This is my 2010 Anti-War Statement!

Today I talked to my first war veteran, and started off by mentioning my birthday is on Remembrance Day.

Then, after some small talk, I got to the point, and we spent a moment discussing the Russell Williams case while staying focused on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Because Williams plead guilty rather than subject his family and his victims' family to the prospect of a lengthy trial, we will never know what precipitated his complete psychotic break which might have occurred sometime between his last deployment in Afghanistan and when he murdered his lover.

Instead, he will eventually be put in the same prison in which the Ken of the "Ken & Barbie" serial killers has resided for the past 15 years or so.

You'll remember the ire that Ontario victims of the crime had unleashed when Karla Homolka was released early from jail for good behavior and complete rehabiliation.

Why do I mention Homolka in the same breath as Russell WIlliams? Because both people may have suffered PTSD and other disorders of the mind prior to their short reign of terror in Ontario.

Now for the good news: not all psychotic breaks are permanent. Indeed, with time and a determined plan for recovery, it is possible to overcome whatever behavior and mental negativities may arise because of that temporary psychotic break.

That Williams shows remorse shows that he has regrets. Yet I feel Ottawa owes war veterans more support especially with regard to mental illness to prevent future tragedies to our veterans.

War is hell; please give peace a chance by supporting our veterans for Remembrance Day. Lest we forget...

Three Witnesses: The Case of Deneen Chenier, Elizabeth Bain, and the January Girl

On December 21, 1989, the Scarborough Rapist attacked again.

He targeted Deneen Chenier, brutally raping her both vaginally and anally, leaving tears in both areas.

As well, Ms. Chenier claimed there was a woman with him holding a video camera. That evidence was discounted by the police.

Yet this evidence fits perfectly the Ken&Barbie profile.

Could Karla have been tagging along on some of Paul Bernardo's rape quests as early as 1989?

Then Elizabeth Bain is murdered in June 1990. She was seen in the company of a man who looked remarkably like Paul Bernardo. Yet her boyfriend is arrested and charged with her murder. Her body was never found.

After they accidentally kill Tammy Homolka in December 1990, the following January 1991 Paul Bernardo brings home a girl while Lori and the Homolkas are away. He rapes her in front of Karla. The woman is quiet. He lets her go, and isn't concerned that she might have seen his car's license plate.

Was Karla acting in this manner to prevent Paul from harming her?

Probably.

But the reason why the police didn't catch onto them before 1990 was because they had yet to kill anyone.

Reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bernardo#Other_potential_or_possible_victims

Elizabeth Bain: http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/local/article/13727--elizabeth-bain-s-mother-doubts-paul-bernardo-involved-in-her-daughter-s-death