December 9, 2017
Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka
Scarborough Rapist
Alison Morales-Aguilar
I think the only thing I don’t agree with your article is the subtle downgrading of Homolka’s actions. I believe she is just as guilty of the Barbie and Ken crimes as Paul. I mean, what sort of older sister would offer up her sister as a new version of herself to her boyfriend, even as a “slave”? I am an older sister myself and there is no way I would ever offer up my siblings for anyone, not for anything in the world. She is a monster, no question about it. Also, she was mentioned in the Netflix documentary Don’t F With Cats which was about another crime in Canda.
30/08/2020
11:03 am
Victoria Hoggard
I think she’s just as bad and guilty as Paul is, she took part in the killing of her own sister and knew about his other rapes and murders of other women. Even though she testified against him I don’t think she should have been let out that early. It’s also horrifying both of thrm got married and she had kids.
06/09/2020
11:03 am
Nadia Manitzas
I would never ever put my sister in harms way, especially if it was for the sexual pleasure of a significant other… I think that Karla is just as guilty as Paul and deserved a longer sentence. In my eyes she is a monster on the loose. It doesn’t matter if she’s started a new life, she will have to live with the guilt of killing her sister and watching her ex boyfriend kill innocent girls. Overall a very interesting topic and well written!
15/11/2020
11:03 am
Maria Ferrer
It is incredible what someone is willing and capable of doing just for love. What these two people did is unbelievable and immoral. Paul and Karla both deserve the same consequences for their actions. It was a bit frustrating to see that Karla’s sentence was reduced to only 12 years only. The worst thing Karla could have done and actually did was doing that to her own sister. It would have been very interesting to learn more about Paul’s background. By doing this, we might understand why he did what he did and why he was like that, but overall a very well written article.
14/03/2021
11:03 am
Mohammed Hani Shaik
Interesting article and very well written! I feel like the article is written in a way to show that Karla is less guilty and that she has committed the lesser crime and the law enforcement also certainly think so because she was given a reduced jail term of 12 years. However, I feel they were both equally guilty and deserved the same punishments! She was his partner in crime!
14/03/2021
11:03 am
Madeline Emke
I think the article offers up a question that the readers can create their answer to based off of their beliefs and the information provided. While Paul was clearly guilty, the author never states if they believe Karla was just as guilty as Paul. As an older sibling, I can not imagine doing anything that could hurt my sibling, whether for love or not and regardless of how frustrated they made me. So, in my eyes, Karla is just as guilty as Paul, especially in the death of her sister.
21/03/2021
11:03 am
Jackie Velasquez
This article was very interesting and I will look into this case more. However, you mentioned no one has heard of her until 2012, so I would have liked to know what she is up to. Overall, this article kept me intrigued in the case and I think it is bizarre that someone would want to marry Paul considering his past. It is interesting to learn how she was wrapped around his finger and would do anything for him, yet she turned on him once they were caught.
11/09/2022
11:03 am
Emily Rodriguez
This was such a tragic story to read. While there have been many star-crossed serial killer lovers, it broke my heart the moment I began to read about the betrayal Karla showed towards her sister. As an older sister myself, I cannot imagine doing anything to my younger siblings that would hurt and traumatize them in that way. I will have to say, the title felt a little misleading. I felt that more of the story was about how they didn’t wind up together, and how they turned on each other. But the author did a good job at telling this story in a way that was easy to understand.
21/09/2022
11:03 am
Guadalupe Altamira
Great article and amazing detail on this case. I have heard of this case before in a youtube video and it was interesting reading this article since it had more information about it that was easy to read. I do disagree in the sense that Karla was just as bad as paul. It’s hard to believe for someone to put their own sister on the line for her boyfriend to enslave. As the oldest sister in my family, I could never imagine doing that to my sibling.
21/11/2022
11:03 am
Savannah Alcazar
I do not understand how a woman could put herself in a situation to be a “slave” to a man. I’m sure things were much deeper than research could uncover. It would be interesting to see where Bernardo is now (in 2020) since he was eligible for parole in 2018. I don’t think Karla’s role was explained extensively besides her sisters murder in which she should have gotten a heftier sentence. . Had you thought about beginning the article with one of the murders to set the scene for the reader? Then introduce the killers and their relationship… Good read.
25/02/2020
11:03 am