Introducing: The Piketon Massacre
The Piketon Massacre- 1,038 views
- 22 Jul 2020
On the night of April 21, 2016 in rural Piketon, Ohio - eight members of the Rhoden family were viciously murdered execution style in their homes. Two years later in 2018, their neighbors, the Wagners, were arrested and charged with committing the largest massacre in Ohio’s history. Shocked by the arrests, this once close-knit and religious community remains divided and unable to cope. Was a respected and reputable Piketon family responsible for this unimaginable murder spree? Our team will examine the deep ties that connected both families. We’ll examine the evidence and possible motives for the crimes. For the first time we’ll speak with townspeople, psychological experts, respected investigators, friends and members of both families. Are the Wagners responsible for the murders, and if convicted, will they be executed? Or is it possible that there is still a murderer at large waiting to kill again?
I don't know if I want my brother dead.
It was an unimaginable crime. There's blood all over the house. It was the second biggest mass murder in 2016 behind the Pulse nightclub shooting.
Eight people dead, all from the same family. It would become the largest criminal investigation in Ohio's history.
Pike County sheriffs requested state help immediately after they got word. In the early morning of April 22nd, 2016, eight members of the Rowden family were brutally murdered, shot to death execution style in their homes.
Eight victims, 20 for gunshot wounds and three children left alive at the scene. This is the Paikin massacre. Listen to the pectin massacre starting July 29th on the I Heart radio app, Apple podcasts or wherever you get your favorite shows.