Piketon Murders: Did the Wagners really kill 8 members of the Rhoden family over a custody battle?

The victims consisted of seven adults of varying ages and a 16-year-old boy and they were all found shot execution-style in three different houses and one camper

On the night of April 21, 2016, eight members of the Rhoden family, who were peacefully sleeping in their beds in four different locations in Pike County, Ohio, were shot and killed in a familicide that shocked the community and the state.

The murders in the county, which is just 60 miles from Cincinnati, had people fearing for their lives.

The bodies of the victims were found the next morning by a member of the Rhoden family. The victims consisted of seven adults of varying ages and a 16-year-old boy. Seven were shot execution style in three different houses, and the 8th victim, an adult, was found dead in his camper.

Piketon (Source: Twitter)
Piketon (Source: Twitter)

 

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