Monsters walk among us. In this episode –  part one of a two part story –  we set the scene for what was arguably one of BC’s worst true crime cases. Violence rained down on an innocent family camping trip near Wells Gray Provincial Park in August 1982. We go over the early days of the story and the start of the investigation (one of the most expensive investigations in Canadian History).

Part Two will be released August 4th. 

Content Warnings: Violence and murder. Please listen with care.

Of Particular Interest:

Petition - Deny Parole for David Ennis at Change.Org 

Book: Murder Times Six - The True Story of the Wells Gray Park Murders by Alan R Warren. 2021.

Information for Families of Missing Persons | RCMP 

Sources:

News Articles:

Friends, Family Fighting to Keep Wells Gray Killer Behind Bars 44 Years Later |  Nelson Star

‘He Hunted Them’: Family Launches Petition to Keep B.C. Mass Murderer Behind Bars | Global News

‘It’s Still Very Emotional’: Friends, Family of Murdered Okanagan Family Prepare for Parole Hearing | Global News

Family of Victims of B.C. Murderer Say They Now Can’t Speak at Parole Hearings | Global News 

Book: 

Warren, Alan R. Murder Times Six - The True Story of the Wells Gray Park Murders. House of Mystery Publishing, 2020. 

Other:

Wells Gray Park | BC Parks 

List of British Columbia Provincial Parks | Wikipedia 

Iconic Waterfalls Welcome to the Land of 42 Waterfalls | Wells Gray 

Wells Gray Provincial Park Murders | Wikipedia 

Wells Gray Park Camping Murders | Strange Outdoors Blog 

Concurrent and Consecutive Sentences | The Criminal Law Notebook 

Podcasts: 

The Watcher: The Wells Gray Provincial Park Family Murders | Propensity 

Youtube videos: 

The Horrifying Wells Gray Park Family Murders | That Chapter 

The Wells Gray Park Murders | David Shearing | True Crime Canada