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While They Were Sleeping: The Pike County Murders

While They Were Sleeping: The Pike County Murders

By: WCPO 9 News
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In April 2016, eight members of the same family were all found shot to death in their beds in multiple homes in Pike County, Ohio. In the 10 years that have followed, there's been years of investigation, multiple arrests, two guilty confessions and one criminal trial — but one person accused of the murders still has yet to face a jury.WCPO 9 News True Crime
Episodes
  • 'I'm gonna take the electric chair' | The Pike County Murders Episode 5

    'I'm gonna take the electric chair' | The Pike County Murders Episode 5
    May 20 2026

    We couldn't record Jake and Angela Wagner's testimony during George Wagner's trial, but we did take notes.

    In this episode, we detail everything Jake told prosecutors about the night he, his brother George and father Billy went out to kill the Rhoden family, as well as the errors mom Angela made in her BCI interviews.
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    32 mins
  • 'They will have to kill me' | The Pike County Murders Episode 4

    'They will have to kill me' | The Pike County Murders Episode 4
    May 13 2026

    A fight over child custody turns fatal when the Wagner family devises a plan to ensure Jake and Hanna May's baby stays with them — no matter what.

    We look at some of the details investigators found that linked the Pike County murders to Billy, Angela, George and Jake Wagner.
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    30 mins
  • 'Don't You Love Me?' | The Pike County Murders Episode 3

    'Don't You Love Me?' | The Pike County Murders Episode 3
    May 6 2026

    To understand how the Wagner family is connected to the Rhoden murders, we take you back to where it all began: the moment Hanna May met Jake.

    We also bring you Tabitha's story of escaping the "strange and controlling" family capable of murder.
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    25 mins
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