Season 2 Episode 24:

Paul Bernardo & Karla Homolka

(The Ken & Barbie Killers)

Part 1

Good Mourrrrrrrrrning! This week we gather around the breakfast nook with a maple brew to chat about a couple of Canadian nightmares- part one!

This first part outlines the backgrounds of Paul Bernardo and his wife Karla Homolka. Paul sure was a busy monster, but he definitely wasn't working alone... more on that next week.

Click for Season 2 Episode 24 sources

Ken & Barbie Killers Sources:

  • Ken and Barbie Killers: The Lost Murder Tapes (Hulu) Crime, Documentaries, TV Series, 2021

  • The Big Book of Serial Killers: An Encyclopedia of Serial Killers By: Jack Rosewood and Rebecca Lo (2017) pgs. 21-23

  • https://www.discoveryplus.com/show/ken-and-barbie-killers-the-lost-murder-tapes-us?_branch_match_id=1064744211001620549&utm_source=id_blog&utm_campaign=ken_and_barbie_killers&utm_medium=digital&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXz8nMyy7WS8ksTs4vSy2qLMgpLdZLzs%2FVTwkpDq40NiiMykkCAOKZX%2F8rAAAA

  • https://www.ranker.com/list/paul-bernardo-karla-homolka-ken-and-barbie/cat-mcauliffe

  • https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/families-of-paul-bernardo-s-victims-prepare-for-his-gut-wrenching-parole-hearing-in-june-1.6050274

  • https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/hunter-parole-board-documents-reveal-a-delusional-%20paul-bernardo

  • https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/paul-bernardo-karla-homolka-ken-and-barbie-killers

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bernardo

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7d2Kt787js

  • https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ken-barbie-killers-homolka-bernardo-b1975492.html

  • https://allthatsinteresting.com/paul-bernardo-ken-and-barbie-killers

  • https://nowtoronto.com/paul-bernardo-s-mad-world-order

  • https://murderpedia.org/female.H/h/homolka-karla.htm

  • https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/bernardo-paul.htm

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crNxiF9wVkU

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halothane

  • https://open.spotify.com/track/3Szho175dsJo76urI0OxEO?si=8130b6959b2342a2Check in next week for the full list of resources!


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Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255.

Veterans Crisis Line - 1-800-273-8255.

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline - (1-800-662-HELP (4357)

OK2Talk Helpline Teen Helpline - 1 (800) 273-TALK.

Crisis Text Line - Text SIGNS to 741741 for 24/7, anonymous, free crisis counseling