Billy Wagner, the patriarch of the family charged in connection with the deaths of eight members of the Rhoden family in Pike County five years ago, is returning to court Wednesday.During his last court appearance in September, Wagner's attorneys requested the judge approve an immediate removal of the death penalty.While it appears Wagner will avoid the death penalty because of a deal his youngest son cut with the state, the judge denied the request for it to be removed during his last court hearing. The request made by defense attorney Thomas Haney and fellow attorney Mark Collins stemmed from the plea agreement Wagner's son, Jake, reached with prosecutors in April. As part of the deal, Jake has agreed to testify about the 2016 murders. In exchange, the state will remove death as a possible outcome for Jake, his brother George, and their parents Billy and Angela Wagner.Angela has accepted a plea deal in the case.Billy Wagner's attorneys asked Judge Randy Deering to remove the possibility of death immediately instead of waiting to hear what Jake says in court, saying prosecutors agreed to a contract."He signed an agreement 'to testify' truthfully, and 'to plead' guilty. He바카라 게임 웹사이트�s pled guilty 바카라 게임 웹사이트� and 바카라 게임 웹사이트�to바카라 게임 웹사이트� testify; that바카라 게임 웹사이트�s what he바카라 게임 웹사이트�s agreed to, your Honor," Collins said.Special Prosecutor Angela Canepa said the death penalty only goes away if Jake actually speaks out in court."The plea agreement states specifically that it바카라 게임 웹사이트�s dependent upon him fulfilling that agreement," Canepa said.Canepa's argument ended up winning the day, as Deering denied Billy Wagner's request. The fatal shootings at three trailers and a camper near Piketon in April 2016 terrified residents in a stretch of rural Ohio and launched one of the state바카라 게임 웹사이트�s most extensive criminal investigations, which led to the Wagners바카라 게임 웹사이트� arrest more than two years later.Most of the victims were repeatedly shot in the head, and some showed signs of bruising. Three young children at the scenes were unharmed.The victims were 40-year-old Christopher Rhoden Sr.; his ex-wife, 37-year-old Dana Rhoden; their three children, 20-year-old Clarence 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Frankie바카라 게임 웹사이트� Rhoden, 16-year-old Christopher Jr., and 19-year-old Hanna; Clarence Rhoden바카라 게임 웹사이트�s fiancee, 20-year-old Hannah Gilley; Christopher Rhoden Sr.바카라 게임 웹사이트�s brother, 44-year-old Kenneth Rhoden; and a cousin, 38-year-old Gary Rhoden.Prosecutors say the Wagner family planned the killings for months, motivated by a dispute over custody of the daughter Jake Wagner had with Hanna Rhoden.The Wagners used guns with homemade silencers, allowing them to kill their victims as they slept, according to one of the lead prosecutors.