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Homolka fears life on the outside
Angela Mulholland, CTV.ca News Staff
Karla Homolka will have a tough, if not impossible, time fading into anonymity following her release from 12 years in prison.
With court-ordered restrictions on her freedom that will compel the notorious killer to inform authorities of her whereabouts at all times, she will have difficulty hiding from public view.
What's more, Homolka has told Corrections officials that she is worried that she will not be able to remain safe from the many citizens who have vowed to make her life hell.
"I am convinced that some individuals wish to render a public service by assassinating me," she wrote recently in a petition to a Quebec Superior Court.
"As far as I know, nothing has been done to safeguard my security after my release from prison, and the thought of being relentlessly pursued, hunted down and followed when I won't have any protection makes me fear for my life."
Montreal's Elizabeth Fry Society has said they will be there to help Homolka with her integration into society, as they would with any other female inmate making the transition into regular life.
Now bilingual, Homolka appears to want to try to live a quiet life in Quebec. Christine Champagne, a clinical director of the Elizabeth Fry Society, says "people in Quebec have an open mind" and "can give a second chance to people."
"They believe in rehabilitation," she says.
According to a psychiatric evaluation released during hearings in early June, Homolka sees Quebec as "a separate country" where it would be easy for her to blend in.
"She believed that few people in Quebec had heard of her and it would be easy for her to blend in to society," said the 2000 report by Dr. Robin Menzies.
"She based this on her experiences at Joliette, where she had been accepted for the person she was rather than what she had done."
Indeed, few in Quebec paid much attention to the St. Catharines, Ont., native before media attention was ramped up in recent weeks ahead of her release. Only a small group of curious turned up at the courthouse for the hearings on her release conditions.
'Deal with the devil'
Of course, many Canadians wish Homolka weren't getting out at all and that her stay in prison could have been as long as her former husband, Paul Bernardo, who is serving a life sentence with no chance of parole.
But in what was probably the most contentious plea bargain in Canadian history, Homolka's date for release was decided 12 years ago.
In return for agreeing to testify at the murder trial of her husband, Homolka pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter for her role in the killings of Kristen French, 15, and Leslie Mahaffy, 14. She also admitted to a role in the drugging and death of her 15-year-old sister, Tammy.
Of course, many Canadians believe Homolka's "sweetheart deal" should never have been made. Before Homolka had Bernardo arrested in February 1993, for beating her black and blue with a flashlight, Bernardo hid videotapes of the torture and rapes of French and Mahaffy in the ceiling above the bathroom in their St. Catharines house.
Police failed to find the tapes during a 71-day search of the house. Bernardo's lawyers entered the house on May 6, 1993, and left with the six tapes but didn't hand them over to police. Within a week, Homolka -- who knew about the tapes but not where they were -- had struck her plea bargain with the Crown.
It was not until September 1994, after Bernardo's original lawyer Ken Murray quit the case, that his new lawyer handed the tapes over to police. A year later, Bernardo was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. He was later declared a dangerous offender, making it unlikely he will ever leave prison.
Murray was later tried on obstruction of justice charges, but acquitted. He was also charged with professional misconduct by the Law Society of Upper Canada but the charge was later withdrawn.
Michael Code, the former assistant deputy attorney-general who directed the plea-bargain negotiations with Homolka's lawyer, says Homolka's testimony was still a critical component of the case against Bernardo, with or without the tapes.
That's because the tapes do not depict the murders of Kristen French or Leslie Mahaffy. Without that, prosecutors still considered Homolka's testimony essential to convicting Bernardo.
While many Canadians accused prosecutors of incompetence in handling the Homolka case, when former Supreme Court Justice Patrick Galligan examined the deal in 1996, he deemed it fair for both sides.
His "Report to the Attorney General of Ontario on Certain Matters Relating to Karla Homolka" concluded that the bargain, while distasteful, was legitimate and "driven by sheer necessity."
Angela Mulholland, CTV.ca News Staff
Karla Homolka will have a tough, if not impossible, time fading into anonymity following her release from 12 years in prison.
With court-ordered restrictions on her freedom that will compel the notorious killer to inform authorities of her whereabouts at all times, she will have difficulty hiding from public view.
What's more, Homolka has told Corrections officials that she is worried that she will not be able to remain safe from the many citizens who have vowed to make her life hell.
"I am convinced that some individuals wish to render a public service by assassinating me," she wrote recently in a petition to a Quebec Superior Court.
"As far as I know, nothing has been done to safeguard my security after my release from prison, and the thought of being relentlessly pursued, hunted down and followed when I won't have any protection makes me fear for my life."
