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The case of Paul Bernardo 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, for the murders of teenagers Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French, 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.\xa0\nOthers poured over the media coverage that blanketed newspapers or paid close attention to TV and radio stations which provided hourly updates of the proceedings.\nI was in the courtroom everyday for four months in the summer of 1995 as the horrific crimes against Bernardo were revealed including graphic videotaped evidence.\xa0\nOn part two of our look back at the infamous case and trial of Paul Bernardo we dive into Canada\u2019s trial of the century.\xa0\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