Pike County murder trial: Victim's brother testifies about the day of the murders
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2022
- Following a lunch break, court resumed and James Manley, Dana and Bobby Jo's brother, was called to the stand. After Bobby Jo and Morgan discovered the bodies in the first two homes, Morgan drove to retrieve Bobby Jo and Dana's parents. James noticed when he arrived and said he immediately knew something was wrong. "The way dad took off, I knew something was wrong," he said. He told the court he then jumped in his truck and followed his parents to Frankie and Hannah Hazel's home to see what happened. "I walked up and saw Frankie's baby covered in blood," he said.
The media when this happened insinuated that this family was poor, backwoods, uneducated, trashy and whatever else but they seem to me to have been a loving normal family like millions of other families and not trashy at all. That man is a very humble hard working man who has been married 26 years. Dana’s place was neat and tidy. Screw the media, they lie.
Truth
But they grew & sold weed.
He looked like he was maybe in his late 30's!! So this man is close to 50?? if he's been married 26 years??? Don't see it....
@@brendaarnold8485 and your point is?
@@johnniewasr5740 Because they were running a large criminal entreprise...?
And that line of business is risky to say the least.
This is so sad. This man reminds me of my own brother. Man of few words but I can still see his pain in his face. Bless him .
He has great hair. I'm shocked that some people just go to court looking like a slob. Like, he never thought to clean up, or get a hair cut? Crazy.
@@tomdallas3690 it’s about way more than the way he presented himself.
@@tomdallas3690 8 of his family members were MURDERED - and you're worried about HAIR?..
Make it make SENSE...
PLEASE...💯💯💯
@@tomdallas3690 Who in the heck do you think you are, to question how someone dresses? These could be the best clothes he has. Some people have their priorities straight in life, and spend what money they make on important things, like keeping their family fed and their bills paid. Are you still in high school or something, because you sound just like a teen? An immature teen at that! This man has more honor than you will ever have, with your arrogant and condescending attitude.
@@tomdallas3690 you troll. Shows more about your character, then his.
The attorney doesn't know what to do with a witness who only answers the questions without expounding with unnecessary information. Great witness!
He is a prosecution witness. He knows he only has to give relevant answers. The attorney goes through it beforehand with witnesses.
This man is barely holding it together, the pain is so raw. It is gut wrenching his having to tell what he saw in detail, in front of the person who is believed to have created the horrific scene. God bless him and his family.
Amen
This witness is very consistent with state and defence. He keeps his answers to the point. What a horrific scene for him to lay his eyes upon.
I just want to give this man a hug. I am in tears. I cant imagine. Then imagine being in his shoes now, knowing this is something u have to get up in front of the whole world and do, testify for the sake of ur sister and her FAMILY, but who would want to? i know i wouldnt want to, while facing one of the ones responsible. U can see him carrying the pain, fighting the tears back. You also can tell, he is being completely honest. This has been such a long time coming, I hope the family can find some sort of closure if there is any.
U think he's wearing shoes?
Well said.
@@bluethunder4542 Are You?
@@robinredmond9545 stand up. At things like funerals and murder trials ,you?
I'm confused was it his sister who was killed , I haven't followed this case very much.
To take innocents like this is beyond evil.
Really Is. Death is the ONLY verdict in this Trial that is right
innocent of what?
I don't think they should have even been given the option of not getting the death penalty this was so cold and calculated. The pain they caused this family when they could have went to family court is just immoral.
It's a miracle he is still alive...I'm glad he is...I'm very sorry for the ones who lost their lives..💔
You can see the pain in his eyes. This is one of the moving testimonies ive seen.
I'm from Sydney, Australia and I could hear and understand him just fine. My heart goes out to him and his kin. This must be gut wrenching having to retell this in public and have to be in the same room as that POS.
I didn't have a problem hearing him either, from Alabama.
@@tracicracraft7238 Except when he talks low I can understand him. Eastern Kentucky here.
@@patriciaaznavourian3014 I'm from Pennsylvania, now I can understand him just fine, some people do need a hearing aid , I can understand.
