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Accused Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter extracted eyeballs from corpses for a living — and was on call night of double murder
NYpost ^ | 6/19/25 | Steven Vago and Anthony Blair

Posted on 06/19/2025 1:14:18 PM PDT by CFW

Accused Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter’s most recent job was extracting eyeballs from corpses at a funeral home, according to a pal.

Boelter — a 57-year-old married dad who allegedly murdered Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and wounded another Minnesota pol and his wife early Saturday — was carrying out his gruesome extraction work as part of an organ donation program, said the friend and sometime roommate David Carlson.

“I knocked on his door, and I said, ‘Hey Vance, are you there?’ ” Carlson recalled of his interaction with the accused killer around 7 p.m. Friday — just hours before Boelter unleashed his carnage.

“He goes, ‘Yeah, I’m in bed, and I’m trying to get some rest for work,'” Carlson said from the home in north Minneapolis where Boelter rented a room from him.

“He’d always said, ‘I need rest for work so I’m sharp’ because he was extracting eyeballs. You gotta be sharp for that,” Carlson said.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


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KEYWORDS: boelter; completelyirrelevant; davidcarlson; democrats; doublelife; funeralhome; landlord; minnesota; murder; republican; vanceboelter
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This is officially getting weird. Is anything we are being told about this guy true at all?

Is this roommate even real?

1 posted on 06/19/2025 1:14:18 PM PDT by CFW
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So, he was giving his eyes a rest?....................


2 posted on 06/19/2025 1:16:04 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: CFW

Okay, what does one do with used eyeballs?................


3 posted on 06/19/2025 1:16:32 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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Transplants , I assume.


4 posted on 06/19/2025 1:18:17 PM PDT by Unassuaged (I have shocking data relevant to the conversation!)
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To: Unassuaged

Corneal transplants possibly..............


5 posted on 06/19/2025 1:19:55 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

China uses them to track every resident...


6 posted on 06/19/2025 1:20:01 PM PDT by null and void (Democrats: fake news, fake presidents, fake beliefs, fake policies, fake protesters & fake voters!)
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To: Red Badger

“He worked six days a week between two funeral homes — helping one of the businesses remove bodies from crime scenes, the Times said.

The alleged assassin had taken courses in mortuary science in 2023 and 2024 at an Iowa community college, a rep for Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) told Local 5.”


7 posted on 06/19/2025 1:21:31 PM PDT by CFW
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“””Corneal transplants possibly..............””

Transplants would need to be done by actual medical professionals.


8 posted on 06/19/2025 1:21:38 PM PDT by shelterguy
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To: null and void

Goat Eyeballs Dish
Goat eyeballs are considered a delicacy in some cultures and are prepared in various ways. For instance, in certain regions, the goat’s head is cooked, and the eyes are left intact, often served to a guest of honor. The preparation involves inserting a fork into the side of the eye, twisting it, and then removing the eye.
In some culinary traditions, goat eyeballs are cooked with spices and other ingredients, such as ginger, garlic, onion, pepper, lemongrass, scallions, and salt.

In addition, there are creative and unconventional recipes that use goat eyeballs as an ingredient, such as a Halloween-themed dish where the eyeballs are made from lychees, grapes, and raisins, and are soaked in rum or other liquors to create a spooky, edible effect.

It is worth noting that while some people find the idea of eating goat eyeballs intriguing or even delicious, others may find it unappealing due to the texture and appearance of the organ.


Fortune cookie:

THAT WASN’T GOAT.....................


9 posted on 06/19/2025 1:21:45 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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funeral homes extract eyeballs for donations?

I would think it’s done at hospital surgically and then recipient gets it.

sounds like funeral home or just Boelter was doing sometime amiss.


10 posted on 06/19/2025 1:23:23 PM PDT by b4me (Pray, and let God change you. He knows better than you or anyone else, who He made you to be.)
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To: CFW

Billy Idol — “Eyes without a Face”

OO7 — “For Your Eyes Only”

Hall and Oats — “Private Eyes... Been Watching You!”


11 posted on 06/19/2025 1:23:26 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man (The last two weren't balloons. Onw!as a cylindrical object)
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This is some Creepy Pasta. Book? Movie?Bueller?


12 posted on 06/19/2025 1:25:17 PM PDT by waterhill (Nobody cares, work harder!)
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To: Red Badger

Taking care of Business.


13 posted on 06/19/2025 1:26:02 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: CFW

I wonder if kids dissect frogs in school anymore?

I remember we would stick needles in their brains and scramble them and then we would cut the eyes out, and there was a part of them that would bounce like little rubber balls.


14 posted on 06/19/2025 1:26:04 PM PDT by algore
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To: CFW

15 posted on 06/19/2025 1:26:37 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: b4me

Exactly. Organ harvesting?


16 posted on 06/19/2025 1:27:39 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear ("Uncle Sugar" is being audited and having an enema.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Browne......................


17 posted on 06/19/2025 1:29:05 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

Probably for university study. (Eye doctors)


18 posted on 06/19/2025 1:29:24 PM PDT by sonova (No money? You're free to go.)
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Possibly to prepare the corpse for open casket viewing prior to burial. The eyes are of course closed for the viewing but maybe the eyeball is replaced with a marble and then the eye lids closed over them. Just a though.
19 posted on 06/19/2025 1:29:55 PM PDT by Justice
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To: Unassuaged

Don’t they have to be removed almost immediately. I don’t believe this story.


20 posted on 06/19/2025 1:29:56 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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