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Motive unclear in mass slayings at Wilkes-Barre
Prison guard George Banks 40 in custody after a rampage left 12 dead in Wilkes-Barre including five of his children. District attorney says Banks faces charges for five of the 13 slayings and more may follow. Neighbors cite a custody dispute with Sharon Mazzillo over their 5-year-old child Kissmayou. A bystander was wounded. another was killed.
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Wilkes-Barre
George Banks
Robert Gillespie
Luserne
Wictim
Banks
Gillespie
Neaheee
Sharon Mazzillo
Kissmayou Banks
Elaine Monabas
Bowe
Yelland
Robert Brunsos
Luzerne County
Harrisberg
Schoolhouse Lane
Harrisburg
Jenkins Township
Ms. Marrillo