Lori Homolka: "It's so easy to con people."

Mascara & Murder has received hundreds of hits using the search terms "Lori Homolka." Given the fact that people seem rather curious about her, I wanted to provide some fuel for the discussion.

About two years ago, I came upon a small, Internet window through which to view the life that Lori has been living since her family was thrust into the spotlight in the most sensational criminal trial in Canadian history. Please note that Lori now goes by the name "Logan," presumably to escape some of the attention focused upon the now infamous Homolka family.

In most cases, the families of depraved individuals like Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka tend to feel victimized themselves, or struggle with issues of guilt by association. This being said, I always get a really bad taste in my mouth when I recall the way that Lori encouraged Karla to alter her appearance in order to come back and live with the family in St. Catharines after her release from prison.

In a letter to her imprisoned big sister, she wrote:

"People are so stupid, Kar. Even if they bumped into you, they'd never know it was you, especially since you're supposed to be spending all your time in jail. They would never know. Just like if you came back to St.Cath. That would be the last place people would expect you to be, especially when I tell everyone you'll never, ever come back here.

See, that's my plan. People wouldn't know if it was you... People wouldn't know if it was you if they even had a conversation with you. People really are dumb. It's so easy to con people."

People are dumb, indeed. I, myself, am clearly so dumb that I have struggled to find even a shred of decency within a family that clearly has none. After everything that has been entered into the public record, each one of them continues to shrug off the sheer magnitude of what happened over a decade and a half ago. 

Although it is now common knowledge that Karla was responsible for the death of her youngest sister, Tammy, she and Lori appear to remain close. In fact, Lori's little boy is featured on Karla's online shop, Bebe Douceur, modelling her handmade baby gear. 

Believe it or not, the following images are all publicly available online.

This photo was taken approximately 3 months after Paul Bernardo
was convicted of murder and declared a "Dangerous Offender."
Karla Homolka was already serving time for her role in the killings.

Lori and her pals from work sure did a lot of partying!
Given the fact that the youngest Homolka sister, Tammy, died as
a result of being fed a lethal combination of booze, pills, and surgical-grade
knock-out juice, one would hope Lori may have learned some restraint.

Instead, she talks about getting shit-faced like it's the greatest thing in the world.