Montreal's Elizabeth Fry Society has said they will be there to help Homolka with her integration into society, as they would with any other female inmate making the transition into regular life.
Now bilingual, Homolka appears to want to try to live a quiet life in Quebec. Christine Champagne, a clinical director of the Elizabeth Fry Society, says "people in Quebec have an open mind" and "can give a second chance to people."
"They believe in rehabilitation," she says.
According to a psychiatric evaluation released during hearings in early June, Homolka sees Quebec as "a separate country" where it would be easy for her to blend in.
"She believed that few people in Quebec had heard of her and it would be easy for her to blend in to society," said the 2000 report by Dr. Robin Menzies.
"She based this on her experiences at Joliette, where she had been accepted for the person she was rather than what she had done."
Indeed, few in Quebec paid much attention to the St. Catharines, Ont., native before media attention was ramped up in recent weeks ahead of her release. Only a small group of curious turned up at the courthouse for the hearings on her release conditions.
'Deal with the devil'
Of course, many Canadians wish Homolka weren't getting out at all and that her stay in prison could have been as long as her former husband, Paul Bernardo, who is serving a life sentence with no chance of parole.
But in what was probably the most contentious plea bargain in Canadian history, Homolka's date for release was decided 12 years ago.
In return for agreeing to testify at the murder trial of her husband, Homolka pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter for her role in the killings of Kristen French, 15, and Leslie Mahaffy, 14. She also admitted to a role in the drugging and death of her 15-year-old sister, Tammy.
Of course, many Canadians believe Homolka's "sweetheart deal" should never have been made. Before Homolka had Bernardo arrested in February 1993, for beating her black and blue with a flashlight, Bernardo hid videotapes of the torture and rapes of French and Mahaffy in the ceiling above the bathroom in their St. Catharines house.
Police failed to find the tapes during a 71-day search of the house. Bernardo's lawyers entered the house on May 6, 1993, and left with the six tapes but didn't hand them over to police. Within a week, Homolka -- who knew about the tapes but not where they were -- had struck her plea bargain with the Crown.
It was not until September 1994, after Bernardo's original lawyer Ken Murray quit the case, that his new lawyer handed the tapes over to police. A year later, Bernardo was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. He was later declared a dangerous offender, making it unlikely he will ever leave prison.
Murray was later tried on obstruction of justice charges, but acquitted. He was also charged with professional misconduct by the Law Society of Upper Canada but the charge was later withdrawn.
Michael Code, the former assistant deputy attorney-general who directed the plea-bargain negotiations with Homolka's lawyer, says Homolka's testimony was still a critical component of the case against Bernardo, with or without the tapes.
That's because the tapes do not depict the murders of Kristen French or Leslie Mahaffy. Without that, prosecutors still considered Homolka's testimony essential to convicting Bernardo.
While many Canadians accused prosecutors of incompetence in handling the Homolka case, when former Supreme Court Justice Patrick Galligan examined the deal in 1996, he deemed it fair for both sides.
His "Report to the Attorney General of Ontario on Certain Matters Relating to Karla Homolka" concluded that the bargain, while distasteful, was legitimate and "driven by sheer necessity."
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She walks by moonlight
No one really knows
Enchanted starlight
Never goin' home
I know she's goin' down, goin'
Everybody knows she's so good
Doin' well for others
She doesn't really know
The powers are within her
As she takes off her clothes
I know she's goin' down, goin'
Everybody knows she's so good
Doin' well for others
She doesn't really know
The powers are within her
As she takes off her clothes
I know she's goin' down, goin'
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Originally posted by marker
She walks by moonlight
No one really knows
Enchanted starlight
Never goin' home
I know she's goin' down, goin'
Everybody knows she's so good
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that's crap... she's looks freakin psycho... hopefully she gets murked within the next month...
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i was visiting montreal when i heard about this chick being released, but for all the television coverage, i couldnt figure out what she did. now i know. thanx for the postLiving Room 2 Channel -
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That sick **** **** needs to be put down. She drugged her own sister so her husband could rape her, AND they video taped it (as an effing Christmas gift to her husband)!! Her sister died during the event, and that is just ONE of the things they did.
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i cant even say in words what deserves to happen to that sick ****Living Room 2 Channel -
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man, I remember this story from an HBO Autopsy documentary. She's **** UP!!!Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.
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This is the problem with the judicial system in this country. Too many of those F*^&@# up people receive light sentencing while the victims and their families suffer the rest of their life. I say, FRY the ****. If her behavioral patterns do not clearly demonstrate a threat to society, then we may as well open the prison doors and create day passes for everyone. This makes me sick to my stomach. $50K or $100K out of my RRSP would be worth it.Michael
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I read through that whole thing Phuz linked to and while I think everyone is in agreement that she's a psycho, I hope the key people that investigated/prosecuted that case have all been fired over it........
