US EditionMass murderer George Banks, spared from death penalty, dies in prison 43 years after rampage
George Banks, convicted of killing 13 people including five children in 1982, died in prison from kidney cancer at age 83, officials said.
- Sunday afternoon, George Banks, 83, died at Phoenix state prison, Pennsylvania, the state Department of Corrections said; Montgomery County Coroner Dr. Janine Darby said he died of complications from renal neoplasm.
- The rampage left 13 people dead and 14 wounded, after which Banks was incarcerated; he killed three women and five children, including five victims aged 1 to 6, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
- After drinking at a party, George Banks used an AR-15 rifle and left wearing green army fatigues with an ammunition bandolier; he surrendered after a four-hour standoff at a friend's house.
- Banks was convicted on 12 counts of first-degree murder and one count of third-degree murder and received life imprisonment, while state courts later blocked his execution, ruling he wasn't mentally competent.
- Court records show Banks saying `I killed them all` and claiming he spared his children racism's harms, while Jim Olson expressed frustration Banks was not executed.
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Mass Murderer George Banks, Spared From Death Penalty, Dies in Prison 43 Years After Rampage
HARRISBURG, Pa.—George Banks, one of the most notorious mass murderers in the United States, has died. Banks, 83, died Sunday afternoon at Phoenix state prison in Pennsylvania, the state Department of Corrections said. Banks died of complications from renal neoplasm, or kidney cancer, said Montgomery County Coroner Dr. Janine Darby. Banks had been in prison since 1982 after shooting 14 people, and killing 13, including his own children, during a…
Notorious Mass Killer Dies in Prison
George Banks, one of the most notorious mass murderers in US history, has died. Banks, 83, died Sunday at Phoenix state prison in Pennsylvania, the state Department of Corrections said. Banks died of complications from renal neoplasm, or kidney cancer, said Montgomery County Coroner Janine Darby. Banks had been in...
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Mass murderer George Banks, spared from death penalty, dies in prison 43 years after rampage
George Banks, one of the most notorious mass murderers in the U.S., has died. Pennsylvania's Department of Corrections says Banks died Sunday afternoon at Phoenix state prison.
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