Murder of Kristin Lardner explained

Murder of Kristin Lardner
Location:	Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Type:	Murder by shooting, murder-suicide, stalking
Fatalities:	2 (including the perpetrator)
Victim:	Kristin Lardner
Perpetrator:	Michael Cartier Child: yes Also Known As: Brookline 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]

Notes and References

1. News: Ragl . James . 1992-06-01 . D.C. WOMAN IS FATALLY SHOT IN BOSTON BY EX-BOYFRIEND . en-US . Washington Post . 2023-11-16 . 0190-8286.
2. Web site: Fatal Attraction. Tina. Rosenberg. December 10, 1995. NYTimes.com.
3. Book: Umansky . Lauri . August 1, 2000 . Making Sense of Women's Lives: An Introduction to Women's Studies . Rowman & Littlefield Publishers . 9781461608226 . Google Books.
4. Web site: HAUNTING 'KRISTIN' IS WELL-RESEARCHED BUT HOLLOW AT CORE. November 28, 1995.
5. News: Jr . George Lardner . 1992-11-22 . THE STALKING OF KRISTIN . en-US . Washington Post . 2023-11-16 . 0190-8286.
6. Web site: Preventable Crimes, Lamentable Justice | The Seattle Times. archive.seattletimes.com.
7. Book: Girls To The Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution. Sara Marcus. Harper Perennial. 154.
8. Web site: The Stalking of Kristin: A Father Investigates the Murder of His Daughter by George Lardner . 2023-11-16 . www.publishersweekly.com.
9. Web site: Reporter who investigated daughter's murder dies. RICHARD SANDOMIR The New York. Times. September 30, 2019. Antelope Valley Press.
10. Web site: George Lardner Jr., 85, Dies; Reported on His Daughter's Murder. Richard. Sandomir. September 26, 2019. NYTimes.com.
11. Book: Girls To The Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution. Sara Marcus. Harper Perennial. 153.