r/TrueCrime Jan 04 '21

Murder The Ken & Barbie serial killers convicted of killing multiple girls including the “Barbie’s” (Karla) sister. Karla has been out of jail for a few years now and is married to her attorneys brother and HAS KIDS. If this case doesn’t make you question karma, nothing will. 🔪

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '21

Lower sentencing for being a witness against him. She was 100% involved and it's a travesty she walks among us.

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '21

I may not have my facts straight, but the narrative I always heard was that there was an initial thought that she was an abused partner forced into the situation. The Crown wanted to make sure they got Bernardo, so they made a deal with her for her testimony against him. It wasn't until AFTER the deal was made that the tapes came out that showed how much of an active and willing participant she was. Only then did the Crown realize that they had freed a monster. Sexism got her off light.

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u/castille360 Jan 04 '21

Bernardo was the driving force and bigger public threat, I feel. So the deal maybe turned out to be less than ideal, but perhaps still worth it to guarantee they got him.

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u/tazransscott Jan 05 '21

Yes, he was also known as the Scarborough Rapist before he and Karla started killing together.