One of Canada's finest crime reporters tells the whole story of the Bernardo-Homolka case. The sensational trials of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka for abduction, rape, manslaughter and murder caused widespread controversy, as did the twelve-year sentence Homolka received as part of her deal with government lawyers. Yet, even though the publication ban on the case has been lifted, there is much the Canadian public still has not been told. Nick Pron now gives us a comprehensive account of previously banned information about Bernardo and Homolka's backgrounds and early relationship; of Homolka's role in the death of her sister, Tammy; of what turned Bernardo into a sadistic rapist and killer; of slip-shod police work and lack of communication that gave Bernardo and Homolka the opportunity to murder schoolgirls Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French; of the fifteen-month suppression of key videotape evidence; and a host of disturbing facts that were ruled inadmissable at the trial. Warning: This book contains graphic descriptions of violence. One of Canada's finest crime reporters tells the whole story of the Bernardo-Homolka case. The sensational trials of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka for abduction, rape, manslaughter and murder caused widespread controversy, as did the twelve-year sentence Homolka received as part of her deal with government lawyers. Yet, even though the publication ban on the case has been lifted, there is much the Canadian public still has not been told. Nick Pron now gives us a comprehensive account of previously banned information about Bernardo and Homolka's backgrounds and early relationship; of Homolka's role in the death of her sister, Tammy; of what turned Bernardo into a sadistic rapist and killer; of slip-shod police work and lack of communication that gave Bernardo and Homolka the opportunity to murder schoolgirls Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French; of the fifteen-month suppression of key videotape evidence; and a host of disturbing facts that were ruled inadmissable at the trial. Warning: This book contains graphic descriptions of violence. From the Paperback edition. One of Canada's finest crime reporters tells the whole story of the Bernardo-Homolka case. The sensational trials of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka for abduction, rape, manslaughter and murder caused widespread controversy, as did the twelve-year sentence Homolka received as part of her deal with government lawyers. Yet, even though the publication ban on the case has been lifted, there is much the Canadian public still has not been told. Nick Pron now gives us a comprehensive account of previously banned information about Bernardo and Homolka's backgrounds and early relationship; of Homolka's role in the death of her sister, Tammy; of what turned Bernardo into a sadistic rapist and killer; of slip-shod police work and lack of communication that gave Bernardo and Homolka the opportunity to murder schoolgirls Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French; of the fifteen-month suppression of key videotape evidence; and a host of disturbing facts that were ruled inadmissable at the trial. Warning: This book contains graphic descriptions of violence. From the Paperback edition. Nick Pron is a veteran crime reporter who has written for The Toronto Star for nearly 30 years. 1   The Princess of Garden City   She was easily the prettiest girl in the class.   Who else had such beautiful hair? Long blond locks that swirled so delicately around her shoulders. Or who wore nicer clothes? Pink dresses, usually, and plenty of frills. But there was something else about her: she seemed almost majestic. Renya Hill was convinced that the six-year-old blond-haired girl sitting near her had to be a princess. Imagine that, right there in their Grade Two class at Parnell Public School in St. Catharines, someone royal. Renya was intrigued. She desperately wanted to be the Princess’s friend.   The Princess, if she really was one, was always drawing houses. Before school started, she was at her desk, pencil in hand, sketching out frames. She was the first one back from recess, the first to carry on with her work. Picking a topic for art class was never a problem for the Princess. And she was so fussy and precise with her coloring, making sure everything was inside the lines. Coloring for the roof never blended into the sky; green stayed on the grass and never strayed onto the walls of her homes.   Renya had been quietly watching the Princess ever since school started that fall of 1976. She was fascinated with the girl’s intensity as she busied herself on her houses, hardly ever taking her eyes off her drawings. One day, Renya walked over and complimented her on her work, praised her for her neatness.   If the Princess heard her, she never said anything. She never even turned her head to acknowledge the compliment. She just did a strange thing with her eyes, shifting them sideways to glance quickly at the girl