George Banks had been in prison since 1982 after shooting 14 people, and killing 13, including his own children, during a ...

More than 40 years ago, former prison guard George Banks went on a shooting spree, killing 13 people, including five of his own children.

George Banks was once known for being behind one of the largest mass shootings at the time it took place in 1982. Who is the murderer who died in November 2025?

HARRISBURG, Pa. — George Banks, who killed 13 people, five of whom were his own children, in a 1982 shooting rampage in Pennsylvania that was one of the nation’s worst mass murders at the time, died ...

Banks was found guilty at trial and sentenced to death. The sentence was later overturned due to his mental incompetence.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — George Banks, one of the most notorious mass murderers in the U.S., has died. Banks, 83, died Sunday afternoon at Phoenix state prison in Pennsylvania, the state Department of ...

George Banks, who went on a shooting rampage in the Wilkes-Barre area in September 1982, has died in prison at the age of 83. The Montgomery County Coroner, Dr. Darby, stated George Banks died on ...

FILE - Convicted killer George Banks, center, is led through the Luzerne County, Pa. courthouse, on the way to his sentencing on Nov. 22, 1985. (Clark Van Orden/The Times Leader via AP, File) ...

George Banks, one of America’s most notorious mass murderers, dies at 83 - He passed away on Sunday afternoon at Phoenix ...