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Parker-Hulme murder in Christchurch

1954 Parker-Hulme murder in Christchurch

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 murderesses when they killed Pauline's mother, Honora, in Victoria Park, Christchurch. more...

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Pauline Parker1954 - key eventsNew Zealand crime timeline

External links

  • Parker-Hulme murder case (Chch city libraries)
  • Notable trials: Schoolgirl Murderesses (1966 encyclopaedia)
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