1 00:00:01,854 --> 00:00:11,554 ♪♪ 2 00:00:11,555 --> 00:00:14,156 McCrary: They're two psychopaths... 3 00:00:14,255 --> 00:00:20,089 very cold, manipulative, and they feed off one another. 4 00:00:20,156 --> 00:00:24,256 And then we have this match made in hell. 5 00:00:25,156 --> 00:00:28,356 And this deadly cyclone takes off. 6 00:00:28,456 --> 00:00:49,790 ♪♪ 7 00:00:51,557 --> 00:00:53,456 Welcome to "Very Scary People." 8 00:00:53,457 --> 00:00:54,890 I'm Donnie Wahlberg. 9 00:00:54,957 --> 00:00:57,056 It was one of North America's most haunting 10 00:00:57,057 --> 00:01:01,256 and horrific crime sprees -- a series of rapes, abductions, 11 00:01:01,257 --> 00:01:02,556 and murders of young women 12 00:01:02,557 --> 00:01:05,357 just north of the U.S.-Canadian border. 13 00:01:05,458 --> 00:01:06,855 After more than five years, 14 00:01:06,856 --> 00:01:10,291 investigators finally identified a prime suspect, 15 00:01:10,357 --> 00:01:14,391 a handsome, educated accountant named Paul Bernardo. 16 00:01:14,458 --> 00:01:17,257 Police were convinced they had the right man, 17 00:01:17,258 --> 00:01:18,791 but did he act alone? 18 00:01:18,857 --> 00:01:21,958 Here's part two of "The Ken and Barbie Killers." 19 00:01:22,058 --> 00:01:34,258 ♪♪ 20 00:01:34,259 --> 00:01:35,656 Man: This is the story 21 00:01:35,657 --> 00:01:37,357 of one of the most sensational murder cases 22 00:01:37,358 --> 00:01:38,657 in the history of Canada. 23 00:01:39,191 --> 00:01:41,592 It started with the Scarborough rapes. 24 00:01:42,459 --> 00:01:45,857 Reporter: Since May 4, 1987, numerous sexual assaults 25 00:01:45,858 --> 00:01:49,292 have been attributed to a man dubbed "The Scarborough Rapist." 26 00:01:50,192 --> 00:01:53,857 Paul Hunter: His M.O. was to go up behind his victims 27 00:01:53,858 --> 00:01:57,292 and grab them from behind to make sure they couldn't see him. 28 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:00,093 Pron: He had put a knife to their throat and said, 29 00:02:00,159 --> 00:02:02,759 "If you look at me, I'll slit your throat." 30 00:02:03,459 --> 00:02:04,758 Kenzora: And the attacks, 31 00:02:04,859 --> 00:02:07,460 each one got a little bit more violent 32 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:09,193 as time progressed. 33 00:02:09,260 --> 00:02:13,658 McCrary: Our fear was if he wasn't stopped soon 34 00:02:13,659 --> 00:02:15,293 that this is gonna escalate to murder. 35 00:02:17,260 --> 00:02:20,060 Kenzora: No one had really seen the attacker's face, 36 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:22,859 so the police didn't really have much to go on, 37 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:26,461 but then the attacker made a mistake. 38 00:02:27,460 --> 00:02:30,760 Pron: On his 13th victim, a lady was walking down the street 39 00:02:30,860 --> 00:02:32,694 and he was walking towards her. 40 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:34,361 She was able to see his face. 41 00:02:34,461 --> 00:02:38,260 And she was able to give police a very detailed description, 42 00:02:38,261 --> 00:02:42,961 and it was so well-done that numerous people saw it 43 00:02:43,061 --> 00:02:45,894 and called police and said, "I know who that is. 44 00:02:45,962 --> 00:02:47,760 That's Paul Bernardo." 45 00:02:49,394 --> 00:02:51,362 Reporter: Several hundred suspects were questioned, 46 00:02:51,461 --> 00:02:53,162 including University of Toronto graduate 47 00:02:53,261 --> 00:02:56,061 Paul Bernardo, an aspiring accountant. 48 00:02:56,062 --> 00:02:59,161 Paul Bernardo, at the time of the Scarborough rapes, 49 00:02:59,162 --> 00:03:02,162 was living at home with his parents in Scarborough. 50 00:03:02,262 --> 00:03:06,262 He was living the perfect life with Karla Homolka. 51 00:03:13,095 --> 00:03:15,861 They were gorgeous, this perfect couple. 52 00:03:15,963 --> 00:03:19,496 Pron: The police called him in for an interview, 53 00:03:19,596 --> 00:03:21,163 and he came in willingly. 54 00:03:21,263 --> 00:03:23,761 He was very at ease. He wasn't nervous. 55 00:03:23,762 --> 00:03:26,696 Kenzora: And they asked if he would volunteer a DNA sample, 56 00:03:26,762 --> 00:03:28,262 and he agreed. 57 00:03:28,263 --> 00:03:31,162 And, unfortunately, it was put on a shelf 58 00:03:31,163 --> 00:03:32,896 with a whole bunch of other samples, 59 00:03:32,963 --> 00:03:35,262 where it sat for a number of years. 60 00:03:35,263 --> 00:03:38,596 Reporter: After interviewing him, police let him go. 61 00:03:38,696 --> 00:03:40,462 No one was arrested. 62 00:03:40,463 --> 00:03:42,364 The rapes had stopped 63 00:03:42,463 --> 00:03:45,763 when Bernardo had moved from Scarborough. 64 00:03:45,862 --> 00:03:48,097 Paul Bernardo moved to St. Catharines 65 00:03:48,164 --> 00:03:51,497 to live with Karla Homolka and her family. 66 00:03:52,364 --> 00:03:56,163 And then a body was found in the St. Catharines area. 67 00:03:56,164 --> 00:03:58,263 Leslie Mahaffy. 68 00:03:58,264 --> 00:04:00,164 Kenzora: The night that Leslie disappeared, 69 00:04:00,264 --> 00:04:04,264 she had attended a memorial for a young gentleman 70 00:04:04,265 --> 00:04:06,464 who was killed in a car accident. 71 00:04:07,364 --> 00:04:09,598 Garofalo: She got home at 2:00 in the morning. 72 00:04:09,664 --> 00:04:11,164 All the lights were off. 73 00:04:11,165 --> 00:04:13,465 Kenzora: The door was locked. 74 00:04:13,565 --> 00:04:16,965 She left and went to a phone booth and called her friend 75 00:04:17,065 --> 00:04:20,198 to say, "I'm locked out. Can I come stay at your house?" 76 00:04:20,265 --> 00:04:23,364 Friend said no, so she walked back to her house. 77 00:04:23,365 --> 00:04:26,464 Kenzora: And that was the last anyone heard from her. 78 00:04:26,465 --> 00:04:29,098 Hemsworth: And everyone had hoped for the best, 79 00:04:29,166 --> 00:04:31,299 and then everyone discovered the worst. 80 00:04:32,366 --> 00:04:34,166 Reporter: The dismembered remains 81 00:04:34,266 --> 00:04:36,299 of 14-year-old Leslie Mahaffy were found in a nearby lake. 82 00:04:36,366 --> 00:04:39,165 She had disappeared two weeks before. 83 00:04:39,166 --> 00:04:41,465 Hemsworth: Her body had been dismembered, 84 00:04:41,466 --> 00:04:44,066 encased in pieces of concrete. 85 00:04:44,166 --> 00:04:45,864 And I still was hoping 86 00:04:45,865 --> 00:04:49,764 that maybe the police had made a mistake. 87 00:04:49,765 --> 00:04:51,799 But it was her. 88 00:04:51,865 --> 00:04:53,866 And then another young girl goes missing. 89 00:04:54,700 --> 00:04:56,099 Reporter: Ten months later, another victim -- 90 00:04:56,167 --> 00:04:58,266 15-year-old Kristen French. 91 00:04:58,267 --> 00:05:00,665 She was kidnapped in broad daylight. 92 00:05:00,666 --> 00:05:02,500 ♪♪ 93 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:04,300 Pron: She passed by a church. 94 00:05:04,367 --> 00:05:06,167 There was a parking lot in front, 95 00:05:06,267 --> 00:05:08,966 and there was a car parked there, and there was this woman, 96 00:05:08,967 --> 00:05:11,766 and she had a big road map on the hood, 97 00:05:11,866 --> 00:05:13,765 and she saw Kristen walking by. 98 00:05:13,766 --> 00:05:15,466 She asked her for help. 99 00:05:15,467 --> 00:05:19,167 While she was helping her, a man dragged her into the car. 100 00:05:19,268 --> 00:05:23,600 Pushed her into the back seat, and away they go. 101 00:05:23,666 --> 00:05:27,101 [ Voice breaking ] Kristen, we want you to know 102 00:05:27,167 --> 00:05:29,467 that we are thinking of you 103 00:05:29,468 --> 00:05:33,967 and that everything that can be done is being done. 104 00:05:33,968 --> 00:05:35,467 Kenzora: Fourteen days later, 105 00:05:35,468 --> 00:05:39,766 Kristen's body was found in a ditch in Burlington. 