Editing Anne Perry (section)

==Murder of Honorah Rieper ==
===The incident===
In June 1954 while they were 15, Juliet and her best friend Paulne Parker murdered Parker's mother, Honorah Rieper. Juliet's parents were in the process of moving to South Africa to stay with a relative. The two teenage friends, who had created a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy_(psychology) fantasy] life together with famous actors, did not want to be separated.

The girls went for a walk with Honorah Rieper in Victoria Park in their hometown of Christchurch. Pauline hit her mother with half a brick wrapped in a stocking. The pair had assumed that a single blow would kill Honorah, but it took over 20. After committing the murder, the two girls fled while still covered in blood, back to the tea kiosk where the three of them had eaten only minutes before. They told owners of the tea shop, that Honorah had fallen and hit her head.

The duo's story began to fall apart when the police discovered Honorah's cause of death, the lacerations on her head, and other such evidence on Honorah's body. The Police also discovered the murder weapon in the nearby woods. It did not take long for Pauline and Juliet's guilt to become obvious.
===Trial===
Juliet and Pauline stood trial in that same year. Their trial was a sensational affair, with speculation about Pauline and Juliet's possible sexual and/or romantic connection, and their insanity. The two were both found guilty on 29 August. They were too young to be considered for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_penalty death penalty], so were convicted and sentenced to be "detained at Her Majesty's pleasure".  They were released separately five years later. Juliet and Pauline are not believed to have had any contact since the trial.

Their murder was taken as strong evidence of moral decline by the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents.