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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Defense: Man had no reason to help family in killings of 8

Chillicothe Gazette

An Ohio man accused of helping his family kill eight members of another family had no reason to take part and wasn't even there, his attorney told trial jurors Tuesday during closing arguments.

George Wagner IV, his brother and parents were charged in the 2016 shooting deaths of seven adults and a teenager from the Rhoden family. The 31-year-old Wagner wasn’t accused of killing any of the victims, but prosecutors say he knew what would happen and participated in the plans.

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