The Parole Board of Canada is being asked again to consider whether Paul Bernardo — the serial rapist and murderer behind some of the most shocking and grisly killings in modern Canadian history — should be released.

Victim impact statements delivered so far include those from Kristen French's mother Donna French, who spoke of the "senseless and brutal" loss her family endured.

Notorious killer Paul Bernardo is scheduled to appear before the Parole Board of Canada today for a hearing.

The lawyer representing the families of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy — tortured and killed in two of the most heinous crimes in modern Canadian history — says the justice system has let them down again by denying the victims' mothers the opportunity to deliver their victim impact statements in person at Paul Bernardo's upcoming parole hearing.

Susan Smith will go before the South Carolina Parole Board on Wednesday. She has been in prison since 1995 when she was convicted of drowning her sons Alex and Michael in John D. Long Lake in Union County. For more on the case, conviction and her time in prison, click here.

Notorious killer Paul Bernardo is appearing before the Parole Board of Canada today for a hearing. Bernardo, who was denied parole twice in the past, is serving an indeterminate life sentence for the kidnapping,

Infamous Canadian killer Paul Bernardo is set to appear in front of the Parole Board of Canada on Tuesday as part of his latest bid for release. Bernardo, one of Canada's most notorious killers and sex offenders,