Acclaimed Mystery Author Anne Perry, Once Imprisoned for Teen Murder, Dies at 84

Anne Perry, a British crime novelist who sold more than 26 million books despite spending five years in prison as a teenager for murdering her friend's mother, died on Tuesday in Scotland. She was 84.
Ms. Perry served her sentence in New Zealand, her home at the time, after she and a friend were convicted of bludgeoning the friend's mother to death when Ms. Perry was 15.
Released at 21, Ms. Perry moved to Scotland, changed her name from Juliet Hulme to Anne Perry, and began a prolific writing career.
Her mysteries explored Victorian society and ethics, and won her an Edgar Award, but her early crime cast a shadow over her reputation.
Ms. Perry never married and outlived her accomplice and friend in the murder. She had homes in Scotland, Portmahomack and Hawaii, where she died.