he knows , so many questions .
four relatives were arrested in connection with the deaths of eight relatives ( photo : provided ) " there was an obsession with control of the children , " ohio attorney general mike dewine said at a tuesday news conference announcing the long - awaited arrests in the massacre of an entire pike county family .
arrested and charged with murder and a slew of other charges were angela wagner , 48 , her husband george " billy " wagner , 47 , and their two sons , george wagner iv , 27 , and edward " jake " wagner , 26 .
ohio attorney general mike dewine said a grand jury indicted the four arrested tuesday , november 13 , 2018 .
( photo : robert mcgraw gazette ) at the center of the case is sophia wagner , 4 , the daughter of jake wagner and hanna rhoden .
he knows there will come a day when he will tell sophia that her mom , hanna rhoden , was shot and killed with seven of her extended family members on april 22 .
, 40 ; his older brother , kenneth rhoden , 44 ; christopher 's former wife , dana manley rhoden , 38 ; their three children , clarence " frankie " rhoden , 20 ; hanna rhoden , 19 , and this undated images released by the ohio attorney general 's office , shows angela wagner , one of four family members that has been arrested in the slayings of eight members of one family in rural ohio ... ( associated press ) this undated images released by the ohio attorney general 's office , shows angela wagner , one of four family members that has been arrested in the slayings of eight members of one family in rural ohio two years ago , authorities announced tuesday , nov. 13 , 2018 .
( photo : provided ) jake wagner still ca n't quite bring himself to tell his 2 12 - year - old daughter that her mommy is dead .
jake wagner , the father of sophia wagner , created a gofundme account to help defray attorney costs related to his custody battle .