Convicted killer, serial rapist Paul Bernardo denied parole
OCT 30, 2018
"The Parole Board of Canada says it is clear Paul Bernardo still lacks insight into his criminality and denied the convicted killer and serial rapist parole.
The board notes Bernardo, known as the schoolgirl killer and Scarborough rapist in the early 1990s, resorted to blaming his sadistic behavior on an anxiety disorder and low self-esteem. Bernardo talked about his lack of self-esteem at his parole hearing two weeks ago.
The board turned him down then, but only released written reasons on Tuesday. The panel says it doubts Bernardo truly understands the depravity behind his horrific crime wave in the Niagara peninsula in the late 1980s and early 1990s...."
Convicted killer, serial rapist Paul Bernardo denied parole
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Paul Bernardo psychiatric report describes a remorseless killer — but perhaps not a psychopath
The surprising details are part of the first thorough public examination of the notorious serial rapist and murderer’s psychology since 1995
October 30, 2018
"Killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo, 54, has one close friend he describes as a feminist who has all the control in their relationship, according to correctional records.
If ever released on full parole, he plans to live with this friend in Ontario to be near his aging parents, then move away from the province he horrified a quarter century ago by preying on young women and girls.
He scores high on psychopathic personality traits, such as being glib, selfish, cunning, grandiose and manipulative. But he is not technically a psychopath, falling short on the standard checklist’s second part about anti-social behaviour traits, such as impulsiveness and unstable lifestyle....
The ten pages of reasons are the documentary conclusion to a surreal hearing that saw Bernardo reflect on his own psychological oddities in a way the lead board member found “academic,” almost as if he were talking about someone else. He sounded rehearsed, if not actually scripted. In a psychological risk assessment earlier this year, he even occasionally spoke about himself in the third person.
He claims to have discovered that his sadistic sexual atrocities stemmed from low self-esteem, misguided coping mechanisms, “cognitive distortions” and the disinhibiting effects of stress and alcohol. He thinks he had an anxiety disorder....
The various “psychometric instruments” that have been administered to him reveal a mainly remorseless man who is so quick to deny his own problems, and so keen to portray himself in a positive light, that he “may not be amenable to treatment.”
He has even suggested he “cured” himself....
He can apply for parole again in two years."
Paul Bernardo psychiatric report describes a remorseless killer — but perhaps not a psychopath
