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Ken and Barbie Killers: The Lost Murder Tapes2021

Name: Ken and Barbie Killers: The Lost Murder Tapes
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Released: 2021-12-12
Rating: 7

7.0

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Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 7.2TMDB 7.9

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Year

2021

Seasons

Network

Investigation Discovery

Status

Ended

The premise

Three schoolgirl murders. Two killers hiding in plain sight. Six video tapes that horrify the world and lead to one of the most controversial murder trials in modern history: one that left a nation shamed, victims denied justice, and a serial killer roaming free in Canada today. Over the course four parts, THE KEN AND BARBIE KILLERS: THE LOST MURDER TAPES follows the extraordinary twists and turns of the case and trial of glamour couple Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, the "demonic duo of dark kink", who quickly became the most notorious killers in Canadian history.

Horror Vault's take

In early-1990s Ontario, a seemingly ordinary couple concealed a string of brutal crimes against young women — crimes that would only come to light through a set of deeply disturbing videotapes. This four-part documentary series reconstructs the investigation and the polarizing trial of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, a case that shook Canada to its core. Beyond the courtroom drama, the series probes the uncomfortable questions about justice, complicity, and institutional failure that still haunt the country decades later.

Content: Descriptions Of Sexual Violence, Descriptions Of Murder Of Minors, Discussion Of Incest, Disturbing Case Evidence

Episode Guide

🏆 Best Episode Overall

S1.E1 · The Murders

9.0

⭐ Highest Rated This Season

S1.E1 · The Murders

9.0

★ 8.1 avg· 2h 48m total· Dec 2021 → Dec 2021

S1.E1 · The MurdersPremiere
9.0
Dec 12, 2021 · 42 min
Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka embark on a passionate love affair. Then missing schoolgirls Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French are found dead, and a battered and bruised Homolka tells police Bernardo is the murderer.
S1.E2 · The Tapes
8.0
Dec 12, 2021 · 42 min
Karla Homolka tells the police her husband Bernardo recorded videos of his assaults on schoolgirls Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French. Police are unable to find the tapes, despite an exhaustive search.
S1.E3 · The Deal
8.0
Dec 13, 2021 · 42 min
Paul Bernardo's lawyers find the videotapes of the assaults on Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French. The tapes reveal Homolka is complicit in the crimes. Unaware of this new information, prosecutors make a controversial deal with Homolka.
S1.E4 · The Trial
7.5
Dec 13, 2021 · 42 min
Paul Bernardo receives a life sentence for the murders of Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French. However, much to many people's horrer Karla Homolka serves just 12 years before she goes free.