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Welcome to very scary people. Im donnie wahlberg. It was one of north americas most haunting and horrific crime sprees a series of rapes, abductions, and murders of young women just north of the u. S. Canadian border. After more than five years, investigators finally identified a prime suspect, a handsome, educated accountant named Paul Bernardo. Police were convinced they had the right man, but did he act alone . Heres part two of the ken and barbie killers. Man this is the story of one of the most sensational murder cases in the history of canada. It started with the scarborough rapes. Reporter since may 4, 1987, numerous Sexual Assaults have been attributed to a man dubbed the scarborough rapist. Paul hunter his m. O. Was to go up behind his victims and grab them from behind to make sure they couldnt see him. Pron he had put a knife to their throat and said, if you look at ....
And it was so well-done that numerous people saw it and called police and said, i know who that is. that s paul bernardo. reporter: several hundred suspects were questioned, including university of toronto graduate paul bernardo, an aspiring accountant. paul bernardo, at the time of the scarborough rapes, was living at home with his parents in scarborough. he was living the perfect life with karla homolka. they were gorgeous, this perfect couple. pron: the police called him in for an interview, and he came in willingly. he was very at ease. he wasn t nervous. kenzora: and they asked if he would volunteer a dna sample, and he agreed. and, unfortunately, it was put on a shelf with a whole bunch of other samples, where it sat for a number of years. reporter: after interviewing him, police let him go. ....
That led her to try and keep him happy. paul knew that karla was willing to do anything for him, and so he could still have both worlds. he could have this façade of stability, and he could have his violent secret life. bernardo: you look great. hawaiian wife. ooh, yeah, hawaiian wife. shlosberg: i don t know if she kept it quiet because she was fearful of him or she was fearful of losing him. reporter: things finally started unraveling when paul began beating karla. she couldn t take it. she left him. karla is the only evidence they have against paul bernardo at this point. she knew she was in trouble, so she gets herself a lawyer, george walker, and he says, okay, we ll make a plea deal. reporter: karla, sensing her own legal jeopardy, made a deal with police. she d testify against her husband. in return, she d get 12 years maximum in prison. ....
Bryant: this is in the early stages of dna analysis, and so the technical side of that was still very much in a development stage. paul hunter: when they finally get around to testing, they say, hey, we got a match. kenzora: and it was matched to paul bernardo. watch the car, please. reporter: police have 28-year-old paul bernardo in custody, accused of being the notorious scarborough rapist. they arrested him late yesterday at this house in st. catharines that he rented with his wife. paul hunter: i saw paul bernardo for the first time when he was being arraigned in scarborough after he was arrested. to see him finally, i thought, so, that s the scarborough rapist. he didn t look like a monster. he just looked like a guy, and i think that s what made it even scarier. sacks: we expect our monsters to look like monsters, and they don t always. van allen: these types of offenders are known to have ....
welcome to very scary people. i m donnie wahlberg. it was one of north america s most haunting and horrific crime sprees a series of rapes, abductions, and murders of young women just north of the u.s.-canadian border. after more than five years, investigators finally identified a prime suspect, a handsome, educated accountant named paul bernardo. police were convinced they had the right man, but did he act alone? here s part two of the ken and barbie killers. man: this is the story of one of the most sensational murder cases ....