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Paul Bernardo Paul Bernardo Information researched and summarized by Monica Goswami, Andrea Lankenau, Amanda Laughter Sonya Lineberry, Sarah Lyons Department of Psychology Radford University Radford, VA 24142-6946 Date Age Life Event August Paul was born to Kenneth and Marilyn Bernardo, as a result of her affair with a 0 27, 1964 former boyfriend, in Scarborough Canada. He was the last of three children May 4, Karla Homolka was born to Karel and Dorothy Homolka. She was the first of three 5 1970 children Bernardo’s mother locates her blood sisters and begins to visit with them on May 1971 6 weekends leaving Bernardo and his siblings unsupervised Bernardo becomes close friends with two neighborhood boys, Van and Steve. They are always together and all members of the boy scouts where Bernardo receives the May 1975 10 chief scout award. The boys begin to start fires using magnifying glasses and twigs/kindling May 1977 12 Paul gets his first job working in a restaurant that is owned by a friend of his father Paul began high school and was doing well, but his parents never thought that May 1979 14 anything was good enough. Paul meets his first love, Nadine Brammer, an attractive blonde, to whom he lost his June 1980 15 virginity. She said that Paul was very controlling and over protective. Paul’s mother reveals that Kenneth was not his real father. After this Paul referred to his mother as a slut and whore and she began to call him a bastard. Spring Nadine breaks off the relationship with Paul due to her involvement with his good 16 1981 friend Steve. After this Paul is enraged and starts fire to all of the things that Nadine had given him June 1982 17 Paul graduates from Sir Wilfred Lauier High School. Paul begins going to bars where he lies to women in order to have sex with them. Paul enrolls at the University of Toronto, Scarborough campus. Paul begins talking Fall 1983 19 with his friend Van about his “Virgin Farm Fantasy” in which Paul would have stockpile of women that wanted to have sex with him. Paul dates many women but the relationships usually lasted no more than a month. 1984 19-20 If any of the women told about what he had done to them, he threatened to kill them. Paul's father is discovered to be a Peeping Tom in his neighborhood. Paul’s lifestyle begins to change along with his attitude toward women. Due to his 1985 20-21 abusive nature and strange sexual preferences, all of his girlfriends end up leaving him. Bernardo has a retraining order issued against him for making obscene phone calls to his friend Van’s ex-girlfriend. Bernardo still remains in a relationship with Carol, although engaging in several one night stands. Bernardo graduates from the University of Toronto and accepts a job as a junior accountant at Price Waterhouse in Toronto. Summer 21 1986 Paul starts to see a woman named Suzie while he is still with Carol. He is so controlling that, even after they find out about each other, they both remain with him. Carol takes out a restraining order against Paul for obscene phone calls Paul graduates from college and gets a job as a junior accountant for the accounting 1987 firm Price Waterhouse. After dating Jennifer Thompson who threatened to go to the police, his dating starts to slow down. May 4 Paul commits 1st rape, age 21, at a bus stop 1987 22 May 14, Paul commits 2nd rape, age 19 , in front of her house 1987 July 27, Paul attempts 3rd rape, young woman at a bus stop 1987 Bernardo and Van meet Karla Homolka and Debbie Purdie, in a Howard Johnson October Hotel. The night that they meet they have sex and Paul gets her phone number and 1987 address which is unlike Paul for a one night stand. Bernardo and Karla meet again. Paul drives to see Karla twice a week, and gives her love and attention as their relationship develops. Eventually, he starts to run every November aspect of her life. He tells her what to wear, how to style her hair, what opinions to 1987 23 have and what to eat. He calls her fat and ugly. He learns that Karla is not a virgin and he is upset about this, although he is still very interested in her. December Paul commits 3rd rape, age 15, getting off a bus, media coins the name 16, 1987 “Scarborough Rapist” December Paul commits 4th rape, age 27, stalked and attacked her with a knife 23, 1987 Karla’s friends find handcuffs in her bedroom; Karla reveals that Paul enjoys 1988 23 “playing