How the members of the Rhoden family could be so composed is absolutely beyond me. I have NEVER seen such class, especially from those who think themselves 'classy' simply because they're rich. The Rhodens have composed themselves with flawless, absolute dignity.
I am astounded at the level of evil in this family. I hadn’t heard of this case until I came across this video. I researched and found that this monster, his mother, father, brother, grandmother and others plotted to wipe out an entire family. Can you just imagine those conversations. Sheer evil! And the mother…. She got off with 30 years, SHE should have been sentenced to the absolute full extent of the law! She is despicable! All of them… I just can’t…: 🤦♀️
I Agree. Those grandmothers should serve some time too. And the rest needs to be locked up and never ever free again. These people are sick and dangerous.
You should listen to the podcast. The Piketon Massacre. It’s VERY in depth, informative and it leads up to the trial. You will learn so much about this case!!
Did anyone notice how he was smiling and smirked as he pleaded guilty to murdering Hannah? What a creep, looking all meek and mild he is nothing more than a sadistic killer.
Not only that, GEORGE WASHINGTON IV chopped down her cHERry Tree [took her cherry] when she was just 12 going on 13 and was HIS FATHER [THOMAS]' favoRITE ... Thomas is the only stONE who is beHInD Jesus and not present at the 'last' pASSover sUPper TABle... where there are 4 groups of 3 VIP.. the 3rd PErsON wears RED and YELLow ...yellow light cuts through the FOG better than BLUE-WHITE light.... red + yellow = oRANge... so Jesus is the ST-ONE of the 3 VIP who wears RED, RED over BLUE and ORANGE and all the GREEN leaves from the RED cHERry Tree turn oRANge [pumpKIN seaSON] and fALL to the gROunD = HIS gun or HErod
Over 8 people lost there lives all over a child Custody Case...and the little girl Sophia is going to grow up and learn about what happened..imagine what that's going to do to her...This is the Most Ridiculous Crime that should of never happened...
@@HurricaneJDi would imagine she's always going to grow up knowing some of it. it rocked the whole tricounty area. there will never be a time when they have to break the news to her.
@@laurajackson2429 but not one rational person who didn’t say like: “Guys maybe this is really bad idea. I’ve seen to many True Crime shows and eventually the murders got caught.”
@@e.abrahamovich8981 They probably don't have enough brain cells all together to come up with that thought that it may be a "bad idea." When you consider 8 people of an entire family being wiped out, you think of a natural disaster like a tornado or a plane crash where they were all traveling together, you never think of the purposeful and willful killing of each individual person. Who would think that could ever happen?
Glad he pled guilty!! My thoughts and prayers are for his baby girl. She has to grow up knowing that her mother died because her father, uncle and grandparents killed her because they wanted her to live with them. It’s sad that she has lost all her mothers relatives and her mother to these ignorant people!!
I mean why would she get involved with this chump and his weirdo looking family also she has a kid with this dude too !!! I'll never understand why woman get involved with these kind of people
It's funny how this family really thought they got away with this !! You know after like 2 years they were all high fiving each other until the police kicked the door in !!!
I would've loved to have been a fly on the wall when his father, mother and brother found out that he decided to plead guilty. Now we wait to see if they also change their pleas or attempt to go to trial since he will be testifying against them.
The rest of the the family already made deals and get no time because he's going to be the only one who gets life, they made a deal. If they told what happened, they would not be charged and that's why he is saying guilty because he knows his family turned on him so they just wanted him but the whole family should have been charged because they have to all be crazy
My understanding is the parents concocted this entire thing. The mother initiated it by the repeated takes of the little girl being molested. When she finally told her husband she wanted to go to the police with this claim, her husband decided they had to kill those people.
Thanks for your comments I'm Jack Wagner your favourite actor from los Angeles if you don't mind we can communicate through email address jwenger@gmail.com
I would pay to hear his 15 20 hour confession im a true crime junkie and living so close to this in Ohio i just want the facts been following this since early hours of April 22 5 years ago
I like true crime, too.......I hope you get your chance to hear his confession! It should be a public record, but I’m not sure about laws of Ohio. God bless and keep you and all here, all the mourning members of the family members cut down in their primes, have Mercy on them and heal their pain Dearest Jesus! THANK YOU LORD. 🕊💚☘️🙏💜✝️✡️🙋♀️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Jake didn't want to go to court to fight for custody of his daughter Jake thought it was easier to go to court and fight for his life for killing his daughter mother and 7 other family members MAKE NO SENSE
Think his mom, Angela wanted custody bc his bro got custody threatiening child's mom so she knew they'd follow thru. Waiting for her testimony in Georges trial!
Revenge turned out not to be sweet for him. I believe his mother started this and dumb kid agreed to it being revenge. Found out it doesn’t work, and accepted responsibility. Hope to listen to what he testifies to.
I think it was pretty equal between him and his momma. He had been very controlling over her and she just up and left him. I think he thought she would come back one day and he used their daughter as a way to try and control her as well. She got pregnant by someone else and I think this infuriated him, he literally waited until she got from the hospital and killed her 2 days after she got home while she was breastfeeding her 5 day old baby. I think for the grandmother, she wanted the child, I think with him it was also revenge for her having had a child with someone else. He kicked her door in a few weeks before this and walked in her home with forged custody papers demanding she sign over custody of their daughter to him.
It seems he enjoyed taking credit for these horrendous acts. I guess in their sick minds it makes them feel worth something having done even the most heinous acts. "I am deeply and VERY sorry" - Not for doing what you did you're not, that's for sure. Your smiles and half laughs when saying yes to what you did tells all. Gone forever.
He did - he told who killed who and in what order. He also said why they killed all of Hannah's family - so their would be no one left to tell law enforcement that it was most likely Jake who killed Hannah. Hannah's family all new Jake had threatened to kill Hannah multiple times, and was harassing her to sign over full custody. Angela killed Kenneth Rhoden.
@@michelleflynn9725 Wow i didn't know she killed Kenneth Rhoden. I thought Angela stayed home with the kids. So Billy killed Chris Sr. and Gary Rhoden and Jake Killed the other5 so where does that leave George?
@Cait S SO THAT MAKES YOU SO UNEDUCATED, WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT, MUST MAKE YOU RACIAL SO YOU THINK SOUTHERN OHIO PEOPLE ARE IGNORANT HOW SORRY FOR YOU
For them to get that far, they had help from GEORGE WASHINGTON III who ChOPped down HIS FATHER's [THOMAS]' favoRITE cHERry Tree ... He took her cherry when she was only 12 going on 13 and why Jesus cursed the FIGureS$ Tree with GREENer PASTures$ and no fruit to eat the RED APPLE of gOD's "EYE" = *35*... jACk went up the hILL to 'fetch' .. a DOg 'fetches' a bone! BARAK is A BARK is the MISSing 5th Judge in the book of Judges...is BACK
@@annandmarie1 why bring race into it? Also Ohio isn't a southern state. Also some of the smartest people I know live in Ohio. Don't freak out, I think the uneducated comment was just a joke. Relax , lol
I'm interested in what he says about his mother. I find it hard to believe that a young man would decide his daughter wasn't being raised right if his mother wasn't talking it up. Grandmothers can be crazy.
I have a feeling the mother is the one who wanted him to get full custody of the little girl. She had a husband, two boys, and a grandson - - she may have been obsessed with having a girl in the family full time. Then again, I could be completely wrong. The whole thing was so absolutely unnecessary. And look at them now.
I thought Hannah having a new boyfriend and a newborn with that boyfriend, was part of his anger towards them, along with the custody battle of their little girl. He has plead guilty of only 5 of the 8 killed. Wonder what the rest of his family will do now?
