Like so many columnists have said, it's all about her. What became clear to me during the interview is her absolute inability to be the slightest bit humble. Out of respect for her victims and their families, I wouldn't be telling everyone the first thing I want to do, after this interview of course, is to go get an Iced Cappuccino at Tim Horton's. How freaking insensitive. Not surprising though; she can't help herself. She has no conscience, feels no remorse. Didn't then, doesn't now.
Nancy Lachowicz, Richmond Hill, July 5

Karla clearly excels in manipulative skill, which I believe is one of her most dangerous qualities. The soft voice, the gentle demeanour defy the ominous fact that no person with any degree of normalcy could possibly have done the things she has done. I believe her 'good behaviour' in prison was simply another manipulative means to an end. She doesn't want to be hunted down? Leslie and Kristen did not want to be hunted down either.
Julie McCarthy, Sarnia, July 5

So she goes to court to prevent the media from hounding her but the first thing she does out of jail is go to the media? Apparently her university education earned in jail did not teach her the definition of IRONY.
Jennifer Stanley, Hamilton, July 5

Poor Karla! Fearing for her safety, thinking that people want to hunt her down. Am I supposed to feel sympathy? At least she knows she has to watch her back, it is too bad her victims did not have the same warning.
Paul Girling, Toronto, July 5

I find Karla Homolka's comments and media behaviour representative of someone who has truly disassociated from her monstrously criminal actions. It is troubling not only that Karla Homolka is free, but also that she has been given so much media coverage, which she deftly manipulates to appear victimized herself. I am reviled by the celebrity she has become, and by every front-page photograph. I can't even begin to imagine how the families of her victims feel.
Lenni Jabour, Toronto, July 5

Liar, liar, liar. She deserves the same amount of sympathy and mercy she showed her victims, her sister, her friends and remaining family. None.
Kelly McMath, Toronto, July 5

I think what she did was wrong, but in life there are always chances. So I think she deserves a chance and help. I would like to help her.
Rosanna DiGirolamo, Montreal, July 5

Let's leave this woman alone for God's sake, She's done the time the courts gave her, as unjust as the sentence was. Let's move on. Let the families heal. Give us a break. We don't want to hear any more about Karla!
Laura Mackay, Toronto, July 5

Karla is an extremely clever and manipulative woman, and she was very well prepared. She'd obviously taken pains to make herself look very fragile (still playing the role of the helpless victim), and she knew all her lines off by heart. But when she said those lines, there was no emotion whatsoever behind them. Her voice was lifeless, and her eyes were cold and dead, even when she was speaking of her supposed remorse for her terrible deeds - and of crying over them, every day. I wish only that she should spend the rest of her life, always looking over her shoulder, wondering if her next moment will be her last.
Patte Rosebank, Toronto, July 5

The lie in which Karla blamed her youth as being a reason behind her actions was particularly interesting. She said she didn't know much then, yet, as an adult she willing became intimate with girlfriend killer Jean-Paul Gerbet. Obviously she doesn't view 'murderer' as being a character flaw in her lovers.
Lily Gaiardo, Woodbridge, July 5

Am I the only one who felt like I had all of the oxygen sucked out of my lungs when I looked at this woman's eyes? They are chillingly dead. As I observed her closely, I could also see just a "hint" of a smirk tempting the corners of her mouth. This was the face of a rehearsed response, not one of remorse.
Amelia Barrington, Toronto, July 5

. I suppose it is with morbid fascination that we follow this story; a notorious killer who also happens to be female isn't released into society every day, and it brings me some comfort to know that she is now the one who is living in (hopefully) fear, just as her victims had. I do not agree with the short sentence she received, but what's done is done, and I say lets focus our attention on something worthy, rather than on this unrepentant woman.
Lynn Stewart, Barrie, July 5

I was a year older than Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy when they were murdered. To say it made girls my age feel vulnerable and unsafe would be an extreme understatement. Girls in our age group had to come to terms with the fact that there was evil in this world, and you couldn't even trust other women for safety. Why should any effort be made for Homolka to feel as though she's safe and won't be stalked? I for one would like her to spend the rest of her life looking over one shoulder.
Samantha Sturgeon, Toronto, July 5

Mixed feelings really. If we did not have her testimony, Paul Bernardo would be at large. She did do her "time". She was very smart then and she is much smarter now. She has had twelve years to plan her new life after prison. I don't believe she would risk her new freedom to re-offend as the world is watching her closely. She will however continue to play the ultimate acting role in her life - "Victim". To that she should win an Oscar for her performance.
Tara Holmes, Collingwood, July 5

Karla is not what the media perceives and what we learn through the media. We all know that she was a devil, mainly because of her ex-husband Bernardo's actions, but I don't believe she is The Devil as she has been painted, again, by the media. I think she has changed, I think she wants to be an ordinary citizen. I think it's my duty and everyone else to help her to re-join the sane society. That is the strength of you and me towards infamous people like her.
Kim Teotonio, Mississauga, July 5

The "malignant narcissist" gives her first interview on television. How fitting in light of her bid to have restraints placed on the media's coverage of her. Undoubtedly designed to give the public a good look at her before significantly altering her appearance, as will surely be her next order of business.
Catherine ten Hertog, Brantford, July 5

I believe that Karla Homolka is a very convincing actress. She claims to be remorseful and pretends to choke back tears, when her motivations in giving the interview were obviously selfish. This was a public plea to keep her life outside the confines of prison. I don't believe that she's been rehabilitated at all. Ms. Holmolka is very skilled in the art of manipulation.
Angela Bottis, Toronto, July 5

