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Father slays children then kills wife in Chicago suburb
William Gardner, 56, a bank official and La Grange Park treasurer, planned to murder his three children and wife Elsa before taking his own life. His son overpowered him after being shot. Rita Jane and Donald Gardner were killed. Kenneth Gardner was wounded.
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William Gardner
First National Bank of Chicago
la Grange Park
Ill
Elsa
Kenneth Gardner
Rita Jane Gardner
Donald Gardner