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Shearing / Ennis in Wells Gray Park in 1982

Date Name City Province Licensed Victims Deaths Injuries Suicide Firearms OIC Impact
1982 Shearing / Ennis Wells Gray Park BC No 6 6 0 No Yes No

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.22LR Pump Action Rifle

Warnings

Criminal, substance abuse Changed his name to David Ennis

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Generated summary

Classification: reported
Incident Summary: On August 1982, six members of the Johnson-Bentley family were killed while camping near Wells Gray Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. David Shearing, also known as David Ennis, was convicted of the murders and sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.

Well-Supported Details:

  • The incident occurred in August 1982 near Wells Gray Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada.
  • Six members of the Johnson-Bentley family were killed.
  • David Shearing, also known as David Ennis, was convicted of the murders.
  • He was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.
  • The investigation involved over 13,000 tips and a $7,500 reward for information.
  • Shearing's crimes involved stalking and shooting the adults, then kidnapping and killing the girls over a period of several days.

Unverified or Conflicting Claims:

  • There is no information available on the exact dates of the murders or the discovery of the bodies.
  • The article from Christopher Diarmani's website does not provide any reliable information on the incident.

Source Quality Notes:

  • Source 1: Global News (credible) - provides a detailed summary of the incident and Shearing's conviction.
  • Source 2: Wikipedia (credible) - provides a summary of the incident and the investigation.
  • Source 3: Christopher Diarmani's website (other) - does not provide any reliable information on the incident.
Status: Reported by at least one credible source. Credible: 1, Social: 0, Other: 2.

News Stories

Other
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wells_Gray_Provincial_Park_murders

The Wells Gray Provincial Park murders occurred in August 1982 in British Columbia, Canada.
A family of six, the Johnsons and the Bentleys, went missing while camping in the Clearwater Valley near Wells Gray Provincial Park.
Their burned-out car was found on September 13, 1982, with the bodies of the four missing adults inside, and the remains of the two girls in the trunk.
The investigation was extensive, with over 13,000 tips and a $7,500 reward for information.
David Shearing, a 24-year-old local resident, was arrested on November 19, 1983, and charged with the second-degree murders of the six family members.
He pleaded guilty on April 16, 1984, and was sentenced to life in prison with no eligibility for parole for 25 years.
Shearing's crimes involved stalking and shooting the adults, then kidnapping and killing the girls over a period of several days.
He has since been denied parole multiple times due to his violent sexual fantasies and lack of completion of sex offender treatment.

Other
https://christopherdiarmani.com/14874/crime/canadian-mass-murders/david-william-shearing-slaughtered-family-of-six-in-wells-gray-provincial-park/

No article text available for reliable summarization.

News
https://globalnews.ca/news/11594742/wells-gray-provincial-park-murderer-petition/

David Ennis, also known as David Shearing, was convicted of killing six members of the Johnson-Bentley family in 1982 while they were camping near Wells Gray Provincial Park in British Columbia. He was sentenced to life with no chance of parole for 25 years in 1984. Ennis has since applied for parole multiple times, but all of his applications have been rejected. He is currently incarcerated at the Bowden Institution medium-security prison in Alberta and is eligible to reapply for parole every five years.