Families of Bernardo victims want Supreme Court to grant access to parole hearing records

The families of Paul Bernardo's victims want Canada's highest court to grant them access to the serial killer and rapist's parole hearing records, which could include documents like psychiatric assessments and discipline reports. "We're trying to access these records because they contained very relevant information that was necessary for them to prepare proper and meaningful victim impact statements," Toronto-based lawyer Timothy Danson told CTVNews.ca. After being denied by two lower courts over Bernardo's privacy rights, Danson now wants the Supreme Court of Canada to hear the case. "When you talk about Paul Bernardo, we're talking about the privacy rights of a sadistic sexual psychopath who is also designated a dangerous offender and is a multiple murderer," Danson said. "It's not just anybody in the prison system, we're talking about the worst of the worst." Danson has long represented the families of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy pro bono. Bernardo is currently serving a life