Edward "Jake" Wagner pleaded guilty to eight counts of aggravated murder Thursday, exactly five years since eight members of the Rhoden family were murdered in their Pike County homes.
In a surprise hearing, Jake Wagner pleaded guilty to 23 charges related to a 2016 massacre of eight people in Pike County. It removes the death penalty option for his case - as well as the cases of his..
Edward 'Jake' Wagner pleads guilty to 8 Pike County murders
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