Tammy Homolka - Bernardo's Interest

Bernardo's Interest

From the beginning of their relationship, Homolka noticed that Bernardo had taken a particular liking to Tammy. He would often pay special attention to her, and even went so far as to have his girlfriend pretend to be her sister during sex. In other instances, he would secretly watch Tammy undress from outside the Homolka house, masturbating as he watched.

In September 1990, as their relationship progressed, Bernardo started to press Homolka to allow him to have sex with Tammy. She eventually conceded and obtained a bottle of Halothane (a liquid general anesthetic) from the veterinary clinic where she worked, that would later be used to sedate Tammy during the rape. On December 24, 1990, Tammy was drugged with a combination of Halcion and alcohol, passing out in the family room in the basement of the Homolka house. Homolka's parents and sister Lori were upstairs asleep at the time.

They filmed the entire rape, taking turns holding the camera, using the Halothane to keep Tammy unconscious.

Three weeks after Tammy's death, Karla and Paul filmed a video called "The Fireside Chat" within the Homolka residence. The video was eventually viewed as court evidence. It started in the basement recreation room and at some point the filming moved into Tammy's bedroom. While they were in the recreation room, Karla admitted to Paul that she liked it when he raped Tammy and had fun. She also stated in the video that she would like to leave a rose at Tammy's grave site because it had touched Paul on his genitals. When they were in Tammy's bedroom, Karla dressed up in Tammy's clothing as well as acted just like her sister. They eventually had sex on Tammy's bed.

In 2001, the magazine Elm Street published an article in which it implied that forensic evidence proved that Tammy's death was not an accident and that her sister had deliberately administered an overdose of Halothane. The magazine described Karla as a "malignant narcissist" who was so incensed by her fiance's attraction to her sister that she took steps to remove Tammy from his affections permanently.