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Guard Keeps Constant Watch Over Death-Row Killer Banks
George Banks, convicted of murdering 13 people including his five children, sits in a 6 by 10 cell under 24 hour guard. He vows to kill himself yet claims police will slay him to protect themselves. Jurors sentenced him to die in the electric chair, with appeals pending and the chair dismantled since 1962. The case raises questions about his mental competence and the death penalty in Pennsylvania.
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