The whole situation was his fault yet he plead guilty and agreed to testify against his family to avoid the death penalty.. funny how he's scared of death NOW but not when he took the lives of all those people 🤦 Some don't deserve leniency. The only bright side about him not receiving the death penalty is that hopefully now he can get a taste of his own medicine and suffer an even more drawn out/painful end at the hands of people as ruthless as himself.
I think the whole thing is his mother’s fault. Watching George’s trial, it’s pretty clear that mama Wagner wanted to raise all of the grandchildren. Still, he still should have gotten death
We can only hope he suffers at the hands of Gods wrath Let vengeance be mine sayeth the Lord Coward ...can't face us ...he's just a punk...hiding behind the law ..section29c-2
It almost seems to me like he’s so proud at what he did to the mother of his child. I’ve seen some sick and twisted cases but this one is one of the worst. The Manson family and The Wagner Family is all one in the same. #ripRhodenFamily. Justice has arrived!!!
Is it possible he was trying not to cry? He’s been composed, respectful and articulate through this whole process. Idk, it really does look like he was holding back a smile, even possibly laughter, but I just can’t believe he thinks those particular deaths were funny.
@@jemsmom97 He thinks the whole process is funny...I think he's amused at the fact that he admitted brutally killing 5 people and yet the system actually gave him a choice to not die for it.
I thought my ex was bad and went through a terrible custody battle. Awful!!! I never thought I’d hate anyone more. After this case, my gosh. It’s so scary to think this can happen! 😢 I can say there is someone worse than my ex. Any woman that endures this, I just can’t. I was a funeral director and dealt with this a few times!!! That’s what made me leave.
@Cara Lewis agree with you, haven’t battled anyone for custody but Jake couldn’t win as Hannah was only 15yr old when she gave birth so could have faced underage sex charges as he is being charged with! What a disgusting human being to think he’d get away with it & his precious daughter would be better in care of just him! Certain type of evil that isn’t often found. So sorry you even experienced any custody battle, did you gain any custody? Hope your children are safe, happy & enjoying life❤️
@@kenhibbard1560 not a monster for wanting to be in a child’s life but to falsify custody documents & then kill 8 members of a family to ensure custody yes the man is a monster! Neither the mother or father are ever going to be in the child’s life that’s horrific for the child when she finds out the truth.
@@kenhibbard1560 I didn’t go through a custody battle. Your comment does appear to to be supporting Jake as that’s what the video is about…my confusion obviously. Don’t think anyone walking this earth would support what Jake actually did.
I knew Jake would be the one to cave. I wonder if the parents *made* the older brother get involved. I don't see why he would have done this other than family pressure. Or money. Or both. Blessings to the Rhoden and Gilley families.
I thought the mother would be the smarter one to take a plea deal. She always looks so unhappy and sad when I’ve seen her in the courtroom. Jake smirks and laughs in the courtroom. This guilty plea and testifying against his own family tells me he values his own life more than anyone else!
How sad that he can barely contain his glee when pleading guilty to the murders Hanna and Hannah, knowing that their children will watch this one day. What a sick, disgusting, vile man - along with the rest of his family. 😮💨
To bad he's a good looking soul all wasted and going to jail then he'll, he's probably not sorry! I'm mean 8 people over measely child support!!! Now that's crazy all four of them? And why kill 16 year old child??? Going to hell
i still cant understand why the Wagner's murdered that family. And to think they would get away with it is absurd. That family will not see the light of day.
You have to wonder how his parents and brother feel about him pleading guilty. He will more than likely testify against all of them when they go to trial almost guaranteeing them to be found guilty with the death penalty on the table.
i thought that was why he plead guilty to take all the death penalties off the table for all of the rest of the family that was my understanding? i guess it was just for him,hmmm
Part of his plea deal was no dp for any of them. So yes, he turned on them by pleading guilty but he's also saving their lives. Except his mother. She got 30 years. George is on trial right now and Billy will be next. Jake and Angela are going to testify against both of them.
So happy he turned on the others! Praying for peace and justice for these family members. Fredericka and Rita have gotten off way too easy. Cold blooded killers will hopefully burn in hell when they leave this earth
Do you get off seeing innocent people have their lives destroyed and spent in prison? This guy is the lone killer. It's a shame how our cowardly justice system befriends a mass murderer in order to get convictions on the others who are obviously innocent. These comments are from ignorant hillbillies imo.
@@Menyou1962 Do you have some evidence to back up your claim or are you just talking out your ass? I find it hard to believe that one person could have done this. Especially with all the dogs and cameras around.
No one has proof, but think clearly. Why would all of those family members get involved with a mass murder over custody of a baby or the breakup of this guy who pled to the murders. Do you not see how biased it is for the prosecution to make a deal with the actual murderer ? I mean thats a sweet deal to give a mass murderer....turn on your family snd we won't give you a death sentence. If he would kill 8 people he would certainly turn on his own family to save his worthless life and that is wrong of the prosecution to offer that. Not fair game at all, and the other defendants I hope are going to have their cases dismissed. There might be more to this plea that hasn't been revealed yet. I just don't see a whole family participating in this knowing they will probably be caught and it is also unusual to see an entire family be mass murderers. People who live in the area are not accustomed to the levels of corruption that happens in our justice system, but I'm from a large city in Texas and can see right through this case. I gave my opinion and you have yours and there's no reason to be vulgar or use cuss words because we're not on that type of a level of communication. I'm just making a comment about a case that I'm seeing on UA-cam.
@@Menyou1962 You are claiming corruption and that you know he is the lone murder based on feelings without even a particle of evidence pointing in that direction. You do realize that as part of his plea they took the death penalty off the table for his co-defendants (family) as well. You really think they arrested all 4 of them because they only had evidence against him? And you think he could pull this off by himself? 3 Different trailers plus a camper 8 miles away? I don't know who came up with the plot (probably him) or why they'd all join. It's not that hard to believe. Dysfunctional people usually have dysfunctional kids. And people in Appalachia do typically have a code of 100% loyalty to family. Why he flipped on his family I don't know. All these questions will be answered during the trial or on their guilty pleas.
@@klondikebelridge1996 What evidence was there? I read it took a good amount of time to charge anyone. I saw the grandmother who had the beautiful horse farm when I was reading about the story a while back and I just could not believe that somebody who has a nice place like that, and is older would be involved in such a crime. It doesn't pass the smell test to me, and I don't believe they have any evidence, otherwise an arrest would have been much quicker. We will see. Although I do believe this guy is the murderer, and he's going to take them to the murder weapons, but I don't think anybody else is involved I think he did it by himself. Just my opinion. I just couldn't imagine my brother coming in the house and telling my family that we need to go kill eight people because of a break up or over a babies custody and that all all of my family members would get up and go do it. I just don't get that . I don't understand that unless they were pure insane mental handicaps. Now if they were pure insane then maybe I could believe it , but they didn't look like they were insane to me.
@@donnaballenger5719 I agree. I said this yesterday I trusted no one, if they own a gun even less still. People will do some crazy shit over love. He finally did something right for his lil girl. Time someone starts telling the truth.
He sure is enjoying this. He's a control freak. By changing his plea he controls the outcome of the trial. He has no remorse. He is a violent psychopath. I'm looking forward to hearing the results of their psychiatric evaluations. And seeing the movie!
I don't think he was smiling. If so it seems like the judge would of stopped him or said something. I believe he was crying. Its had to tell from the side
There were a few times he was making faces, swallowing hard and swaying back and forth. I can't decide if he was trying not to laugh or trying not to cry. Hard to tell from the side. I would hope if he was smirking the judge would have said something.
