Posted on 06/11/2026 6:06:02 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
Vance Boelter pleaded guilty on Thursday to the murders of former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman, one of Minnesota's most consequential legislative leaders, and her husband, Mark, as well as the shooting of state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife.
The shocking acts of violence nearly a year ago to the day scarred the state and injected a new level of fear into politics.
Boelter, 58, shuffled into the federal courtroom in downtown Minneapolis, wearing orange prison garb, white velcro sneakers and shackles around his ankles. He was unemotional as he told the judge he was of a clear mind and understood the six federal charges against him.
Hoffman sat on the edge of his seat next to his wife, Yvette, in the front row of the packed courtroom. With narrowed eyes he stared at the man who showed up to his home impersonating a police officer and shot him and his wife several times before driving to his longtime colleague's home and murdering her.
The Hortmans' children, Colin and Sophie, were also in the courtroom along with several state lawmakers, listening to Boelter acknowledge the facts of the case as his public defense attorney, Manvir Atwal, recited them:
Yes, he planned the murders months in advance. He recorded the addresses of targets and bought a GPS device, a highly realistic silicone mask and supplies at Fleet Farm to fashion a fake police license plate.
He went to the Hoffmans in the early hours of June 14, rang the doorbell and shouted, "This is the police. Open the door." He shot Hoffman and his wife multiple times.
Boelter then drove to another lawmaker's house, Rep. Kristin Bahner, who was on vacation, and then a third, Sen. Ann Rest,
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Who paid him to do it?
The next demoncrat president will get him out of prison.
That’s why he unemotionally pleaded guilty.
Shooting, trying to shoot, Reagan, Ford, Scalise*, Charlie Kirk, Corey Comperatore, President Trump....
For the democRATS and the Drive-By Media, these shootings and murders above did not "rise to the level of injecting a new level of fear into politics." Shooting, killing, burning is all well and good, as long as you have the right target in mind.
**Crystal Griner, Zach Barth, Matt Mika, David Bailey were also shot that day.
He had once been involved in some African Christian charity, reportedly, which may have given him opportunities to travel abroad. Maybe picked up a brain parasite , or made friends with unsavory people.
Something went crazy wrong somewhere.
This cops a plea and we here all about the private firm hired by T.T. in the same week? Yeah, this rolled.
The source of that account is “Alpha news,” which may or may not be reliable, I haven’t heard of it so don’t know its track record.
I think this is where you heard it :
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Vance Boelter indicted in political assassinations, full confession letter released
Alpha News ^ | July 16, 2025 | Anthony Gockowski
Posted on 7/16/2025, 9:39:31 AM by george76
In the letter, Boelter claims to have been “trained by U.S. Military people off the books” and says that Gov. Tim Walz wanted him to kill U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith
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Federal authorities announced a six-count indictment on Tuesday against Vance Boelter in connection to his “planned campaign of stalking and violence” that “shook Minnesota to its core” last month.
With it, they released disturbing new details of Boelter’s alleged crimes, including his full confession letter addressed to FBI Director Kash Patel.
Boelter is accused of murdering Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark in the early morning hours of Saturday, June 14, and shooting Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. He is also accused of attempting to shoot the Hoffmans’ daughter, Hope.
“Vance Boelter planned and carried out a night of terror that shook Minnesota to its core,” Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson said Tuesday. “He carried out targeted political assassinations the likes of which have never been seen in Minnesota. We grieve with the Hortman family and continue to pray for the recovery of the Hoffmans. Today, a grand jury indicted Boelter with the most serious of federal charges for these heinous political assassinations. Let me be clear: Boelter will see justice.”
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Boelter could face the death penalty for the murders of Mark and Melissa Hortman.
“This indictment includes a notice of special findings. These special findings are the first step towards seeking the death penalty against the defendant Vance Boelter. The ultimate decision as to whether to seek the death penalty will not come for several months,” Thompson said during a press conference.
Full confession letter released ...
