Crime writer Anne Perry, who was convicted as a teen of helping bludgeon to death the mother of a friend, has died at the age of 84. The author died in a hospital in Los Angeles after experiencing a decline in health since December when she had a heart attack, per BBC. Perry's gruesome crime was the inspiration for Peter Jackson's 1994 Oscar nominated film "Heavenly Creatures," starring Kate Winslet. The murder, for which she served five years in prison at the age of 15, took place in New Zealan...
Crime writer Anne Perry, who was convicted as a teen of helping bludgeon to death the mother of a friend, has died at the age of 84. The author died in a hospital in Los Angeles after experiencing a decline in health since December when she had a heart attack, per BBC. Perry's gruesome crime was the inspiration for Peter Jackson's 1994 Oscar nominated film "Heavenly Creatures," starring Kate Winslet. The murder, for which she served five years in prison at the age of 15, took place in New Zealan...
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