Episode 126: The Murders of Leslie Mahaffy, Kristen French, and Tammy Homolka

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In the early morning hours of June 14, 1991, 14-year-old Leslie Mahaffy found herself locked out of her home after spending the evening with friends. Tragically, Leslie was abducted from her front yard by Paul Bernardo. For 24 hours, Leslie faced unimaginable horrors at the hands of Paul and his Fiancé, Karla Homolka. Nearly a year later, on April 16, 1992, the couple did the same thing to 15-year-old Kristen French, who they abducted from a church parking lot while Kristen walked home from school. When Paul and Karla were finally caught, Karla tried to play the victim and took a deal with the prosecution in exchange for her testimony against Paul, which has now been referred to as the deal with the devil. Later, Karla confessed to her and Paul being responsible for the death of Karla’s younger sister, 15-year-old Tammy Homolka in December of 1990. Join us as we discuss this horrific case and the infuriating lack of justice surrounding it. Sources: Humphreys, Adrian; “'Why did you dismember my daughter?' Read full text of victims' statements from Paul Bernardo's parole hearing”; National Post; Nov 26, 2024; https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/full-text-victims-statements-leslie-mahaffy-kristen-french-paul-bernardo-parole; accessed Sept 19, 2026. "Key events in the Bernardo/Homolka case"; CBC News; June 17, 2010; https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/key-events-in-the-bernardo-homolka-case-1.933128, accessed Sept 4, 2026. “Murder of Leslie Mahaffy”; Alchetron; April 25, 2026; https://alchetron.com/Murder-of-Leslie-Mahaffy; accessed Sept 19, 2026. “Murder of Kristen French”; Alchetron; April 25, 2026; https://alchetron.com/Murder-of-Kristen-French; accessed Sept 19, 2026. “Murder of Tammy Homolka explained”; Everything Explained; https://everything.explained.today/Murder_of_Tammy_Homolka/; accessed Sept 20, 2026. Tunney, Catharine; “Paul Bernardo denied parole for a third time after victims' families pleaded with parole board”; CBC News; Nov 26, 2024; https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bernardo-parole-board-decision-1.7392791; accessed Sept 20, 2026. Mandel, Michele; “Mandel: Paul Bernardo's fourth parole hearing delayed to January”; Toronto Sun; Sept 18, 2026; https://www.msn.com/en-ca/crime/general/mandel-paul-bernardo-s-fourth-parole-hearing-delayed-to-january/ar-AA2cwKMf?ocid=BingNewsSerp; accessed Sept 20, 2026. “Bernardo asks to talk to police about Bain case”; CBC News; June 7, 2007; https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bernardo-asks-to-talk-to-police-about-bain-case-1.679346; accessed Sept 20, 2026

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