106 00:05:39,767 --> 00:05:41,801 McCready: It was shocking. 107 00:05:41,867 --> 00:05:43,367 Everybody was just devastated. 108 00:05:43,368 --> 00:05:46,701 I just kept thinking, "Why did he have to kill her?" 109 00:05:46,767 --> 00:05:49,268 Reporter: Police are not discounting the possibility 110 00:05:49,269 --> 00:05:51,768 that the cases may be connected. 111 00:05:51,867 --> 00:05:53,369 McCrary: There were similarities. 112 00:05:53,469 --> 00:05:55,802 Both had been physically assaulted. 113 00:05:55,868 --> 00:05:57,868 Both had been asphyxiated. 114 00:05:57,969 --> 00:05:59,767 Both had bruising to their bodies 115 00:05:59,768 --> 00:06:03,369 as though someone had been kneeling on their back, 116 00:06:03,469 --> 00:06:05,767 maybe using a ligature strangulation 117 00:06:05,768 --> 00:06:08,368 or strangling them from behind. 118 00:06:08,369 --> 00:06:10,270 Paul Hunter: We have to find who did this, 119 00:06:10,369 --> 00:06:12,969 or more young girls are gonna die. 120 00:06:12,970 --> 00:06:14,369 This danger is out there. 121 00:06:14,370 --> 00:06:19,270 ♪♪ 122 00:06:19,370 --> 00:06:23,470 The Scarborough rapes began in May of 1987, 123 00:06:23,570 --> 00:06:26,269 but it would be six years before the police 124 00:06:26,270 --> 00:06:29,703 would get their first big break in this case. 125 00:06:29,769 --> 00:06:33,869 The lab that analyzed DNA didn't have a lot of resources, 126 00:06:33,971 --> 00:06:37,270 so samples sat for a number of years. 127 00:06:37,271 --> 00:06:40,471 Bryant: This is in the early stages of DNA analysis, 128 00:06:40,571 --> 00:06:43,070 and so the technical side of that 129 00:06:43,171 --> 00:06:47,869 was still very much in a development stage. 130 00:06:47,870 --> 00:06:49,971 Paul Hunter: When they finally get around to testing, 131 00:06:50,071 --> 00:06:51,504 they say, "Hey, we got a match." 132 00:06:52,271 --> 00:06:55,171 Kenzora: And it was matched to Paul Bernardo. 133 00:06:56,870 --> 00:06:58,504 Watch the car, please. 134 00:06:58,605 --> 00:07:00,771 Reporter: Police have 28-year-old Paul Bernardo 135 00:07:00,870 --> 00:07:02,304 in custody, 136 00:07:02,371 --> 00:07:04,704 accused of being the notorious Scarborough rapist. 137 00:07:04,770 --> 00:07:08,071 They arrested him late yesterday at this house in St. Catharines 138 00:07:08,072 --> 00:07:10,372 that he rented with his wife. 139 00:07:11,305 --> 00:07:13,305 Paul Hunter: I saw Paul Bernardo for the first time 140 00:07:13,372 --> 00:07:15,770 when he was being arraigned in Scarborough 141 00:07:15,771 --> 00:07:17,105 after he was arrested. 142 00:07:17,172 --> 00:07:18,472 To see him finally, I thought, 143 00:07:18,572 --> 00:07:20,972 "So, that's the Scarborough rapist." 144 00:07:21,072 --> 00:07:22,805 He didn't look like a monster. 145 00:07:22,871 --> 00:07:25,272 He just looked like a guy, 146 00:07:25,273 --> 00:07:29,472 and I think that's what made it even scarier. 147 00:07:29,473 --> 00:07:33,272 Sacks: We expect our monsters to look like monsters, 148 00:07:33,273 --> 00:07:35,273 and they don't always. 149 00:07:36,273 --> 00:07:39,473 Van Allen: These types of offenders are known to have 150 00:07:39,573 --> 00:07:41,772 a dual existence. 151 00:07:41,872 --> 00:07:45,006 They can appear to be the pillar of a community, 152 00:07:45,073 --> 00:07:46,573 but that's not who they are. 153 00:07:47,206 --> 00:07:49,072 Sacks: Which is probably one of the reasons 154 00:07:49,073 --> 00:07:52,573 why he got away with it. 155 00:07:52,574 --> 00:07:58,207 ♪♪ 156 00:08:00,307 --> 00:08:02,107 Reporter: Paul Bernardo is charged 157 00:08:02,174 --> 00:08:04,007 with 43 sex-related offenses 158 00:08:04,074 --> 00:08:07,307 in connection with the Scarborough rapist case. 159 00:08:07,374 --> 00:08:10,374 Reporter: How's your family coping? 160 00:08:10,474 --> 00:08:12,873 As well as can be expected. 161 00:08:13,574 --> 00:08:16,275 Hemsworth: It seemed like an unlikely perpetrator. 162 00:08:16,374 --> 00:08:20,773 He appeared to be an accomplished person. 163 00:08:20,774 --> 00:08:23,573 He was married to an attractive wife 164 00:08:23,574 --> 00:08:26,475 and lived in a nice subdivision in St. Catharines. 165 00:08:26,575 --> 00:08:29,773 Reporter: Karla Homolka was ravishingly blonde 166 00:08:29,774 --> 00:08:31,374 and beautiful, 167 00:08:31,375 --> 00:08:33,274 and her husband was the clean-cut, handsome boy 168 00:08:33,275 --> 00:08:35,808 with a glittering career ahead of him. 169 00:08:37,774 --> 00:08:40,108 Kenzora: Karla Homolka grew up in St. Catharines 170 00:08:40,175 --> 00:08:41,809 with her parents and two sisters. 171 00:08:41,875 --> 00:08:43,674 Shlosberg: Karla was the oldest sister. 172 00:08:43,675 --> 00:08:45,609 She had a younger sister, Lori, 173 00:08:45,709 --> 00:08:51,009 and then she also had Tammy, who was her baby sister. 174 00:08:51,076 --> 00:08:54,475 Kenzora: Karla loved animals, worked at pet stores, 175 00:08:54,476 --> 00:08:57,275 and then at a vet clinic, and, you know, 176 00:08:57,276 --> 00:08:59,409 she was pretty focused on getting a boyfriend 177 00:08:59,476 --> 00:09:01,375 and getting married. 178 00:09:01,376 --> 00:09:02,975 Shlosberg: When Karla met Paul Bernardo, 179 00:09:02,976 --> 00:09:07,276 she thought her fairy tale was finally coming true. 180 00:09:07,277 --> 00:09:08,976 Kenzora: They were all about having, you know, 181 00:09:09,077 --> 00:09:12,610 the latest fashions and all the gadgets, 182 00:09:12,676 --> 00:09:14,976 which is partly why Paul Bernardo 183 00:09:14,977 --> 00:09:17,876 never was without a video camera in his hand, 184 00:09:17,977 --> 00:09:21,910 because one of the cool things to have in the late '80s, 185 00:09:21,977 --> 00:09:24,276 early '90s was a video camera. 186 00:09:24,277 --> 00:09:28,277 They were going out for fancy dinners and drinking champagne, 187 00:09:28,377 --> 00:09:31,376 and even their wedding was a fairy-tale wedding 188 00:09:31,377 --> 00:09:34,176 by all accounts. 189 00:09:34,177 --> 00:09:36,978 I, Paul, take thee Karla... 190 00:09:37,077 --> 00:09:40,378 This beautiful fairy-tale wedding almost did not happen... 191 00:09:40,478 --> 00:09:41,611 Look at the camera. 192 00:09:41,677 --> 00:09:43,811 ...because her sister Tammy 193 00:09:43,877 --> 00:09:46,477 had passed away just six months prior. 194 00:09:46,478 --> 00:09:50,511 After this tragedy that the Homolka family had suffered, 195 00:09:50,611 --> 00:09:52,211 Karla was very insistent, 196 00:09:52,278 --> 00:09:54,978 and Karla had her perfect wedding day. 197 00:09:55,078 --> 00:09:57,712 She really thought this was the start of the life 198 00:09:57,778 --> 00:09:59,812 she always wanted, but it wasn't. 199 00:09:59,878 --> 00:10:02,712 ♪♪ 200 00:10:02,778 --> 00:10:04,977 After he was arrested for the Scarborough rapes, 201 00:10:04,978 --> 00:10:08,877 authorities go and talk to Karla about her husband. 