The Ken and Barbie Killers: The Bernardo and Homolka Case

from Serial Defense · host Joey Walker

Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka became known as Canada’s “Ken and Barbie Killers” after committing a series of violent crimes driven by control and sexual obsession.This episode examines the Bernardo and Homolka case, how their partnership functioned, why one ultimately turned on the other, and the lasting controversy surrounding their sentences. A disturbing true-crime case that continues to raise questions about justice, accountability, and release.

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