TAMMY Homolka was the sister of Karla Homolka, and died on 24 December 1990.

       But what happened to Tammy? How did she die?

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       Tammy Homolka died on December 24, 1990 Who was Tammy Homolka?

       Tammy was born in Mississauga, Canada, on January 1, 1975, to Karel and Dorothy Homolka.

       She enjoyed track and field as well as soccer.

       Tammy died on December 24, 1990 - less than two weeks before her 16th birthday.

       She was killed by her older sister Karla, who was 20 at the time, and her partner Paul Bernardo.

       What happened to Tammy Homolka?

       On December 24, 1990, Karla and Paul - who became known as the Ken and Barbie killers - sedated Tammy's drink with Halcion.

       At the time, Karla worked at a veterinary hospital and stole the anaesthetic from there.

       When Tammy became unconscious, the two raped her.

       While the assault was happening, Karla held a cloth with the anesthetic over Tammy’s face.

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       She claimed that Paul then forced her to perform sexual acts on her sister.

       Karla initially stated that she was against the whole plan, but Paul had threatened and physically abused her into cooperating.

       According to Karla, even months before the assault, Paul had her pretend to be Tammy while having sex.

       She claimed he made her say, “My name is Tammy. I’m 15 years old. I’m your virgin, and I want to marry you.”

       After the assault, Tammy became sick while she was sedated, choking on her own vomit and died.

       After failed attempts to revive her, Karla covered up evidence of the assault and called an ambulance.

       The drugs in Tammy's system were undetected in her autopsy, and her death was ultimately deemed an accident, despite the chemical burn on her face.

       In 1993, Karla left her then-husband, Paul, went to the police, and claimed that he was abusive.

       She then claimed that there was more to Tammy’s death than initially known and mentioned there were video recordings of what happened before she died.

       Karla’s sudden admissions led the authorities to reopen the case.

       She also confessed that Paul had killed two other teenagers: Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French.

       In 1993, Karla pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter in Leslie and Kristen’s deaths.

       She received five years each and an additional two years in her sister’s death, bringing the sentence up to 12 years.

       Karla was released from prison in July 2005.

       She changed her name to Leanne Teale, remarried and is now a mother of three children.