usernames were on the site. Jmo
 
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