A Family Plots to Murder Another Entire Family

True Crime with Rachel Shannon · Nov 1, 2026 · 55m

Eight members of the Rhoden family were brutally murdered in one night — execution-style — in rural Ohio. For years, investigators were baffled. No forced entry. No obvious suspects. Just a horrifying, calculated crime that shattered a community.

But behind the scenes, a twisted truth was unfolding: an entire family had conspired to kill another family.

UPDATE: Ten years after the massacre, this case is far from over. Only one conviction — George Wagner IV’s — currently stands with a final sentence. Jake and Angela Wagner’s sentences have been thrown out and must be redone. And the alleged…