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If you Google most notorious killer in Canadian history, Paul Bernardo\u2019s name will appear at the top of nearly every list.\xa0\nThere have been other killers who have taken more lives and eluded police over a longer period of time but the case of Paul Bernardo, at first as the Scarborough rapist and then later as the killer of Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French, has left a deep and painful scar on Canadian society.\nHis case captured media and public attention in the mid-1990s at a time when the United States was focused on the O.J. Simpson case in a similar way.\xa0\nBut Bernardo\u2019s trial wasn\u2019t televised, so hundreds of people lined up to get inside the downtown Toronto courtroom to witness Canada\u2019s version of the O.J. trial.\xa0Others poured over the media coverage that blanketed newspapers or paid close attention to TV and radio stations which provided hourly updates of the proceedings.\nOver the next two episodes of History of the 90s, host Kathy Kenzora will recount the case, drawing from her experience covering the trial as a reporter for a Toronto radio station.\xa0A warning that this episode may not be suitable for young or sensitive listeners.\nContact:\xa0\nTwitter: @1990shistory\nFacebook: @1990shistory\nInstagram: @that90spodcast\nEmail:\xa090s@curiouscast.ca\nBlog:\xa0www.historyofthe90sblog.ca\nFor exclusive bonus content subscribe to History of the 90s Patreon page.: https://patreon.com/historyofthe90s\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices