Posted on 06/15/2025 9:01:49 PM PDT by TBP
Vance Luther Boelter isn’t just a name in the headlines, he’s a man with layers, a past, and a family caught in the storm of his actions. Before he became the prime suspect in a politically charged shooting spree that left a Minnesota lawmaker dead and others critically injured, he was a husband, a father, and a man with a résumé that didn’t scream “violent extremist.” But now, the world is scrambling to understand how someone with his background could be linked to such brutality.
Boelter, 57, wasn’t always a fugitive. He was once a respected professional, holding a doctorate in leadership and serving as the CEO of multiple companies, including the Red Lion Group in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Praetorian Guard Security Services in Minnesota. He had degrees from St. Cloud State University and Cardinal Stritch University, and he’d worked for major corporations like Nestle and 7-Eleven in roles spanning operations, quality control, and international business. On paper, he was accomplished. But somewhere along the way, something snapped.
Boelter’s personal life, at least before this weekend, seemed stable. He lived in Minnesota with his wife, Jenny, and their children. There’s no public record of marital strife or domestic issues, just a seemingly ordinary personal life. But now, Jenny and their kids are thrust into a nightmare, their last name forever tied to violence. Were there warning signs? Did his family know about his radical leanings? Those answers aren’t clear yet, but the contrast between the man described in professional bios and the one accused of gunning down politicians is jarring.
The shootings themselves were methodical and chilling. Boelter allegedly posed as a police officer to gain entry into the homes of Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman and former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman. Hoffman and his wife survived, though badly wounded. Hortman and her husband weren’t as lucky—they were slaughtered in their own home. In Boelter’s abandoned car, police found flyers for an anti-Trump “No Kings” rally, a manifesto, and a hit list of other politicians. This wasn’t random. It was calculated.
So where does his family fit into all this? Did they know about his extremist views? Did they see him arming himself, preparing for violence? Or was Boelter a master at compartmentalizing—presenting one face at home, another in his secret writings? The fact that he was once a Walz appointee to the Governor’s Workforce Development Board adds another layer of irony, or perhaps hypocrisy. How does a man entrusted with public service end up accused of targeting public servants?
For Jenny and the kids, the aftermath is unimaginable. Even if Boelter is captured alive, their lives are irrevocably changed. They’ll face scrutiny, judgment, and the crushing weight of association. Were they victims of his deception, or did they unknowingly enable him? Right now, there are more questions than answers.
One thing is certain: Vance Luther Boelter’s story isn’t just about politics or violence. It’s about how a man with a family, a career, and a place in his community could spiral into something dark enough to commit atrocity. And it’s about the people left behind, the wife and children who now have to reconcile the man they thought they knew with the monster the world sees.
"But his roommates!" the left says.
Well, according to this article, "Boelter’s personal life, at least before this weekend, seemed stable. He lived in Minnesota with his wife, Jenny, and their children. There’s no public record of marital strife or domestic issues, just a seemingly ordinary personal life. "
So how did he have "Roommates"?
But that story is too good to check out, so the disinformation media just ran with it because it fits their cult's narrative.
It almost sounds as if we are talking about at least three different men. His roommate said “Vance was a BIG Trump supporter!”. That sounds like something Timmy Walz ordered this ‘roommate’ to say to the press, hoping to move any reporters off of his (Walz) scent of complicity.
That’s what I noticed too. It’s not usual for a married man with kids to be living with Papa John roommate off somewhere.
Things are not adding up. Then again crazy people don’t usually make any sense.
He was apparently sharing a room or apartment with the fat crying dude, but Jenny’s home address is now shown as a 6BR 4000 sq. ft. very nice home in Inver Grove Heights. Which is apparently the home of the eldest daughter, Grace Morrell. So it would appear the marriage had failed, or they separated at least, mom moving in with #1 daughter and dad with fat guy, prior to losing his damn mind.
Convict and electrocute them all and let God sort them out...
That’s a worthless article. It just makes assumptions and asks questions.
He was renting a room in that area a few days at a time because his own home was much further away from his current jobs.
W8kepidea is already lying about it.
If this guy loved trump so much release the manifesto the fact that they won’t the story
They want to put a MAGA hat on so bad, but they know where this will end up.
THere isn’t a “manifesto”, just a notebook with the list of names and scribbled notes and thoughts. Don’t believe everything the fake news media says especially during the first hours after an incident.
Shooter looks like a spook on paper. Good cover but seriously Red Lion? Congo? Security company?
Looks like a deep cover agent, I’m guessing for Red China and whoever the shadow CIA is Clapper Brenner and that sort plus Walz seriously folks.
None of the official narrative makes any sense. Unless he is an agent for somebody else. They are painting him as rogue. Rogue does not wear latex masks while driving fake cop cars and wearing fake cop uniforms. Nonsense.
Seems he’s a spook. A goofy one but a spook nonetheless.
Did he wear a police uniform? Or self identify to someone answering the door as a policeman. I would guess he and Walz are more chummy than expected. Walz is so creepy.
It's a very defensible place.
There is no law that says that you have to answer your door.
re: “But now, the world is scrambling to understand how someone with his background could be linked to such brutality.”
It involves psychopathy and narcissism; few normal people will be able to grasp the root of his motivations at this rate ...
This guy is not real. Hea is a CIA cutout that will disappear, and the media will memory-hole him faster than the Las Vegas shooter.
A doctorate in leadership. That degree is even easier to get than a doctorate in education.
Reading the article I kept thinking of the Butler assassin and how we never read anything like this about him…
What does that mean? “A spook”?
It involves psychopathy and narcissism; few normal people will be able to grasp the root of his motivations at this rate ...
This is the very reason people need to self regulate their language. You never know which Insane person hears and what they think they must do. (But then there are some who are looking for a patsy. Another George Floyd to martyr)
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