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 French c.1992 | |
| Date | April 16, 1992—April 19, 1992 |
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| Location | St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada |
| Type | Child murder |
| Motive | Sexual |
| Deaths | 1 (Kristen French) |
| Arrests | Paul Bernardo Karla Homolka |
| Verdict | Guilty |
| Convictions | Paul Bernardo: First-degree murder, kidnapping, forcible confinement and aggravated sexual assault Karla Homolka: Manslaughter |
| Sentence | Paul Bernardo: Life imprisonment with a possibility of parole after 25 years Karla Homolka: 12 years imprisonment |
The murder of Kristen French was a high-profile Canadian kidnapping and murder case which occurred in St. Catharines, Ontario. French, a 15-year-old schoolgirl was abducted by serial killers Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka on April 16, 1992. French was tortured, raped and finally murdered on April 19, 1992. Her naked body was found in Burlington on April 30, 1992.[1]
French's murder and kidnapping was the third and final case of the "Schoolgirl Killer murders.", including Tammy Homolka and Leslie Mahaffy. Bernardo was convicted for two first-degree murders and two aggravated sexual assaults, and sentenced to life in prison without parole[2] and Homolka was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment.[3]
The murder of Kristen French was widely covered by the national media, becoming one of the most notorious cases of Canada.
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- ^ Government of Canada, Department of Justice (1999-10-18). "Plea Bargaining". www.justice.gc.ca. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-01.