202 00:10:08,878 --> 00:10:12,478 And they found out that he and his wife are separated. 203 00:10:12,479 --> 00:10:15,612 And she says, "He beat me up." 204 00:10:15,678 --> 00:10:17,612 Pron: She told police she was afraid 205 00:10:17,678 --> 00:10:19,378 because he was incredibly abusive towards her. 206 00:10:19,379 --> 00:10:20,878 "He would punch me. He would kick me. 207 00:10:20,879 --> 00:10:22,512 He would slap me." 208 00:10:30,879 --> 00:10:33,379 His abuse towards her just escalated. 209 00:10:33,380 --> 00:10:35,713 McCrary: We knew from the Scarborough case, 210 00:10:35,779 --> 00:10:37,913 if he had a relationship, it could be violent. 211 00:10:37,980 --> 00:10:39,613 If it lasted long enough, 212 00:10:39,713 --> 00:10:42,413 then this anger and the need to punish 213 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:43,980 and humiliate would manifest itself. 214 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:47,613 Kenzora: Karla Homolka finally left Paul Bernardo 215 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:52,779 after he beat her with a heavy-duty security flashlight. 216 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:56,580 She went to the hospital, emergency Ward, 217 00:10:56,581 --> 00:10:58,081 and the doctor there said 218 00:10:58,181 --> 00:11:00,679 it was the worst case of wife abuse he'd ever seen. 219 00:11:00,680 --> 00:11:05,381 Kenzora: She was starting to get afraid that he might kill her. 220 00:11:11,881 --> 00:11:14,414 For Karla, that was the straw that broke the camel's back. 221 00:11:14,482 --> 00:11:16,282 She left Paul after that. 222 00:11:16,381 --> 00:11:18,382 And she went into hiding essentially 223 00:11:18,481 --> 00:11:21,282 at her aunt and uncle's place. 224 00:11:21,382 --> 00:11:23,680 The police say, "We now have to ask you 225 00:11:23,681 --> 00:11:26,515 a few more intimate-type questions, if you don't mind." 226 00:11:26,615 --> 00:11:28,615 Police officers asking her about 227 00:11:28,715 --> 00:11:32,281 did she know anything about the Scarborough rapes? 228 00:11:32,282 --> 00:11:35,515 Shlosberg: Karla said at the wedding was the first time 229 00:11:35,615 --> 00:11:37,881 that Paul informed Karla 230 00:11:37,982 --> 00:11:41,816 that he was in fact the Scarborough rapist. 231 00:11:41,882 --> 00:11:45,383 And they say, "Does he like to fantasize about schoolgirls 232 00:11:45,482 --> 00:11:48,116 or young teenagers?" 233 00:11:48,183 --> 00:11:50,516 McCrary: Was she at all familiar with the parking lot 234 00:11:50,616 --> 00:11:52,982 of the Grace Lutheran church? 235 00:11:52,983 --> 00:11:54,182 Had she ever been there? 236 00:11:54,183 --> 00:11:55,516 They weren't accusing her. 237 00:11:55,616 --> 00:11:57,516 They were just asking her. 238 00:11:57,616 --> 00:11:59,983 And she apparently held it together 239 00:12:00,083 --> 00:12:01,982 during that interview with the cops, 240 00:12:01,983 --> 00:12:05,517 but once they left -- she was staying with her aunt and uncle, 241 00:12:05,616 --> 00:12:07,617 and she sort of collapsed into their arms and said, 242 00:12:07,683 --> 00:12:11,084 "Ah, they know everything. They know everything." 243 00:12:11,184 --> 00:12:15,483 Karla knew she could be implicated in what happened. 244 00:12:15,484 --> 00:12:17,083 Sacks: She knew he was going down, 245 00:12:17,084 --> 00:12:18,783 and she didn't want to go down with him. 246 00:12:18,883 --> 00:12:21,882 Rosen: She immediately lawyers up, 247 00:12:21,883 --> 00:12:24,017 and she tells them what's going on, 248 00:12:24,084 --> 00:12:26,717 and she walks into the crown attorney's office -- 249 00:12:26,783 --> 00:12:29,184 now, we call our prosecutors crown attorneys -- 250 00:12:29,185 --> 00:12:34,783 and says, "What if I can solve all these crimes for you?" 251 00:12:36,418 --> 00:12:39,883 Karla finally decided to come clean to save her own skin, 252 00:12:39,884 --> 00:12:43,418 and that she would turn on her husband and say he did it. 253 00:12:43,485 --> 00:12:45,284 He killed those other two girls, 254 00:12:45,285 --> 00:12:47,085 Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French. 255 00:12:47,185 --> 00:12:49,418 He's not a rapist anymore. He's a murderer. 256 00:12:49,485 --> 00:12:55,985 ♪♪ 257 00:12:58,286 --> 00:13:00,785 ♪♪ 258 00:13:00,884 --> 00:13:02,519 Reporter: 28-year-old Paul Bernardo 259 00:13:02,619 --> 00:13:03,819 is in protective custody 260 00:13:03,885 --> 00:13:05,986 at the Metro East detention center. 261 00:13:06,086 --> 00:13:09,186 Brad Hunter: Paul Bernardo is already known 262 00:13:09,286 --> 00:13:10,919 as the Scarborough rapist, 263 00:13:10,986 --> 00:13:17,520 and now he is busted being part of these horrific rapes 264 00:13:17,619 --> 00:13:21,619 and murders of these young girls, 265 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:25,785 Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French. 266 00:13:25,886 --> 00:13:27,620 Reporter: There's a lot police aren't saying 267 00:13:27,686 --> 00:13:29,220 about this investigation. 268 00:13:29,287 --> 00:13:31,120 What breakthrough led to the arrest? 269 00:13:31,187 --> 00:13:33,320 Is Bernardo's wife being questioned? 270 00:13:33,387 --> 00:13:37,120 Rosen: Karla Homolka was speaking with the police. 271 00:13:37,187 --> 00:13:40,486 McCrary: When this thing came crashing down, she rolled. 272 00:13:40,487 --> 00:13:42,287 She turned on Paul. 273 00:13:42,387 --> 00:13:46,021 Paul Bernardo has been charged with two counts 274 00:13:46,087 --> 00:13:49,287 of first-degree murder of Leslie Mahaffy 275 00:13:49,288 --> 00:13:51,088 and Kristen French. 276 00:13:53,188 --> 00:13:56,087 McCrary: Paul Bernardo is our worst nightmare. 277 00:13:56,088 --> 00:14:01,087 He is manipulative, controlling, domineering, 278 00:14:01,088 --> 00:14:03,721 and astute enough to get away with this 279 00:14:03,787 --> 00:14:06,821 for a long-enough period of time. 280 00:14:06,887 --> 00:14:09,321 He was able to hide his true personality 281 00:14:09,389 --> 00:14:13,087 beneath this glowing face of a blonde-haired, 282 00:14:13,088 --> 00:14:16,421 blue-eyed boy next door, but deep down inside, 283 00:14:16,489 --> 00:14:20,089 what was growing was an anger towards women. 284 00:14:20,189 --> 00:14:23,089 Paul's family was a little tumultuous. 285 00:14:23,189 --> 00:14:26,722 Garofalo: He came from a very troubled family. 286 00:14:26,788 --> 00:14:31,722 His father was a convicted molester. 287 00:14:31,788 --> 00:14:34,023 Sacks: And what Paul found out at 16 288 00:14:34,089 --> 00:14:36,789 was that this father that he thought was his father 289 00:14:36,888 --> 00:14:40,223 wasn't actually his father at all. 290 00:14:40,290 --> 00:14:44,688 That he was actually the product of an affair, 291 00:14:44,689 --> 00:14:48,123 and that really made him snap. 292 00:14:48,190 --> 00:14:49,823 McCrary: He apparently went ballistic. 293 00:14:49,889 --> 00:14:51,990 It made him very angry at his mother. 294 00:14:52,090 --> 00:14:54,223 You could certainly see how that hatred 295 00:14:54,290 --> 00:14:59,191 then would then be transferred onto these other female victims. 296 00:15:01,390 --> 00:15:03,924 And he, you know, went down a very dark path. 297 00:15:03,991 --> 00:15:06,223 Paul Hunter: Bernardo was a voyeur. 