EP123: The Wells Gray Park Murders

Crimes and Consequences

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6 • 859 Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

On August 2, 1982, the Johnson Family—dad Bob, mom Jackie, and daughters Janet and Karen, set off for a two-week summer vacation at the Wells Gray Park located in Clearwater, British Columbia, Canada along with Jackie’s parents, Edith and George. What was supposed to be a wonderful two weeks, spent exploring the great outdoors, fishing, swimming, and nightly campfires roasting marshmallows – turned into a senseless murder spree that annihilated six members of the same family.

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Sources:
1) "Murder Times Six: The True Story of the Wells Gray Murders" by Alan R. Warren
2) CBC article: Parole denied for B.C. man who murdered family of 6 on camping trip in 1982
3) David Shearing's Murderpedia Page
4) Strange Outdoors: The disturbing story of David Shearing and the Wells Gray Park camping murders
5) Global News article: Petition growing to keep Wells Gray murderer behind bars
6) Medium.com article: David Shearing and the Wells Gray Park Murders
7) Coast Mountain News article: Conditional release not recommended for B.C. man who killed family of 6: parole officer

Transcript

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0:00.0	This episode may contain content of a graphic nature, including descriptions of physical and sexual violence against adults, children, and animals.
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0:12.0	Hi everyone, I'm Tanya, and I'm Tlaia and we are crimes and consequences a
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0:56.0	On August 2nd, 1982, the Johnson family,
1:00.0	Dad Bob, he was 44, mom Jackie, she was 41, and their daughters Janet 13 and Karen 11.
1:08.8	Along with Jackie's parents, 66 year old George and 59 year old Edith Bentley, set off for a summer vacation in the
1:16.2	Wells Gray Park. Wells Gray Park is located in British Columbia, Canada, about 300 miles
1:22.3	northeast of Vancouver.
1:24.3	Wow, that's really north.
1:26.6	I bet it's even cold in the summer there, right?
1:28.8	I wonder.
1:29.7	I'm just saying.
1:30.7	I know.
1:31.2	It's pretty high up there. Bob was really looking forward to the two-week
1:34.6	camping trip. He told his coworkers how excited he was to go fishing. He said he was
1:39.2	going to get in some of the best fishing of his
1:45.0	life in Wells-Gray Park, and that he was excited that his daughters were going to have a great time camping and experiencing the outdoors.
1:48.0	Wow, I don't think my 13 and 11-year-old would be as excited. I think I've always hated camping.
1:57.0	I'm pretty sure my 13 and 11 year old would kick my ass if I told me we were going two weeks in Canada camping.
2:03.0	Yeah, my family went camping when I was a kid and I hated it.
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