In 1954, two teenage girls in New Zealand shocked the world with their carefully planned murder of Pauline Parker’s mother, Honorah. The crime became infamous not only for its brutality but for the deep, obsessive friendship between the two girls that led them to commit such an act. What followed was a trial that captivated the nation, with themes of mental illness, delusion, and the price of youthful obsession.
Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme, 16 and 15 years old, developed an intense and co-dependent friendship that alarmed their families. The pair spent countless hours together, creating a fantasy world filled with stories and dreams of leaving New Zealand. However, when Juliet’s parents announced they were getting divorced and that Juliet would be sent to South Africa, the girls became desperate.
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