298 00:15:06,291 --> 00:15:10,524 He was caught outside women's bedrooms in Scarborough, 299 00:15:10,624 --> 00:15:12,390 looking in. 300 00:15:12,391 --> 00:15:14,689 McCrary: Peeping, prowling, looking in windows, 301 00:15:14,690 --> 00:15:16,291 watching women undress. 302 00:15:16,391 --> 00:15:20,424 Sacks: Voyeur is what we call preparatory paraphilia. 303 00:15:20,491 --> 00:15:22,090 It escalates the fantasies. 304 00:15:22,091 --> 00:15:24,524 And as he gets away with it and gets away with it, 305 00:15:24,624 --> 00:15:26,424 it's not enough anymore. 306 00:15:26,492 --> 00:15:29,790 McCrary: Now, some sex offenders plateau off there, 307 00:15:29,791 --> 00:15:32,825 but for Bernardo, this is just a stepping-stone. 308 00:15:32,891 --> 00:15:36,125 This is just the beginning. 309 00:15:36,192 --> 00:15:37,891 And his wife knew about it. 310 00:15:40,125 --> 00:15:42,025 Reporter: To those who saw them, 311 00:15:42,092 --> 00:15:45,225 Paul and Karla seemed a normal and wholesome couple. 312 00:15:45,292 --> 00:15:48,091 He had a great job as an accountant. 313 00:15:48,092 --> 00:15:51,126 She was working in a veterinarian's office. 314 00:15:51,192 --> 00:15:52,491 Sit. 315 00:15:52,492 --> 00:15:54,890 Hemsworth: And together, they made a beautiful couple 316 00:15:54,891 --> 00:15:58,326 in the prime of life, and all of this was a sham. 317 00:15:58,392 --> 00:16:04,992 Paul Bernardo really wanted to be seen as important, 318 00:16:04,993 --> 00:16:09,226 as influential, that he was materially successful... 319 00:16:14,126 --> 00:16:18,592 ...when, really, he had failed as a businessperson. 320 00:16:18,593 --> 00:16:20,893 Kenzora: Bernardo had declared bankruptcy. 321 00:16:20,994 --> 00:16:22,792 He left his job at Price Waterhouse. 322 00:16:22,893 --> 00:16:25,527 In the meantime, his job was smuggling cigarettes 323 00:16:25,627 --> 00:16:26,927 from across the border. 324 00:16:26,994 --> 00:16:28,127 Kenzora: They gave the appearance 325 00:16:28,194 --> 00:16:29,727 that they were doing well, 326 00:16:29,793 --> 00:16:32,792 but I think they were just probably barely hanging on. 327 00:16:32,793 --> 00:16:35,927 Garofalo: He was a monstrous fraud, 328 00:16:35,994 --> 00:16:38,394 but he tried to still live the big life. 329 00:16:39,728 --> 00:16:45,693 I believe that Karla Homolka had a dangerous fantasy 330 00:16:45,694 --> 00:16:50,893 based on a love, affection relationship with Bernardo 331 00:16:50,894 --> 00:16:54,693 that led her to try and keep him happy. 332 00:16:54,694 --> 00:16:58,928 Paul knew that Karla was willing to do anything for him, 333 00:16:58,995 --> 00:17:00,894 and so he could still have both worlds. 334 00:17:00,995 --> 00:17:04,295 He could have this façade of stability, 335 00:17:04,395 --> 00:17:07,629 and he could have his violent secret life. 336 00:17:07,728 --> 00:17:08,895 Bernardo: You look great. 337 00:17:08,995 --> 00:17:11,628 Hawaiian wife. Ooh, yeah, Hawaiian wife. 338 00:17:11,694 --> 00:17:13,095 Shlosberg: I don't know if she kept it quiet 339 00:17:13,196 --> 00:17:15,095 because she was fearful of him 340 00:17:15,096 --> 00:17:17,496 or she was fearful of losing him. 341 00:17:17,996 --> 00:17:20,096 Reporter: Things finally started unraveling 342 00:17:20,196 --> 00:17:22,296 when Paul began beating Karla. 343 00:17:22,396 --> 00:17:25,196 She couldn't take it. She left him. 344 00:17:25,296 --> 00:17:26,929 Karla is the only evidence 345 00:17:26,996 --> 00:17:29,196 they have against Paul Bernardo at this point. 346 00:17:29,296 --> 00:17:31,496 She knew she was in trouble, 347 00:17:31,597 --> 00:17:33,694 so she gets herself a lawyer, George Walker, 348 00:17:33,695 --> 00:17:36,930 and he says, "Okay, we'll make a plea deal." 349 00:17:36,997 --> 00:17:39,529 Reporter: Karla, sensing her own legal jeopardy, 350 00:17:39,630 --> 00:17:41,097 made a deal with police. 351 00:17:41,197 --> 00:17:43,396 She'd testify against her husband. 352 00:17:43,397 --> 00:17:46,630 In return, she'd get 12 years maximum in prison. 353 00:17:46,730 --> 00:17:51,096 Once Homolka came forward, things started lining up. 354 00:17:51,097 --> 00:17:54,030 Rosen: She tells them about the two young girls 355 00:17:54,097 --> 00:17:55,830 who were being sexually molested -- 356 00:17:55,896 --> 00:17:58,197 Kristen and Leslie. 357 00:17:58,298 --> 00:18:04,397 And she told them, "What's more, we videotaped all of it." 358 00:18:06,498 --> 00:18:09,731 Karla and Bernardo -- they taped everything. 359 00:18:09,797 --> 00:18:11,696 Homolka: Here is my husband. 360 00:18:11,697 --> 00:18:16,998 You'd see them on vacation, and they taped the sexual abuse 361 00:18:17,098 --> 00:18:19,597 and assault of these young women. 362 00:18:19,598 --> 00:18:22,998 McCrary: One of the things that our research has shown 363 00:18:23,098 --> 00:18:24,831 is these sexually violent offenders 364 00:18:24,897 --> 00:18:26,432 memorialize their crimes. 365 00:18:26,499 --> 00:18:31,032 So, we were able to get a search warrant to look for those tapes. 366 00:18:31,099 --> 00:18:33,798 Bevan: We have obtained a search warrant. 367 00:18:33,898 --> 00:18:37,232 We entered the premises last evening and began our work. 368 00:18:37,299 --> 00:18:39,697 Paul Hunter: And they looked for 71 days 369 00:18:39,698 --> 00:18:42,797 inside that pretty, little house in St. Catharines. 370 00:18:42,798 --> 00:18:45,232 They couldn't find it. 371 00:18:45,299 --> 00:18:47,332 Reporter: Police tore the house apart, 372 00:18:47,399 --> 00:18:49,698 but they failed to find any physical evidence 373 00:18:49,699 --> 00:18:52,732 showing the slain teenagers had ever been inside. 374 00:18:52,798 --> 00:18:56,299 The absence of physical evidence makes the videotapes 375 00:18:56,300 --> 00:19:00,133 even more important to the prosecution's case. 376 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:02,400 Pron: Bernardo kept tapes of raping the two women, 377 00:19:02,500 --> 00:19:04,199 and he hid the tapes in the ceiling, 378 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:06,433 in the pot light in the bathroom. 379 00:19:06,500 --> 00:19:08,698 McCrary: They were missed during the initial search. 380 00:19:08,699 --> 00:19:12,100 Then one of Bernardo's attorney's got the tapes. 381 00:19:12,101 --> 00:19:13,533 Bernardo directed him, 382 00:19:13,634 --> 00:19:16,501 gave him a handwritten note where to find the tapes. 383 00:19:16,601 --> 00:19:19,200 Reporter: The videotapes were picked up 384 00:19:19,201 --> 00:19:21,400 by Bernardo's defense lawyers, 385 00:19:21,401 --> 00:19:24,234 right where Bernardo told them they'd be, 386 00:19:24,301 --> 00:19:27,501 hidden in the ceiling of the upstairs bathroom. 387 00:19:28,634 --> 00:19:31,800 Paul Hunter: All the evidence was right there in the hands 388 00:19:31,900 --> 00:19:33,200 of Paul Bernardo's lawyer, 389 00:19:33,201 --> 00:19:35,799 and he did nothing with them for 17 months, 390 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:39,634 during which time Karla finishes off her deal. 391 00:19:39,735 --> 00:19:42,534 Sacks: Had the videotapes surfaced earlier, 392 00:19:42,635 --> 00:19:44,202 the police would not have viewed Karla 393 00:19:44,301 --> 00:19:45,935 as the victim they saw her as. 394 00:19:46,002 --> 00:19:48,302 She wasn't a bystander. 395 00:19:48,402 --> 00:19:50,101 She was an active participant. 