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Foraroude Banks

Case from Wilkes-barre, PA dated Sep 25, 1982

Victim Details

Foraroude Banks

Female

White / Caucasian

Wilkes-barre

PA

1982-09-25

1

Foraroude

Banks

06/30/2026

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In the early morning hours of September 25, 1982, a wave of violence shattered the community of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, leaving thirteen people dead, including one-year-old Foraroude Banks. The young female was one of the many victims in a shooting rampage carried out by George Emil Banks.

The tragedy unfolded across two locations in the Wilkes-Barre area. George Banks, a former prison guard, used a semi-automatic rifle to kill members of his own family and bystanders. At a home on Sc ...
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  • Foraroude Banks (1981-1982) - Find a Grave...
  • Times Leader: 40 years later, detective haunted by Banks killings - Times Leader
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    I was recently reading up on the tragic events involving George Banks, and one detail that really st... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else thought about the impact that community trauma must have had on Wilkes-Barre after t... ...Read More
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