She mitigates the murder and mutilation with: "Well, I didn't initiate the crimes..." No, she stole the drug from her work, she helped recruit, she participated. She took advantage of her sister. She never once was shocked or disturbed enough to stop. And she's not disturbed now. I think her best line is: "I'm lucky." You bet. She belongs in prison.
Carol Farkas, Brampton, July 5

Karla is still manipulating. She professes to be frightened of the press unless she wants to grant an interview. She has managed to get her family to view her horrible choices, which led to the death of her sister, as something she did, but not something she is. And finally, she has selected French Canada in which to live, hoping they will protect her to thumb their noses at English Canada.
Joy Hogg,Cadillac, July 5

It is curious that she was seeking, as late as Thursday, to have the media hounds muzzled and yet the first stop on her road to freedom was a TV studio where she sought to draw the attention to herself. I sense no remorse in anything she said and can only suggest that in the end she will have a higher power to whom she will have to answer.
Carole Jamestee, Niagara Falls, Ont., July 5

The politicians and media are both falling under the spell of this manipulative killer. Please stop giving her publicity. There is good news out there somewhere. That is what I would like to see in the press.
Susan Franks, Georgetown, July 5

I was waiting for her to make an apology directly to the victims' families. She only made mention of the crimes, but what about the victims? Until she is able to say the names of her victims and direct an apology to them and their families, her words are empty and meaningless.
Sajeela Veldhuis, Oakville, July 5

I do not believe that Karla Homolka warrants one second of my attention so I have avoided most of the media coverage of her "story," including this interview. Every moment of notoriety she receives causes her victims to re-live her crimes and feeds Homolka's narcissism. When will the media cease to cover this story? When will the public cry: "Enough!"?
Ted Griffith, Toronto, July 5

I am glad I am living abroad right now because I have never been so ashamed of my country and its justice system. This is a travesty. She should spend the rest of her natural life in prison.
Mark Donaldson, Edinburgh, Scotland, July 5

Frankly, there is nothing she could say or do that could erase what she's done in the past. Apart from discovering a cure for cancer or solving the world poverty crisis, there is no way she could ever repay her debt to society, other than life in solitary, with no chance of parole, like her ex-husband.
Jacqueline Verville, Ottawa, July 5

I sat and watched with great interest along with still a lot of sadness and anger. She apparently was too distraught to go to court to appeal on her behalf; but was still able to speak on the French network for 25 minutes. She may still feel very sad inside and is always crying. But my God, she lured the girls to her ex's sex spree; she brought the drugs home. Twelve years is not enough. I don't believe her for one moment.
Katey Norris, Belleville, July 5

I watched the entire interview. Frankly, she came across to me as sincere and was choking back tears at the end. This time I didn't need anyone to "report" this news to me; this time I got to watch it myself. Ms. DiManno is starting to sound not only like a broken record, but a screeching broken record.
Robert Trifts, Toronto, July 5

(It was) smart -- only appealing to a small portion of the country's population. It may irk the rest of the country but she has probably gotten a few kudos from people in Quebec and no doubt the rest of the country will forget all about her in a few months.
Austin Dumas, Georgetown, July 5

Karla's words and actions did not seem too remorseful. She has always wanted to have the spotlight and will continue to play the media for as long as possible. She was better left in prison to think about her crimes.
Scott Maindonald, Carleton Place, Ont., July 5

I get that she wants to be left alone now that she is so called "free". But she will never be free of the memory of her despicable acts toward those innocent children. I'm certain the memories will haunt her to eternity.
Ron Ensing, Toronto, July 5

There are no words to describe this monster now in our midst.
Ann Harwood, Ajax, July 5

I felt Karla answered the questions appropriately. I am tired of the venom directed at her. Men do terrible things far more often, including murdering their girlfriends’ children, but do not become targets of media campaigns on their release from prison. How many male child killers are household names?
Linda Taberner, Bowmanville, July 5

One charge throughout her years of incarceration was that she showed no remorse. Her performance yesterday confirmed that she has listened attentively to what her detractors have said and has responded by learning the superficial language of remorse. Not once, [did]she take responsibility by saying she is sorry for inflicting pain on others. She has duped people in the past, she is duping people now.
Charlotte Creamer, Toronto, July 5

I find Karla's appearance upsetting and lacking in credibility. But my greater issue is with Radio Canada that gave her a vehicle for these comments. It was obviously planned in advance.
Barbara Moulton, Orangeville, July 5

I find it strange that this person would seek out the media after her lawyers were in court to stop that very thing happening.
Irene Cordier, Toronto, July 5

As terrible as Karla's deeds were, I find the media's hounding to be abhorrent.
Rob Phillips, Pickering, July 5

The interview was just another example of Karla Homolka'a usual control and manipulation of the media for her own benefit.
George Virag, London, Ont., July 5

All I can say is keep her in Canada and God forbid she ever comes to the U.S.
Linda Varn, Buffalo, July 5

I don’t think Karla feels bad about what she did [and] I don’t believe a word she says.
Ashley Burnett, Stratford, July 5

Again, Karla was in control. It's all about poor Karla. She has the characteristics of a sociopath: lies, [lack of] remorse, self-centred and manipulative behaviour.
Sheila Sansome, Lombardy, Ont., July 5