Notorious killer Paul Bernardo has been denied parole for a third time following a hearing before the Parole Board of Canada.

The Parole Board of Canada reached its decision Tuesday after a long, emotional hearing at La Macaza Institution in Quebec, north of Montreal. The families of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy — the schoolgirls Bernardo tortured and killed in the 1990s — pleaded with the parole board this morning to keep Bernardo locked away.

“I remain hopeful that you understand the sadistic, manipulative, and psychopathic nature of Bernardo’s behaviour and the endless threat he represents to public safety,” said Debbie Mahaffy, whose 14-year-old daughter Leslie Mahaffy was snatched off the street 33 years ago and met a horror show end. The parole board members did seem to understand.

The parole board noted that while Bernardo has made some progress during incarceration, there is still significant concern about his risk of sexual recidivism and his narcissistic personality disorder

The families of the victims of Paul Bernardo will be allowed to attend the serial killer’s upcoming parole hearing in person next week, the Parole Board of Canada (PBC) says.

The lawyer representing the families of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy — tortured and killed in two of the most heinous crimes in modern Canadian history — says the justice system has let them down again by denying the victims' mothers the opportunity to deliver their victim statements in person at Paul Bernardo's upcoming parole hearing.

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Notorious killer Paul Bernardo was denied parole for a third time following a hearing before the Parole Board of Canada. Bernardo, who is designated a dangerous offender, is serving an indeterminate life sentence for the kidnapping,