Murder of Kristin Lardner

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Murder of Kristin Lardner
Location Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DateMay 20, 1992;32 years ago (1992-05-20)
Attack type
 Murder by shooting, murder-suicide, stalking
Deaths2 (including the perpetrator)
VictimKristin Lardner
PerpetratorMichael Cartier
Also known asBrookline murder

On May 30, 1992, 21-year-old Kristin Lardner was murdered in Boston, Massachusetts, by her ex-boyfriend Michael Cartier, who later killed himself. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

The incident was also known as the Brookline murder. [6] Cartier stalked and shot Lardner, who had a restraining order against him, before shooting himself. [7]

Lardner's father George later released a book about the murder, called The Stalking of Kristin: A Father Investigates the Murder of His Daughter, receiving a Pulitzer Prize. [8] [9] [10]

Cartier was a punk rock enthusiast who, a month prior to the murder, had tried to attack Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill at a show. [11] He was described as "a nightclub bouncer with a short fuse". [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Ragl, James (June 1, 1992). "D.C. WOMAN IS FATALLY SHOT IN BOSTON BY EX-BOYFRIEND". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  2. ↑ Rosenberg, Tina (December 10, 1995). "Fatal Attraction" – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ↑ Umansky, Lauri (August 1, 2000). Making Sense of Women's Lives: An Introduction to Women's Studies. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN   9781461608226 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "HAUNTING 'KRISTIN' IS WELL-RESEARCHED BUT HOLLOW AT CORE". November 28, 1995.
  5. ↑ Jr, George Lardner (November 22, 1992). "THE STALKING OF KRISTIN". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Preventable Crimes, Lamentable Justice | The Seattle Times". archive.seattletimes.com.
  7. 1 2 Sara Marcus. Girls To The Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution. Harper Perennial. p. 154.
  8. ↑ "The Stalking of Kristin: A Father Investigates the Murder of His Daughter by George Lardner". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  9. ↑ Times, RICHARD SANDOMIR The New York (September 30, 2019). "Reporter who investigated daughter's murder dies". Antelope Valley Press.
  10. ↑ Sandomir, Richard (September 26, 2019). "George Lardner Jr., 85, Dies; Reported on His Daughter's Murder" – via NYTimes.com.
  11. ↑ Sara Marcus. Girls To The Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution. Harper Perennial. p. 153.
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