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Wagner Family Trial Set for 2027 | Columbus News
Billy Wagner III is set for a January 2027 jury trial over the 2016 murders of eight family members, but the case won’t be heard in Pike County as originally planned. While his trial date is confirmed, more hearings are expected before then. Other Wagner family members have already faced justice: George Wagner IV got life without parole, while Jake Wagner and Angela Wagner took plea deals — but an appeals court has ordered new sentencing hearings for them, arguing their original sentences came too soon, before they fully testified against Billy and George IV. The legal saga continues as…
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