I haven't read the whole thread, but am familiar with this case. Sends shivers up my spine that she is out, and with child. She may have paid for her crimes in the justice system according to the law, but her past crimes and the type of men she is attracted are a recipe for more violence IMO. I wouldn't want to cross her path or be her neighbor.
Regarding her parents...do they forgive or have a relationship with her? I try to put myself in their shoes, but can't fathom it. Karla took and brutally murdered their youngest daughter. How do you forgive and continue a loving relationship with someone who did such a horrible thing? That's got to take more than faith....not sure if I could do it (forgive and love that person again)
BBM
Below is an excerpt from Karla's interview with the CBC after she left prison, where she seemed to shrug off the questions about her family saying that everything was fine. She strikes me as a person who puts a lot of importance on appearances, so things might be much worse with her family than she is letting on. (Although Lori's letter doesn't support my belief).
Napier: Your parents have moved, they still live in same place?
Homolka: No, they haven't moved.
Napier: Do you have a relationship with your family?
Homolka: Yes.
Napier: Good relationships?
Homolka: Yes.
Napier: With your father, your mother, and you have one sister?
Homolka: Yes.
Napier: Will you see them soon? They are here, your family is here?
Homolka: Yes. My mother is here.
Napier: Have you maintained a good relationship with your mother in these 12 years? Your mother came to visit you?
Homolka: My whole family has visited me.
Napier: Your relationships with family are difficult?
Homolka: In what way?
Napier: In the sense of what happened with your sister. You had a little sister.
Homolka: Yes.
Napier: You took part with Paul Bernardo in the death of your little sister and in the rape of your little sister. Hence my question as to whether your relationship with your family is difficult.
Homolka: No, my family loves me, and my family has also lived with my ex-husband and my mother had no idea what happened in my relationship with him. My parents' friends had no idea. Everybody thought he was No. 1. My family has never rejected me for what I did. My mother only said that she hates what I did, but she loves me and we have a very beautiful relationship. I am very lucky.
Napier: And with your father too?
Homolka: Yes, the same thing.