Overview
- The documentary Untold: The Shooting at Hawthorne Hill, released Tuesday on Netflix, features Michael Barisone and survivor Lauren Kanarek giving competing accounts.
- In August 2019 at Barisone’s New Jersey farm, authorities say he shot Kanarek twice and fired at her partner, who was not hit, before Rob Goodwin tackled and held him for police.
- A jury in April 2022 found Barisone not guilty by reason of insanity, which led to civil psychiatric commitment and release in 2023 after doctors said he was not a threat.
- Barisone now lives in Florida and is permanently banned by the U.S. Center for SafeSport, which polices Olympic sports, from United States Equestrian Federation events, and he is challenging the ban in court.
- Kanarek continues to ride and her family has criticized the film’s portrayal of her, prompting fresh coverage and public scrutiny of the case.