No hate please but, In regards to his smirking during the pleading of guilty to all these charges, (I hope I don't get a lot of hate for this) but I don't think that he was smirking because he killed eight people. I think he is smirking because he is still very immature child-minded and the fact that he has to repeat the same (I don't know 10?) words 20 times for all of the charges, somehow was funny for him. the response to whether he's withdrawing his previous plea of not not guilty he replies "I am, Your Honor." And then the statement he makes after every "How do you wish to plea regarding this charge?" from the judge he says "I am guilty, Your Honor." He does this 18-20 over and over and over so It's a game to him in his head, it's just funny to him and only him that he had to repeat it all so many times. I'm sure with his immature mind he was thinking "why can't I just say it once in regards to every single charge?" not understanding that the law must be followed to a "T" and has to be specific which is why they say " the specified charge of this.", " the specified charge of that." We know the Judge had to go through each and every charge, each and every name of the victims, one by one. That's the state seeking true Justice. That's very thorough and the court is making sure they cross their T's and Dot their eyes and make sure there's not a reason for an appeal once he is sentenced. But he doesn't understand that. He is too child-like... at least I hope that's why he's smirking!! Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to comment what I would feel about him smirking.
He is smirking because he still feels both of the Hannah's deserved to die. Hannah Rhoden because she defied him and his family and wanted her life to be her own, not controlled by people who didn't give a rats behind about her. Hannah Gilley was a revenge murder. Her brother is the father of Hannah Rhodens newborn daughter Kiley. Jake took out his rage out on Hanna Gilley for her brother sleeping with Hannah Rhoden, and fathering a child with her.
You're right. I don't think he's ever made a decision in his whole life without his mothers approval. He is a child. He was never allowed to be an adult. Both he and his brother speak with words and phrases just like her. They are walking talking angelas.
Seems he's found God in jail. That's apparently the reason he plead guilty. He's gonna need God in prison. I hope he's truly sorry for what he and his evil family has done. Prayers for the Rhoden, Manley and Gilley families.
Everyone who have done such horrible things like he did, always claim they found GOD. It’s just a joke to them. Thinking they will get better treatment or favors while in prison. I hope he gets what is coming to him. Let him be someone’s BITCH while he is there. He’ll wish for the death penalty.
the thought of being in prison for killing an infant should scare him more. the other prisoners will kill him for that if they get the chance. he would have to be put in 'protective custody.' this sounds nice but it means he'll be locked in a cell for at least 23 hours a day every day for the rest of his miserable life. if he gets in trouble he goes to 'the hole' basically a windowless dark room with a tiny door thru which they shove his food which may be only bread and water. the day will come when he wished he took the death penalty.
Actually, it makes perfect sense since this thereby guarantees that any penny they do make goes to the family. Many murderers have sold their story to the media, only to have the profits turned over to the family and rightfully so since they should not be allowed to profit from their crimes. Plus they did own property and the proceeds from the sales of their property plus any other money they had that wasn't eaten up by attorneys fees are also taken into consideration.
all of every kind of property his whole family has will be taken from them and be given to the surviving members of his victim's family and to the court. zero money. i hope he starves every day. no money for the canteen.
I think these kind of plea deals are an outrage to the judicial process. This man has admitted to shooting at least 5 of the 8 victims in cold blood. He should have got no special plea deal whatsoever. I don’t agree with the death penalty, but he’s basically consigned his father and brother to the gurney to save his own skin. A depraved man from a depraved family
yeah, it made no sense. It's like a kingpin drug dealer taking a plea to rat out one of his goon associates. Jake was the head guy, there should be zero deal, if anything his brother who killed no one should have got the deal.
Yes my understanding is that the death penalty would be taken off the table for all four of them. He would also be testifying against his father members if they choose to proceed with trial.
@CoraLenaaa DoesBeauty Listen to the prosecutor at 17:00 - - it sounds like she said that pursuant to the plea agreement, the state also agrees to dismiss the death specifications against each of his co-defendants (meaning his mother, father, and brother). Let me know what you think . . .
Jake Wagner, the younger brother confessed to killing 5 of the 8. He killed 3 in the first home, 2 in the second. First home : Hannah Mae Rhoden. Left alive : her 5 day old newborn next to her in bed. Her mother, Dana Rhoden, and younger brother, Christopher Jr. 16yr old. Second home : Hannah's older brother, "Franky" Clairance Rhoden, and his fiance, Hannah Hazel Gilley. Left alive : Their two little children. The younger was between them in bed. The 3yr old opened the door the next morning when a relative came knocking worried about them.
Yeah, I figured it must have been those 5 just based on the groupings in each of the 3 trailers. But is there any article anywhere naming the 5 he admitted to killing? Do you think his Dad and brother went into Chris Rhoden Sr. trailer and killed the 2 there? Who do you think killed Kenneth Rhoden? I think the mom probably just stood guard outside the trailers.
@@klondikebelridge1996 Yes, Jake confessed to who he killed and who his parents and brother killed : Jake killed Hannah Mae Rhoden, her mom and younger brother in one home, then Hannah's older brother, Franky Clairance Rhoden & his fiance, Hannah Hazel Gilley in another. At a different home, Jake's dad and brother killed Hannah's dad, Christopher Sr. and cousin, Gary. Jake's mother killed Kenneth Rhoden who was alone in his camper with his dog -1 shot to the left eye. While living in Alaska, Jake married. The Wagners threatened to kill this new wife when Sofia (Jake & Hannah's daughter) began calling her "mom." This new wife posted a video on UA-cam talking about her experience. She said, "I was running for my life!" Said the family joined her Church, and the pastor told the congregation the Wagners were "falsely accused." Check it out : WTAF - Wicked Truths and F Bombs / Jake Wagner's (EX) wife speaks.
8 Life W/O Parole an 180 years Consecutive..An Agree to Testify on His Family In Their Sentencing..They All Need The Broom Stick Everyday They Wake Up..🙏🙏🙏
ttheres a moral lesson here also for all those parents who try to make there chilren choose between them and that is LOVE YOUR CHILDREN MORE THAN YOU HATE YOUR EX your children will have damaged effects all there lives fron being put in the middle
I.m.o. this tragedy is only about power and controle. Jake is a narcissistic man. He (20) began dating Hanna when she was 13. She was beautiful and "easy prey" in his eyes. Soon they had a child. But he abused her and Hanna left him. He FAILED to get Hanna back. He lost control/power and this hurt his narcissistic ego. Then he tries to get full custody of his child. Not because he wants this child but to punish Hanna. When that also failed, he decided to murder the Rhodens. I wonder why his family helped him do that.
I'm here because he have a youtube channel of him smoking synthetic drugs known as Scooby Snax. Can't believe he went from a ordinary teen to a murderer.
Momma’s boy won’t have his momma to cover for him in prison nor will she be there to orchestrate revenge on other prisoners that take care of this evil individual. His smirks sicken me. No remorse.
the baby that he is not the father of is dead. iirc his child was two at the time of the murders. i'm not sure who has her but it sure as hell wont be anybody he is related to. the sentence is forever.
I keep thinking, what the hell is wrong with the parents of the Wagner boys. If I knew my kids were going to do anything like that I would stop it and not join in. What were they thinking.
they add every bit of time they can squeeze out of his charges. the firearms charges took longer to explain because they deleted special circumstances that would have required a mandatory death sentence. he pleaded guilty to everything else to get out of the death penalty, which ironically would have given him better lodging, food, and priviledges than his life sentences.
This admission of guilt will not stick nor stand nor pass the smell test. He did NOT do this alone. He is trying to save his family members! ALL 4 SHOULD GET LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT PAROL!!!!
the rest of his family wont get a deal. with the son's testimony and other evidence most of them will probably get the death penalty. i hear his mother only got 30 yrs. hopefully that is enough for her to die in prison. if he renegs on testifying against his family he loses his deal and is up for the death penalty again.