games” in bed March The Scarborough Rapist Task Force is formed by Metro Police. The rapes have 1988 stopped, except for a similar attack in May 1988 in a town nearby. Karla's friend Lisa discovers "The List". Karla writes about having a healthy diet, exercising regularly, and having good hygiene. She also writes in regards to Paul and their relationship: Never let anyone know our relationship is anything but perfect; Don't talk back to Paul; Be a perfect girlfriend for Paul; If Paul asks for a drink, bring him one quickly and happily; Remember you're stupid; Remember you're ugly; Remember you're fat; I don't know why I tell you these things because you never change. April 18, Paul commits 5th rape, age 19, getting of the bus 1988 May 30, Paul commits 6th rape, age 18, 10 miles from Scarborough 1988 October 4, Paul attempts 7th rape, she fought him off, stab wounds on thigh and buttock, 12 1988 stitches Bernardo meets a girl named Anna and begins dating her while he is in Toronto, and November also continues to see Karla. Paul also begins to become attracted to Karla’s younger 1, 1988 sister Tammy. He demands that Tammy not have sex with any guy. Paul commits 7th rape, age 18, parent’s backyard 24 December Paul attempts 8th rape, chased him off by getting neighbor’s attention 27, 1988 June 20, Paul attempts 8th rape again, she screams for her neighbors, he flees 1989 August Paul commits 8th rape, age 22, stalked her outside her window 15, 1989 November Paul commits 9th rape, age 15, at a bus shelter 21, 1989 25 May 26, Paul commits 11th rape, age 19, exiting a bus 1990 November 2 detectives interview Paul for 35 minutes, Paul gives them hair, saliva, and blood 20, 1990 samples for testing, swears that he isn’t the Scarborough rapist Karla and Paul decide to rape Tammy by putting crushed pills into her drink. After December she passes out from the drugs and alcohol, Paul rapes her as Karla videotapes. 23, 1990 Tammy starts to choke on her own vomit and cannot be revived. She dies, and the paramedics suspect no foul play. December Tammy’s funeral takes place and Paul gets caught stroking her hair in the open 27, 1990 casket. Paul and Karla move to St. Catherine's. 1991 Bernardo is bitten by Karla’s pet iguana and becomes very upset. This leads to him 26 cutting the iguana’s head off and then barbequing and eating the body parts. April 6, Paul commits 12th rape, age 14, not like the others, not at night and not stalking at a 1991 bus stop Karla invites Jane Doe, age 15, to girl’s night out, Paul and Karla plan to drug and June 7, rape her, drug with Helicon sleeping pills, Paul waits to hear that she is unconscious, 1991 Paul arrives and they begin raping her while taking turns videotaping Leslie, age 14, late for curfew, Paul comes up to her and blindfolds her and puts her in the car, Karla tortures and rapes her while videotaping, murdered her, Karla says June 15- Paul strangled her, left body in basement until they figured out what to do next, 16, 1991 decide to cut her body into pieces with a circular saw and dump her remainings in Lake Gibson. Leslie's body is found in Lake Gibson by a man and his wife while canoeing. June 29, 1991 Paul and Karla get married. 26 Karla invites Jane Doe to drug and rape her again, in the midst of everything she August stops breathing; Karla calls 911, then finds that she is breathing and calls 911 10, 1991 operator to let them know she is alright Karla and Paul abduct Kristen French, age 15, Karla asks for directions and gets out of the car with a map and Paul comes up behind her w a knife and they force her April 16- into the car, torture and rape her for three days. Bernardo rapes and sexually tortures 19, 1992 Kristen French in his and Karla’s home. Paul orders Karla to participate and record the events. During these three days Kristen is shown a video tape of Leslie Mahaffy’s rape. Kristen French is murdered by Bernardo with the use of the same electrical cord April 19, used to kill Leslie. The body is left in Karla and Bernardo’s home while the two visit 1992 Karla’s parent’s house for dinner. Later that, Paul disposes of the body in a dumpster in Burlington April 30, 27 Kristen French’s body is discovered 1992 May 1, Van notices the similarities between Paul and the rapist profile, and goes to the 1992 police. The police question Paul about where he was on the nights of the two kidnappings.
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