@@grammydayao7581 There's no cure for snide mean sarcasm
It's more of an issue with volume, at least for me. He does sound like a tree worker, though. I've been one for years. Many of us tend to sound that way, but I have heard worse. Lol
I understand now, why the first couple of witnesses opted out of video and audio while testifying!!! What a horrible experience, he saw the first crime scene and he hurried to his other relatives house to tell them what happened and he finds out that they're all dead too!!! Just unbelievable, ALL OF it!!!
and why the hell did they do it, or just doesn’t make any sense. they thought they’d get custody of a child by killing everyone in her family????
BCI tried to pin the murders on this poor guy! They charged him with destroying government property for removing a bug they put in his vehicle.
@@twilit yes
@@therealz360z7 you're fucking joking?! Man they even arrested Kenneth's cousin after he was the one who found Kenneth and called 911.
So it seems the defense is trying to say that there was someone in the murdered family growing weed. That is NO REASON to murder and wipe out over half of someone's family.
It was a large grow operation but that’s not the reason and it doesn’t matter but the media still talks about it
They are just showing what kind of person he is.
They were trying to say that the crime was drug related or cast enough doubt in the mind of the jury . It was not the reason they were murdered , it was over the custody of a child .
What a horrific scene to encounter, you’d never be able to get that out of your mind. This poor Family seeing your loved ones murdered. It’s unbelievable what evil has been done there. Justice needs to happen for all the deceased victims & those that survived 🙏 I hope the survivor’s get counselling, & support
I know. How do they pick up the pieces and move on.
Human nature , as hard as it might sound , allows us to move on with our lives as time goes by.... Everyone directly affected by this horrible incident will , in their own time period , be able to move on..............
I'm confused was it his sister who was killed I haven't followed this case very close .
@@juniorjohnson5961 yes his sister was dana rhoden, he discovered her body
@@camilayael2584 Thanks Camila i get confused a lot of people to keep track of , I can't imagine finding someone you car about & love murdered he'll never be the same
Mr. Manley sorry for your loss and what your family had to endure. Praying you get through this difficult time.
This lawyer is the most ill prepared I have ever listened to in a courtroom
If she has a copy of his deposition what in the world is taking her so long to lay some kind of foundation
Pathetic she got to be admonished
This is really bad she repeats every answer her questions are so simple backwards and at random I can't believe she gets away with this
@@jimdoyle5205 disagree. This is how it is done.
I have 5 sons and this hardworking family reminds me of just how precious our loved ones are! My heart goes out to this family and how heartbreaking and gut wrenching!
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And how quickly it can change in blink of an eye!
Such a pure man you can tell
He is a good man I agree. Prayers for this family.
You can see the kindness his eyes. Bless him and his family
@@Mariettasss yes absolutely
Sounds like they were a close fun family. Having get togethers and sticking close together. How arrogant of that other family to think they could of got away with it. Killed a woman with newborn? Killing people in their sleep.. Disgusting
This man is crossing his arms. That’s a way of comforting oneself when anxious. He probably has PTSD. Poor man.
Absolutely. It's a protection pose. Poor guy.
You don't need body language to know he has PTSD. I mean how could he not?
And he's hiding his injured fingers from view.
@@soal3415 what are you implying?
This court case was at least 5 years after the murders.
Well he’s probably just uncomfortable, gloves on. His skin must be pretty messed up.
What an evil family...all over the custody of a child who has no parents now.
What they say anyway
🥺 I cannot imagine how one could fully recover from something like this
This is so hard to watch. The surviving family members were treated like s***. This crime affected the whole area Adams County, Pike County and Scioto County. I still shed a tear when I go over the hill on 32. I have renamed it Angel Hill. May they all rest in peace.
Yeah they basically tried to pin the murders on various family members of the wrong damn family. This whole case is devastating! Can you imagine going through what this man went through and seeing what he saw and then being "detained" 😡🤬
@@VictoriaMarch13 do you know anything about the sheriff I'm that area? I remember reading or watching something about a sheriff in Pike County being fired and prosecuted and wondered if it happened after these murders
This guy is probably a down to earth, salt of the earth kind of guy. Probably doesn't drink or smoke just busts out a hard day's work everyday. He seems like a humble guy who never deserved to have to deal with this tragedy. I hope he gets a lot of counseling to help him pick up and keep moving on.
