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Trial in killings of 8 Ohio family members will be moved to another county

The trial for George "Billy" Wagner III is being relocated to a different county after a judge ruled on the matter.
Wagner, who has pleaded not guilty, is charged with aggravated murder in the 2016 deaths of eight members of the Rhoden family.
Judge Hein noted that intense media coverage prevents a fair jury in Pike County due to the prior knowledge of the case's details.

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Wilmington News Journal

Trial in killings of 8 Ohio family members will be moved to another county - Wilmington News Journal

The trial for a man accused in the killings of eight people from another Ohio family will be moved to a different county, a judge ruled Monday. George “Billy” Wagner III, who has pleaded not guilty in the killings, is the last of four family members facing charges in the 2016 fatal shootings of seven adults and a teenager from the Rhoden family in southern Ohio. Judge Jonathan Hein agreed to Wagner’s request to move the trial. “The small populat…

3 months ago

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The Record Herald

Trial in killings of 8 Ohio family members will be moved to another county - Record Herald

Trial in Killings of 8 Ohio Family Members Will Be Moved to Another County

The trial for a man accused in the killings of eight people from another Ohio family will be moved to a different county, a judge ruled Monday.

3 months ago·New York, United States

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WCPO Cincinnati

Trial for man accused of killing eight family members to move

An Ohio judge granted a defense request to move George 'Billy' Wagner III's trial out of Pike County, citing pretrial publicity.

3 months ago·Cincinnati, United States

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Trial in killings of 8 Ohio family members will be moved to another county

The trial for a man accused in the killings of eight people from another Ohio family will be moved to a different county, a judge ruled Monday. George

3 months ago·United States

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WBNS- 10TV

Pike County judge grants motion for change of venue in Billy Wagner trial

Wagner has pleaded not guilty in the killings, and his trial is scheduled to start Jan. 6. He is the last defendant charged in the infamous Rhoden family murders.

3 months ago·Columbus, United States

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