Paul Bernardo - Part 2 | 52
History of the 90s
Kathy Kenzora
4.7 • 610 Ratings
🗓️ 21 July 2021
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
The case of Paul Bernardo captured media and public attention in the mid-1990s at a time when the United States was focused on the O.J. Simpson case in a similar way.
But Bernardo’s trial, for the murders of teenagers Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French, wasn’t televised, so hundreds of people lined up to get inside the downtown Toronto courtroom to witness Canada’s version of the O.J. trial.
Others poured over the media coverage that blanketed newspapers or paid close attention to TV and radio stations which provided hourly updates of the proceedings.
I was in the courtroom everyday for four months in the summer of 1995 as the horrific crimes against Bernardo were revealed including graphic videotaped evidence.
On part two of our look back at the infamous case and trial of Paul Bernardo we dive into Canada’s trial of the century.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, it's Kathy. I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to History of the 90s |
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| 0:10.0 | The following episode contains descriptions of sexual violence and may not be suitable for everyone. |
| 0:16.2 | It also contains coarse language, adult themes, and content of a violent and disturbing nature. |
| 0:22.3 | Listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:27.6 | After Carla Hamulka left Paul Bernardo in January 1993, he continued living in the |
| 0:34.3 | little pink house they rented near St. Catherine's, Ontario. |
| 0:43.3 | Alone, except for their dog buddy, Bernardo wandered around the empty house. He attempted to reach his wife by telephone. |
| 0:46.3 | And when that didn't work, Bernardo made a cassette tape he planned to send to her. |
| 0:51.3 | I've been here for five days alone. |
| 0:57.6 | It's not a long time, but it's hardly you're alone. |
| 1:01.9 | It's pretty hard, pal. |
| 1:04.6 | I lock the house sometimes. |
| 1:05.9 | I go, car? |
| 1:07.7 | Car. |
| 1:09.3 | Car. Carla. |
| 1:12.6 | Car? Hey,la. Car. Car. Hey, Carr. |
| 1:14.6 | But I don't get any answer. |
| 1:18.6 | It hurts so much. |
| 1:24.6 | I can hurt. |
| 1:26.6 | Bernardo didn't send the cassette to Halmulka because he so much how it can hurt. |
| 1:30.7 | Bernardo didn't send the cassette to Halmolka because he didn't know where to find her. |
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