This is so ridiculous. Those killers should of all faced the death penalty, not of been allowed to cut deals, what a bunch of effing cowards, Killing people as they slept. I hope the killers reap what they sowed on that April morning. Prayers for this man and his family.
He seems like a good guy sorry for your loss
This is such a sad thing to happen. The people who did this are pure evil and all need to be put to death.
So, we should CONTINUE the killing? If it's wrong to kill, then it's wrong to kill. Why is it ok for YOU to want someone dead, for YOU to WANT that but wrong for someone else to have wanted to kill? What makes YOU different from the killer? What? What makes YOUR desire different?
The 2 old ladies should fry too! What Scummy Hicks!
Not one person said, "hey, this is a really bad idea. Let's not do this !!! Worst case, the kids wind up with NOBODY to love and protect them". Nobody took any of this into consideration???
Someone needs to step up and help this family with grief, trauma and hurt. One just doesn't get over this. All my family died from different things like Cancer and Strokes etc but to have known or seen them murdered is unspeakable
For people wondering why he didn’t get the baby, he I am sure was in shock, and couldn’t imagine the level of fear and sadness he was going threw that morning
Exactly, he must’ve imagined he was next.
He was back with his wife in less than five minutes to get the baby, but then when he went to go back in the house, something told him he shouldn't. The police were there within minutes and the baby was okay. She was checked out and taken to the hospital. He used good sense in not disrupting a crime scene any more than he had.
I just love this young man and respect him so much for being through so much tragedy.
why do you love him?
This poor guy. I can hear him just fine.
I'm so sorry for your losses.
defense attorneys are just being dicks
May God bring peace upon this poor man and his family. My heart hurts to hear the utter pain in his voice. My gosh how can anyone take precious life from another in this way it's so sad.
I hope this trial goes quickly so this poor family can grieve in peace and are not subject to a retrial ( due to prosecution or appeals) This has to be shredding them to relive this horror.
They have another trial, for the dad
Exactly!.been dragged on way too long
Give the family the Justice they deserve
Quickly??? This happened in 2016..... And its just now starting.... The Justice system sucks
They have waited a very long time to tell their story and see justice served. I'm sure it's difficult for them but maybe it's also cathartic to be able to tell the world what they've gone through.
It breaks my heart to see how difficult it was for Dana’s brother to testify Such a soft spoken man. I can not imagine the pain he felt when he realized his sister was dead. This is such a tragedy.
So sorry for this horrific tragedy to this family over child custody just unbelievable
This is the saddest thing I have listened too in a very long time... I just wanna give him a hug🥺 I really hope he can move on from this and it doesn't haunt him for the rest of his life.
He does not look old enough to have been married 26 years and to have children in their 20's. Wow. He looks much younger than his age
Honest living .
How can you tell he has a beard covering his entire face? He was only 21 when he married.
@@debmcgerrigle3477 just my opinion when I see him. Probably also because I'll be in my 50's when my child turns 18 so my brain knows I'll probably be looking older than that when my child is 25.
He's a hard working logger.👍
He's 46
This poor man will never be the same again. Having your whole family slaughtered is unforgettable and unforgivable. I pray they eventually have some sort of peace knowing justice is being served! May these people rot in hell for what they have done. All the loss for custody and yet all they did was take the child's entire family from her and scar her before her life even starts. Made it that much harder for her to have that love from family. They destroyed her shot at a normal upbringing.
Did they find out who shot and killed all these people??
@@ourcrazylife2952 the man and his family who are on trial. The Wagners, the father, the mother and their sons. One of the sons is the ex of Hannah and father of her child, Sophie. They were having custody disputes over her and that was the motive.
And now she has NEITHER family. Not a mother nor a father. Plus the other babies who had their parents or mother torn frm them. Not to mention this mans parents who also witnessed this and experienced the loss of all their kids, grandchildren and great grandchildren. This is such a horrific tragedy
OMG...this clearly was about drug territory, pride n 💵💵💵💵💵
@@jennifers.3818 so the man in this pic is also on trial? The one who said they found the wife and the child on the bed?
