Comments on: Thriller Thursday: Barbie–A Murderer Set Free.

By: laura

laura — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 03:20:52 +0000

Karla was not and abused spouse, I’m not saying there wasn’t abuse in the r/ship but it was all part of the sex and a big turn on for her. She reminds me of my sister, plays the abuse card but was good at instigating things and sometimes even being the abuser herself to her partners, every partner she has had is the abusive type. My mother was an abused spouse, she was battered all the time from my abusive father and she never ever hit or spoke back, just accepted everything, she would even do things different so as not to annoy my father, whereas my sister would know what her partner at the time disliked and she would go out her way to do them things, like i said at the start, she even sometimes was the one to start a fight. after 25 years with an alcoholic abusive Peadophile my mother never went near another man, my sister on the other hand also cheated on every partner she was with,….

By: Stacy Green

Stacy Green — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:39:46 +0000

In reply to Tameri Etherton.

I can’t imagine. My mother always says even Charlie Manson’s mother loved him but…I just don’t know. What she did to her sister is deplorable, and from what I’ve seen, there’s been very little remorse. I agree – she knew what was wrong, or she wouldn’t have finally admitted the truth. She did so to save her skin, and it worked.

Thanks for stopping by.

By: Stacy Green

Stacy Green — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:38:20 +0000

In reply to Catie Rhodes.

Thanks. It was really hard to do, because there is a ton of info. I honestly don’t know about the legal issue. I’m thinking it’s probably the same. I don’t think plea bargains have caveats, and they should.

I wouldn’t! But who knows. It’s amazing what some people can forgive.

By: Tameri Etherton

Tameri Etherton — Sun, 06 May 2012 18:03:48 +0000

Wow, what a shocking case. It is so hard for me to imagine people this utterly evil, but there you have it. Her own sister? How can her mother even look at her now? That must tear her up inside and that’s who I feel bad for, the families of the victims. Not the murderers. Yes, I think she is just as guilty as her husband and yes, she was probably brainwashed/manipulated by him, but at some point you have to know it’s wrong. It’s at that point when you continue that you take full responsibility for your actions. I hope her son has a very strong father who can look out for him.

By: Catie Rhodes

Catie Rhodes — Sun, 06 May 2012 02:50:17 +0000

I think I remember this case from the ID channel. Your version was much more entertaining and informative. What a weird deal.

I can’t believe they couldn’t revoke the plea bargain when the truth of her involvement came out. Is that just Canadian law or would US law be the same way? To answer your question, I think she got a very light sentence.

I wonder if her family still speaks to her.

By: Stacy Green

Stacy Green — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:05:33 +0000

In reply to Cynthia Robertson. It is very scary. I feel bad for her family, especially her son. It would be really hard to ever trust her again. Thanks, Cynthia.

By: Cynthia Robertson

Cynthia Robertson — Thu, 03 May 2012 21:15:44 +0000

I feel she was as guilty as Paul. What a completely twisted couple! Scary to know people like these are let out on an unsuspecting public.

By: Stacy Green

Stacy Green — Thu, 03 May 2012 20:43:21 +0000

In reply to tomwisk. Good point. Both sociopathic and yes, I think she should have served a lot more time. Will be interesting to see if she gets into trouble again. Hope not, for her child's sake. Thanks, Tom.

By: tomwisk

tomwisk — Thu, 03 May 2012 20:05:09 +0000

With the benefit of hindsight both Bernardo and Homulka were the classic sociopath couple, bound together by a shared desire and destined to become infamous. She should have been convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole. A clever sociopath can convince a psychologist that she was a victim.

By: Stacy Green

Stacy Green — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:47:27 +0000

In reply to Julie Glover.

I was surprised by the cops not pursuing them in Tammy’s case as well. Evidently there was no drug test done. They knew she’d been drinking, she vomited, etc. However, there is a really interesting photo of her post-mortem with skin burns on her cheek. That doesn’t happen when you vomit.

No, I don’t think Karla paid her time or grieved. She struck me as cold.

Thank you so much for the compliment.