Introducing Very Scary People: The Ken and Barbie Killers

Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia

TNT / Cadence13

Society & Culture, True Crime

4.6 • 18.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

If you enjoyed Root of Evil, you might also like Very Scary People from ID. Listen to episode 1 here, and follow Very Scary People wherever you get your podcasts. In the late-80s and early 90s, the quaint suburbs of Toronto, Canada were blind-sided by an unprecedented flurry of violent crimes: a serial rapist on the loose and young girls vanishing… only to later discover their dead bodies, dismembered. As separate investigations developed, police across the region followed leads pointing to a young, blond-haired blue-eyed duo. Over seven episodes, host Donnie Wahlberg traces the twisted path of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka – a couple from Toronto that appeared loving and wholesome but had everybody fooled. We’ll explore how the boy and the girl next-door captivated Canada and became the killers known as “Ken and Barbie.”

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0:00.0	I'm your host, Donnie Walberg.
0:03.3	From ID, this is very scary people, the Ken and Barbie killers.
0:09.4	Just a heads up before we begin.
0:11.6	This episode contains references to sexual violence and abuse.
0:16.2	Listen with care.
0:19.9	It's the summer of 1991, and on the shores of Lake Ontario, love is in the air.
0:28.0	For 100 people are gathering in Niagara on the lake.
0:31.4	It's a tranquil, waterfront town surrounded by sprawling fruit orchards and vineyards.
0:36.8	One of Canada's most beautiful places to visit.
0:40.2	The town is a charming and pristine preserved 19th century village, not far from the city
0:45.2	of St. Catharines.
0:47.5	Friends and family have come together to witness the wedding of Carla Hamolka and Paul Bernardo.
0:53.3	They both had wonderful futures, they were gorgeous.
0:56.2	The blonde hair, blue eyed pair had their whole lives ahead of them.
1:00.1	They were young and fiercely in love.
1:03.0	Carla, the bride to be, was 21 years old on their wedding day, and Paul was 26.
1:09.6	She was an animal lover with the ambitions of becoming a vet.
1:13.4	He was a business savvy numbers guy and worked as an accountant.
1:17.6	Carla grew up in St. Catharines, and Paul was from the neighboring town of Scarborough.
1:22.8	That's where they first met.
1:24.4	It was love at first sight when she met Paul Bernardo.
1:27.7	They were a match made in heaven, and the wedding is something out of a fairy tale.
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