A search warrant written by an FBI agent was also released, which included a confession letter found in a vehicle Boelter abandoned near his home in Green Isle while he was on the run.
In it, he claims to have been “trained by U.S. Military people off the books” and says that Gov. Tim Walz wanted him to kill U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith.
“I told Tim I wanted nothing to do with it and if he didn’t call off that plan I would go public. He said he would call it hurt my family if I did (sic) play ball,” Boelter writes, saying that Walz wants to be a senator and doesn’t trust Smith to retire as planned.
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He then claims that Walz set up a meeting “with me and Mel” and “they had some people waiting to kill me.”
“I was able to get away by God’s mercy,” Boelter continues, saying he “went back” and shot two unnamed individuals.
“If you think I’m making this up just get on the phone and tell Tim you have a few questions for him,” the letter says. “Tim is probably crapping bricks right now because I’m still at large and he knows what I can do, and that I know about where all the buried skeletons are. So I will be shot on sight you can bet on that.”
Boelter then offers to turn himself in, but only if he can be held at a military prison or on a military ship because “these guys have their guns everywhere and can get to anybody.”
“I am willing to spill all the beans. I just want my family safe. They had nothing to do with this and are totally innocent. This was a one person job,” the letter concludes.
Thompson described the letter as a “delusion” that “certainly seems designed to excuse his crimes.”
New details in search warrant ..
The search warrant explains how Boelter took “deliberate steps to research his victims and prepare” for his rampage. For instance, he had a description of the Hortmans’ home in one of his notebooks, suggesting that he had “conducted extensive research about Melissa Hortman, her home, and her family,” according to the warrant application.
Additionally, security cameras at the Hortman residence captured a man who appeared to be “casing the home or planning an exit strategy” the night before the shootings.
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Boelter — who worked for various food companies and funeral homes before launching an unsuccessful private security company — compelled his victims to open their doors by disguising himself as a police officer, authorities allege.
He arrived at the Hoffman residence in Champlin around 2 a.m., shouting repeatedly, “This is the police. Open the door,” according to the warrant. When they did, Boelter told the Hoffmans that a shooting had been reported inside the house.
At some point in the exchange, Yvette Hoffman said she realized that Boelter, who was shining a flashlight at them, was wearing a mask. Sen. Hoffman tried to push Boelter away from the front door and was shot repeatedly. Yvette Hoffman then attempted to shut the door but she was also shot repeatedly. Boelter then fled in his SUV.
Around 2:06 a.m., the Hoffmans’ daughter, Hope, called 911 to report that her parents had been shot. She told police that Boelter shot at her too and bullets narrowly missed her.
Boelter traveled to the homes of two other lawmakers before arriving at the Hortmans’ residence around 3:30 a.m. Upon learning of the shooting at Sen. Hoffman’s home, police went to Rep. Hortman’s home to conduct a safety check and observed a black Ford Explorer SUV parked outside. It had police-style lights and resembled a squad car.
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Security footage allegedly shows Boelter, in a silicone mask and brown wig, ringing the doorbell and shouting, “police, welfare check.” Mark Hortman answered the door and was told there had been reports of shots fired.
“Good God, I was asleep,” Mark Hortman reportedly responded before asking Boelter for his name and badge number.
“We can’t see you,” Mark Hortman told Boelter, who was shining a flashlight toward him.
Brooklyn Park police arrived at the home around this time. According to the search warrant, Boelter fired a volley of gunshots and entered the Hortmans’ home as police fired at Boelter.
“As law enforcement later discovered, Boelter, having moved past the fallen Mr. Hortman and into the home, shot Representative Hortman several times at close range, killing her as she attempted to flee up the stairs,” the warrant states. The Hortmans’ golden retriever, Gilbert, was also shot and killed.
Boelter is facing murder charges in state court in addition to the federal charges.
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IOW, he got the no-death-penalty pledge in exchange for a guilty plea. Now the corrupt single party state Demagogues will make a fiasco of the sentencing.
I remember that and I suspect that it should be remembered as more on Walz comes to light.
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