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Leslie Erin Mahaffy (July 1, 1976 – June 14, 1991) was a Canadian girl who was murdered by serial killers Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka. Image File history File links Bernardo-Leslie. ... Image File history File links Bernardo-Leslie. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ... Karla Homolka & Paul Bernardo on their wedding day Paul Kenneth Bernardo (he later assumed the name Paul Teale) (born August 27, 1964 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian serial killer, known for the murders he committed with his wife Karla Homolka. ... Karla Homolka Karla Leanne Homolka, also known as Karla Leanne Teale, born May 4, 1970 in Port Credit, Ontario, Canada, is a Canadian woman who attracted worldwide media attention when she was convicted of helping her husband rape and murder teenage girls, including her own sister. ...

Mahaffy had been locked out of her home by her parents because she had broken curfew. She was trying to find a way in to the house when she was approached and kidnapped by Bernardo. Her body was found dismembered and encased in cement on June 29, 1991 in Lake Gibson near St. Catharines, Ontario. Investigators believed she was raped and tortured. This was confirmed when videotapes were discovered in the home of Bernardo and Homolka. The tapes show that she was held hostage for days and repeatedly assaulted and sodomized multiple times. After the trial, the tapes that showed the torture of the girls were all destroyed by police. June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lake Gibson is a lake near Thorold, Ontario. ... Location of St. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English, French (in some areas) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 4th 1,076,395... The Iron Maiden of Nuremberg was an infamous and rarely used torture device. ... Roman men having anal sex. ...

Her disappearance was part of a perceived series of disappearances of Ontario schoolgirls (another kidnapping, that of Kristen French, was also due to Bernardo and Homolka). This was widely covered in Canadian media and remain one of the most horrible and well-known criminal cases in Canadian history. Yearbook photo Kristen Dawn French (May 10, 1976 – April 16, 1992) was a Canadian schoolgirl who was kidnapped, raped, and murdered by Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo. ...

Bernardo's statements

Several days before Homolka's release from prison, Bernardo was interviewed by police and his lawyer, Tony Bryant. Bryant was subsequently interviewed by the media, providing Bernardo's thoughts about the release.

According to Bryant, Bernardo claimed that he had always intended to free the girls he and Homolka had held captive. However since Leslie Mahaffy's blindfold, which had been placed on her fell off, resulting in her seeing Bernardo's face, made Homolka concerned that Mahaffy may have recognized Bernardo, and hence Homolka herself. Further, Bernardo claimed that Homolka's plan was to murder Mahaffy by injecting an air bubble into her bloodstream, eventually causing an embolism.[1] An air embolism, or more generally gas embolism, is a medical condition caused by gas bubbles in the bloodstream. ...