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Sep 23, 2021 · Jacob Shelton. Updated September 23, 202115 items. In 1954, New Zealand was rocked by the slaying of Honorah Parker by her daughter Pauline and Pauline's friend Juliet Hulme. The two girls hit Honorah's head and were subsequently sent away for five years before disappearing into obscurity.
- The Start of A Fateful Friendship
- How Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme’s Fantasy Life Led to Murder
- ‘The Day of The Happy Event’ and The Murder of Honorah Rieper
- The Trial of Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme
- The Divergent Paths of The Murderous Best Friends
On paper, Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme could not have appeared to be more different. Parker — who went by the last name Rieper until the court determined that her parents were not married — had been born in New Zealand. Her father managed a fish shop and her mother ran a boarding house, according to the Huffington Post. Hulme, on the other hand,...
Both Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme had vivid imaginations. As they grew closer, they created a fantasy realm called “the Fourth World” and invented a religion in which they venerated certain celebrities like Mario Lanza as “saints,” according to an article that appeared in New Zealand Woman’s Weekly. Together, the teens wrote stories set in the F...
On June 22, 1954, the day Pauline Parker described as “The Day of the Happy Event” in her diary, she and Juliet Hulme invited Honorah Rieper out for a walk. The three of them went to Victoria Park, where they enjoyed afternoon tea and then set out to wander the park. Then, according to the New Zealand Herald, the girls led Rieper to a pink charm th...
As word of Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme’s crime spread, New Zealanders everywhere reacted with shock. The girls were young, the murder they’d perpetrated was brutal, and their trial was packed with sensational claims. The prosecution got their hands on Parker’s diary, which contained details about Parker and Hulme’s plans to kill Parker’s mother...
In the decades since their release from prison, Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme both established new — and totally separate — lives. Though it has been erroneously reported that they were forbidden from contacting each other, it seems that Parker and Hulme naturally drifted apart. Parker, who changed her name to Hilary Nathan, has lived a reclusive...
The perpetrators were Rieper's teenage 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.
- Murder
- 5 years
- Released
Based on the notorious 1954 Parker–Hulme murder case in Christchurch, the film focuses on the relationship between two teenage girls—Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme —which culminates in the murder of Parker's mother. The events of the film span the period from their meeting in 1952 to the murder in 1954.
- $5.4 million
- Peter Dasent
- $5 million
- Jim Booth, Peter Jackson
Sep 8, 2021 · In her current official biography, there is no mention of the murder, her time in prison, or heaven and its creatures. "Heavenly Creatures" is based on the true story of Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme, whose friendship led them to commit matricide.
- Amy Dunkleberger
Oct 14, 1994 · Heavenly Creatures, based on a true story, is written, directed and produced by Peter Jackson of Lord of the Rings fame. This film captivates, catching you off guard. Jackson sets the audience up in the beginning by focusing on the tranquil, predictable world of 1950s Christchurch, New Zealand.
May 12, 2023 · Heavenly Creatures and the True Story. “It was our intention to make a film about a friendship that went terribly wrong,” Peter Jackson said, explaining the decision to focus Heavenly Creatures on the relationship between the two girls rather than on the murder and subsequent trial.
