Pauline Parker, aged 16, and Juliet Hulme, 15, were convicted of the murder of Pauline's mother Honora at Christchurch on 22 June. Their story was later the subject of Peter Jackson's acclaimed film, Heavenly creatures.
Juliet Hulme
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22 June 1954
Armed with a brick in a stocking, 16-year-old Pauline Parker and her best friend Juliet Hulme, 15, became two of New Zealand's most notorious female murderers when they killed Pauline's mother, Honorah, in Victoria Park, Christchurch.
Main image: The search for Anne Perry
Seminar by Joanne Drayton where she discussed her recent book, The search for Anne Perry - better known in New Zealand as Juliet Hulme