This is heart-wrenching.. you can see the pain in this man’s whole demeanour. Prayers 🙏 😞
What strikes me the most about the Roden family -- more than their socioeconomic status, their appearance, their manner of speaking, their employment status, ANYTHING - is that THEY LOVED ONE ANOTHER. No amount of money or status or education or material success can trump that. God bless every surviving member of the Roden blood line. God is watching over them and justice will come for them.
Amen
Amen
Amen
Amen!! Well said!
Amen
I'm agreement
It's so heartbreaking!!! These people were of small means!!! ALL of them lived and worked so closely with one another!!! This had to be just unimaginable, that 8 family members were murdered over the custody of a child!!!
I thought it was disrespectful of the defense to use his naturally soft tone as a way to attack him.
Clearly traumatized. I hope he received counseling for this! Poor family. Condolences 🥺
The victims' families are hurting so badly. They conduct themselves with such dignity. This trial must be heart wrenching to them. Unspeakable tragedy.
Mr. Manley, I am so sorry for your loss 💔💔💔
These 4 people threw there lives away...all over a custody situation that could have been worked out in a Court room...What does one say to that little girl that 6 people were killed and 4 other people went to prison for life..over getting custody of her when she was a small child...How does anyone bring this conversation up?
Best to just be honest. Keep it age appropriate; but honest.
Eight were murdered.
my heart breaks for you sir...you are deeply inbedded in my prayers
I don't mean financially. He seems like very decent human being. My heart goes out for him.
My heart is breaking for this young man. To have to go thru again what he saw, I want to hug him like I would my own grown child.
This poor guy. He saw such awful things. I hope he gets some therapy. That has to have been so traumatic.
My heart goes out to him and his family.
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Damn this man is hurting and doesn't know how to communicate his pain. This is so tragic............
Why do you say this?
Amazing strength this young man has! 🕊🙏🏽🕊😢
I'm sure it's taking all he has not to jump over and clock wagner...
My deepest condolences to this man and all of the family members who had to endure this awful tragedy. What a horrific crime committed by evil people. I hope these remaining relatives are able to get counseling and help as they continue to struggle with this trauma. My heart breaks for them…The victims and those remaining family members.
I'm so relieved you released this statement.
This is heart breaking. I have no words😢
Angie Chaney,
It does sound like they were a tight family, I can’t begin to imagine what they have had to go through, and still are going through. Unlike the family of murdering, evil cowards who are now turning on each other to save their own butt’s. I hope that each and every one of them receive the harshest sentence/punishment the jury can hand down.
My heart breaks for the victims of this senseless crime. God bless and keep this family in your loving arms. 💔🙏🏻
Amen! 🙏🕊️
They seemed very tight knit. Chris sr seemed like such a giving family oriented man. i know lots of families and ppl like this. It’s terrible the pain their family remaining has had to endure.
God should of blessed and kept this family from harm in his loving arms before they were slaughtered.
May GOD bless this man and his family. May Jesus Christ the Comforter and Healer bring them all peace and healing from this devastating time of their lives.
God didn’t bless his family obviously why would he step up now
@@Turnheadcough May HE appear to you and enlighten you before HIS judgment. That would be a true blessing for you.
I can’t imagine what this man has gone through
He is a living proof of a credible sincere and honest witness. Bless his heart!!!! B
They have a crappy mic for the witness stand yet I can hear someone writing on another mic.
Exactly!! Thats the prosecutor writing down damn near all his answers!!! WHY????????? She is getting on my last nerve yet I still want to hear him! 😡
I still can't believe what these monsters did! Incomprehensible
I just seen this video, no nothing about this case but I know this, my heart goes out to this witness, you can hear the pain in his voice and at one point he teared up. Prayer said for this family.
This poor man didn't deserve for this to happen to his life.
Not just him, but the poor children who lost their parents, grandparents, and aunts and uncles. Innocent babies whose lives will forever be changed. Not to mention this mans parents, who lost their children and grandchildren
Oh, you know someone who deserves this?
My heart goes out to James. The emotions made me tear up. I hope this guy finds peace
22:30 is when he lost it. hurts to see someone so strong and quiet break. so sorry for your loss.
