The families of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy — teenagers who were tortured and killed by Paul Bernardo in the 1990s — pleaded with the parole board this morning to keep Bernardo locked away.

The mothers of two teenage girls who were tortured and murdered by Paul Bernardo made emotional pleas at a Parole Board of Canada hearing Tuesday to keep the notorious killer and rapist behind bars, as he makes his third attempt to secure a release.

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

Why are we bending over backwards for Bernardo and disrespecting the families who have gone through the most unspeakable experience?”

Paul Bernardo, one of Canada’s most notorious killers, is seeking parole at the medium security La Macaza Institution in Quebec. He was transferred there from an Ontario maximum-security prison last year,

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 statements in person at Paul Bernardo's upcoming parole hearing.

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The families of the victims of Paul Bernardo will be allowed to attend the serial killer’s upcoming parole hearing in person next week, the Parole Board of Canada (PBC) says.

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.

Paul Bernardo, serving a life sentence for the murders of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy, faced a parole hearing today. The Parole Board of Canada is reviewing his case again, despite previous denials of parole in 2018 and 2021.