To essentially have ownership over a residence and not find evidence for 3 months is inexcusible....
To have DNA evidence for years and do nothing is ridiculous....
To give a sweetheart deal for someone who was definitely involved in those crimes shows utter desperation on the part of the Prosecution....comment comment comment comment. bitchy. -
Couple hours of life on the edge with that would be okay in my book. No small talk or sharp items though.
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She was out at around 3pm yesterday. Went straight to an radio tv station (french) for an interview......
Homolka says: 'I still haven't forgiven myself'
CTV.ca News Staff
Just two hours after Karla Homolka was released from prison Monday, she stepped in front of the camera to tell Canadians she is no longer a dangerous person.
"I don't want to be hunted down,'' Homolka told RDI, Radio-Canada's all-news French station.
"I don't want people to think I am dangerous and I'm going to do something to their children.''
Homolka's surprise interview occurred just hours after her lawyers were in court attempting to get an injunction banning media coverage of her post-prison life.
Homolka, now 35, dressed in white capri pants, a black top and black sandals was visibly older than the young woman who went to jail 12 years ago for manslaughter in the deaths of Ontario teens Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy.
In the interview, conducted entirely in French, Homolka said she "can't forgive herself" for her crimes, which include the death of her 15-year-old sister Tammy.
"I think I will never be truly free, because there are different kinds of prisons. There are concrete prisons, and there are internal prisons. And I think I will always be in an internal prison."
The St. Catharines, Ont., native did the interview even before seeing her own mother, who is in Montreal to help her daughter rejoin society.
Homolka explained that while she preferred to "keep things private," she decided with her lawyer that the interview was the best thing to do to keep the media from hounding her.
Always in control, Homolka refused to answer questions about the status of her relationship with convicted killer Jean-Paul Gerbet, and where she plans to live.
When asked what was the first thing she planned to do once leaving prison, Homolka said she wanted to go to Tim Hortons.
"This is stupid. I'd like to have an iced cappuccino. An iced cappuccino from Tim Hortons, that's what I'd like to do."
The interview capped a long wait for journalists camped out at Ste-Anne-des-Plaines penitentiary. Despite the long vigil, Homolka managed to drive past reporters undetected.
She was in one of two red Dodge Caravan minivans, hiding under a blanket as she lay on a seat.
Now that she is free, she faces several restrictions under Section 810 of the criminal code. Her lawyers will be in court in Joliette, Que., on Tuesday to fight those conditions.
Under restrictions imposed by a Quebec judge last month, Homolka must report to a police station once a month, provide a DNA sample and stay away from her victims' families and violent offenders.
She must also inform police of where she plans to live and work. Homolka must also tell authorities if she changes her name, appearance, address or occupation.
Homolka has also been ordered to return to court on the week of July 25th to testify regarding the court injunction banning media coverage of her life.
It is unclear if she will testify.
Homolka claims she needs to live anonymously because there are many vigilantes who wish to do her harm, and will be able to do so because of media coverage of her new life. -
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Originally posted by Willow
Homolka claims she needs to live anonymously because there are many vigilantes who wish to do her harm, and will be able to do so because of media coverage of her new life.
GO FOR IT!!:D
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WTF is this thread about? i still don't knowPolkFest 2012, who's going>?
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Originally posted by danger boy
WTF is this thread about? i still don't know
The short of it? A woman helped her husband rape and consequently murder her own sister, and then a string of other underage girls, and just got out of jail after I think 15 years.If you will it, dude, it is no dream. -
Check out the link phuz gave above...Originally posted by danger boy
WTF is this thread about? i still don't know
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Man, that is one sick beeyatch. That deal she worked with the Crown before her involvement was discovered was brilliant. Def one to avoid.
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Originally posted by George Grand
Couple hours of life on the edge with that would be okay in my book. No small talk or sharp items though.
George Grand (of the Jersey Grands)
I'm a sick **** too I guess cause I'd also do her
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Let's not forget the sick bastyard husband in all this...but it looks like that's been taken care of permanently...He is locked up for 23 hours a day leaving no time for birthday cakes or dress-up parties simply because there is no opportunity for him to mingle with the other inmates. The prison, Kingston Penitentiary, is Canada's oldest and largest maximum-security institution, a foreboding place that conjures up images of the classic turn-of-the-century insane asylum. Often, in the various segregation units, called ranges, anguished cries of prisoners desperate for human contact can be heard echoing down the hallways\Bernardo, who is classified as a dangerous offender, will never be released from prison.
