Rhoden Family Custody Murders

In 2016, eight members of the Rhoden family were brutally murdered in rural Ohio by another family, the Wagners, in a premeditated plot to gain custody of a young child. The Wagners, motivated by a custody dispute, meticulously planned the killings, murdering the victims as they slept, including mothers nursing babies. Initially, there was speculation that the murders were drug-related, but it was later revealed that the motive was the Wagners' belief that they were above the legal process for custody. The consequences were severe, with several Wagner family members taking plea deals and facing life sentences, leaving a community devastated and children orphaned.

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