David Shearing
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B.C. mass murderer to apply for release, victims’ families want request deniedDavid Shearing, who now goes by the name David Ennis, will be seeking his release today.CrimeSep 15, 2021
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Family of B.C. mass murder victims compile statements, petition to keep killer behind barsIn August of 1982, David Ennis shot grandparents George and Edith Bentley and parents Bob and Jackie Johnson as they camped just outside Wells Gray Provincial Park.CrimeApr 28, 2021
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Alberta family pleads and petitions to keep BC mass murderer behind barsA man convicted of murdering six people in 1982 could get day parole. David Shearing (Ennis) plans to live in the Calgary area.CanadaApr 1, 2021
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‘It’s still very emotional’: Friends, family of murdered Okanagan family prepare for parole hearingAn online petition has been launched to keep David Shearing, now known as David Ennis, behind bars.CrimeFeb 17, 2021
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Man responsible for one of B.C.’s most horrifying mass murders can apply for parole again in JulyIn August of 1982, David Shearing, who now goes by David Ennis, shot George and Edity Bentley and Bob and Jackie Johnson as they camped just outside Wells Gray Provincial Park.CrimeFeb 15, 2021
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Petition growing to keep Wells Gray murderer behind barsDavid William Shearing, who now also goes by David Ennis, killed six members of the Johnson-Bentley family in August 1982 as they camped in Wells Gray Provincial Park.CanadaFeb 15, 2021
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Family relieved murderer declines parole hearingThe man convicted of murdering two young girls, their parents and grandparents more than three decades ago in British Columbia has waived his right to an upcoming parole hearing, and it will be 2021 before he can apply again.Feb 18, 2016
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Mass murderer forgoes parole hearingThe mass murder who mercilessly wiped out a West Kelowna family more than 30 years ago will remain behind bars for at least the next two years. David Ennis, formerly known as David Shearing, shot to death six members of the Bentley-Johnson family in an ambush attack in August 1982. He was set to go...Jul 24, 2014
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Petition started to keep B.C. murderer behind bars for 1982 killingsA British Columbia woman whose friend was killed by a mass murderer has begun an online petition to keep the man behind bars.CrimeApr 25, 2014
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