Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka: The True Story of the Ken and Barbie Killers: Crimes Canada: True Crimes That Shocked the Nation, Book 3

Blown away and extremely impressed with this account of the case that is no doubt one of the most notorious crimes in Canada. It instantly comes to everyone's mind when asked what the most infamous crime in our country was. I've read a lot about this case over the years, however, what I read before was nothing like this. Well written and expertly conveyed, this book is simply remarkable. As a fan of true crime, you will not be disappointed. Vronsky is a master of his craft and a first rate author.The transcribed videos of these two together was truly the stuff of nightmares. I did in fact have a fitful nights sleep after reading it. The extent of Paul Bernardo's depravity completely blew me away. I mean we all have a general idea of how sexually deviant a rapist is by the nature of their crime, however the insight we get from the details on these videos shows a level of degeneracy that shocked me to the core.And Homolka? well I'm still a bit torn of what to make of her. Ruthless? Undoubtedly. Cold-blooded? You bet. However was she as bad as Bernardo? I may not be too popular saying this but I don't think she's quite as sick as he is. Feel free to disagree with me but I don't think she would have done those things on her own. With what I've read so far about this case, she was led by him and his deviant sexual needs, and agreed to them because of her ruthless nature to do whatever it took to get what she wanted. And she wanted a picture-perfect life that she thought Paul could give her. But who know really.Highly recommend this one to all my fellow fans of True Crime.

I knew it was going to be graphic, but didn't realize how much. I kept flipping pages forward to get through the really bad parts.Karla got away with murder and one of the most appalling scenarios to think about is she took part in her younger sister's long, tortuous death. What is wrong with our laws in this country? She got a free pass to live out her life, amongst the rest of us in her lawyers negotiations to get her serial killer husband convicted. She belongs in prison for life too, just like her psychotic, sociopath, murdering "thing" she called her husband. Shame on our court system; they really failed here.

I know this book was about a true event, I guess that's what made it hard to stomach. I can't say it was a good book. Make sense?

Unbelieable details about how Paul Bernardo's sadism strung along his "love" Karla. I had to stop readind now & then because it was so nasty. It's worthwhile to the True Crimer who may want to know details. Vronsky gives 'em!

The writing was fine. And I generally prefer true crime books over other genre because I like finding out about what happened and better yet, why. But honestly, this couple is SO absolutely despicable, the book was hard to read and I just couldn't finish it. That is not the fault of the author at all but that of his subjects. It's very hard for me to have to believe that there are people like this and I just wish it wasn't so. I don't know what happened to them but my opinion is, if you didn't believe in the death penalty before, this account just might make a believer out of you.

Very engrossing read! I cannot believe I never heard of these murders until I saw the Lifetime movie several years ago and since then, became obsessed w/ Homolka and Bernardo. What drives these people? I cannot believe she is walking around having children and is allowed to continue on her merry way. Anyhow, I'm sure that has all been said. So glad I purchased this book as it offered more involved coverage of the case.

The author actually gave me some new insights into the psychology of serial killers that I hadn’t read before, which was interesting because I have read a lot on the subject. But this book was pretty cringeworthy though. Ew. Some passages were pretty tough to get through and really questioned my faith in humanity.

Very well written book on this case. A must read for all true crime readers. Peter Vronsky did a great job telling the story of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka (the Ken and Barbie Killers). Explicit language and graphic details but that is the only way to truly tell the story of these two monsters. Hard to put down once you start reading this. Very horrific crimes by 2 people that seem like they could have had a good life but instead chose to terrorize, torture and kill young women and videotape their cruel crimes against this innocent young women including her own sister.This is the third book in the Series Crimes Canada. 1 book released every month in this 24 book series. Great reads and horrific crimes can't wait to read them all.