396 00:19:50,102 --> 00:19:58,235 ♪♪ 397 00:19:59,901 --> 00:20:06,035 ♪♪ 398 00:20:06,103 --> 00:20:08,536 Welcome back to "Very Scary People." 399 00:20:08,635 --> 00:20:11,901 The police finally have 28-year-old Paul Bernardo 400 00:20:11,902 --> 00:20:13,336 in custody, 401 00:20:13,403 --> 00:20:15,602 charged with a series of violent sexual assaults 402 00:20:15,603 --> 00:20:18,336 and the abduction and murders of Leslie Mahaffy 403 00:20:18,403 --> 00:20:20,202 and Kristen French. 404 00:20:20,203 --> 00:20:21,901 The key evidence against Bernardo 405 00:20:21,902 --> 00:20:25,503 was the testimony of his then-wife, Karla Homolka, 406 00:20:25,603 --> 00:20:27,437 but newly discovered videotapes 407 00:20:27,503 --> 00:20:30,536 are about to turn the case upside down. 408 00:20:37,937 --> 00:20:41,204 Sacks: Karla's claim was always that she was a victim of Paul's, 409 00:20:41,304 --> 00:20:43,737 that she wasn't a participant in these crimes 410 00:20:43,803 --> 00:20:45,103 because she was willing. 411 00:20:45,104 --> 00:20:46,403 She was forced to do it. 412 00:20:46,404 --> 00:20:51,104 So, she arranged herself a plea deal. 413 00:20:51,204 --> 00:20:54,203 They needed her to testify, and she struck a good deal -- 414 00:20:54,204 --> 00:20:56,037 12 years. 415 00:20:56,104 --> 00:20:58,638 Reporter: She pleaded guilty to manslaughter for her part 416 00:20:58,737 --> 00:21:00,204 in the killings of schoolgirls 417 00:21:00,305 --> 00:21:02,604 Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy. 418 00:21:02,605 --> 00:21:05,538 In exchange, she'd get a 12-year sentence 419 00:21:05,638 --> 00:21:09,105 and appear as key witness in her ex-husband's murder trial. 420 00:21:09,904 --> 00:21:15,138 Before the discovery of these now-infamous videotapes, 421 00:21:15,205 --> 00:21:18,538 she was all they had. 422 00:21:18,638 --> 00:21:22,505 Bernardo's lawyer at the time went and got the tapes. 423 00:21:24,106 --> 00:21:27,439 Ken Murray didn't turn them over to the prosecution. 424 00:21:28,839 --> 00:21:30,505 For 17 months, he hangs onto them. 425 00:21:30,506 --> 00:21:33,639 Malbon: In the meantime, Karla makes this deal, 426 00:21:33,739 --> 00:21:36,506 the deal with the devil, as it's known. 427 00:21:38,406 --> 00:21:42,306 The law in Canada is that if a lawyer 428 00:21:42,406 --> 00:21:45,905 comes into possession of evidence of the crime, 429 00:21:46,007 --> 00:21:49,739 the lawyer is obliged to turn it over to the authorities. 430 00:21:49,805 --> 00:21:52,507 Paul Hunter: He ultimately did hand them over. 431 00:21:52,906 --> 00:21:55,407 The crown may have made a deal with the devil. 432 00:21:55,507 --> 00:21:57,407 I didn't think it would go quite this far. 433 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:01,506 Rosen: I now have the videos. 434 00:22:01,507 --> 00:22:03,540 We watch some of the videos. 435 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:06,407 I'm getting a sense of what this is about, 436 00:22:06,507 --> 00:22:08,640 and I get really upset. 437 00:22:08,706 --> 00:22:10,906 When you saw the videotapes, 438 00:22:11,007 --> 00:22:12,741 their tapes, their homemade tapes, 439 00:22:12,807 --> 00:22:15,741 you see how they were both in this together. 440 00:22:15,807 --> 00:22:19,906 She participates in the sexual abuse 441 00:22:19,907 --> 00:22:21,941 and assault of these young women. 442 00:22:22,008 --> 00:22:27,341 It was clear that Karla was very much a willing participant. 443 00:22:27,408 --> 00:22:30,641 Sacks: Had the videotapes surfaced earlier, 444 00:22:30,741 --> 00:22:32,641 she would not have gotten the sweetheart deal. 445 00:22:32,741 --> 00:22:36,907 Rosen: The agreement was that if you don't tell the truth, 446 00:22:37,009 --> 00:22:39,642 you don't tell us everything you know, 447 00:22:39,742 --> 00:22:43,742 then you'll be prosecuted for what we find out independently, 448 00:22:43,808 --> 00:22:46,508 and you may not even have a deal. 449 00:22:46,509 --> 00:22:50,009 So, she thinks about what happened to her sister, 450 00:22:50,109 --> 00:22:52,907 which everybody at that point thinks is an accident, 451 00:22:52,908 --> 00:22:55,642 and she decides, "I better come clean." 452 00:23:01,643 --> 00:23:04,843 Malbon: This is where we find out about Tammy, 453 00:23:04,909 --> 00:23:08,808 and I remember letting out this loud gasp 454 00:23:08,809 --> 00:23:13,109 because it was just so horrifying. 455 00:23:13,110 --> 00:23:16,243 McCrary: The one thing that she forgot to mention 456 00:23:16,310 --> 00:23:18,809 when she was talking to the police, 457 00:23:18,909 --> 00:23:22,843 raping and killing her own sister. 458 00:23:24,744 --> 00:23:29,510 The death of Tammy Homolka had been considered accidental 459 00:23:29,511 --> 00:23:32,111 at the time, but they were responsible. 460 00:23:34,511 --> 00:23:37,410 Shlosberg: Paul had an unhealthy infatuation 461 00:23:37,411 --> 00:23:40,644 with Karla's younger sister, Tammy Homolka. 462 00:23:40,710 --> 00:23:44,644 Tammy was a virgin, and that was very appealing to Paul, 463 00:23:44,744 --> 00:23:48,844 who often criticized Karla for not being pure. 464 00:23:48,910 --> 00:23:51,445 He is, according to Karla Homolka, 465 00:23:51,511 --> 00:23:56,445 harassing her to have sex with her little sister. 466 00:23:56,512 --> 00:24:00,311 He keeps pressuring her and pressuring her, 467 00:24:00,312 --> 00:24:02,112 and eventually she agrees. 468 00:24:09,945 --> 00:24:12,810 Karla and Paul come up with this plan 469 00:24:12,811 --> 00:24:15,611 where they will drug her and sexually assault her 470 00:24:15,612 --> 00:24:17,312 while she's unconscious. 471 00:24:18,212 --> 00:24:22,145 Malbon: Karla goes and she gets drugs from where she works. 472 00:24:33,946 --> 00:24:36,646 She drugs her own sister and says, 473 00:24:36,712 --> 00:24:39,546 "Here, I'm giving her as a gift to you." 474 00:24:39,646 --> 00:24:42,911 Reporter: Just hours before this tape was recorded, 475 00:24:42,912 --> 00:24:47,514 she says, Bernardo announced, "This is the day." 476 00:24:47,613 --> 00:24:49,047 Paul Hunter: You look at this videotape, 477 00:24:49,113 --> 00:24:51,314 the Christmas party at the Homolka home, 478 00:24:51,414 --> 00:24:58,947 where poor Tammy is getting very quickly, seemingly drunk. 479 00:25:02,747 --> 00:25:04,812 What nobody knew, except for Paul and Karla, 480 00:25:04,813 --> 00:25:08,813 was that she had been drugged, and they're about to rape her. 481 00:25:10,315 --> 00:25:14,248 Kenzora: After Tammy passes out, they assault her, 482 00:25:14,314 --> 00:25:18,914 and Karla has halothane, which is a liquid anaesthetic. 483 00:25:26,315 --> 00:25:28,648 And they put some of the halothane on a cloth 484 00:25:28,748 --> 00:25:30,648 and hold it either right on her face 485 00:25:30,714 --> 00:25:32,015 or very close to her face 486 00:25:32,115 --> 00:25:35,815 to keep her unconscious during the assault, 487 00:25:35,915 --> 00:25:38,815 and the whole time, it's being videotaped. 488 00:25:38,915 --> 00:25:42,515 Tammy vomits. She's a little girl. 489 00:25:42,516 --> 00:25:44,915 And she chokes, and she stops breathing. 490 00:25:46,116 --> 00:25:48,714 McCrary: It was not ruled a homicide. 491 00:25:48,715 --> 00:25:50,315 It was ruled accidental death. 