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And kristen french, but he denied killing them. karla homolka s story was that paul bernardo had strangled both girls with an electrical cord, but there was no evidence showing paul bernardo committing the murders. they had everything else, but they did not have the murders on tape. bryant: the videos did not show the actual killing. so, the question was still left open as to who did it. malbon: the defense tried to say that karla killed the girls, that karla was jealous, and that s why she killed these people. paul hunter: john rosen, he was trying to convince the jurors, how do you know it wasn t her? rosen: and you got to decide, who do you believe? and yes, paul is sick, but he never killed anyone until he met karla. and that was all predicated on his word against her word. ....
So, she thinks about what happened to her sister, which everybody at that point thinks is an accident, and she decides, i better come clean. malbon: this is where we find out about tammy, and i remember letting out this loud gasp because it was just so horrifying. mccrary: the one thing that she forgot to mention when she was talking to the police, raping and killing her own sister. the death of tammy homolka had been considered accidental at the time, but they were responsible. shlosberg: paul had an unhealthy infatuation with karla s younger sister, tammy homolka. tammy was a virgin, and that was very appealing to paul, who often criticized karla for not being pure. ....
Mccrary: kristen french had been abducted in st. catharines while walking home from school. she had been sort of lured into a parking lot of this grace lutheran church. stranger-based abduction in broad daylight, a very high-risk offense. reporter: police made the deduction based on forensic evidence a shoe and part of a makeup kit that could have been lost as kristen struggled with her abductor. mccrary: she was resisting, fighting, shoving her into the back of the car, and the car took off at a high rate of speed. reporter: and based on what police call a solid witness account, they re also looking for a car similar to this a 1982 or newer camaro or firebird, off-white or cream in color. hemsworth: it seemed that the best information was that the person or people who had taken kristen french were in a cream-colored camaro or similar car, and there were billboards even in our community. there was a huge appeal. have you seen this car? malbon: they talked to a lot of witnesses. ....
kenzora: when leslie mahaffy s body parts were being discovered in lake gibson, not far away, at an elaborate fairytale wedding, paul bernardo and karla homolka were getting married. priest: dear friends, we have come together in the presence of god. malbon: there s all sorts of videos of it. they re looking happy. garofalo: they had their wedding ceremony in niagara-on-the-lake, which is just a spectacularly beautiful place. kenzora: with a horse-drawn carriage, speeches from paul that indicated he had found the love of his life. pron: one of her friends said, you know, you re luckiest person in the world. he s such a great find. you re so lucky. sacks: this beautiful, lavish wedding almost didn t happen because of this tragedy that the homolka family had suffered six months earlier. look at the camera. kenzora: tammy was karla s happy, loving little sister. they spend a lot of holidays together and just quality family time, hanging out. ....
Malbon: i remember holding the microphone up, and i asked about the verdict. did he feel that he had gotten justice? and he said, no, i don t think there will ever be closure. [ voice breaking ] mahaffy: only the trial is over. leslie is still not coming home. [ voice breaking ] kristie, you can t be hurt anymore. we love you. [ camera shutters clicking ] and he cried, and we all cried. but their daughters were still not coming home. malbon: paul bernardo once said he d never get caught. at 31 years old, he now faces life in prison. bryant: he was sentenced to life in prison with no eligibility for parole until 25 years had passed. [ crowd yelling ] ha ha ha! he was additional sentenced as a dangerous offender. in our law, that means you can be held in jail indefinitely. he is simply too dangerous to let out. ....