Witch hunt - the media's obsession with one infamous Canadian

This chapter reviews the media's fascination with one of the most infamous women in Canadian history. Karla Homolka was found guilty of manslaughter in the deaths of two Ontario teenage girls in the early 1990s. Her husband, Paul Bernardo, was convicted on a number of charges associated with th...

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Autor principal: Barker, Jane 1965- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2023
En: Divergent women
Año: 2023, Páginas: 43-63
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