The Pike County Massacre
What drove someone to exterminate an entire family line?
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67 mins
Explore the Pike County massacre, where eight members of one Ohio family were systematically killed. Discover how authorities uncover a web of custody disputes, resentment, and long-standing tension. A rural tragedy that revealed how personal conflict can turn catastrophic.
Ep 1:
Eight Beds, No Warning
Eight members of the Rhoden family are executed in their beds in a single Ohio morning, leaving three babies orphaned and a county gripped by fear.
Ep 2:
Cartels, Custody, and Cold Blood
As cartel and Cornbread Mafia theories collapse, investigators uncover a chilling truth: the massacre traces back to a custody fight over a two-year-old girl.
Ep 3:
The Wolves Come at Night
Inside the Wagner compound, a toxic teenage romance and a mother's obsessive control spark a kitchen-table vote to slaughter an entire family.
Ep 4:
The Family That Turned on Itself
The Wagners' meticulous plan unfolds in brutal detail, while years later wiretaps, forged papers, and fleeing ex-wives finally crack their wall of silence.
Ep 5:
Blood on the Stand
One by one the Wagners confess and turn on each other, setting the stage for George Wagner's dramatic murder trial and reckoning.
Discussions (5)
Isaac
Level 2 · 3 mo agoJust checked, Sheriff Reader really got 3 years.
David
Level 7 · 3 mo agoBro dated a 13 year old.
Sean
Level 9 · 3 mo agoVoting on murder at the kitchen table is chilling.
