I have heard that the Homolka family has pulled up roots in St.
Catharines, Ontario and have moved from their home at 61 Dundonald
Street.
I've also read somewhere that Kenneth and Marilyn Bernardo have also
moved from 21 Sir Raymond Drive in Scarborough, Ontario.
It was just over a year ago that I visited these cities and streets
for location-footage, and both families still occupied their homes of
several years.
I have heard that both families moved to be closer to their children
(Karla Homolka/Paul Bernardo) while serving their time in prison.
I certainly hope they weren't driven out of their homes by angry
neighbors. It is going on nine years now since the arrest of Paul
Bernardo on February 17, 1993 at their home in Port Dalhousie,
Ontario. This would be shameful, if true, of the locals.
I find it really hard to beleive that the Homolka's have moved,
being as they were very close to the cemetary where youngest daughter
Tammy Homolka is buried. It was pratically in their backyard. When I
visited her gravesite it was beautifully decorated with growing
flowers and plants of all kinds. Alot of work had gone into this.
You could most definately tell it was a true labor of love.
Does anyone know of the Homolka's and Bernardo's new whereabouts?
They both use to be listed in the phone directory as early as last
year. I once called and spoke to Karel Homolka (Karla's Father)
briefly a couple of years back to inquire how to get in touch with his
daughter Karla. He was very nice and gave me his FAX number and told
me to follow up on my request this way, and he would reply. I did,
he didn't. I didn't bother him again.
If anyone out there knows how to get in touch with these two
families, please reply. I am finishing up an independent documentary
and need to do some fact-checking.
It's really hard to believe that almost nine years later, this case
still generates the kind of interest in the media and with news-groups
such as this.
This case has got to rank in the "Top Ten" horrific crimes of the
twentieth century.
If you can help, please reply. Thanks.
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> I certainly hope they weren't driven out of their homes by angry
>neighbors. It is going on nine years now since the arrest of Paul
>Bernardo on February 17, 1993 at their home in Port Dalhousie,
>Ontario. This would be shameful, if true, of the locals.
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"Shameful" ? Surely you jest?
What I find more shameful, is Mr. Bernardo's little "thing" that he
had going on with his daughter, and seved time for it. Hardly the
caliber of person I would want living in my neighbourhood. Not to
mention his little Peeping Tom escapades.
Both Mr. & Mrs. Bernardo were dismal failures as parents, and
"assuming" the locals ran them out of the neighbourhood...... you call
this shameful?
That's a shame.
Hi Joe,
Good point on the Bernardo family. But how about the Homolka's?
They had nothing to do with these horrific crimes, and not only lost
one daughter to murder, but another one through murdering at least
three innocent victims with her psychotic husband. Karla Homolka will
be forever marked as a monster, and righfully so.
I have no doubt that if Karla Homolka had never met Paul Bernardo,
the Homolka family would still be intact today, as well as the
Mahaffey and French families.
On the other hand, I think the meeting of these two was fate. I
can't imagine another woman that Paul Bernardo might have come across
would go along with anything that he and Karla Homolka accomplished.
He would have eventually been arrested for the Scarborough rapes, but
who knows if he would have ever murdered anyone. These two were a
very lethal mixture when combined.
A very fascinating case, indeed. Looking very forward to reading
"Karla" by Stephen Williams when released in March 2002.