British crime author Anne Perry, who was jailed as a teenager for murdering her friend's mother, has died at the age of 84, her agent has confirmed. Actress Kate Winslet portrayed Juliet Hulme in the Peter Jackson film, Heavenly Creatures. Credit: APIn 1954, Perry along with Parker, bludgeoned the latter's mother to death with a brick in a stocking in Christchurch, New Zealand, in a case that shocked the country. Perry and Parker were convicted after the jury in the case rejected their not guilty pleas on the grounds of insanity. "Many readers have been moved by her empathy for people backed into impossible situations, or overwhelmed by the difficulties of life.

Source: Stuff April 13, 2023 13:35 UTC