This is beyond heartbreaking 💔
I can’t even imagine. These men today are good ole country boys. I live close & know a lot of people like this. They don’t cry. They are ruff, tuff, strong but this is some that can bring anyone to this would bring anyone to their knees. I am going on a limb & going to say if they left them Wagners out. Just take them to the door of the jail. Release them & nature would take its course. I can bet these people would take care of justice. My heart is hurting for him so much… 💔💔💔💔
You’re absolutely correct, they’re from foothills of Appalachians and my family on both sides are all Appalachian, there will be justice from the court but I can promise 100% there’s going to be swift justice that I can guarantee will make their family members who were murdered pale in comparison as to what’s coming.
I say, poor some honey on the 4 of them, and tie them to a tree under a wasps nest in Bear county.
I'm from NC and so agree bc I had a roommate in college from OH and she was more country than me!! Big shock to the system to realize it wasn't all South who were country!!😂 and yes. Justice is coming but hoping it's here instead of a way that could inflict more trauma to this mans family. The Wagner's won't walk around town like nothing happened. That's for sure.
I don't know if two lifetimes would be enough to comfort this dear man, and family. My heart hurts seeing him so traumatized. Dear God, touch him with your peace and love.
In the very beginning the investigators treated this guy and his other sister Bobby Jo as suspects. Had them take lie detector tests, put the gps tracker on his vehicle, interrogated them. He destroyed the gps tracker so they charged him and set his bond at $80,000!!!! Asked both of them “how much were you paid by someone to kill all these people?” So I sure as sh!t hope that they are able to at the very least, get their bond money back! So sad. Have to discover dead bodies and then be treated as the suspect! I can’t imagine the anger he has towards the law enforcement there💔
Sadly this is the process that has to be followed. More times than not it is a family member.
The police put a GPS tracker on his car without his knowledge, he took it off after finding it, and they charged him with a crime!?! How is that even possible 😳 Why wouldn't he destroy it if no one had his permission or knowledge to place it there. I'd do the same plus call the police. The car is his own property. Such torture to be treated so terribly before any proof of his guilt, since obviously there was none.
@@StartingOverSingleAgain EXACTLY!👏
Oh ,what an ordeal for this dear man,he is reliving it all over again! Dear lord please help him through this sad sad time ,him and his whole family! Myself and my family came through a terrible terrible ordeal Years ago,but nothing as horrific as this . Stay strong my good man,your family needs yo more than everX x x love from Scotland 🏴
Oh I hope that United States of America, takes this Ohio state cops, sheriffs, and teach them what it is actually done in criminal profiling. You do not a rest people that called 911 and didn’t touch anything or move anything. I am so appalled to hear this crazy behavior!
It is sickening and pathetic to say the least
They asked so many questions that have nothing to do with what happened. They have all this money but can’t have a good mic. All that to agitate him in the beginning and he still stood tall. Get to the point. They dragged this out smh.
What a terrible thing to have happened to this family. When family members have to get on the stand I feel so sad for them.
This is horrible this poor man.I pray the family finds peace He reminds me of my brothers god bless him.
Does anyone know if these so called cops are suppose to testify as to why they arrested family members that called 911??
Hopefully after this trial there will be a separate one for the abuses the placed them under when they didn't even have suspects. Or maybe they'll just do the right thing by compensating the family for the rights violations and train their officers better before attorneys are involved.
thank you. I agree. There's no excuse
for how badly they were treated.
I’m so glad his family is ok they wasn’t harmed
Beth Johnson,
What is the total number?
I could not edit the my post.
The comments on this thread are so reassuringly compassionate. It's good to see that we are unified in our sympathies for this man, the murder victims and their extended family. ❤✝
8 dead, i figure he lost at least 4 sex partners
I worked for an attorney who was an ex judge who refused to hear Juvenile Custody cases bc he said "you can't decide in a courtroom who's best for a child til they are 18yrs old. Some ppl know the court game (come in your nicest clothes, present & talk like a good citizen) but leave the courthouse & are the scam of society....and then you have ppl who DONT know the court game (wear street clothes & don't know how to present that they are good ppl) but leave the courthouse & are the best of society in their everyday life."
Watching this trial proves his opinion right. Sending love to this man & all his loved ones.
This is so horrendous and so very very sad.
May all the victims RIP.
Condolences to all the victims families.
