Parker–Hulme murder case

Parker–Hulme murder case

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.

Parker–Hulme murder case

The murder received wider public attention following the release of Peter Jackson's 1994 film Heavenly Creatures.

Background

![Deposition) made by Herbert Rieper with regard to the estate of Honorah Mary Parker. As they were not married, her estate passed to her children.](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/HonorahMaryParker%2814377739776%29.jpg/250px-HonorahMaryParker%2814377739776%29.jpg)

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