@@YolandaB21 I am aware that there are 8 counts of murder he answered "I am guilty". However, the judge does not actually give a name to the first victim, as he did for all the others.
Wow! This waste of space had the audacity to smile during the judges readings of the charges they brought upon that poor family. He holds not even a scintilla of remorse! It’s truly sickening.
These small county sheriff's department's seem so weird and incompetent to me, I've read that there's a few law enforcement officers who don't want to testify 🤷🏼♀️ WTF
Well my thoughts on that is, there is no way to tell since he plead guilty AND will prob have the other legal teams to have a massive strategy change so I would say if they don't plead guiltY also, they will prob be on trial within about a year..
You know you done f d up when you got so many charges you actually get bored hearing them listed. And then on the way out ya gotta do the sex offender shuffle. O heck no.
Question. Would Jake Wagner's parents and brother be informed that he pleaded guilty to all 23 charges prior to any admissions from their Attorneys to them? May all of the Defendants' attorneys meet and discuss each of their client's matters accordingly? It appears that this matter of murder massacre will set precendents in Ohio Criminal code and law.
They probably found out that very day, from other inmates. There are radios & TVs in jail. Plus, guards tell them what they've heard on the outside. Another possibility is Jake himself told his family before going to this hearing. They all are allowed to talk to Billy's sister because she is not charged.
They must have found more evidence for him to have such a change of heart. Someone brought a child. We're they rubbing it in that he'll never have his child?
Apparently he found God and for the first time in his life he’s not listening to his family, he’s standing up and being a man to admit that he did this.
no he did the deal to get out of the death penalty. any decent lawyer would say, u havent got a chance in hell; plead guilty to save ur life or die. it was not clear to me if the child brought to court was his daughter. rather than rubbing anything in, they might want her to have a memory of the justice taken for the death of her mother and her mother's family. he KNOWS he will never see his child again.
This poor excuse of a human being murdered the mother of his new born child 5 days after giving birth. Old world justice would be better served in this case.
How the members of the Rhoden family could be so composed is absolutely beyond me. I have NEVER seen such class, especially from those who think themselves 'classy' simply because they're rich. The Rhodens have composed themselves with flawless, absolute dignity.
I am astounded at the level of evil in this family. I hadn’t heard of this case until I came across this video. I researched and found that this monster, his mother, father, brother, grandmother and others plotted to wipe out an entire family. Can you just imagine those conversations. Sheer evil! And the mother…. She got off with 30 years, SHE should have been sentenced to the absolute full extent of the law! She is despicable! All of them…
I just can’t…: 🤦♀️
I Agree. Those grandmothers should serve some time too. And the rest needs to be locked up and never ever free again. These people are sick and dangerous.
They didn't just plot to wipe out an entire family.... they DID wipe them out... 8 people. The wagners are an entire family of hillbilly snakes
Cant what?
You should listen to the podcast. The Piketon Massacre. It’s VERY in depth, informative and it leads up to the trial. You will learn so much about this case!!
@@melindastillwell9980 also The Pink Moon Murders on podcast. Not as in depth as the other, but still good reporting
Did anyone notice how he was smiling and smirked as he pleaded guilty to murdering Hannah?
What a creep, looking all meek and mild he is nothing more than a sadistic killer.
Yes he could hardly keep it in
He's a very sick person. He has no remorse at all.
He's a sick young monster
He's scared deep down , don't let him fool you.
When can u show what time it occurs .
Not only that, GEORGE WASHINGTON IV chopped down her cHERry Tree [took her cherry] when she was just 12 going on 13 and was HIS FATHER [THOMAS]' favoRITE ... Thomas is the only stONE who is beHInD Jesus and not present at the 'last' pASSover sUPper TABle... where there are 4 groups of 3 VIP.. the 3rd PErsON wears RED and YELLow ...yellow light cuts through the FOG better than BLUE-WHITE light.... red + yellow = oRANge... so Jesus is the ST-ONE of the 3 VIP who wears RED, RED over BLUE and ORANGE and all the GREEN leaves from the RED cHERry Tree turn oRANge [pumpKIN seaSON] and fALL to the gROunD = HIS gun or HErod
Over 8 people lost there lives all over a child Custody Case...and the little girl Sophia is going to grow up and learn about what happened..imagine what that's going to do to her...This is the Most Ridiculous Crime that should of never happened...
It makes me wonder how are they going to break this news to her when she gets older? I'm curious now as to how they do that
@@HurricaneJDi would imagine she's always going to grow up knowing some of it. it rocked the whole tricounty area. there will never be a time when they have to break the news to her.
For them to think they were going to get away with killing “8” People is absurd
Stupid to think that they were going to get away with 1 count of murder not to mention 8 counts of murder!!
@@lynnedellepoore4208 Crazy obsessed people, do crazy things!
Why did you put the number 8 in quotes ? Did they not kill 8?
@@laurajackson2429 but not one rational person who didn’t say like: “Guys maybe this is really bad idea. I’ve seen to many True Crime shows and eventually the murders got caught.”
@@e.abrahamovich8981 They probably don't have enough brain cells all together to come up with that thought that it may be a "bad idea." When you consider 8 people of an entire family being wiped out, you think of a natural disaster like a tornado or a plane crash where they were all traveling together, you never think of the purposeful and willful killing of each individual person. Who would think that could ever happen?
Glad he pled guilty!! My thoughts and prayers are for his baby girl. She has to grow up knowing that her mother died because her father, uncle and grandparents killed her because they wanted her to live with them. It’s sad that she has lost all her mothers relatives and her mother to these ignorant people!!
I think the little angel has some family on her Moms side.
You said it perfectly!
Ignorant? Depraved more like.
I mean why would she get involved with this chump and his weirdo looking family also she has a kid with this dude too !!! I'll never understand why woman get involved with these kind of people
It's funny how this family really thought they got away with this !! You know after like 2 years they were all high fiving each other until the police kicked the door in !!!
Wow! He's a young man and threw away his life. What a waste.
They all did. And for what??
@@justmyopinion3764
Controle, power, narcissisme. Brrrrr.
He cleaned up very well... what he might’ve been? Monster! Pulled his entire fam into his “problem”! Disturbingly nauseating!
@@justmyopinion3764 custody of a newborn they’ll never see again! Now an orphan. Sad!
@@susanjay7347 She will visit him in prison when she gets older.
I would've loved to have been a fly on the wall when his father, mother and brother found out that he decided to plead guilty. Now we wait to see if they also change their pleas or attempt to go to trial since he will be testifying against them.
By him taking this plea,it takes the DP off the table for the others. That was 1 of the stipulations
I hope the BOP knows who their kinfolk and friends are in prison because they will kill him for turning states evidence on them.
@@ritalawrence9654 And that matters? Why?
The rest of the the family already made deals and get no time because he's going to be the only one who gets life, they made a deal. If they told what happened, they would not be charged and that's why he is saying guilty because he knows his family turned on him so they just wanted him but the whole family should have been charged because they have to all be crazy
@@cherylg46 yea bc their lives are important. No one else's lives are smh
He will spend the rest of his life in jail for what he did.The whole event is such a waste of life.Prayers for the families of all who died.
What kind of parents would go along with this crazy idea and not say 'no you can't do this?' Instead they help. So so ignorant! It boggles the mind.
They thought they would get away with it ! But running to Alaska right after the murders wasnt so smart after all .. put them on the radar
My understanding is the parents concocted this entire thing. The mother initiated it by the repeated takes of the little girl being molested. When she finally told her husband she wanted to go to the police with this claim, her husband decided they had to kill those people.
The mother was the mastermind of the massacre.
@@kalehallman ?????
