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First rape
21-year-old woman is raped in Scarborough, in front of her parents' house, after following her home. The attack lasted more than half an hour. -
Second rape
19-year-old woman is raped in the backyard of her parents' house. The assault lasted over an hour. -
Meets wife
In October, 1987, Bernardo meets Karla Homolka. They became sexually interested in each other almost immediately. Unlike the other women he knew, she encouraged his sadistic sexual behavior. -
Conviction
Bernardo was convicted of a number of offences, including the two first-degree murders and two aggravated sexual assaults, and sentenced to life in prison without parole for at least 25 years. -
Karla Homolka's release
Homolka was released from prison on July 4, 2005. -
Admitting
Bernardo had admitted having sexually assaulted at least 10 other women in attacks not previously attributed to him. The majority of those assaults took place in 1986, a year before what police termed the reign of terror by the Scarborough Rapist.