I pray that the surviving babies in this tragedy are able to go on to live happy lives despite what has been done to their families.
I’m shocked and saddened to come across this video. The Mother & Father have/ had a farm where they professionally breed dogs and horses. We purchased our beautiful and smart American Mastiff from them. The Mother, Father and their 2 daughters were some of the kindest people I’ve ever met. Prayers for the family’s.
You never kno what lies beneath someone's closets door ?? I kno the wagoner family all my life and what they have done is a unspeakable act of violence
This prosecutor is so slow and asks the same questions over & over even when his answers were perfectly clear the first and second time. This trial could go on for years with the Queen of Uhm leading the questioning!
They have to talk slow so the court clerk can transcribe. He seems to mumble because of his nervousness so repeat questions ensures the truth is being told.
Exactly!!!! And what in the world is she scribbling down right under the microphone?!?! That is SOOOOOOOOO distracting when im trying to listen to him. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Fighting chickens are pretty recognisable! Sure are! Bless his heart ❤️ I couldn’t imagine what he was thinking or feeling when he realised his Sister was dead😢 🙏💜🙏💜🙏. The cops thought he had killed them and the others and tried to pin it on him too! Lucky for him, he had a solid alibi during the times of the murders!
AG Dewine said, “ Mexicans” and crime scene moved to insecure location so DA will be pestered by these Hillbilly murderers Attys, compounding Mr Manley’s PAIN and Trauma. You couldn’t pay me enough to Rep Scum like this as Private Counsel…. the delay in this trial was unacceptable, Covid or No Covid. Insulting to 8 DEAD victims. I am available to ask Fl to send Old Sparky to OH. Stat.
Omg he is breaking my heart. Crying for this man. So sad that people do this.
Absolutely heartbreaking.
The poor man..the pain is plain to see.
God bless you sir and all your family members.
I wish the women asking the questions would stop saying "And" all the time. It is driving me nuts.
If you watch enough of these, you will find that lawyers question witnesses in the same manner. They need to get every detail.
This man is severely traumatized; I hope he gets the help he needs.
He looks a little nervous. Poor guy. Very smart to not touch anything cause he knew who did the crime.
You can see this is a good hard working man, the U.S.A. needs many more just like him!
Single women need more men just like him. 😍
@@robbiemcghee1716 😂
There are NO words.
Prayers of healing, is all.
God forbid I'm ever in his situation, but if I am, I hope I react exactly like he did. Prayers for your family, for all you've lost is immeasurable. Love will win. Thank God you were all on such good loving terms with the ones who've passed on.
If this attorney was better prepared and stop repeating everything he says he could get off the stand! Poor people…
They had to establish a clear court record and ensure everyone could hear and understand him.
OH the tears that is flooding my face. I know I'm behind on this case. But him speaking well what he does of speaking is ripping my heart. To see your loved ones like that is so heart wrenching. Sir my sincere condolences to your whole family. My prayers love and hugs are with every single one of you.
Poor man. Bless his heart.
I can’t imagine what he is going through
You can see His Soul, and I can feel his broken Heart, but at least now He knows, that Justice is being done.
Oh gosh how terribly sad 😔 how horrific for this beautiful sweet man to have to live with these memories 💔 😢 God bless him and his family. My prayers are with them 🙏 I'm so sorry for his loss. God help us all.
I'm from Cincinnati ohio.. I remember when this happened.. it made me physically ill.. I was so heartbroken 💔
I'm just now watching this trial
Everytime I heard anything about it I got sick on my stomic.
I really hope he's ok.
May they all REST IN PEACE...🙏... Prayers and Condolences to all who know and love them, and mourn their passing...💝🌷🙏🌷💝
My heart breaks for this family,what a horrendous scene they had to witness,I pray for peace for them!
Mr. Manley, my deepest condolences to you and your family. I feel so bad you have to relieve the most painful moments in your life.
You seem like a very nice person. God bless you and your family.
God bless this humble man that had to see the worse thing possible. I admire his demeanor and character.
Anyone who says anything negative about this man or the family will burn in hell. They all only deserve our love and empathy.
Terrible crime. Heartbreaking. What is wrong with our country. So many hurt by these horrific murders.