Heavenly Creatures: The Parker-Hulme Murder

About this episode

This episode covers the Parker-Hulme murder case and the intense friendship between Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme.

Some friendships are ride-or-die. This one went straight to crime scene. In this episode of Corky Crime Sisters , we’re covering the Parker-Hulme murder case, the shocking 1954 crime behind Heavenly Creatures . Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme built an elaborate fantasy world together, but when real life threatened to separate them, they chose the worst possible plot twist. We’ll get into the intense friendship, the murder of Honorah Parker, the trial, and how two teenage girls turned obsession into one of New Zealand’s most infamous true crime cases. Grab your bevy and join us for fantasy, fixation, and a friendship that desperately needed adult supervision. Corkycrime@gmail.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Taylor Campbell, Nicole Gatsiopoulos

Topics covered

• true crime
• friendship
• murder
• trial
• New Zealand
• 1954

Keywords

• Parker-Hulme
• murder case
• true crime
• friendship
• New Zealand
• Heavenly Creatures
• 1954

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Heavenly Creatures

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