@Susie Owens..actually it was his MOTHER who came up with this,and he obviously thought it was the right thing to do😞
Terrible to murder an Entire family over nothing really, glad they're never getting out of Prison
Thanks for your comments I'm Jack Wagner your favourite actor from los Angeles if you don't mind we can communicate through email address jwenger@gmail.com
They got what they deserved
@@GodBody-BodyofGod who's they?
Behind bars for the rest of their lowsy evil lives is not enough. All of them must be put to death including the 2 grandmothers.
@@GodBody-BodyofGod except for Jake's mother...her idea and assistance in planning should have given her more than 30 yrs.
I would pay to hear his 15 20 hour confession im a true crime junkie and living so close to this in Ohio i just want the facts been following this since early hours of April 22 5 years ago
Same I’ve been following this myself and I wanna know what happened how who did what to which victim. The whole story.
I like true crime, too.......I hope you get your chance to hear his confession! It should be a public record, but I’m not sure about laws of Ohio. God bless and keep you and all here, all the mourning members of the family members cut down in their primes, have Mercy on them and heal their pain Dearest Jesus! THANK YOU LORD. 🕊💚☘️🙏💜✝️✡️🙋♀️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Me to!!!
Someone just posted you can find out more on Piketon Massacre Podcast.
Jake didn't want to go to court to fight for custody of his daughter Jake thought it was easier to go to court and fight for his life for killing his daughter mother and 7 other family members MAKE NO SENSE
Think his mom, Angela wanted custody bc his bro got custody threatiening child's mom so she knew they'd follow thru. Waiting for her testimony in Georges trial!
Revenge turned out not to be sweet for him. I believe his mother started this and dumb kid agreed to it being revenge. Found out it doesn’t work, and accepted responsibility. Hope to listen to what he testifies to.
I think it was pretty equal between him and his momma. He had been very controlling over her and she just up and left him. I think he thought she would come back one day and he used their daughter as a way to try and control her as well. She got pregnant by someone else and I think this infuriated him, he literally waited until she got from the hospital and killed her 2 days after she got home while she was breastfeeding her 5 day old baby. I think for the grandmother, she wanted the child, I think with him it was also revenge for her having had a child with someone else. He kicked her door in a few weeks before this and walked in her home with forged custody papers demanding she sign over custody of their daughter to him.
nah he took a plea so he wouldn't get death. he doesn't give a fuck.
"Did I say we DIDN'T do it? I forgot. We DID do it. My bad."
It seems he enjoyed taking credit for these horrendous acts. I guess in their sick minds it makes them feel worth something having done even the most heinous acts.
"I am deeply and VERY sorry" - Not for doing what you did you're not, that's for sure. Your smiles and half laughs when saying yes to what you did tells all.
Gone forever.
I want to hear him tell in court to the public how it all happened. Who did what..etc.
He did - he told who killed who and in what order. He also said why they killed all of Hannah's family - so their would be no one left to tell law enforcement that it was most likely Jake who killed Hannah. Hannah's family all new Jake had threatened to kill Hannah multiple times, and was harassing her to sign over full custody. Angela killed Kenneth Rhoden.
@@michelleflynn9725 Wow i didn't know she killed Kenneth Rhoden. I thought Angela stayed home with the kids. So Billy killed Chris Sr. and Gary Rhoden and Jake Killed the other5 so where does that leave George?
Me too
They'd have gotten away with it if Alaska was a foreign country like they thought.
@Cait S SO THAT MAKES YOU SO UNEDUCATED, WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT, MUST MAKE YOU RACIAL SO YOU THINK SOUTHERN OHIO PEOPLE ARE IGNORANT HOW SORRY FOR YOU
@Cait S what a stupid thing to say... I guarantee that's not true
For them to get that far, they had help from GEORGE WASHINGTON III who ChOPped down HIS FATHER's [THOMAS]' favoRITE cHERry Tree ... He took her cherry when she was only 12 going on 13 and why Jesus cursed the FIGureS$ Tree with GREENer PASTures$ and no fruit to eat the RED APPLE of gOD's "EYE" = *35*... jACk went up the hILL to 'fetch' .. a DOg 'fetches' a bone! BARAK is A BARK is the MISSing 5th Judge in the book of Judges...is BACK
@@nettejohnson7492 seriously wtf
@@annandmarie1 why bring race into it? Also Ohio isn't a southern state. Also some of the smartest people I know live in Ohio. Don't freak out, I think the uneducated comment was just a joke. Relax , lol
I'm interested in what he says about his mother. I find it hard to believe that a young man would decide his daughter wasn't being raised right if his mother wasn't talking it up. Grandmothers can be crazy.
It was all about control with him
I have a feeling the mother is the one who wanted him to get full custody of the little girl. She had a husband, two boys, and a grandson - - she may have been obsessed with having a girl in the family full time. Then again, I could be completely wrong. The whole thing was so absolutely unnecessary. And look at them now.
I thought Hannah having a new boyfriend and a newborn with that boyfriend, was part of his anger towards them, along with the custody battle of their little girl. He has plead guilty of only 5 of the 8 killed. Wonder what the rest of his family will do now?
@@amywilkins543 he pled guilty to all of them
@@Keepsanewme1 oh. Ok. I think I got confused when they said he personally had a hand in killing 5 out of the 8. Thanks!
Has Jacob Wagner been asked by the Judge and or Prosecutors what he finds so funny during proceedings?
What a shame.... He needs treated with the the love affection and kindness he showed his baby mother.
The whole situation was his fault yet he plead guilty and agreed to testify against his family to avoid the death penalty.. funny how he's scared of death NOW but not when he took the lives of all those people 🤦
Some don't deserve leniency. The only bright side about him not receiving the death penalty is that hopefully now he can get a taste of his own medicine and suffer an even more drawn out/painful end at the hands of people as ruthless as himself.
HIS family swore they'd kill whoever talked ro LE.
I think the whole thing is his mother’s fault. Watching George’s trial, it’s pretty clear that mama Wagner wanted to raise all of the grandchildren. Still, he still should have gotten death
We can only hope he suffers at the hands of Gods wrath
Let vengeance be mine sayeth the Lord
Coward ...can't face us ...he's just a punk...hiding behind the law ..section29c-2
Amen agree 💯
It almost seems to me like he’s so proud at what he did to the mother of his child. I’ve seen some sick and twisted cases but this one is one of the worst. The Manson family and The Wagner Family is all one in the same. #ripRhodenFamily. Justice has arrived!!!
Not until this sick fvcks brother gets found guilty, should be soon
Skip to 1:24:30 to see him smirk as he pleaded guilty to murdering Hannah. SMH
I literally hate him
He totally smiled through the counts regarding the mother of his child. It is NOT funny, it is sickening.
Is it possible he was trying not to cry? He’s been composed, respectful and articulate through this whole process. Idk, it really does look like he was holding back a smile, even possibly laughter, but I just can’t believe he thinks those particular deaths were funny.
@@jemsmom97 He thinks the whole process is funny...I think he's amused at the fact that he admitted brutally killing 5 people and yet the system actually gave him a choice to not die for it.
@@jemsmom97 Absolutely not. He purposely smirked right when Hanna's name was mentioned
I thought my ex was bad and went through a terrible custody battle. Awful!!! I never thought I’d hate anyone more. After this case, my gosh. It’s so scary to think this can happen! 😢 I can say there is someone worse than my ex. Any woman that endures this, I just can’t. I was a funeral director and dealt with this a few times!!! That’s what made me leave.
@Cara Lewis agree with you, haven’t battled anyone for custody but Jake couldn’t win as Hannah was only 15yr old when she gave birth so could have faced underage sex charges as he is being charged with! What a disgusting human being to think he’d get away with it & his precious daughter would be better in care of just him! Certain type of evil that isn’t often found. So sorry you even experienced any custody battle, did you gain any custody? Hope your children are safe, happy & enjoying life❤️
You mean a man wanted to be in his childs life??? What a monster.....
