Notorious killer and rapist Paul Bernardo has been denied parole for a third time after the families of his victims made an emotional plea to the Parole Board of Canada on Tuesday to keep him behind bars.

The parole board noted that while Bernardo has made some strides during incarceration, there is still significant concern about his risk of sexual recidivism, his narcissistic personality and his 91裸聊视频渙verestimation91裸聊视频� of his progress, among other issues.

The board, which deliberated for approximately 30 minutes after Tuesday91裸聊视频檚 hearing, said its decision also considered the 91裸聊视频渆xtremely violent91裸聊视频� nature of Bernardo91裸聊视频檚 crimes.

Bernardo, who is designated a dangerous offender, is serving an indeterminate life sentence for the kidnapping, sexual assault and murder of 15-year-old Kristen French and 14-year-old Leslie Mahaffy in the early 1990s near St. Catharines, Ont.

The 60-year-old told the board he was primarily seeking day parole at a halfway house, or at a minimum, escorted absences from prison so that he can attend a community program for sex offenders. The board denied both.

The victims91裸聊视频� families made an impassioned case against Bernardo91裸聊视频檚 bid for release, and said they have been re-traumatized every time his parole hearings come up.

91裸聊视频淭he biggest destruction of the peace and joy and hope in my life has been and remains Bernardo,91裸聊视频� Leslie91裸聊视频檚 mother, Debbie Mahaffy, told the parole board hearing at the La Macaza Institution in Quebec, where Bernardo is currently held.

91裸聊视频淚 remain hopeful that you understand the sadistic, manipulative and psychopathic nature of Bernardo91裸聊视频檚 behaviour and the endless threat he represents to public safety,91裸聊视频� she said.

Mahaffy, who spoke of her struggle to forget 91裸聊视频渢he horrors of Leslie91裸聊视频檚 death,91裸聊视频� was overcome by emotion as she delivered her victim impact statement.

Tim Danson, the lawyer representing the French and Mahaffy families, finished reading the statement on her behalf, urging the board to deny Bernardo any type of release due to the heinousness of his crimes and his lack of remorse.

Bernardo was also convicted of manslaughter in the December 1990 death of his then-wife Karla Homolka91裸聊视频檚 15-year-old sister, Tammy. He ultimately admitted to raping other girls and women, beginning in the late 1980s.

Kristen91裸聊视频檚 mother, Donna French, who delivered her victim impact statement remotely, spoke of the 91裸聊视频渟enseless and brutal91裸聊视频� loss her family has endured for decades.

91裸聊视频淚t has been more than 32 years since my daughter, Kristen, was abducted, sexually assaulted, beaten to within an inch of her young life, tormented, humiliated and murdered, then dumped by the side of a road like a piece of trash,91裸聊视频� she said.

91裸聊视频淭hey say that time heals but I don91裸聊视频檛 for a minute believe that, for I have not healed.91裸聊视频�

Danson had previously said that because the parole board initially denied his clients the right to attend Bernardo91裸聊视频檚 hearing in person, a last-minute reversal of that decision meant that Donna French was unable to travel to Quebec on Tuesday.

The parole board also heard, via video conference, from other members of the French family and Leslie91裸聊视频檚 brother Ryan Mahaffy.

Mahaffy, who was seven years old at the time of his sister91裸聊视频檚 murder, said Bernardo didn91裸聊视频檛 just steal his 91裸聊视频渕entor and best friend91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� he also stole his parents.

91裸聊视频淎s a child, I lost one of the largest parts of my world and to my mother and father91裸聊视频檚 own grief, I lost them,91裸聊视频� said Mahaffy, whose gut-wrenching victim impact statement prompted a brief pause in the hearing.

He told the board that the 91裸聊视频減erpetual hell Bernardo bestowed upon my family91裸聊视频� gave him nightmares as a child and left him struggling with interpersonal relationships as an adult.

He said that when he became a father, he and his partner 91裸聊视频渁gonized91裸聊视频� over what to name their kids.

91裸聊视频淲e wanted to honour Leslie by name but couldn91裸聊视频檛, for fear of what they will find when they or others Googled their names,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淏ernardo91裸聊视频檚 actions haunt the simplest details of my life, including Father91裸聊视频檚 Day, the day he murdered her.91裸聊视频�

Bernardo was transferred to the medium-security La Macaza Institution from a maximum-security Ontario prison last year, in a decision that caused public outcry.

Bernardo91裸聊视频檚 parole officer told the hearing that he has 91裸聊视频渁djusted well91裸聊视频� since his arrival at La Macaza but he is 91裸聊视频渙verestimating his progress while underestimating the risk he presents.91裸聊视频�

The board heard that the Correctional Service of Canada did not support releasing Bernardo on parole and believed he hadn91裸聊视频檛 met all the criteria for escorted or unescorted temporary absences from prison.

Under questioning by the two board members, Bernardo said he believed he was ready to gradually step back into society, get 91裸聊视频渕ore help91裸聊视频� and ultimately find employment and a place to live. He said he would stay in Quebec if granted parole and was planning to soon start taking French lessons in prison.

Bernardo suggested that he has gained clarity and introspection since arriving at La Macaza.

He showed no visible emotion as he discussed his crimes and victims at the hearing, but choked up at times as he discussed his mother and the sexual abuse he said she endured in her own life.

He told the parole board that he began committing sexual offences as a way to exact 91裸聊视频渞evenge91裸聊视频� for his mother91裸聊视频檚 suffering, and for the pain he felt after his father rejected him for not being his biological son.

When the parole board questioned how victimizing girls and women could be seen as revenge in his case, Bernardo said he wanted to 91裸聊视频減ay the world back.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚 became a sexual sadist, there91裸聊视频檚 no doubt about that,91裸聊视频� he said, adding that while he has 91裸聊视频渘o excuse91裸聊视频� for his crimes, he had adopted a 91裸聊视频渧ictim stance91裸聊视频� as a result of his difficult childhood and teenage years.

The parole board pointed out that many people face adversity in their early years but they don91裸聊视频檛 become sexual offenders and killers.