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  • Macleans

    Homolka's Plea Bargain Revealed

    This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on July 10, 1995. Partner content is not updated. She spends her days locked in a cell at the Prison For Women in Kingston, Ont., isolated from other inmates for her own protection.

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    Homolka's Testimony

    This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on July 1, 1995. Partner content is not updated. The revelations - startling, sensational and occasionally sickening - flowed from the slender, blond witness with an icy detachment.

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  • Macleans

    Human Smugglers

    "Eightball" pulls back his long black hair, adjusts his balaclava and peers across the St. Lawrence River through his night-vision binoculars.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on November 22, 1999

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    John Reginald Birchall

    John Reginald Birchall, murderer (b at Accrington, Eng 25 May 1866; d at Woodstock, Ont 14 Nov 1890). Birchall, a confidence man, gambler and wastrel, lured 2 young Englishmen, Douglas Pelly and Frederick C. Benwell, into a partnership with him to purchase a farm near Woodstock, Ont.

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    Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka Case

    The crimes of Paul Bernardo and his wife Karla Homolka were among the most horrifying and controversial in Canadian history. This article contains sensitive material that may not be suitable for all audiences.

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    Paul Rose

    Paul Rose, Québecois indépendantiste leader, terrorist, unionist (born 16 October 1943 in Montreal, Quebec; died 14 March 2013 in Montreal). He was a member of the Chénier Cell, also known as the South Shore Gang, of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) and a key player in the October Crisis. On 13 March 1971, he was sentenced for the kidnapping and murder of Pierre Laporte, a minister in the government of Quebec.

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