Kristen French
| Kristen French | |
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| Born |
Kristen Dawn French May 10, 1976 St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | April 19, 1992 (aged 15) St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Student |
| Parent(s) | Doug and Donna French |
Kristen Dawn French (May 10, 1976 – April 19, 1992) was a Canadian school girl who was a murder victim of Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo. She was interred at Pleasantview Memorial Gardens, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.
French was a member of the precision ice skating team which won several medals, and a member of the girls rowing team at Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School.
On 16 April 1992, as she walked home from Holy Cross Secondary School, a Catholic school in St. Catharines, French was approached at the entrance of the Grace Lutheran Church parking lot by serial killers Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo under the pretense of needing directions. While French assisted Homolka with directions, Bernardo attacked her from behind and forced her into the car at knife point. The kidnapping was seen by several eyewitnesses.
She was held in captivity for three days, during which Bernardo and Homolka videotaped themselves torturing and subjecting the 15-year-old to sexual humiliation and while forcing her to drink large amounts of alcohol. They murdered her on 19 April 1992. Her naked body was found in a ditch along No. 1 Sideroad in north Burlington on 30 April 1992.
While French was missing, her classmates, teachers and friends at Holy Cross Secondary School chose the Green Ribbon of Hope as the symbol for their search. French's school community also gave the name to the Green Ribbon of Hope Campaign, a national campaign continued to this day by Child Find Canada, governments, organizations and individuals to raise funds and awareness for missing children.
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