492 00:25:50,316 --> 00:25:52,615 Kenzora: But it wasn't until later 493 00:25:52,616 --> 00:25:54,815 that Tammy's body was exhumed 494 00:25:54,915 --> 00:25:58,749 and they discovered that she had actually died 495 00:25:58,815 --> 00:26:00,316 after being drugged. 496 00:26:01,916 --> 00:26:03,450 Reporter: When she was later exhumed, 497 00:26:03,516 --> 00:26:07,350 Tammy's body was found to be laced with sedatives. 498 00:26:07,417 --> 00:26:11,815 Karla made the decision to bring home drugs 499 00:26:11,816 --> 00:26:15,250 for her own sister so her boyfriend could rape her. 500 00:26:15,317 --> 00:26:19,950 Karla made that decision of her own free will. 501 00:26:20,017 --> 00:26:21,751 At this point, the plea was done, 502 00:26:21,817 --> 00:26:23,518 and the crown could not go back on that, 503 00:26:23,617 --> 00:26:27,017 and I think that's what horrified the public the most. 504 00:26:27,018 --> 00:26:29,751 Karla couldn't be held more culpable 505 00:26:29,817 --> 00:26:31,418 than she already had been. 506 00:26:31,518 --> 00:26:34,151 Karla Homolka wasn't charged in the death of her sister, 507 00:26:34,218 --> 00:26:37,751 nor will she be charged in any other crime she's admitted to. 508 00:26:37,817 --> 00:26:39,917 It's all part of a deal she struck with the crown 509 00:26:40,018 --> 00:26:41,817 in exchange for one thing -- 510 00:26:41,917 --> 00:26:46,118 her testimony against Paul Bernardo. 511 00:26:46,218 --> 00:26:51,818 ♪♪ 512 00:26:53,452 --> 00:26:57,252 ♪♪ 513 00:26:57,319 --> 00:26:59,419 Reporter: Paul Bernardo is on trial, 514 00:26:59,519 --> 00:27:03,618 accused of raping and murdering two Ontario schoolgirls. 515 00:27:03,619 --> 00:27:05,252 His ex-wife, Karla Homolka, 516 00:27:05,319 --> 00:27:08,419 was convicted of manslaughter in the same deaths. 517 00:27:08,519 --> 00:27:12,120 People were gripped that summer by the horror 518 00:27:12,219 --> 00:27:14,817 of what these two people had done. 519 00:27:14,818 --> 00:27:16,818 Reporter: They've been lined up for 12 hours 520 00:27:16,919 --> 00:27:18,453 outside this Toronto courthouse. 521 00:27:18,519 --> 00:27:21,419 Bryant: Because of the interest in the trial, 522 00:27:21,420 --> 00:27:24,353 tickets were being handed out every morning 523 00:27:24,420 --> 00:27:28,919 so that people could be assured of gaining entry. 524 00:27:29,020 --> 00:27:31,220 Kenzora: People would line up often overnight 525 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:33,320 so that they could get a spot inside. 526 00:27:33,420 --> 00:27:37,253 Nikkel: A job came up for standing in line 527 00:27:37,321 --> 00:27:41,320 at the courthouse for The Toronto Star 528 00:27:41,420 --> 00:27:44,319 from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 a.m. the next day. 529 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:46,554 And for three months, I was there. 530 00:27:46,654 --> 00:27:48,819 It was quite the atmosphere. 531 00:27:48,820 --> 00:27:50,020 There were some that wanted to hang him. 532 00:27:50,021 --> 00:27:51,854 Reinstate capital punishment. 533 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:53,954 There were some that wanted to date him. 534 00:27:54,021 --> 00:27:56,521 There were some there just to learn 535 00:27:56,621 --> 00:27:58,120 or observe what was going on. 536 00:27:58,121 --> 00:27:59,454 I wanted to come down here 537 00:27:59,521 --> 00:28:01,719 and basically stare into the face of evil. 538 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:04,154 Pron: People just wanted to know, 539 00:28:04,221 --> 00:28:06,321 but then when they learned the details, 540 00:28:06,422 --> 00:28:09,221 they were horrified. 541 00:28:10,121 --> 00:28:11,654 Reporter: The trial provided 542 00:28:11,720 --> 00:28:13,522 some of the most dramatic moments 543 00:28:13,622 --> 00:28:17,022 in Canadian courtroom history, but it was the heartbreaking 544 00:28:17,122 --> 00:28:21,720 videos of the victim's ordeal that set the case apart. 545 00:28:21,721 --> 00:28:26,022 There had not been this kind of videotape evidence 546 00:28:26,122 --> 00:28:27,756 offered in a trial. 547 00:28:27,822 --> 00:28:32,756 Justice Patrick LeSage was required to make a decision 548 00:28:32,822 --> 00:28:34,656 about how they would be used in court. 549 00:28:34,722 --> 00:28:39,756 He decided that videotapes that directly involved the victims 550 00:28:39,822 --> 00:28:42,356 would be shown only to the jurors, 551 00:28:42,423 --> 00:28:46,156 witnesses, lawyers, and the accused himself. 552 00:28:46,223 --> 00:28:48,822 The audio portion of those videotapes 553 00:28:48,922 --> 00:28:50,622 would be heard by all. 554 00:28:50,623 --> 00:28:57,522 There is nothing pleasant, there is nothing good in seeing, 555 00:28:57,523 --> 00:29:01,623 let alone just listening, to what was going on. 556 00:29:01,624 --> 00:29:05,357 Malbon: We heard young girls being raped, 557 00:29:05,424 --> 00:29:10,757 hit, abused, tortured, crying out for their parents, 558 00:29:10,823 --> 00:29:15,257 and I remember reporters openly weeping in the courtroom. 559 00:29:15,324 --> 00:29:19,358 Paul Hunter: We watched the jurors watching the tapes, 560 00:29:19,424 --> 00:29:22,025 and you could see the blood draining out of their faces. 561 00:29:22,124 --> 00:29:24,523 Van Allen: Paul Bernardo was asked 562 00:29:24,524 --> 00:29:29,358 why on earth did he keep the videotapes 563 00:29:29,425 --> 00:29:31,824 that contained such damning evidence 564 00:29:31,924 --> 00:29:33,425 against he and Homolka? 565 00:29:33,525 --> 00:29:38,424 And he answered, "Well, I felt I had to keep those videos 566 00:29:38,425 --> 00:29:42,058 because they contained the last remembrance 567 00:29:42,125 --> 00:29:44,024 of those girls' lives." 568 00:29:44,025 --> 00:29:45,825 And that was a sickening answer. 569 00:29:45,924 --> 00:29:49,226 [ Crowd yelling ] 570 00:29:50,526 --> 00:29:52,059 Reporter: The key witness against Bernardo 571 00:29:52,125 --> 00:29:54,625 was his ex-wife, Karla Homolka. 572 00:29:54,626 --> 00:29:59,159 Homolka testified she was an abused, unwilling accomplice. 573 00:29:59,226 --> 00:30:04,959 Karla Homolka, on the stand, lasted for about 21 days. 574 00:30:05,026 --> 00:30:08,425 Malbon: Karla is matter-of-fact, stone-cold, 575 00:30:08,426 --> 00:30:11,326 just telling her version of events -- 576 00:30:11,426 --> 00:30:14,026 these horrific, horrible acts. 577 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:16,459 Reporter: The nightmare for the Mahaffy family 578 00:30:16,527 --> 00:30:18,960 began June 14th, 1991, 579 00:30:19,027 --> 00:30:21,360 when 14-year-old Leslie disappeared. 580 00:30:21,427 --> 00:30:23,725 According to Karla Homolka, she was asleep 581 00:30:23,726 --> 00:30:27,126 when Paul Bernardo brought home Leslie Mahaffy. 582 00:30:27,127 --> 00:30:30,160 She says Paul came up to the bedroom, said, 583 00:30:30,227 --> 00:30:32,160 "I kidnapped a girl. Stay in bed." 584 00:30:32,227 --> 00:30:33,860 She said, "Sure, okay." 585 00:30:33,926 --> 00:30:38,160 Went back to sleep, which is hard to imagine, but she did. 586 00:30:38,228 --> 00:30:41,360 Karla says she finally came downstairs. 587 00:30:41,428 --> 00:30:43,028 She looked over at the dining-room table, 588 00:30:43,127 --> 00:30:45,361 and her expensive champagne glasses 589 00:30:45,428 --> 00:30:49,061 that they had received as a gift were sitting on the table, 590 00:30:49,128 --> 00:30:51,061 and they had never used them before, 591 00:30:51,128 --> 00:30:55,028 so she was really upset that Paul was using them 592 00:30:55,128 --> 00:30:57,528 with Leslie Mahaffy. 