FILE - David Ennis, formerly David Shearing, is seen in this 1983 file photo. Ennis was convicted in the deaths of six members of the Bentley- Johnson family while they were camping in Wells Gray Park, in the BC Interior, in 1982. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ files
Man who killed B.C. family of 6 in 1982 denied parole again
Aug 24, 2026 | 5:14 PM
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A man who killed three generations of a British Columbia family during a camping trip in the 1980s has been denied parole again.
David Ennis shot and killed George and Edith Bentley; their daughter Jackie Johnson; son-in-law Bob; and grandchildren Janet, 13, and Karen, 11, all from Kelowna, B.C, while they camped at Wells Gray Park near Clearwater in 1982.
A decision from the Parole Board of Canada says Ennis poses a risk of violent or sexual reoffending that would be unmanageable if he were released.
It says Ennis watched his victims at their campsite before fatally shooting the four adults and keeping the two children alive for days, sexually assaulting the older girl.
