As Jake Wagner continues his testimony in the #PikeCountyMassacre of his brother, #GeorgeWagnerIV today, he's offering facts in opposition to what Wagner IV's lawyers put in front of the jury in their opening statement in the trial. 1/7
Jake Wagner testified that Wagner IV joined him & their dad, George "Billy" Wagner III, on the night of the murders. In his opening for the defense, attorney Richard M. Nash Jr. said Wagner IV was at home that night and learned the Rhoden family had been killed the next day. 2/7
Jake Wagner testified that he spoke w/a friend about the killings the next day while alone in the family's yard. In his opening, Nash said Jake took that call while in the car with Wagner IV and "put on an act worthy of an Academy Award" pretending he'd just learned the news. 3/7
That phone call, Nash told jurors, was "the first time George learned about the murders." 4/7
Jake Wagner testified that his brother helped dig a hole in a family barn where they buried guns used to kill the Rhodens. Nash told jurors "Jake and Jake alone dug a hole and buried that in that barn. George had nothing to do with that." 5/7
Nash also told jurors that Jake Wagner told the lead agent in the case, Ryan Scheiderer, that "George had nothing to do with this plan. This was a plan between me and my dad."6/7
Testimony continues this afternoon. Check back here and/or @Enquirer for updates. 7/7
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