Parker–Hulme murder case
Pauline Yvonne Parker | |
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| Born | Pauline Yvonne Parker 26 May 1938 Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand |
| Criminal status | Released |
| Criminal charge | Murder |
| Penalty | 5 years |
Anne Perry | |
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Perry (née Hulme) in 2012 | |
| Born | Juliet Marion Hulme 28 October 1938 |
| Died | 10 April 2023 (aged 84) |
| Criminal status | Released |
| Criminal charge | Murder |
| Penalty | 5 years |
The Parker–Hulme murder case was the murder of Honorah Mary Rieper (also known as Honorah Mary Parker) in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 22 June 1954. The perpetrators were Rieper's teenaged daughter Pauline Parker and her friend Juliet Hulme. Parker was 16 at the time, while Hulme was 15.
The murder received wider public attention following the release of Peter Jackson's 1994 film Heavenly Creatures.