The Movie 'Karla'
In 2006, a very controversial movie was released in Canada, despite many groups attempting to stop it. The movie 'Karla', previously titled 'Deadly' is a crime-drama based on Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka's story, with focus on the latter. It stars Misha Collins as Bernardo and Laura Prepon as Homolka, and while their performances are praised, the movie as a whole received generally negative reviews from critics.
In the movie, Homolka is preparing for a parole hearing eight years into her sentence. She tells her story to a psychologist, complete with flashbacks and her perception of how things played out. She often says "You don't understand.", which was essentially Karla's argument in real life. Reviewers have said that the movie has a decent depiction of what happened, but is too graphic and uncomfortable to be good.
Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy's families, along with their lawyer, viewed the film beforehand, and after their initial reaction, they decided not to boycott it and let it happen. They decided that the movie would not cause any further pain or be disrespectful to the girls. Their lawyer did ask to have some scenes removed, though. The characters of Kristen and Leslie have been renamed in the movie.
In 2006, a very controversial movie was released in Canada, despite many groups attempting to stop it. The movie 'Karla', previously titled 'Deadly' is a crime-drama based on Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka's story, with focus on the latter. It stars Misha Collins as Bernardo and Laura Prepon as Homolka, and while their performances are praised, the movie as a whole received generally negative reviews from critics.
In the movie, Homolka is preparing for a parole hearing eight years into her sentence. She tells her story to a psychologist, complete with flashbacks and her perception of how things played out. She often says "You don't understand.", which was essentially Karla's argument in real life. Reviewers have said that the movie has a decent depiction of what happened, but is too graphic and uncomfortable to be good.
Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy's families, along with their lawyer, viewed the film beforehand, and after their initial reaction, they decided not to boycott it and let it happen. They decided that the movie would not cause any further pain or be disrespectful to the girls. Their lawyer did ask to have some scenes removed, though. The characters of Kristen and Leslie have been renamed in the movie.
Paul's Case
In 2000, a book called "Paul's Case" was published. Written by Lynn Crosbie, it provides a psychological look at Bernardo and Homolka's crimes, and goes into great detail as to what exactly happened and why. It explains the effect the case has had on the media, and talks about the hidden tapes as well.
In 2000, a book called "Paul's Case" was published. Written by Lynn Crosbie, it provides a psychological look at Bernardo and Homolka's crimes, and goes into great detail as to what exactly happened and why. It explains the effect the case has had on the media, and talks about the hidden tapes as well.
On Television
An episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation was based off of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka (photo from the episode to the left). Their case was recapped on the show, albeit with the use of different names (Todd and Gina Sinclair), and then built on with the twist of a victim continuing their "legacy".
Episodes of Law and Order and Law and Order: SVU have featured similar cases as well, however the latter episode was not allowed to air originally due to the publication ban on the real case.
An episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation was based off of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka (photo from the episode to the left). Their case was recapped on the show, albeit with the use of different names (Todd and Gina Sinclair), and then built on with the twist of a victim continuing their "legacy".
Episodes of Law and Order and Law and Order: SVU have featured similar cases as well, however the latter episode was not allowed to air originally due to the publication ban on the real case.