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Karla Homolka

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Karla Leanne Homolka (born May 4, 1970), also known as Karla Leanne Teale, Leanne Teale and Leanne Bordelais, is a Canadian serial killer who acted as an accomplice to her husband, Paul Bernardo, taking active part in the rapes and murders of at least three minors in Ontario – including her own sister, Tammy Homolka – between 1990 and 1992. Homolka attracted worldwide media attention when a controversial plea bargain with Ontario prosecutors meant she was only convicted of manslaughter, and served only twelve years for the torture, rapes and murders of the other victims, Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French. Homolka testified against Bernardo, who was convicted of the Mahaffy–French murders and received life imprisonment and a dangerous offender designation. Homolka's plea bargain came about after she told investigators that she had been Bernardo's unwilling accomplice as a result of domestic violence. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 20 in 2024). Karla Homolka is the 264th most popular extremist (down from 250th in 2024), the 827th most popular biography from Canada (down from 662nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Canadian Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Karla Homolka ranks 264 out of 283. Before her are Vlado Taneski, Fazlullah, Stuart Christie, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, Jared Fogle, and Gary Ray Bowles. After her are Hamza bin Laden, Mohammed Bouyeri, Tohir Yoʻldosh, Ramzi bin al-Shibh, Noordin Mohammad Top, and Mohamedou Ould Slahi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Karla Homolka ranks 550. Before her are Shepard Fairey, Dan Eggen, Brigita Bukovec, Leontien van Moorsel, Kim Taek-soo, and Albert Tomàs. After her are Jennifer Gareis, Alejandra Barros, Judith Hermann, Joël Abati, Ronald Waterreus, and Constantina Diță.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Karla Homolka ranks 827 out of 1,622. Before her are Serinda Swan (1984), Stephen Elop (1963), Ryder Hesjedal (1980), Severn Cullis-Suzuki (1979), Jeff Waters (1966), and Donald Woods (1906). After her are Bill Brack (1935), Bob Houbregs (1932), Torri Higginson (1969), Sheila Watt-Cloutier (1953), Tatiana Maslany (1985), and June Havoc (1912).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Canada

Among extremists born in Canada, Karla Homolka ranks 2. Before her are Robert Pickton (1949). After her are Omar Khadr (1986).

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