Paul Bernardo Rape Cases: Paul Bernardo, officially known as Paul Kenneth Bernardo was born on August 27, 1964, in Scarborough, Toronto.
He’s a well-known Canadian serial rapist and serial killer and has been tagged the Scarborough Rapist, the Schoolgirl Killer.
Bernardo is known for committing a series of rapes in his hometown (Scarborough) between 1987 and 1990, before committing three murders with Karla, his wife.
After his capture and conviction, he was sentenced to life imprisonment and was later declared a dangerous offender, thus making it unlikely that he will ever be released from prison.
Following his conviction, Bernardo confessed to ten more rapes committed a year before the spree ascribed to the Scarborough Rapist.
Earlier in June 2023, the notorious serial rapist and killer, Paul Bernardo hit major headlines when he was moved to a medium-security prison in Quebec.
Over the years, he has been at Millhaven Institution near Kingston, and before that, he was located at Kingston Penitentiary both maximum security prisons in Ontario.
His new home is at La Macaza Institution in Quebec, in the Laurentians region northwest of Montreal. The reason for Bernardo’s transfer has not been made public
Paul Bernardo Rape Cases
Between 1987 and 1990, Bernardo was involved in serial rapes in and around Scarborough. He attacked most of his victims after stalking them as they got off buses late in the evening.
Below are some of the known incidents:
- May 4, 1987: Rape of a 21-year-old Scarborough woman in front of her parents’ house after Bernardo followed her home.
- May 14, 1987: Rape of a 19-year-old woman in the backyard of her parents’ house.
- April 18, 1988: Attack of a 17-year-old girl.
- November 16, 1988: Rape of an 18-year-old woman in the backyard of her parents’ house.
- December 27, 1988: Attempted rape, with a neighbor chasing Bernardo off.
- June 20, 1989: Attempted rape; the young woman fought, and her screams alerted neighbors. Bernardo fled with scratches on his face.
- August 15, 1989: Rape of a 22-year-old woman.
- November 21, 1989: Rape of a 15-year-old girl Bernardo saw in a bus shelter.
- December 22, 1989: Rape of a 19-year-old woman.
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