@@kenhibbard1560 not a monster for wanting to be in a child’s life but to falsify custody documents & then kill 8 members of a family to ensure custody yes the man is a monster! Neither the mother or father are ever going to be in the child’s life that’s horrific for the child when she finds out the truth.
@@anni610 yeah i meant in your situation, your custody battle.....this guy is obviously, i mean, you thought I was defending Jake??
@@kenhibbard1560 I didn’t go through a custody battle. Your comment does appear to to be supporting Jake as that’s what the video is about…my confusion obviously. Don’t think anyone walking this earth would support what Jake actually did.
I knew Jake would be the one to cave. I wonder if the parents *made* the older brother get involved. I don't see why he would have done this other than family pressure. Or money. Or both. Blessings to the Rhoden and Gilley families.
The brother also strong-armed the mother of his child for custody.
@@gheebuttersnaps3529 Great point! I forgot about that......
@@gheebuttersnaps3529 did he get custody?
I thought the mother would be the smarter one to take a plea deal. She always looks so unhappy and sad when I’ve seen her in the courtroom. Jake smirks and laughs in the courtroom. This guilty plea and testifying against his own family tells me he values his own life more than anyone else!
@@potr6461 yes
Oh...does this mean he can't possess a firearm in prison, while he serves his sentence?
I watched this whole thing to see what everyone was talking about and he looks very happy to claim he is guilty of killing his daughters mother.
How sad that he can barely contain his glee when pleading guilty to the murders Hanna and Hannah, knowing that their children will watch this one day. What a sick, disgusting, vile man - along with the rest of his family. 😮💨
To bad he's a good looking soul all wasted and going to jail then he'll, he's probably not sorry! I'm mean 8 people over measely child support!!! Now that's crazy all four of them? And why kill 16 year old child??? Going to hell
@@jenniferderbes7609 witness to the crime..the 3 very little kids lived because they were way to young
He sure looked liked he smiled when Hannah’s name was read. Was there two Hannah’s
Yes HannA jakes baby momma and HannaH fiance of HannA's brother frankie
what a tragidey I hope that the Family is resting peacefully. The children are the ones who suffer
Glad justice was served, love from creek squad to the Rhodes family, RIP
What's the difference between the Wagner family and the Manson Family?
The Manson Family was not actually related.
Little different id say
One did the murders under the influence of drugs and the Wagners did it with a clear mind
i still cant understand why the Wagner's murdered that family. And to think they would get away with it is absurd. That family will not see the light of day.
They're sick people, well the mother is the crazed one and raised her boys to be the same. Dad taught them to pick locks when they were very young.
He wasn’t smiling guys I’m a hyper emotional person and he was clearly holding back tears- camera angle makes it looks otherwise
He's not sorry. The smirk on his face when pleading guilty was sickening
You have to wonder how his parents and brother feel about him pleading guilty. He will more than likely testify against all of them when they go to trial almost guaranteeing them to be found guilty with the death penalty on the table.
i thought that was why he plead guilty to take all the death penalties off the table for all of the rest of the family that was my understanding? i guess it was just for him,hmmm
@@annandmarie1 you’re correct. Tammy isn’t paying attention.
Part of his plea deal was no dp for any of them. So yes, he turned on them by pleading guilty but he's also saving their lives. Except his mother. She got 30 years. George is on trial right now and Billy will be next. Jake and Angela are going to testify against both of them.
@@shellos8 What is dp double penetration?
So happy he turned on the others! Praying for peace and justice for these family members. Fredericka and Rita have gotten off way too easy. Cold blooded killers will hopefully burn in hell when they leave this earth
Do you get off seeing innocent people have their lives destroyed and spent in prison? This guy is the lone killer. It's a shame how our cowardly justice system befriends a mass murderer in order to get convictions on the others who are obviously innocent. These comments are from ignorant hillbillies imo.
@@Menyou1962 Do you have some evidence to back up your claim or are you just talking out your ass? I find it hard to believe that one person could have done this. Especially with all the dogs and cameras around.
No one has proof, but think clearly. Why would all of those family members get involved with a mass murder over custody of a baby or the breakup of this guy who pled to the murders. Do you not see how biased it is for the prosecution to make a deal with the actual murderer ? I mean thats a sweet deal to give a mass murderer....turn on your family snd we won't give you a death sentence. If he would kill 8 people he would certainly turn on his own family to save his worthless life and that is wrong of the prosecution to offer that. Not fair game at all, and the other defendants I hope are going to have their cases dismissed. There might be more to this plea that hasn't been revealed yet. I just don't see a whole family participating in this knowing they will probably be caught and it is also unusual to see an entire family be mass murderers. People who live in the area are not accustomed to the levels of corruption that happens in our justice system, but I'm from a large city in Texas and can see right through this case. I gave my opinion and you have yours and there's no reason to be vulgar or use cuss words because we're not on that type of a level of communication. I'm just making a comment about a case that I'm seeing on UA-cam.
@@Menyou1962 You are claiming corruption and that you know he is the lone murder based on feelings without even a particle of evidence pointing in that direction. You do realize that as part of his plea they took the death penalty off the table for his co-defendants (family) as well. You really think they arrested all 4 of them because they only had evidence against him? And you think he could pull this off by himself? 3 Different trailers plus a camper 8 miles away? I don't know who came up with the plot (probably him) or why they'd all join. It's not that hard to believe. Dysfunctional people usually have dysfunctional kids. And people in Appalachia do typically have a code of 100% loyalty to family. Why he flipped on his family I don't know. All these questions will be answered during the trial or on their guilty pleas.
@@klondikebelridge1996 What evidence was there? I read it took a good amount of time to charge anyone. I saw the grandmother who had the beautiful horse farm when I was reading about the story a while back and I just could not believe that somebody who has a nice place like that, and is older would be involved in such a crime. It doesn't pass the smell test to me, and I don't believe they have any evidence, otherwise an arrest would have been much quicker. We will see. Although I do believe this guy is the murderer, and he's going to take them to the murder weapons, but I don't think anybody else is involved I think he did it by himself. Just my opinion. I just couldn't imagine my brother coming in the house and telling my family that we need to go kill eight people because of a break up or over a babies custody and that all all of my family members would get up and go do it. I just don't get that . I don't understand that unless they were pure insane mental handicaps. Now if they were pure insane then maybe I could believe it , but they didn't look like they were insane to me.
Why does this defendant smile so many times? I don’t think he has anything to smile about!
When they came to Hannah’s name does he smile? It just seems that way to me due to his body language is previous hearings.
I had to watch it a couple of times because a smirk, smile, something odd about him then.
it looked to me like he got choked up
He was choked up.
Yes! It’s like he can’t help himself! Insane!!!
I believe he's fighting back tears. He does it when they read the charge for Hannah Gilley, as well. And to a lesser extent with Chris, Jr.
I’m shocked by this news especially about him pleading guilty. I didn’t want to believe he was capable. Fooled me.
@@donnaballenger5719 I agree. I said this yesterday I trusted no one, if they own a gun even less still. People will do some crazy shit over love. He finally did something right for his lil girl. Time someone starts telling the truth.
Wow, I'm speechless
8 LWOPs plus 82+ years! That’ll do it. Who’s next?
He still has an agenda you can see it in his face. This is not even close to being over.
He sure is enjoying this. He's a control freak. By changing his plea he controls the outcome of the trial. He has no remorse. He is a violent psychopath. I'm looking forward to hearing the results of their psychiatric evaluations. And seeing the movie!
