03 June, 2017
A friend of one of Karla Homolka's victims is speaking publicly for the first time, after news this week that the convicted killer has been volunteering at a Montreal elementary school.
Her ex-husband Bernardo remains in prison, although he has a parole hearing scheduled for later this year.
The 47-year-old was convicted in 1993 alongside her then-husband Paul Bernando of the torture, rape and killing of schoolgirls Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy - as well as her own 15-year-old sister Taffy. Homolka spent twelve years in prison and was released in 2005.
Homolka now occasionally volunteers at private Christian school Greaves Adventist Academy, where her children are enrolled, the Montreal Gazette reported.
Parents at the school said they only recently found out about Homolka - who now goes by the name Leanne Bordelais - when an unidentified man passed out leaflets with her photo and information on her crimes.
"She is not a regular volunteer, and can never be alone with any children, either in school or churches", the statement read. She has reportedly visited classrooms as a volunteer, which has led several parents to approach school administrators with their concerns.
"The school knew everything about Karla Homolka".
On Tuesday afternoon, Seventh-Day Adventist Church, which runs the school, shared a statement to calm the parents.
Holmolka saw her sentence reduced to 12 years when she pleaded to manslaughter charges and testified against her ex-husband.
Karla Homolka is a Canadian serial killer who gained worldwide media attraction following her arrest in 1993. On Wednesday morning, she parked her black Honda SUV in front of the photographers, and rushed her three children inside the school.
In fact, one parent said administrators asked him not to send his child back to the school next semester after he complained about Homolka interacting with students.
Homolka told authorities she too was abused by Bernardo and was an unwilling accomplice in a move dubbed the "Deal with the Devil" by the Canadian press.
"The administration told me I am being too critical", she said.
"As you can imagine this is extremely alarming to most, as you are a child rapist and murderer.I'm here to tell you that as long as I am breathing it will be my life mission to make sure that people are reminded of the monster that you are".
Fazioli said he's heard Homolka also helped supervise a kindergarten class trip to the Montreal Science Centre. He feels this story shows the federal government needs to look at changing the release system when it comes to criminals like Homolka.
