Families seek answers in quadruple homicide
While family and friends of Glynnis Fox and Tiffany Ear prepare for the sisters’ funeral on Monday, loved ones continue to search for answers in a homicide case that has left four dead.
The funeral for Fox, 36, and Ear, 39, is scheduled to be held at the Stoney Nakoda Nation Bearspaw Youth Centre in Morley on Monday, following a wake on Sunday.
Carla Fox, a cousin of the inseparable sisters, said it won’t offer the family closure.
“There are so many questions left unanswered,” Fox said. “They were innocent, beautiful sisters (and) most importantly mothers. They were still needed in this world.”
Fox and Ear were two of three victims found dead in a burned car in Calgary on July 10.
On Wednesday, a fourth body was recovered near the intersection of Highway 8 and Highway 22. Police later identified that victim as Hanock Afowerk, 26, the registered owner of the burned car, and said he is believed to be the target in the quadruple homicide.
One of the family members of the third victim found in the burned vehicle, 25-year-old Cody Pfeiffer, said they, too, are searching for answers.
“Them finding the person or persons that did this will never bring him back, but at least for the family to get some kind of closure, some justice for this would be truly amazing,” said Denis Hillareguy, Pfeiffer’s cousin.
Pfeiffer is being remembered as a happy and likable person whose friendly and energetic personality quickly endeared him to new friends.
“He had one of those smiles that he’d go ahead and light up a room when he came in,” Hillareguy said.
Hillareguy said it was hard to hear that police are exploring the possibility that Fox, Pfeiffer and Ear were “simply at the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong people.
“It definitely makes it more heartbreaking, just him being him, going ahead and being friendly and hanging out with some people.”
He described the young man as bouncy, happy and full of energy — a trait that drew others to him.
“He was just one of those guys who kind of grab you in,” Hillareguy said. “He’s definitely missed.”
The Ear family said in a statement Saturday that they hope to find comfort in the memories of the sisters and the positive ways in which they touched many lives.
“Glynnis will be remembered for her strong personality, very cheerful and always smiling, she was a good mom to her children and will be sadly missed by each of them,” the family said. “Glynnis had a big heart and didn’t hesitate to share her love with those around her.”
Fox had seven children and Ear nine, who were “the centre of her universe.
“Tiffany will be remembered as welcoming, her home was always open to others and she treated everyone she met with great respect,” the statement read.