| Murder of Kristin Lardner | |
|---|---|
| Location | Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Date | May 20, 1992; 32 years ago (1992-05-20) |
| Attack type | Murder by shooting, murder-suicide, stalking |
| Deaths | 2 (including the perpetrator) |
| Victim | Kristin Lardner |
| Perpetrator | Michael Cartier |
| 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.
The incident was also known as the Brookline murder. Cartier stalked and shot Lardner, who had a restraining order against him, before shooting himself.
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.
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. He was described as "a nightclub bouncer with a short fuse".
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