Anne Perry, crime writer with a murderous past, dead at 84

[archersangel]

Murderer turned crime writer Anne Perry dies aged 84 https://t.co/4YySGY5i3h
- BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 13, 2023
Anne Perry, the best-selling crime novelist known for her Thomas Pitt detective series and her own murderous past that inspired the movie "Heavenly Creatures," has died at age 84

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[ellie_andrews]

looking forward to not having to shelve more of her books at work

[cuteej4]

Lmao she took up *multiple* shelves. Omg.

[ellie_andrews]

shew almost as bad as James Patterson!

[mystic_kiwi]

oh my god I just put two and two together, I spent so much time confusing her with Ann Rule!!

[genbu_no_miko24]

Yeah I remember watching Heavenly Creatures on Bravo as a kid. The whole story is crazy and sad.

"Because they were minors, the girls were spared the death penalty and instead each served five years in prison. Later Hulme would rename herself Anne Perry, move to Scotland & work various jobs, before becoming a published writer."

This is so wild!

Looking at the real-life pictures...Peter and Fran did a good job with casting.

[calliope1975]

I think part of their sentence was they had a no contact order. I wonder if either one ever sent a Facebook poke or something to the other.

[genbu_no_miko24]

Okay but "facebook poke" just sent me into hysterics looooool!!

[handsdowntoo]

Reportedly they both moved to the UK under their new identities at one point.. but its unclear if they had any contact. The only info I could find on the other woman (Parker) is that she became a riding instructor for children.

[recognitions]

This is apparently false from what I've read

[soavantgarde]

Holy shit

Also “intense friendship” lol okay

[soavantgarde]

Oh RIP too

[genbu_no_miko24]

I remember reading that they said unlike the movie they were not lesbians. I always wonder if that was true or was it just an intense friendship 👀

[kawaiiairbender]

obviously, it could have been that. But i feel like sometimes people think things only get intense or all consuming in sexual/romantic relationships. And that's just not true.

[evillemmons]

[kp199]

And the other friend who helped her with the murder apparently became a riding instructor FOR KIDS!! What in the world man.

[evillemmons]

[hiimtish]

Wait until you hear about that old lady who wrote Where The Crawdads Sing…