Boende Banks

In the early morning hours of September 25, 1982, a wave of violence shattered the community of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, forever marking it with one of the state's most horrific mass murders. Among the innocent lives tragically cut short was that of 4-year-old Boende Banks, a young boy who fell victim to a brutal rampage carried out by his own father, George Emil Banks. The tragedy unfolded across two locations, beginning at the family's home on Schoolhouse Lane.

George Banks, a 40-yea ...

Times Leader: 40 years later, detective haunted by Banks killings - Times Leader

40 years ago, George Banks became the first spree killer in Pa. to ...