David William Shearing (who later adopted the surname Ennis) was convicted of one of British Columbia’s most notorious mass murders. Between August 10 and 17, 1982, he stalked, shot, and killed six members of the Johnson‑Bentley family—Bob and Jackie Johnson, Jackie’s parents George and Edith Bentley—while they camped near Wells Gray Provincial Park in the Clearwater Valley. After murdering the adults, Shearing abducted Janet (13) and Karen (11), held and sexually assaulted them for nearly a week, then executed them one at a time before disposing of all six bodies in their car, which he burned to eliminate evidence. Arrested in November 1983, he pleaded guilty in April 1984 to six counts of second-degree murder and received life with no parole eligibility for 25 years—the first such maximum sentence given in Canadian history for second-degree murder. Shearing (now Ennis) has applied multiple times for parole since 2008, but appeals were denied, amid widespread public outcry and petitions arguing his release would endanger community safety