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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 teenage daughter Pauline Parker and her friend Juliet Hulme. Parker was 16 at the time, while Hulme was 15.
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Seventy years after Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme were convicted of one of New Zealand’s most brutal and high-profile murders, senior journalist Anna Leask speaks exclusively to Juliet’s...
- Anna Leask
In 1954, Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme were convicted of one of New Zealand’s most brutal and high-profile murders. It was a sunny, crisp Tuesday afternoon in June when the girls attacked...
- Anna Leask
After serving a five-year sentence for the murder, Perry had changed her name (formerly Juliet Hulme) and returned to the United Kingdom. She was identified by the media following the release of the film Heavenly Creatures , directed by Peter Jackson , which is based on the case.
Jun 27, 2023 · A detective later testified that Parker’s mother “had been attacked with an animal ferocity seldom seen in the most brutal murders,” and police found the bloodied brick nearby. Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme were arrested and charged with Honorah Rieper’s murder.
Aug 28, 2011 · In finding the teenagers guilty of murder, the jury rejected the defence’s assertion that they were insane. Because both were under 18 – Pauline was 16 and Juliet 15 – neither could be sentenced to death. Their punishment was ‘detention during Her Majesty’s pleasure’.
Jul 10, 2023 · They were instead sentenced to several years behind bars. Parker spent around five years in Paparua Prison, near Christchurch. Hulme was also released in the same year, 1959.
