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Charlaine M. Hindes Shank, a 37-year-old woman from Lamar, Pennsylvania, tragically lost her life on May 30, 1988. She was the wife of Bernon Shank, the local postmaster, and mother to four sons. The incident occurred in their Lamar home, where Charlaine and three of her sons, Bernon Jr. , Ryan , and Christopher , were found dead in their beds from single gunshot wounds to the head. Christopher died a day later in the hospital. The youngest son, Nicholas , survived the attack and was placed in f ...Read More
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Charlaine M Hindes Shank
Female
White / Caucasian
Lamar
PA
1988-05-30
37
Charlaine
M Hindes Shank
11/16/2025