I don't think he was smiling. If so it seems like the judge would of stopped him or said something. I believe he was crying. Its had to tell from the side
I thought that as well..like he was trying to keep himself from crying
There were a few times he was making faces, swallowing hard and swaying back and forth. I can't decide if he was trying not to laugh or trying not to cry. Hard to tell from the side. I would hope if he was smirking the judge would have said something.
Look at it again, when the judge called hannah name he had a big smile like he was so proud
These people really planned this out...unbelievable
Yeah, like that wasn't the first time they had pulled something like that off. Still pondering........
Who do you think was the main person that pushed all this? Something to think about, how old was he at that time? Who has power over the family?
Angela Wagner is my guess and he was 26 years old at the time of his arrest - which was in 2018
His mother!
Angela!
His mama Angela. She seems to be very controlling and told everyone what to do.
Mother Angela.
No hate please but, In regards to his smirking during the pleading of guilty to all these charges, (I hope I don't get a lot of hate for this) but I don't think that he was smirking because he killed eight people. I think he is smirking because he is still very immature child-minded and the fact that he has to repeat the same (I don't know 10?) words 20 times for all of the charges, somehow was funny for him. the response to whether he's withdrawing his previous plea of not not guilty he replies "I am, Your Honor." And then the statement he makes after every "How do you wish to plea regarding this charge?" from the judge he says "I am guilty, Your Honor." He does this 18-20 over and over and over so It's a game to him in his head, it's just funny to him and only him that he had to repeat it all so many times. I'm sure with his immature mind he was thinking "why can't I just say it once in regards to every single charge?" not understanding that the law must be followed to a "T" and has to be specific which is why they say " the specified charge of this.", " the specified charge of that." We know the Judge had to go through each and every charge, each and every name of the victims, one by one. That's the state seeking true Justice. That's very thorough and the court is making sure they cross their T's and Dot their eyes and make sure there's not a reason for an appeal once he is sentenced. But he doesn't understand that. He is too child-like... at least I hope that's why he's smirking!! Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to comment what I would feel about him smirking.
He is smirking because he still feels both of the Hannah's deserved to die. Hannah Rhoden because she defied him and his family and wanted her life to be her own, not controlled by people who didn't give a rats behind about her. Hannah Gilley was a revenge murder. Her brother is the father of Hannah Rhodens newborn daughter Kiley. Jake took out his rage out on Hanna Gilley for her brother sleeping with Hannah Rhoden, and fathering a child with her.
You're right. I don't think he's ever made a decision in his whole life without his mothers approval. He is a child. He was never allowed to be an adult. Both he and his brother speak with words and phrases just like her. They are walking talking angelas.
Thank God! Now get the other 3.
Plus grandparents.
Seems he's found God in jail. That's apparently the reason he plead guilty. He's gonna need God in prison. I hope he's truly sorry for what he and his evil family has done. Prayers for the Rhoden, Manley and Gilley families.
Everyone who have done such horrible things like he did, always claim they found GOD. It’s just a joke to them. Thinking they will get better treatment or favors while in prison. I hope he gets what is coming to him. Let him be someone’s BITCH while he is there. He’ll wish for the death penalty.
God created him and what the hell does sorry mean. I say sorry when I leave the bathroom light on not murder 8 family members
Thought of the death penalty scared him lol
Wait til he gets to the supermax prison...but I'm sure he's there now
the thought of being in prison for killing an infant should scare him more. the other prisoners will kill him for that if they get the chance. he would have to be put in 'protective custody.' this sounds nice but it means he'll be locked in a cell for at least 23 hours a day every day for the rest of his miserable life. if he gets in trouble he goes to 'the hole' basically a windowless dark room with a tiny door thru which they shove his food which may be only bread and water. the day will come when he wished he took the death penalty.
@@rosemaryus-ct6151 He didn't kill any infants
It amazes me how these stupid prosecutors award money damages when the killer has no money and never will. Just shows their ignorant
Actually, it makes perfect sense since this thereby guarantees that any penny they do make goes to the family. Many murderers have sold their story to the media, only to have the profits turned over to the family and rightfully so since they should not be allowed to profit from their crimes. Plus they did own property and the proceeds from the sales of their property plus any other money they had that wasn't eaten up by attorneys fees are also taken into consideration.
all of every kind of property his whole family has will be taken from them and be given to the surviving members of his victim's family and to the court. zero money. i hope he starves every day. no money for the canteen.
All his commissary will go to them. So if he works in jail for $2 a day it still goes to them
jake is sitting in the same chair Charlie Reader the Sheriff who arrested him. how ironic????
I know right??!!
What’s the connect to that? Charlie is the one that was gambling and using the evidence to profit and serve his gambling habit right?
I think these kind of plea deals are an outrage to the judicial process. This man has admitted to shooting at least 5 of the 8 victims in cold blood. He should have got no special plea deal whatsoever. I don’t agree with the death penalty, but he’s basically consigned his father and brother to the gurney to save his own skin. A depraved man from a depraved family
yeah, it made no sense. It's like a kingpin drug dealer taking a plea to rat out one of his goon associates. Jake was the head guy, there should be zero deal, if anything his brother who killed no one should have got the deal.
Sits there like he just stole candy bar.no emotion o
They made sure the Court was going too rake in the money!! HOW SELF SERVING!!
So part of the deal was the death penalty was taken off the table for all four of them???
Yes my understanding is that the death penalty would be taken off the table for all four of them. He would also be testifying against his father members if they choose to proceed with trial.
@CoraLenaaa DoesBeauty Listen to the prosecutor at 17:00 - - it sounds like she said that pursuant to the plea agreement, the state also agrees to dismiss the death specifications against each of his co-defendants (meaning his mother, father, and brother). Let me know what you think . . .
@@justmyopinion3764 you are right...
I don't like it
@@jome3657 Neither do I. Do you think the mother pressured the others to do this?
I thought only he would get like in prison. The others would still have the death penalty hanging over their heads. Not sure 🤷♀️
Why is he smiling and laughing what a sick person
It's amazing that his lawyers don't tell him to wear his mask correctly.
Yes exactly!!! We all know how nasty he is..... Going to infect his own lawyers
Jake Wagner, the younger brother confessed to killing 5 of the 8. He killed 3 in the first home, 2 in the second. First home : Hannah Mae Rhoden. Left alive : her 5 day old newborn next to her in bed. Her mother, Dana Rhoden, and younger brother, Christopher Jr. 16yr old. Second home : Hannah's older brother, "Franky" Clairance Rhoden, and his fiance, Hannah Hazel Gilley. Left alive : Their two little children. The younger was between them in bed. The 3yr old opened the door the next morning when a relative came knocking worried about them.
Yeah, I figured it must have been those 5 just based on the groupings in each of the 3 trailers. But is there any article anywhere naming the 5 he admitted to killing? Do you think his Dad and brother went into Chris Rhoden Sr. trailer and killed the 2 there? Who do you think killed Kenneth Rhoden? I think the mom probably just stood guard outside the trailers.
@@klondikebelridge1996 Yes, Jake confessed to who he killed and who his parents and brother killed : Jake killed Hannah Mae Rhoden, her mom and younger brother in one home, then Hannah's older brother, Franky Clairance Rhoden & his fiance, Hannah Hazel Gilley in another. At a different home, Jake's dad and brother killed Hannah's dad, Christopher Sr. and cousin, Gary. Jake's mother killed Kenneth Rhoden who was alone in his camper with his dog -1 shot to the left eye. While living in Alaska, Jake married. The Wagners threatened to kill this new wife when Sofia (Jake & Hannah's daughter) began calling her "mom." This new wife posted a video on UA-cam talking about her experience. She said, "I was running for my life!" Said the family joined her Church, and the pastor told the congregation the Wagners were "falsely accused." Check it out : WTAF - Wicked Truths and F Bombs / Jake Wagner's (EX) wife speaks.
