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Karla Homolka spotted volunteering at elementary school: report

Karla Homolka
Karla Homolka. From CBC.

Convicted serial killer Karla Homolka occasionally serves as a volunteer at an elementary school in Montreal, CityNews is reporting.

Once known as the “school girl killer”, Homolka served 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter for the deaths of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy. She was also tied to the death of her sister, Tammy. Paul Bernardo, Homolka’s ex-husband, is serving a life sentence for his role in the girls’ deaths as well as multiple rapes.

Breakfast Television Montreal was tipped off that Homolka has been spotted at her children’s school, Greaves Adventist Academy, which concerns some parents.

On Tuesday the Seventh-day Adventist Church released a statement to address parents’ unease.

“The Quebec Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and the administration of Greaves Adventist Academy are committed to providing quality education and enriching learning experiences to its students,” it reads. “While we work through the concerns stated by parents and other stakeholders, we welcome those associated with the school to contact the Quebec Conference office of Education.”

Quebec laws require anyone who makes regular contact with children to undergo a criminal background check.

“The school board was fully aware of who she is. She is not a regular volunteer, and can never be alone with any children, either in school or churches,” Seventh-day Adventist Church spokesman Stan Jensen told CityNews.

“It is protocol for all of our schools across Canada, and most of the world, to do background checks, not only on teachers, but [also] volunteers as well as clergy. As I said, she is not a regular volunteer. Rarely would she have cause to go into the school, and when she is, she is never alone.”

Homolka has lived in Quebec since 2005, when she was released from prison. She’s gone on to marry her lawyer’s brother Thierry Bordelais. The pair have three children together.

One woman identified as Lily told City News that she’s seen Homolka drop off and pick up her children and occasionally volunteer at the school.

“How would you feel knowing that your child is interacting with a person who is a serial killer? It’s not right,” she said.

Kristen French’s father Doug told the Toronto Sun that he’s not shocked by Homolka’s actions.

“We have known about it for a while,” he said. “Nothing surprises me at all.”