The Johnson-Bentley Family Murders
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
In August 1982, a family of six set out on what was supposed to be an idyllic two-week camping trip. They never returned home. This sparked what would be the most expensive and highly-publicized manhunt in Canadian history.
Petition: Help the Johnson and Bentley Family
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Credits:
Research: Haley Gray
Additional research and writing: Kristi Lee
Audio editing and production: We Talk of Dreams
Disclaimer voiced by the host of True
Theme Song: We Talk of Dreams
Music credits:
Philip Weigl - Full of Stars, Like Starlight through a veil
Kevin McLeod / Incompetech - Immersed, Long Note Two
Sergey Cherimisinov - Fog, Lucerna, United Voyagers
Kai Engel - Imminence, Oneiri
Trans Atlantic Rage - Space Sailing Soul
Blue Dot Sessions: Uncertain ground, Gathering stasis
Chris Zabriskie - I’m a man who will fight for your honour
Theme song by We Talk of Dreams
Main information sources:
BOOK:
The Seventh Shadow by Michael Eastham with Ian McLeod
COURT DOCUMENT:S
https://www.canlii.org/en/sk/skca/doc/2002/2002skca106/2002skca106.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQALZGF2aWQgZW5uaXMAAAAAAQ&resultIndex=1
https://www.canlii.org/en/mb/mbca/doc/2010/2010mbca102/2010mbca102.html
DOCUMENTARY:
CBC’s The Detectives: Wells Gray Gunman
NEWS ARCHIVES:
https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1983/12/5/arrest-in-camper-murders
https://www.newspapers.com/image/493666721/?terms=%22george%20bentley%22&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/494048177/?terms=%22george%20bentley%22&match=1
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https://www.newspapers.com/image/494035926/?terms=%22george%20bentley%22&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/472328874/?terms=david%20shearing&match=1
https://www.pressreader.com/canada/national-post-latest-edition/20081108/284112087205354
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/life-s-a-slice-of-demographic-pie-1.694552
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/kelownans-want-no-parole-for-family-killer-1.303924
https://www.kamloopsnews.ca/wells-gray-murderer-denied-parole-1.1234824
https://www.newspapers.com/image/493660601/?article=22b58510-b599-4e2c-80cf-e51b52c295ea
https://www.newspapers.com/image/558243236/?terms=david%20shearing&match=1
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https://www.newspapers.com/image/504416336/?terms=david%20shearing&match=1
https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-province/20081020/281590941391033
https://www.pressreader.com/canada/calgary-herald/20081023/283729835106232
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/1982-mass-murders-in-b-c-still-sicken-family-friends-1.928466
https://www.kamloopsnews.ca/news/city-region/wells-gray-murderer-denied-parole-1.1234824
https://www.bclocalnews.com/news/no-closure-to-johnson-bentley-murder-tragedy/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/493986396/?terms=david%20shearing&match=1
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https://www.newspapers.com/image/472328874/?terms=david%20shearing&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/472328825/?terms=brian%20bentley&match=1
