The man convicted in a gruesome mass murder in British Columbia 30 years ago has been denied his second chance at parole.
David Shearing, now known as David Ennis, is currently serving a life sentence for the slaughter of a family of six at their in Wells Gray Provincial Park campsite in 1982.
Shearing shot and killed George and Edith Bentley, their daughter Jackie, her husband Bob Johnson, and the couple’s young daughters, 13-year-old Janet and 11-year-old Karen.
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Shearing kept the girls alive for almost a week, sexually assaulting them before killing them.
The family of six had been missing for more than a year, after disappearing while on that camping trip.
All six bodies were eventually found stuffed in the Johnsons’ car, which had been rolled down a hill and set on fire.
Shearing pleaded guilty and received the maximum sentence of life without chance at parole for 25 years.
However, 25 years has come and gone, and now Shearing can apply for parole every two years under Canada’s ‘faint hope clause.’
Shearing first applied for parole in 2008, but was denied. He appeared before the National Parole Board in Bowden on Tuesday, where it was determined that he is not ready for release.
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