593 00:31:01,329 --> 00:31:05,429 It's so bizarre that that's what she was concerned about, 594 00:31:05,529 --> 00:31:07,628 not the fact that he had kidnapped 595 00:31:07,629 --> 00:31:09,762 and was assaulting a teenage girl. 596 00:31:10,828 --> 00:31:15,229 Leslie ended up being in the house for about 24 hours, 597 00:31:15,329 --> 00:31:19,862 and after he had spent time with Leslie on his own, 598 00:31:19,928 --> 00:31:23,228 he had Karla come in, as well, and either videotape 599 00:31:23,229 --> 00:31:25,630 or take part in the sexual assaults. 600 00:31:26,530 --> 00:31:29,530 Reporter: Homolka testified she was so afraid of Bernardo 601 00:31:29,629 --> 00:31:33,262 that even as Leslie Mahaffy screamed in agony and begged, 602 00:31:33,330 --> 00:31:36,763 "Please, help me," Homolka continued to videotape 603 00:31:36,829 --> 00:31:40,430 and did not intervene. 604 00:31:40,530 --> 00:31:44,463 In the Kristen French case, Paul was driving the vehicle, 605 00:31:44,530 --> 00:31:49,463 and she was lured into the car by Karla Homolka. 606 00:31:56,663 --> 00:32:00,564 Reporter: Kristen French endured three and a half days of horror 607 00:32:00,730 --> 00:32:02,130 in the Bernardo home. 608 00:32:02,131 --> 00:32:05,231 Kenzora: Kristen was held for longer than Leslie, 609 00:32:05,331 --> 00:32:08,630 and during that time, such strange things happened, 610 00:32:08,631 --> 00:32:13,464 from Bernardo having Kristen and Karla dressing up 611 00:32:13,531 --> 00:32:15,564 and pretending they were friends, 612 00:32:15,664 --> 00:32:18,132 putting perfume and makeup on each other. 613 00:32:28,965 --> 00:32:31,265 It was just so bizarre. 614 00:32:31,332 --> 00:32:33,665 Pron: Karla was complicit in helping Bernardo, 615 00:32:33,765 --> 00:32:38,665 and she had opportunities to leave and save Kristen's life. 616 00:32:39,432 --> 00:32:42,730 Paul Hunter: When Kristen was being held, at one point, 617 00:32:42,731 --> 00:32:44,233 Bernardo goes out for, 618 00:32:44,332 --> 00:32:45,766 I think, Swiss Chalet dinner, chicken dinner. 619 00:32:45,832 --> 00:32:49,233 Pron: And Kristen French suggested he go to this place. 620 00:32:49,333 --> 00:32:50,566 She knew it would take him about a half an hour 621 00:32:50,666 --> 00:32:52,333 to get there and back with the food, 622 00:32:52,433 --> 00:32:55,831 and in that half hour, this woman begged for her life, 623 00:32:55,832 --> 00:32:57,432 and Karla could have saved her. 624 00:32:57,433 --> 00:33:00,232 But Karla wouldn't do it. 625 00:33:00,233 --> 00:33:02,433 And Kristen died, just like Leslie. 626 00:33:03,333 --> 00:33:04,731 Kenzora: When Kristen was kidnapped, 627 00:33:04,732 --> 00:33:06,232 it was Easter weekend, 628 00:33:06,233 --> 00:33:11,966 and by the Sunday, they realized no one had seen them 629 00:33:12,034 --> 00:33:15,333 and that if they went to Karla's parents for Easter dinner, 630 00:33:15,334 --> 00:33:18,234 it would be a really good alibi. 631 00:33:24,167 --> 00:33:26,867 At one point, Karla says to Bernardo, 632 00:33:26,933 --> 00:33:30,167 "You have to do something." 633 00:33:40,335 --> 00:33:44,235 There is no explanation for any of it. 634 00:33:44,335 --> 00:33:52,335 They are simply two dark, sadistic, evil monsters. 635 00:33:52,435 --> 00:33:55,634 The final testimony was a string of cold confessions 636 00:33:55,635 --> 00:33:59,236 from Bernardo himself, who confessed to kidnapping, 637 00:33:59,335 --> 00:34:01,535 raping, and torturing Leslie Mahaffy 638 00:34:01,536 --> 00:34:05,436 and Kristen French, but he denied killing them. 639 00:34:05,536 --> 00:34:08,169 Karla Homolka's story was that Paul Bernardo 640 00:34:08,236 --> 00:34:10,835 had strangled both girls with an electrical cord, 641 00:34:10,935 --> 00:34:14,335 but there was no evidence 642 00:34:14,336 --> 00:34:17,469 showing Paul Bernardo committing the murders. 643 00:34:18,169 --> 00:34:19,569 They had everything else, 644 00:34:19,669 --> 00:34:22,735 but they did not have the murders on tape. 645 00:34:22,736 --> 00:34:27,636 Bryant: The videos did not show the actual killing. 646 00:34:27,637 --> 00:34:32,037 So, the question was still left open as to who did it. 647 00:34:32,936 --> 00:34:36,270 Malbon: The defense tried to say that Karla killed the girls, 648 00:34:36,337 --> 00:34:37,835 that Karla was jealous, 649 00:34:37,836 --> 00:34:39,637 and that's why she killed these people. 650 00:34:40,370 --> 00:34:43,236 Paul Hunter: John Rosen, he was trying to convince the jurors, 651 00:34:43,237 --> 00:34:45,370 "How do you know it wasn't her?" 652 00:34:45,437 --> 00:34:47,238 Rosen: And you got to decide, who do you believe? 653 00:34:47,337 --> 00:34:50,571 And yes, Paul is sick, 654 00:34:50,670 --> 00:34:56,671 but he never killed anyone until he met Karla. 655 00:34:57,671 --> 00:35:01,871 And that was all predicated on his word against her word. 656 00:35:01,937 --> 00:35:09,471 ♪♪ 657 00:35:11,071 --> 00:35:16,338 ♪♪ 658 00:35:16,339 --> 00:35:18,838 Reporter: The jury is still out at the Paul Bernardo trial 659 00:35:18,937 --> 00:35:20,371 in Toronto. 660 00:35:20,439 --> 00:35:23,338 The jury was out overnight. 661 00:35:23,339 --> 00:35:26,572 You wait and you wait impatiently. 662 00:35:27,772 --> 00:35:29,038 Kenzora: At 9:00 the next morning, 663 00:35:29,039 --> 00:35:30,838 they started their deliberations again, 664 00:35:30,938 --> 00:35:36,338 and before noon, they came back with their verdict. 665 00:35:36,339 --> 00:35:38,837 I thought he was guilty as hell. 666 00:35:38,838 --> 00:35:41,038 Reporter: It took less than a minute for the jury 667 00:35:41,039 --> 00:35:42,539 to read out its verdict -- 668 00:35:42,640 --> 00:35:45,073 guilty on every count against Paul Bernardo. 669 00:35:45,140 --> 00:35:47,773 Kenzora: You knew he was going to be found guilty, 670 00:35:47,839 --> 00:35:50,639 but you just needed to hear the words. 671 00:35:50,640 --> 00:35:52,573 Reporter: Bernardo stood emotionless in court 672 00:35:52,673 --> 00:35:54,239 as the verdict was read. 673 00:35:54,240 --> 00:35:59,239 Rosen: I was standing beside Paul when the verdict is read, 674 00:35:59,240 --> 00:36:02,838 and he leaned over to me and he said, "Well, thank you." 675 00:36:02,839 --> 00:36:05,440 He said, "At least I feel I got a fair trial." 676 00:36:07,674 --> 00:36:10,341 Well, it certainly was disappointing 677 00:36:10,440 --> 00:36:11,874 but not unexpected. 678 00:36:13,774 --> 00:36:16,540 If you sat through the trial and you watched the videos, 679 00:36:16,541 --> 00:36:18,441 you'd know. 680 00:36:18,541 --> 00:36:22,474 The tapes were just impossible to get over, 681 00:36:22,541 --> 00:36:24,940 even though they did not show the homicides. 682 00:36:25,041 --> 00:36:28,940 Just the participation and the domination of these 683 00:36:29,041 --> 00:36:32,242 two poor, innocent girls was just horrendous. 684 00:36:33,475 --> 00:36:35,341 Kenzora: It was an emotional time for the families. 685 00:36:35,442 --> 00:36:39,141 Doug French and Dan Mahaffy, the fathers of the girls, 686 00:36:39,142 --> 00:36:40,740 both spoke to the media. 