Their alleged plan was sophisticated, but not sophisticated enough for our team of investigators and prosecutors.”

On April 22, 2016, seven adults and one teenage boy — all members of the Rhoden family — were fatally shot in four separate properties in rural Piketon, Ohio. Attorney general says suspects could face death penalty if convicted in 2016 slayings of 8 family members in rural Ohio

WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — Attorney general says suspects could face death penalty if convicted in 2016 slayings of 8 family members in rural Ohio. FLASHBACK: TIPS SOUGHT ON 4 PEOPLE, INCLUDING VICTIM'S EX, IN RHODEN FAMILY KILLINGS

Their lawyer, John Clark, said the Wagner family — who lived in Peebles in southern Ohio at the time of the killings but later moved to Alaska — look forward to their day in court so they can clear their names and await the day "when the true culprits will be discovered and brought to justice for this terrible tragedy." DeWine — he said the case is "the most bizarre story I have ever seen in being involved in law enforcement" — announced earlier Tuesday that George "Billy" Wagner III, Angela Wagner and sons George Wagner IV and Edward "Jake" Wagner were arrested in the “Pike County massacres.”

Edward was once the boyfriend of one of the victims, 19-year-old Hanna Rhoden.
Four suspects have been arrested for the murders of eight members of a family in 2016. Police believe custody of a child plays a role in this case. One of the suspects has a child with one of the victims.