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Oct 24, 2022 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
When he walked into the courtroom, handcuffed by a leather belt around his waist and in a mis-matched jail uniform, he sat and looked directly at his brother and held the stare for a few seconds. His brother looked down, as he often does doodling and writing on a legal pad. 1/6
At one point when lawyers were on a sidebar at the bench, Wagner scanned the packed courtroom and seemed to lock eyes with someone sitting among the family members. "I'm sorry" he mouthed. 2/6
Oct 24, 2022 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Jake Wagner, 29, testified this morning that it was his father's idea around January 2016 to "do something" about Hanna Rhoden. And he said he was initially against it 1/8
He said he was growing increasingly worried that the daughter he and Rhoden shared may become a victim of child or sexual abuse. "I had a fear for my own daughter." 2/8
Oct 21, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
#GeorgeWagnerIV trial concludes it seventh week (6th week of testimony) with stunning testimony from Jake's Wagner's former wife, Elizabeth Armer, 29, who appeared calm and collected during cross examination. 1/5
Armer said her father was in the military and that is why her family moved often when she was a child. She testified she lived in an Amish-Mennonite community for seven years before she moved to Alaska, where she ultimately met Jake at church. 2/5