Five girls who killed their mothers

Sarah Johnson killed both of her parents...

Matricide is frightening topic, especially when it involves adolescent offenders. In recent news -- the Hannah Anderson case in particular -- there are plenty of rumors speculating that the teen may have killed her own mother before going on the run with James Lee DiMaggio. She's been compared to Amy Fisher and other teen femme fatale type characters in fantastic diatribes that put the circumstantial evidence against her together into terrifying theories. However, plenty of people don't even want to consider the possibilities that a 16-year-old girl could potentially kill her own mother -- as if this is something completely unheard of. The following list is intended to show that there are at least five high profile cases in history that have involved a teen girl killing her own mother.



Tylar Witt
Tylar was just a freshman in high school when she met Steven Colver -- a man five years older than her. The two "goth" lovers immediately fell deeply in "love" with one another in a dangerous infatuation that Witt's mother decided to nip in the bud before it was too late. Like many teens Tylar had problems fighting with her mom, but her disdain for rules and her mother's concern for her pushed her to the point of plotting her murder -- but instead of getting her own hands dirty, she put her boyfriend up to the job. The 14-year-old girl was convicted and sentenced to only 15 years for her involvement in the murder of her own mother.

Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme
The Parker-Hulme Murder Case showed the world just how intense the bonds between teen girlfriends can be, and how irrationally the kids can lash out when their friendships are threatened. Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme were young teens in the 1950s when Pauline's mother decided that they were to move away. Like many teens, Parker and Hulme didn't plan out what they would do after ridding their lives of Paula's mother, but they killed her anyway.

Sarah Johnson
On September 2, 2002 married couple Diane and Alan Scott Johnson were found shot to death in their home. Diana had been shot in bed, and Alan was killed when coming out of the shower to see to his wife after hearing the loud bang. Sarah had killed her own parents, likely out of anger for her father stepping between her and her older boyfriend. However, she alluded capture long enough to spark suspicion in even her friends at school. Just like Hannah Anderson, Sarah Johnson showed up at school just days after the murders, trying to go about her life as if nothing ever happened. She showed off her new manicure and just didn't  grieve like someone who had just lost her parents. In the end, she was arrested, charged and convicted.

Tess Damm
Fifteen-year-old Tess Damm reportedly stabbed her mother to death, then helped keep the body hidden for a month while she and her boyfriend used her checking account. Like other high profile matricide cases involving teen girls, Tess's relationship with her mother was known to be volatile. The cops were called frequently to the home for their fighting and Tess running away.

Noura Jackson
Troubled teen Noura Jackson was convicted in the 2005 stabbing death of her own mother, but her case has sparked a lot of debate. Some people believe she is guilty, even though the evidence against her is staggering. Noura was a known drug user and reportedly had a turbulent relationship with her single mother who raised her alone. Her father was murdered about a year before Noura took her mother's life.