9: Pike Co. Massacre - Elizabeth Armer, Jake's Ex, Testifies

<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">This is Episode 9 of Cincinnati's Crime Vault, and we continue to follow the murder trial of George Wagner IV in Pike County, Ohio.</span></p> <p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">In 2016, eight members of the Rhoden family were killed in one night.</span></p> <p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">The case has been called </span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">The Pike County Massacre,</span></strong><span data-preserver-spaces= "true"> and it's Ohio's largest criminal homicide investigation ever. </span></p> <p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">George Wagner IV is on trial as one of four people accused of the murders. In this episode, we hear extensively from the ex-wife of one of the accused. </span></p> <p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Elizabeth "Beth Anne" Armer was married to Jake Wagner after the murders in Alaska. She explains her life with the Wagners, including the day she says Jake threatened to beat her to death with a bat.</span></p> <p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Cincinnati's Crime Vault is an award-winning true crime news series on FOX 19 Now. This audio podcast will take the stories featured in the news beyond the broadcast.</span></p>