@@klondikebelridge1996 or not
If they had enough evidence, why did they agree a plea bargain ?
8 Life W/O Parole an 180 years Consecutive..An Agree to Testify on His Family In Their Sentencing..They All Need The Broom Stick Everyday They Wake Up..🙏🙏🙏
ttheres a moral lesson here also for all those parents who try to make there chilren choose between them and that is LOVE YOUR CHILDREN MORE THAN YOU HATE YOUR EX your children will have damaged effects all there lives fron being put in the middle
Such a waste? and for what? RIP to the Rhodens and Gilley families. also RIP Violet
Who is Violet?
@@carlawinkler1020 I think a cousin that was found shot and ruled a suicide. It was weeks after the murders if I remember right.
@@susanpurdy986 oh wow that's sad
I.m.o. this tragedy is only about power and controle. Jake is a narcissistic man. He (20) began dating Hanna when she was 13. She was beautiful and "easy prey" in his eyes. Soon they had a child. But he abused her and Hanna left him. He FAILED to get Hanna back. He lost control/power and this hurt his narcissistic ego. Then he tries to get full custody of his child. Not because he wants this child but to punish Hanna. When that also failed, he decided to murder the Rhodens. I wonder why his family helped him do that.
Birds of a feather
he was 17. He was 23 when she was killed, she was 19 when she was murdered.
His bro got custody of his daughter & cant wait to hear her testimony in George's trial. Bet they learned from their parents, being home schooled etc.
because they are all also fucking sick mfkers. i was married to someone like him. i survived and our children survived. their father is dead.
A young man with a whole future ahead of him shot 5 people to death...Its unbeliavable!
Are victim and family impact statements not allowed in a guilty plea such as this and only where there is a trial?
I'm here because he have a youtube channel of him smoking synthetic drugs known as Scooby Snax. Can't believe he went from a ordinary teen to a murderer.
Momma’s boy won’t have his momma to cover for him in prison nor will she be there to orchestrate revenge on other prisoners that take care of this evil individual. His smirks sicken me. No remorse.
Why would they kill the entire family in 4 different locations even....wow
To ensure the deaths of everyone they thought could possibly get custody of Jake and Hannahs child Sophia.
so that no one on the mother's side of the family could file for custody of his child because they were ALL DEAD.
If I hear that judge say " firearms specifications" once more, my head will explode.
Who has the children now ? Let’s just hope they are with family who loves them
Who has the child? What was the sentence?
the baby that he is not the father of is dead. iirc his child was two at the time of the murders. i'm not sure who has her but it sure as hell wont be anybody he is related to. the sentence is forever.
@@rosemaryus-ct6151 what happened to the baby from the other daddy,did it die when it's mother died?
The SOB is trying not to laugh!!!
Right?? Horrific
Wow. Too bad he didn't "find God" before he killed all those people. Timing is everything I guess.
4 BREATHE FRESH JAIL AIR, WHILE 8 ARE IN THE GROUND WITHOUT THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS
I keep thinking, what the hell is wrong with the parents of the Wagner boys. If I knew my kids were going to do anything like that I would stop it and not join in. What were they thinking.
I'm wondering if it was actually the mother who wanted this done. She seemed to be pretty obsessed with the little girl.
@@justmyopinion3764 They are sick people.
All for a daughter that they'll probably never see again
why was this not a death penalty case?? Premeditated & 8 lives lost!!
It was but they plea bargained and he plead guilty to avoid death penalty
The 8 murders seem to be less important as the firearms.
they add every bit of time they can squeeze out of his charges. the firearms charges took longer to explain because they deleted special circumstances that would have required a mandatory death sentence. he pleaded guilty to everything else to get out of the death penalty, which ironically would have given him better lodging, food, and priviledges than his life sentences.
This admission of guilt will not stick nor stand nor pass the smell test. He did NOT do this alone. He is trying to save his family members! ALL 4 SHOULD GET LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT PAROL!!!!
the rest of his family wont get a deal. with the son's testimony and other evidence most of them will probably get the death penalty. i hear his mother only got 30 yrs. hopefully that is enough for her to die in prison. if he renegs on testifying against his family he loses his deal and is up for the death penalty again.
1:27:40 and 1:28:01
Unreal. I don’t care if it’s a nervous habit or not. How disrespectful to Hannah.
Domestic violence is real!!!! POWER AND CONTROL!
And EGO & REVENGE
They need better mics
I hope the survivor's family to this massacre take all their assets, including their last dime so they can't live large in prison.
that's what all the fines, court costs and damages are for. they wont be able to afford a bag of potato chips.
Why was each victim named with the exception of Kenneth?
He was first at 20:58
@@YolandaB21 I am aware that there are 8 counts of murder he answered "I am guilty". However, the judge does not actually give a name to the first victim, as he did for all the others.
He didn't kill Kenneth his mom did physical harm toh8m an his dad Billy or George Sr shot him.angela said so in her sentencing
Just like Chris Watts, they starts to sing when they are facing the death penalty! A typical narcissistic behavior!
think i'd rather have the death penalty than waking up in prison until 90 years old
Off topic but the acoustics in that courtroom are stellar. Sounds like surround sound.
Wow! This waste of space had the audacity to smile during the judges readings of the charges they brought upon that poor family. He holds not even a scintilla of remorse! It’s truly sickening.
These small county sheriff's department's seem so weird and incompetent to me, I've read that there's a few law enforcement officers who don't want to testify 🤷🏼♀️ WTF
All the idiots are kin to each other
When are the others going to trIal?
Well my thoughts on that is, there is no way to tell since he plead guilty AND will prob have the other legal teams to have a massive strategy change so I would say if they don't plead guiltY also, they will prob be on trial within about a year..
Life forever - throw awAy the keys. All four of them are EVll
You know you done f d up when you got so many charges you actually get bored hearing them listed. And then on the way out ya gotta do the sex offender shuffle. O heck no.
He is sex offender tho?
Lmao @sex offender shuffle 🤣 😂
Lmao @sex offender shuffle 🤣 😂
He is NOW “deeply and very sorry?” 🤦🏼♀️
Question. Would Jake Wagner's parents and brother be informed that he pleaded guilty to all 23 charges prior to any admissions from their Attorneys to them?
May all of the Defendants' attorneys meet and discuss each of their client's matters accordingly?
It appears that this matter of murder massacre will set precendents in Ohio Criminal code and law.
They probably found out that very day, from other inmates. There are radios & TVs in jail. Plus, guards tell them what they've heard on the outside. Another possibility is Jake himself told his family before going to this hearing. They all are allowed to talk to Billy's sister because she is not charged.
Their Lawyers told them They have a right to know who is testifying against them
How much time did he get
Jake's sentencing hearing is coming up in a few weeks. But he's getting life without patrol.
Thank you.
@@michelleflynn9725 Your comment might make more sense if you would edit/correct your spelling
They must have found more evidence for him to have such a change of heart. Someone brought a child. We're they rubbing it in that he'll never have his child?
Apparently he found God and for the first time in his life he’s not listening to his family, he’s standing up and being a man to admit that he did this.
He found God or he was scared they'd make him go meet God?
no he did the deal to get out of the death penalty. any decent lawyer would say, u havent got a chance in hell; plead guilty to save ur life or die. it was not clear to me if the child brought to court was his daughter. rather than rubbing anything in, they might want her to have a memory of the justice taken for the death of her mother and her mother's family. he KNOWS he will never see his child again.
This poor excuse of a human being murdered the mother of his new born child 5 days after giving birth.
Old world justice would be better served in this case.
Her newborn baby is not his child.
They bought the shell catching paraphernalia at your local Walmart go figure.
I listen to all these numbers that are recorded in court and they make me want to throw up! This family killed 8 people death sentence end of chat!