687 00:36:40,741 --> 00:36:43,342 Malbon: I remember holding the microphone up, 688 00:36:43,442 --> 00:36:45,675 and I asked about the verdict. 689 00:36:45,741 --> 00:36:47,941 Did he feel that he had gotten justice? 690 00:36:48,042 --> 00:36:52,775 And he said, "No, I don't think there will ever be closure." 691 00:36:52,841 --> 00:36:54,542 [ Voice breaking ] Mahaffy: Only the trial is over. 692 00:36:54,642 --> 00:36:57,341 Leslie is still not coming home. 693 00:36:57,342 --> 00:37:00,241 [ Voice breaking ] Kristie, you can't be hurt anymore. 694 00:37:00,242 --> 00:37:01,841 We love you. 695 00:37:01,942 --> 00:37:04,342 ♪♪ 696 00:37:04,343 --> 00:37:07,476 [ Camera shutters clicking ] 697 00:37:07,543 --> 00:37:09,741 And he cried, and we all cried. 698 00:37:09,742 --> 00:37:12,942 But their daughters were still not coming home. 699 00:37:13,043 --> 00:37:17,242 Malbon: Paul Bernardo once said he'd never get caught. 700 00:37:17,243 --> 00:37:21,543 At 31 years old, he now faces life in prison. 701 00:37:21,643 --> 00:37:23,543 Bryant: He was sentenced to life in prison 702 00:37:23,544 --> 00:37:27,942 with no eligibility for parole until 25 years had passed. 703 00:37:28,044 --> 00:37:30,277 [ Crowd yelling ] 704 00:37:30,344 --> 00:37:32,044 Ha ha ha! 705 00:37:32,144 --> 00:37:35,244 He was additional sentenced as a dangerous offender. 706 00:37:35,344 --> 00:37:39,777 In our law, that means you can be held in jail indefinitely. 707 00:37:39,843 --> 00:37:43,277 He is simply too dangerous to let out. 708 00:37:43,345 --> 00:37:45,577 Paul Hunter: The dangerous-offender hearing -- 709 00:37:45,677 --> 00:37:47,344 this was the day for the Scarborough 710 00:37:47,444 --> 00:37:50,144 rape crimes to be addressed. 711 00:37:50,145 --> 00:37:52,545 These people are finally having their day. 712 00:37:53,077 --> 00:37:54,978 Reporter: The victims of the Scarborough rapist 713 00:37:55,045 --> 00:37:57,545 filled two rows of seats in the front of the court. 714 00:37:57,645 --> 00:38:00,078 Some of the victims hissed and heckled 715 00:38:00,145 --> 00:38:02,943 when Bernardo stood to address the court. 716 00:38:02,944 --> 00:38:05,145 And when he's declared a dangerous offender 717 00:38:05,245 --> 00:38:09,044 and sent away for life, they yelled at him, "You bastard." 718 00:38:09,045 --> 00:38:13,046 ♪♪ 719 00:38:13,145 --> 00:38:16,346 Kenzora: Paul Bernardo is kept in this tiny 10-by-10 cell 720 00:38:16,445 --> 00:38:21,146 by himself 23 1/2 hours a day, thinking about what he did. 721 00:38:21,246 --> 00:38:32,479 ♪♪ 722 00:38:32,546 --> 00:38:35,779 Pron: Every two years, Bernardo can apply for parole 723 00:38:35,845 --> 00:38:37,944 and talk about how he's reformed and changed, 724 00:38:37,945 --> 00:38:39,180 and it's such bullshit. 725 00:38:39,246 --> 00:38:42,046 Reporter: Bernardo admitted the obvious. 726 00:38:42,047 --> 00:38:46,745 "Looking back, I had a problem with sexuality," he said. 727 00:38:46,746 --> 00:38:48,780 "I think it's something that down the road, 728 00:38:48,846 --> 00:38:51,680 I'm going to be seeking professional help for." 729 00:38:51,746 --> 00:38:53,046 Pron: He can never change. 730 00:38:53,047 --> 00:38:56,447 A monster like that will always be a monster. 731 00:38:56,547 --> 00:38:58,346 He destroyed a lot of lives. 732 00:38:58,347 --> 00:39:03,047 And Karla, who assisted him, she's out. 733 00:39:03,148 --> 00:39:08,181 Bryant: Karla was given a sentence of 12 years 734 00:39:08,248 --> 00:39:14,347 for her involvement in the killings of Leslie Mahaffy 735 00:39:14,348 --> 00:39:15,881 and Kristen French 736 00:39:15,947 --> 00:39:19,647 and for her involvement in her sister's death. 737 00:39:19,648 --> 00:39:22,681 Bernardo: Hi, Tam. How you doing? 738 00:39:22,747 --> 00:39:24,946 Bryant: I don't think she's ever faced up fully 739 00:39:24,947 --> 00:39:27,048 to what it is that she actually did. 740 00:39:27,149 --> 00:39:33,548 [ Crowd yelling ] 741 00:39:33,649 --> 00:39:37,049 She served the full 12 years, right to the last minute. 742 00:39:39,349 --> 00:39:42,682 [ Speaking French ] 743 00:39:42,982 --> 00:39:45,048 Kenzora: And she was released, 744 00:39:45,049 --> 00:39:48,548 and she got married to her lawyer's brother. 745 00:39:48,549 --> 00:39:51,248 Malbon: Now she is a mother. 746 00:39:51,249 --> 00:39:53,249 She has three children. 747 00:39:53,250 --> 00:39:55,883 She has a life. 748 00:39:55,949 --> 00:39:59,082 Paul Hunter: I think in a perfect world, they deserved 749 00:39:59,150 --> 00:40:03,550 and ought to be both in jail for the rest of their lives. 750 00:40:03,650 --> 00:40:07,149 ♪♪ 751 00:40:07,150 --> 00:40:09,649 Reporter: The St. Catharines home of Paul Bernardo 752 00:40:09,650 --> 00:40:11,949 and Karla Homolka was demolished. 753 00:40:12,050 --> 00:40:14,183 Malbon: They dubbed it the house of horrors, 754 00:40:14,250 --> 00:40:16,949 and they decided they would tear it down. 755 00:40:17,450 --> 00:40:18,849 Paul Hunter: They knocked down the house 756 00:40:18,850 --> 00:40:21,784 as a way of kind of closing the book. 757 00:40:21,850 --> 00:40:26,850 They destroyed this place where unspeakable crimes 758 00:40:26,950 --> 00:40:29,784 happened for the fun and pleasure 759 00:40:29,850 --> 00:40:32,884 of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka. 760 00:40:32,950 --> 00:40:34,749 It's not the house that's evil. 761 00:40:34,750 --> 00:40:38,284 It's the evil souls that lived in that house. 762 00:40:40,284 --> 00:40:42,084 ♪♪ 763 00:40:42,152 --> 00:40:44,384 Paul Hunter: The families also got permission 764 00:40:44,451 --> 00:40:45,785 to have the evidence, 765 00:40:45,851 --> 00:40:48,651 including the videotapes, destroyed. 766 00:40:48,652 --> 00:40:51,985 No one will see those awful images again. 767 00:40:52,052 --> 00:40:56,052 Bryant: It was an important part to ensure 768 00:40:56,152 --> 00:40:58,051 that the memory of these young girls 769 00:40:58,052 --> 00:41:01,850 were properly preserved, protected. 770 00:41:01,851 --> 00:41:04,251 Hemsworth: That's what these families wanted. 771 00:41:04,252 --> 00:41:10,151 If that brings even a scintilla of relief to those families, 772 00:41:10,152 --> 00:41:12,086 bring it on. 773 00:41:12,153 --> 00:41:18,153 Even though the pain won't go away...we're okay. 774 00:41:22,186 --> 00:41:25,186 Paul Bernardo became eligible for parole in 2018, 775 00:41:25,253 --> 00:41:27,652 but the Mahaffy and French families have vowed to fight 776 00:41:27,653 --> 00:41:29,353 to keep him behind bars. 777 00:41:29,453 --> 00:41:32,453 HLN reached out to Bernardo for comment. 778 00:41:32,554 --> 00:41:33,952 He declined to speak with us, 779 00:41:34,054 --> 00:41:37,587 as did Karla Homolka, who, despite public outcry, 780 00:41:37,687 --> 00:41:38,887 remains free. 781 00:41:38,953 --> 00:41:41,553 Debbie Mahaffy, Leslie's mother, 782 00:41:41,554 --> 00:41:43,454 has become a dedicated spokesperson 783 00:41:43,554 --> 00:41:44,952 for victims' rights. 784 00:41:44,953 --> 00:41:46,387 And the family of Kristen French 785 00:41:46,454 --> 00:41:49,154 has created a child-advocacy center in her name, 786 00:41:49,254 --> 00:41:51,787 to provide a safe haven for children. 787 00:41:51,853 --> 00:41:53,287 I'm Donnie Wahlberg. 788 00:41:53,354 --> 00:41:54,653 Thanks for watching. 789 00:41:54,654 --> 00:41:57,188 Good night.