Neither Paul Bernardo nor Karla Homolka really had a signature; a factor which purposely remained the same throughout their crimes, however their three main murders did have some similarities.
Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French were both strangled to death after being held as sex slaves for a varying amount of days. Leslie was dismembered, however, while Kristen's body was simply dumped in a forest. Allegedly, though, it was originally planned for Kristen to be dismembered as well, but the pair ran out of time to do so.
All three of Paul and Karla's murder victims (Tammy, Leslie, and Kristen) were heavily drugged at some point throughout their attacks. Tammy was unconscious the whole time, unlike the other two, but they were still administered drugs by Karla Homolka.
The ages of Paul's victim, whether this be as "The Scarborough Rapist" or as "The Schoolgirl Killer" (the title he was given before getting caught, addressing his murders with Karla), were all between fourteen and twenty-two.
Obviously, Tammy Homolka was a bit of a different case, as she was Karla's sister, but besides the age, Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy were not overly similar. They were not completely different either, though; they were both high school students with no criminal record or anything that could have previously related to them to Paul Bernardo or Karla Homolka.
The fact that all three of the murder victims were drugged was a factor that remained the same, however it is implied that Paul and Karla did not consider it necessary to their crimes; it was just helpful to them. They wanted to sedate their victims; it was not a blatant occurrence when bodies were found or anything of the like.
Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French were both strangled to death after being held as sex slaves for a varying amount of days. Leslie was dismembered, however, while Kristen's body was simply dumped in a forest. Allegedly, though, it was originally planned for Kristen to be dismembered as well, but the pair ran out of time to do so.
All three of Paul and Karla's murder victims (Tammy, Leslie, and Kristen) were heavily drugged at some point throughout their attacks. Tammy was unconscious the whole time, unlike the other two, but they were still administered drugs by Karla Homolka.
The ages of Paul's victim, whether this be as "The Scarborough Rapist" or as "The Schoolgirl Killer" (the title he was given before getting caught, addressing his murders with Karla), were all between fourteen and twenty-two.
Obviously, Tammy Homolka was a bit of a different case, as she was Karla's sister, but besides the age, Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy were not overly similar. They were not completely different either, though; they were both high school students with no criminal record or anything that could have previously related to them to Paul Bernardo or Karla Homolka.
The fact that all three of the murder victims were drugged was a factor that remained the same, however it is implied that Paul and Karla did not consider it necessary to their crimes; it was just helpful to them. They wanted to sedate their victims; it was not a blatant occurrence when bodies were found or anything of the like.