The grandmother to three of Glynnis Fox's children - one of the victims in a quadruple murder - is voicing her anger over a life taken too young.
The grandmother to three of Glynnis Fox's children - one of the victims in a quadruple murder - is voicing her anger over a life taken too young.
“My grandsons will never see their mommy again because some punk took her away from them, ” said Bonnie Whitlock, Fox's mother-in-law.
“I am mad as hell that someone took her life. No one has that right. ”
Fox, 36, was one of two sisters from Stoney Nakoda First Nation who was “brutally murdered. ” The Calgary Fire Department discovered the bodies of Fox, sister, Tiffany Ear, 39, and 25-year-old Cody Pfeiffer in a burned out car in Sage Hill on July 10 at approximately 7 a.m.
Calgary Police Services released a statement on July 13 saying investigators are exploring the possibility that Fox, Ear and Pfeiffer were “simply at the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong people. ”
Family and friends laid the two sisters - eldest of 11 siblings - to rest this weekend in Morley in a service that was “well attended, ” Lorenzo Ear, the women's brother explained.
Ear, 33, said he learned of his sister's death through social media.
“It was an initial shock. Right away I called the police headquarters and they confirmed it was my sister and they said there was another body (that might be Tiffany), ” Ear explained.
“It was really hard to sit up - heartbreak is the only way to describe it. ”
Ear said the sisters were “very traditional ” women who loved to cook and read.
“Tiffany was a very lovable mother … and Glynnis was a great mother to all her children, ” Ear said.
Fox leaves behind seven children and Tiffany leaves behind nine children and one grandchildren. Glynnis was also only four months shy of meeting her first “grandbaby ” Ear explained.
Whitlock, who has been raising two of her three grandchildren from Fox said she was always “sweet and kind. ”
“One evening after bathing and putting the boys to bed, she said, ‘Bonnie I'm glad you have my boys … they are so spoiled by you with hugs and kisses,' ” Whitlock reflected.
“She gave me these beautiful grandsons who I just adore more than anything. That girl could bring me to tears sometimes. I miss her so much right now. ”
The sisters were buried this past weekend in a cemetery near Morley, next to their mother who died four years before.
“We finally put their bodies to rest, ” Ear said.
Officers believe the mothers might have been causalities in a targeted attack against Hanock Afowerk, owner of the vehicle the bodies were found in. His body was found July 12 - two days later - by Cochrane RCMP on Highway 22, north of the traffic circle on Highway 8.
“They weren't bad people - they were good people, always smiling and telling jokes, ” Benji Hunter, 34, Stoney Nation resident and cousin of the sisters told the Cochrane Eagle last Thursday.
“They put their trust in so many people … it shouldn't have been them. ”
Police are currently searching for additional crime scenes, as they believe multiple people may be involved.
“(We) are stressing the brutality and ruthlessness of the murders and are appealing to the public once again for any information that may be of help to the investigation in order to piece together what happened, ” stated a news release issued July 13.
“Though police are unable to elaborate, all victims suffered traumatic injuries. ”
Whitlock said she considered Fox like one of her daughters.
“She was a beautiful girl who just wanted to be loved, ” she said.
The incident propelled the number of homicides in Calgary this year to 16.
City police are asking anyone with information to contact the police non-emergency number at 403-266-1234 or anonymously by Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
